![]() “What do you mean it’s ‘closed for repairs’?!” We finished up in the cemetery for the shots with the statue which had been used for the single’s cover (a gentleman who made pianos for the rich and famous of his time, I believe), did the sunset shot, and then dashed back to London to start editing." "We took an early morning flight to Vienna, ran round like loonies in and out of taxis as we filmed, and soon discovered that, due to it being the winter off-season, many of the splendid places we’d been counting upon filming were either shut for redecorating or covered with webs of scaffolding. There was just us and Nick, our trusty camera man. By the time the crew was ready to film, we were all well partying for real. "So long that we all got impatient with waiting and dipped into the many cases of wine we’d laid on for refreshment after the shoot. Can’t remember where, but I do remember that it took the crew a long time to set up the lights to prepare for filming. "The embassy party scene was in some house we’d rented in town. Warren Cann later explained: "It may come as a surprise to know that approximately half of it was shot on locations in central London, mainly at Covent Garden and also in the old Kilburn Gaumont Theatre in North London (now a Bingo hall). It cost over £6,000, which was rather expensive at the time. The music video, directed by Russell Mulcahy, clearly was inspired by The Third Man. This is going to sound terrible, but I quite like that song, I think it's funny." However, it had to make do with peaking at number two for several weeks, famously being kept off the top spot by novelty song 'Shaddap You Face' by Joe Dolce.īassist Chris Cross later said: "It annoyed Midge Ure at the time. The song was hugely successful, and was one of the biggest sellers of 1981. He said of the track: "We wanted to take the song and make it incredibly pompous in the middle, leaving it very sparse before and after, but finishing with a typically over-the top classical ending." Ure is also said to have been influenced by The Walker Brothers' 1978 single 'The Electrician'. I wrote a song about a holiday romance, but in this very dark, ominous surrounding." He said: "I lied to the papers about at the time: the Secessionists and Gustav Klimt, whatever. Midge Ure later said that he made up the inspiration when asked what the song was about. Lyrics by Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.At the time, it was said that the song was inspired by the 1948 film The Third Man, which is based around the Austrian capital of Vienna. Orchestration by Jeff Atmajian and Marc Shaiman Philip Attmore, Austin Colby, and Kevin McAllisterĪrrangement and orchestration by Scott NinmerĪrrangement and orchestration by Jonathan TunickĪrrangement and orchestration by Fred Barton Words and music by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil,Īrrangement and orchestrations by Scott Ninmerįelicia Curry, Katie Mariko Murray, and Tracy Lynn Olivera The show is directed by Signature Theatre’s Artistic Director, Matthew Gardiner, with music direction by Jon Kalbfleisch. Hilty and Salonga will be joined onstage by some of Signature Theatre’s esteemed talent for an unforgettable evening rounded out with cast members Phillip Attmore, Austin Colby, Felicia Curry, Katie Mariko Murray, Kevin McAllister, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Nova Y. She continued to win over audiences and critics with roles in Les Misérables, Once on This Island, and as the singing voice of Disney princesses Jasmine ( Aladdin) and Fa Mulan ( Mulan and Mulan II). ![]() Lea Salonga first rose to fame when she portrayed Kim in Miss Saigon, for which she won an Olivier and a Tony Award. ![]() Recognized for her roles as Ivy Lynn in NBC’s musical drama Smash, Glinda in Wicked and Doralee in 9 to 5: The Musical, Tony nominee Megan Hilty is a dynamic performer on stage and screen. Join us for the 3rd annual night of stellar show tunes and memorable performances as Signature Theatre and Wolf Trap welcome stars of stage and screen, Megan Hilty and Lea Salonga.
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