Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill 2000

Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill A Musical Voyage is a joyous and moving celebration of Kurt Weill, a cantor's son and one of the most extraordinary composers of the twentieth century. Weill's greatest theatre songs are presented in a fluid blend of music and story, spanning twenty eventful years, from Von Hindenburg and Hitler in Germany to Roosevelt and Truman in the U.S.



Greeted and ushered along by a charming Guide, audiences are invited to board the musical vessel that is Kurt Weill's rise to international acclaim. Setting sail in 1920s Berlin, Mr. Weill's cross-continental and international travels are described with immaculately crafted narration, surrounded by the composer's most noteworthy works. Selections from more than a dozen of Weill's pieces — including The Threepenny Opera, Knickerbocker Holiday and Lost in the Stars — are chronologically performed while Weill's partnerships — both musical and romantic — are dissected. An intoxicating retrospective, Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill perfectly fills Weill connoisseurs' cravings and sends those otherwise unfamiliar with his work, away from the theatre with an appreciation for the musical genius that is Kurt Weill.



Song list



Opening Medley

How To Survive (Part One)

Barbara Song

Useless Song

Jealousy Duet

Useless Song (Part Two)

Mack The Knife

How To Survive (Part Two)

March Ahead To The Fight

Don't Be Afraid

Bilbao Song

Surabaya Johnny

Don't Give Up The Ghost

Childhood's Bright Endeavor

Mandalay Song

Alabama Song

Deep In Alaska

Oh, Heavenly Salvation

As You Make Your Bed

Pirate Jenny

I Wait For A Ship

Sailor Tango

Finale Act One

Songs Of Peace And War

Hymn To Peace

Johnny's Song

How Can You Tell An American?

September Song

Girl Of The Moment

Saga Of Jenny

My Ship

Speak Low

That's Him

Progress

Progress (Reprise)

Ain't It Awful, The Heat?

Lonely House

Lullaby

Train To Johannesburg

Cry, The Beloved Country

Lost In The Stars

Love Song

Happy Ending