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Richard Stilgoe

RICHARD STILGOE

  (1943 - )
Nationality:    English
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Literary Agent:    Noel Gay Organisation  

Richard Henry Simpson Stilgoe OBE (born 28 March 1943) is a British songwriter, lyricist and musician. He is noted for clever wordplay as much as for his music.

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below is a list of Richard Stilgoe's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Body Work         Brilliant the Dinosaur         Cats         Phantom of the Opera, The         Starlight Express

Body Work

Body Work
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Notes:
Music, lyrics And book by Richard Stilgoe

1st Produced:
Christ's Hospital, Edinburgh    18 Mar 1987

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: First Night Cast (15) 1987

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Brilliant the Dinosaur

Brilliant the Dinosaur
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Notes:
Music, lyrics And book by Richard Stilgoe

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Weinberger, 1992   -

Music:
Original cast recording: Alchemy (PbAu-102) 1992

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Cats

Synopsis:
the exploits of a variety of feline friends who are gathering for the Jellicle Ball. During the ball, only one cat will be bestowed with a precious extra life, and the tension begins to mount.

Notes:
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Based on "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T.S. Eliot; Lyrics by T.S. Eliot; Additional lyrics for "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" And "Memory" by Trevor Nunn; Additional lyrics for "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" by Richard Stilgoe

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Phantom of the Opera, The

Phantom of the Opera, The
tells the story of Christine Daae, a young and inexperienced member of the Paris Opera company, and her capture by the mad, lonely, disfigured Phantom who haunts the Opera House. the Phantom engineers her debut as the company's prima donna, and then spirits her away to his lair beneath the theatre and beyond a mysterious lake. there, he reveals his love for her; but Christine is in love with the Opera's wealthy patron Raoul. the battle between Raoul and the Phantom for Christine's love brings the story to its inevitable climax.
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Notes:
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Charles Hart; From the novel "Le Fantome de L'Opera" by Gaston Leroux; Additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe; Book by Richard Stilgoe And Andrew Lloyd Webber

1st Produced:
Her Majesty's Theatre, London    09 Oct 1986

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: Polydor (831273) 1986

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  10 actors

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Starlight Express

Synopsis:
all singing, all dancing, all roller skatin

Notes:
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe

1st Produced:
Apollo, Victoria, London    1984

Organisations:
Really Useful Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

Further Reference:
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