Death Takes a Holiday
Laura Pels Theatre
Previews Began: June 10, 2011
Opening Night: July 21, 2011
Closing Night: September 4, 2011
Music: Maury Yeston
Lyrics: Maury Yeston
Book: Thomas Meehan
Peter Stone
In Death Takes a Holiday, it’s just after World War I and the loneliest of souls arrives at an Italian villa disguised as a handsome young Prince, and for the first time experiences the joys and heartbreaks of life. Adapted from the Alberto Casella play from the 1920s.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
In the Middle of Your Life………………Lamberti Family
Nothing Happened…………………………Lamberti Family
How Will I Know?…………………………………………Grazia
Centuries……………………………………………………..Death
Why Do All Men?……………………………..Death, Vittorio
Death is in the House……………………….Fidele, Vittorio
Alive!………………………………………..Sirki, Fidele, Sophia
Life’s a Joy………..Dr. Albione, Grazia, Sirki, Company
Who is This Man?…………………………………………Grazia
Life’s a Joy (Reprise)…..Cora, Sophia, Lorenzo, Fidele
Shimmy Like They Do In Paree……………….Alice, Sirki
Roberto’s Eyes……………………………………Major Fenton
Alone Here With You…………………………..Grazia, Sirki
ACT TWO
Something Happened……………………………….Company
Losing Roberto………………………………………..Stephanie
What Do You Do………………………………Daisy, Corrado
More and More……………………………………Sirki, Grazia
Finally to Know…………………………Grazia, Daisy, Alice
I Thought That I Could Live…………………………..Death
December Time………..Contessa Danielli, Dr. Albione
Pavane……………………….Stephanie, Vittorio, Company
Finale………………………………………………..Grazia, Death
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Linda Balgord Contessa Evangelina Di San Danielli
Matt Cavenaugh Major Eric Fenton
Mara Davi Alice Lamberti
Julian Ovenden Death
Prince Nikolai Sirki
Max Von Essen Corrado Montelli
Joy Hermalyn Cora
Jay Jaski Lorenzo
Simon Jones Dr. Dario Albione
Rebecca Luker Duchess Stephanie Lamberti
Patricia Noonan Sophia
Jill Paice Grazia Lamberti
Michael Siberry Duke Vittorio Lamberti
Alexandra Socha Daisy Fenton
Don Stephenson Fidele
Understudies: Glory Crampton (Stephanie Lamberti, Contessa Evangelina Di San Danielli, Cora), Jay Jaski (Corrado Montelli, Major Eric Fenton), Patricia Noonan (Grazia Lamberti), Jessica Vosk (Alice, Daisy Fenton, Sophia), Jim Walton (Vittorio Lamberti, Dr. Dario Albione, Fidele)
REPLACEMENTS
Kevin Earley Death
Prince Nikolai Sirki