ACT I
I Feel Like I'm Not Out of Bed Yet
Workmen, Men's Chorus
New York, New York
Gabey, Chip, Ozzie
Gabey's Comin'
Ozzie, Chip, Gabey, Women's Chorus
Presentation of Miss Turnstiles
Announcer, Ivy Smith
Come Up to My Place
Hildy, Chip
Carried Away
Claire, Ozzie
Carnegie Hall Pavane
Ivy, Mdme. Dilly, Women's Chorus
I Understand (one verse)
Judge Bridgework
Carried Away Tag
Claire, Ozzie
Lucky To Be Me
Gabey, Chorus
Times Square Ballet: Finale, Act I
Orchestra
ACT II
So Long, Baby
Diamond Eddie's Girls
I Wish I Was Dead
Diana Dream
I Understand (Recitative)
Judge Bridgework
I Wish I Was Dead (Spanish)
Dolores Dolores
Ya Got Me
Hildy, Claire, Ozzie, Chip
I Understand (Recitative)
Judge Bridgework
I Understand
Judge Bridgework
Subway Ride / Imaginary Coney Island
Gabey, Ivy and Dance Ensemble
Some Other Time
Claire, Hildy, Ozzie, Chip
The Real Coney Island
Rajah Bimmy
Finale, Act II
Ozzie, Gabey, Chip, Hildy, Claire, Ivy, Three Sailors, Entire Company
Director's Notes
When I mentioned to a New York friend that CATA was doing On the Town as their Spring musical, my friend (an original producer on both Rent and Hairspray) replied in a serious tone, “Antonia, you know there is a dream ballet in the middle of it.” Indeed, there IS a dream ballet in the middle of Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein’s fevered dream of a dance musical and joyful celebration of 1940s World War II era New York City. And while incredibly rigorous and virtually unparalleled in complexity to typical high school musical fare, it is somehow perfect for the integrated artistic approach of CATA’s dedicated and gifted faculty and students. Groundbreaking in its orchestration and dance choreography, On the Town paved the way for the “Golden Age” of American musicals and secured both Robbins and Bernstein in the pantheon of musical theater greats. It is truly inspiring and humbling to see these student artists embrace the athleticism this musical demands and to collaborate with such a talented group of colleagues.
