Robert and Elizabeth
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Robert and Elizabeth is a theater musical. It has music by Ron Grainer and lyrics and book by Ronald Millar. The story was based on an unproduced musical titled The Third Kiss by Judge Fred G. Moritt, which in turn was adapted from the play The Barretts of Wimpole Street by Rudolph Besier. It is an operetta style musical which tells the story of the romance and elopement of poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett.
[edit] Songs
- "Escape Me Never" (lyric adapted from Browning)
- "The Family Moulton-Barrett"
- "Frustration"
- "The Girls That Boys Dream About"
- "Hate Me, Please"
- "I Know Now"
- "I Said Love"
- "I'm the Master Here"
- "In A Simple Way"
- "Love and Duty"
- "The Moon In My Pocket"
- "Pass the Eau-de-Cologne"
- "The Real Thing"
- "Soliloquy"
- "Under a Spell"
- "Want to Be Well"
- "What the World Calls Love"
- "What's Natural"
- "Woman And Man"
- "The World Outside"
- "You Only To Love Me"
[edit] London production
The production opened at the Lyric Theatre on October 20, 1964 and ran for 948 performances.
Cast
- John Clements as Edward Moulton-Barrett
- June Bronhill as Elizabeth Barrett
- Keith Michell as Robert Browning
[edit] Other productions
The Melbourne production opened at the Princess Theatre on May 21, 1966
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, England - starred Jeremy Brett and Sally Ann Howes. Dec. 22, 1976 - Jan. 29, 1977.
It was also staged in the 1987 Chichester Festival featuring Mark Wynter.
