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*Dance a Little Closer*
Dance a Little Closer
	Original Cast Recording
Music	Charles Strouse
Lyrics	Alan Jay Lerner
Book	Alan Jay Lerner
Basis	Robert E. Sherwood's play Idiot's Delight
Productions	1983 Broadway

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Dance a Little Closer is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Charles Strouse. The story is an updated version of Robert E. Sherwood's 1936 antiwar comedy Idiot's Delight.

Plot overview[edit]

The musical is set on New Year's Eve "in the avoidable future" in the grand Alpine Barclay Palace Hotel, where the guests find themselves in the midst of a potential nuclear Armageddon. The characters are American singer Harry Aikens and Cynthia Brookfield-Bailey, who may have had a romantic fling years earlier. Among the others present are Cynthia's current paramour, Henry Kissinger-like diplomat Dr. Josef Winkler, a gay couple, a minister, and a freedom fighter.

Production[edit]

The musical opened on Broadway at the Minskoff Theatre on May 11, 1983, where it closed after one performance^[1] and 25 previews. Directed by Lerner and choreographed by Billy Wilson, the cast included Len Cariou, Noel Craig, Liz Robertson, George Rose, Don Chastain, Jeff Keller, Brent Barrett, and Alyson Reed.^[2] Show business insiders dubbed it "Dance a Little Faster...Close a Little Sooner."^{[citation needed]}

In his New York Times review Frank Rich described it as "a huge, extravagant mishmash...that seems to have taken on a rampaging, self-destructive life of its own," a sentiment similar to those expressed by the other critics.^[3]

An original cast recording is available on CD.

Song list[edit]

Act I

It Never Would've Worked
Happy, Happy New Year
No Man Is Worth It
What Are You Going to Do About It?
A Woman Who Thinks I'm Wonderful
Pas de Deux
There's Never Been Anything Like Us
Another Life
Why Can't the World Go and Leave Us Alone?
He Always Comes Home to Me
I Got a New Girl
Dance a Little Closer
There's Always One You Can't Forget

Act II

Homesick
Mad
I Don't Know
Auf Wiedersehen
I Never Want to See You Again
On Top of the World
I Got a New Girl (Reprise)
Dance a Little Closer (Reprise)

References[edit]

^ "'Dance Closer' Ends". The New York Times. 1983-05-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
^ The Broadway League (May 11, 1983). "Dance a Little Closer – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
^ Rich, Frank (1983-05-12). "Stage: Lerner Musical 'Dance a Little Closer'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-12.

External links[edit]

[1] "'Dance Closer' Ends". The New York Times. 1983-05-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-12.

[The_Broadway_League_1983-2] The Broadway League (May 11, 1983). "Dance a Little Closer – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

[3] Rich, Frank (1983-05-12). "Stage: Lerner Musical 'Dance a Little Closer'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-12.

