Songs from The Adventures of Dick Whittington
"The Adventures of Dick Whittington" is a retelling in Script and Songs by Betsy Lee Bailey of the famous Old English Pantomime from Renaissance England (1605). Pantomime was a popular entertainment in this time period. Certain Stock players were expected: The Narrator, the "Everyman," the Villain, the "Do Good" characters, the Comic Duo, the Fair Maiden, the Dame and at least one Funny Animal. This Musical is loosely based on the story of a real person Richard Whittington who was thrice elected Lord Mayor of London in 1397, 1406, and 1419. He may or may not have ever owned a cat.
Individual Show Track Accompaniments are available for Digital Download at SMP Press.
Listen to the Guide Vocals of the Songs from "The Adventures of Dick Whittington"
"The Ballad of Dick Whittington and His Cat" - Accompaniment -Overture/Opener sung by Narrators/Balladeers
"Nursery Rhymes Quodlibet" - Accompaniment - Sung by Balladeers and Village Children
"Off to Seek My Fortune" - Accompaniment - Sung by Dick and the Village Children
"Off to Seek My Fortune Incidental" - Accompaniment - Music for change of Scene (May use as "Play-Off")
"The List" - Accompaniment - Sung by Lady Mary, Lord Fitzwarren, their daughter Alice, and Bates the Butler
"Alice's Dance" - Accompaniment - Alice dances and gets underfoot of parents
"Off to Seek My Fortune Reprise" - Accompaniment - Sung by Dick
"Mistress Mary, Quite Contrary" - Accompaniment - Sung by Alice
"Mistress Mary Incidental" - Accompaniment - music for change of scene
"Too, Too Much to Do" - Accompaniment - Sung by Cook, Bates, Dick and Kitchen Helpers
"Scurry, Scurry Song" - Accompaniment - Sung by Mice with Dick and Narrators
"A Toast to Travel and Trade" - Accompaniment - Sung by Lord and Lady Fitzwarren, their Elegant Guests, Captain, Radiccan and Dick
"Over the Briny Sea" - Accompaniment - Sung by Captain, Radiccan , Dick, and Sailors
"Spices and Perfumes" - Accompaniment - Sung by Moroccan Dancers
"Moroccan Palace Dance" - Accompaniment - Queen, Maids, and Mice
"Let Kindness Begin with Me" - Accompaniment - Sung by Dick
"Moroccan Scurry Scurry Dispatch" - Accompaniment - Cat dances Mice away
"Let Kindness Begin with Me Reprise" - Accompaniment - Sung by Entire Cast
Finale "The Ballad of Dick Whittington and His Cat" - Accompaniment - Sung by Entire Cast
"Bows" - The Adventures of Dick Whittington - Accompaniment - Music for Curtain Call