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-'''''Dance a Little Closer''''' is a [[musical theatre|musical]] with a book and lyrics by [[Alan Jay Lerner]] and music by [[Charles Strouse]]. The story is an updated version of [[Robert E. Sherwood]]'s 1936 antiwar comedy ''[[Idiot's Delight (play)|Idiot's Delight]]''.
+'''''Dance a Little Closer''''' is a musical with a book and lyrics by [[Alan Jay Lerner]] and music by [[Charles Strouse]]. The story is an updated version of [[Robert E. Sherwood]]'s 1936 antiwar comedy ''[[Idiot's Delight (play)|Idiot's Delight]]''.
 ==Plot overview==
-The musical is set on [[New Year's Eve]] "in the avoidable future" in the grand [[Alps|Alpine]] Barclay Palace Hotel, where the guests find themselves in the midst of a potential [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear]] [[Armageddon]]. The characters are [[United States|American]] [[crooner]] Harry Aikens and Cynthia Brookfield-Bailey, who may have had a romantic fling years earlier. Among the others present are Cynthia's current [[Extramarital sex|paramour]], [[Henry Kissinger]]-like [[diplomat]] Dr. Josef Winkler, a [[gay]] couple, a [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]], and a [[freedom fighter]].
+The musical is set on New Year's Eve "in the avoidable future" in the grand Alpine Barclay Palace Hotel, where the guests find themselves in the midst of a potential [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear]] [[Armageddon]]. The characters are American singer Harry Aikens and Cynthia Brookfield-Bailey, who may have had a romantic fling years earlier. Among the others present are Cynthia's current paramour, [[Henry Kissinger]]-like diplomat Dr. Josef Winkler, a gay couple, a minister, and a [[freedom fighter]].
 ==Production==
-The musical opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Minskoff Theatre]] on May 11, 1983, where it closed after one performance and twenty-five previews. Directed by Lerner and [[choreographed]] by [[Billy Wilson (choreographer)|Billy Wilson]], the cast included [[Len Cariou]], [[Noel Craig]], [[Liz Robertson]], [[George Rose (actor)|George Rose]], [[Don Chastain]], [[Brent Barrett]], and [[Alyson Reed]]. Showbusiness insiders dubbed it "Dance a Little Faster...Close a Little Sooner."{{cn|date=August 2017}}
+The musical opened on Broadway at the [[Minskoff Theatre]] on May 11, 1983, where it closed after one performance<ref>{{Cite news|date=1983-05-13|title='Dance Closer' Ends|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/13/theater/dance-closer-ends.html|access-date=2023-04-12|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and 25 previews. Directed by Lerner and choreographed by [[Billy Wilson (choreographer)|Billy Wilson]], the cast included [[Len Cariou]], [[Noel Craig]], [[Liz Robertson]], [[George Rose (actor)|George Rose]], [[Don Chastain]], [[Jeff Keller]], [[Brent Barrett]], and [[Alyson Reed]].<ref name="The Broadway League 1983">{{cite web | author=The Broadway League | title=Dance a Little Closer – Broadway Musical – Original | website=IBDB | date=May 11, 1983 | url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/4227 | access-date=April 12, 2023}}</ref> Show business insiders dubbed it "Dance a Little Faster...Close a Little Sooner."{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
-In his ''[[New York Times]]'' review [[Frank Rich]] described it as "a huge, extravagant mishmash . . . that seems to have taken on a rampaging, self-destructive life of its own," a sentiment similar to those expressed by the other critics.<ref>Rich, Frank. [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9F02EED61338F931A25756C0A965948260 "Stage: Lerner Musical 'Dance A Little Closer'"] ''New York Times'', May 12, 1983</ref>
+In his ''New York Times'' review [[Frank Rich]] described it as "a huge, extravagant mishmash...that seems to have taken on a rampaging, self-destructive life of its own," a sentiment similar to those expressed by the other critics.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rich|first=Frank|date=1983-05-12|title=Stage: Lerner Musical 'Dance a Little Closer'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/12/theater/stage-lerner-musical-dance-a-little-closer.html|access-date=2023-04-12|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
-An [[cast album|original cast recording]] is available on [[compact disc|CD]].
+An original cast recording is available on CD.
 ==Song list==
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 *It Never Would've Worked
 *Happy, Happy New Year
-*No Man is Worth It
+*No Man Is Worth It
-*What are You Going to Do About It?
+*What Are You Going to Do About It?
 *A Woman Who Thinks I'm Wonderful
 *Pas de Deux
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 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 * {{IBDB title | 4227 | Dance a Little Closer}}
 * [http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_d/dance_closer.htm Production, plot and songs at guidetomusicaltheatre.com]
 {{Charles Strouse}}
+{{Authority control}}
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 [[Category:Musicals based on plays]]
 [[Category:LGBT-related musicals]]
+[[Category:Musicals by Alan Jay Lerner]]
 [[Category:Musicals by Charles Strouse]]
+[[Category:New Year fiction]]
+[[Category:Musicals set in hotels]]