A Connecticut Yankee
A Connecticut Yankee
Music by Rodgers, Richard | Lyrics by Lorenz Hart | Book by Herbert Fields | Adapted from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | By Mark Twain
On the eve of his wedding, our hero receives an unexpected visit from his former fiancée. When his current wife-to-be finds them together, she knocks the fellow out cold with - what else? - a champagne bottle. He awakes to find himself transported back to the days of Camelot where he charms King Arthur's court and is soon put in charge of industrializing the country. He falls in love only the have his armour kidnapped by the King's hilariously evil sister. He awakes from his prophetic dream realizing that he almost married the wrong girl. This delectable musical comedy with its willfully silly dedication to pure hi-jinks, was meticulously restored in 2001 for its presentation by the acclaimed Encores! series in New York City and is now available with Don Walker's thrilling orchestrations.
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Tuesday May 2 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Lorenz Hart, one of this country's greatest and most cherished lyricists... read more

Think of your favorite Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals and PIPE DREAM will probably not be the first title to come to mind. In fact, you may not even know it. But in its time, it was one of the most eagerly anticipated new shows to reach Broadway, promising another banquet of R&H hit songs and setting box office records. It opened in November of 1955. Then it disappeared. What happened? Read more →
In the fall of 2010 we ran a contest through our SOUND OF MUSIC Facebook page to give away a trip for two to Salzburg Austria, the location where the movie and stage musical takes place and where the movie was filmed 46 years ago. Read the blog from the winner's trip.
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I had the incredible honor of visiting Salzburg in October 2011 with members of the von Trapp family. We were there to attend the premiere of the first stage production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC ever done in the city where the story is set, and to preside over the opening of a new exhibition. – BERT FINK

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November 03, 1927

Rodgers & Hart's musical A CONNECTICUT YANKEE has its New York premier at the Vanderbilt Theatre. The show runs for 418 performances.

December 31, 1969

Lorenz Milton Hart is born in New York City. In 1918 he is introduced to Richard Rodgers, and they collaborate on twenty six Broadway musicals over the next two decades, including A CONNECTICUT YANKEE (1927), BABES IN ARMS (1937), I MARRIED AN ANGEL (1938), THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE (1938), PAL JOEY (1940), and BY JUPITER (1942).

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"Listen to the glorious melodies and lyrics." — Richard Connema, TalkinBroadway.com, January 01, 2001
"A knock- your- socks- off evening... thoroughly wonderful, a delightfully well- wrought musical. A whole lot of fun, right from the start!" — Pat Craig, Contra Costa Times

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Song #
Song Name
Character Name
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1
Overture
 
2
Opening Act I
Judge Merrill, Martin and the Men
3
This Is My Night To Howl
Fay and the Ensemble
4
My Heart Stood Still
Martin and Alice
5
Thou Swell
Martin and Sandy
6
Knight's Opening
Arthur, Merlin and the Knights
7
On A Desert Island With Thee
Galahad and Evelyn
8
To Keep My Love Alive
Morgan Le Fay
9
My Heart Stood Still (Reprise)
Martin
10
Final Act I
Martin, Merlin and the Company
11
Entr'acte
 
12
Ye Lunchtime Follies
Galahad and the Ensemble
13
Can't You Do A Friend A Favor
Morgan Le Fay and Martin
14
I Feel At Home With You
Galahad and Evelyn
15
You Always Love The Same Girl
Arthur and Martin
16
Camelot Sambba
Merlin and Ensemble
17
Can't You Do A Friend A Favor (Reprise)
Morgan Le Fay
18
Montage
Martin, Morgan Le Fay, Arthur, Sir Kay, Lancelot and Merlin
19
Finale Ultimo
The Company

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STANDARD

  • A Connecticut Yankee- Orchestration [20 Books]
    • 1 – PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE
    • 1 – PIANO
    • 1 – REED I (Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet)
    • 1 – REED II (Oboe, English Horn)
    • 1 – REED III (Flute, Clarinet, Baritone Sax)
    • 1 – REED IV (Clarinet, English Horn, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax)
    • 1 – REED V (Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Flute, Bassoon)
    • 1 – HORN
    • 2 – TRUMPET I&II
    • 1 – TRUMPET III
    • 1 – TROMBONE
    • 1 – DRUMS (see list below)
    • 1 – VIOLIN A (Divisi)
    • 1 – VIOLIN B (Divisi)
    • 1 – VIOLIN C (Divisi)
    • 1 – VIOLIN D (Divisi)
    • 1 – VIOLA (Divisi)
    • 1 – CELLO
    • 1 – BASS
  • A Connecticut Yankee- Rehearsal Set [22 books]
    • 20 – Libretto/vocal Books
    • 1 – Logo CD
    • 2 – PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE

ADDITIONAL

  • A Connecticut Yankee - Libretti/Vocal Books 10 pack
    • 10 – Libretto/vocal Books
  • A Connecticut Yankee - PRE-PRODUCTION PACKAGE
    • 1 – Libretto/vocal Books
    • 1 – PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE

Cast Requirements for A Connecticut Yankee

PRINCIPALS
3 Women
4 Men

FEATURED
1 Woman
1 Man

ENSEMBLE
Singing-Dancing ensemble as desired

CHARACTERS
Lt. Kenneth Kay, U.S.N. / Sir Kay
Judge Thurston Merrill / Merlin
Admiral Arthur K. Arthur, U.S.N. / King Arthur
Ensign Gerald Lake, U.S.N. / Sir Galahad
Lt. Martin Barrett, U.S.N.
Capt. Lawrence Lake, U.S.N. / Sir Lancelot
Lt. Fay Merrill, W.A.V.E. / Queen Morgan Le Fay
Corp. Alice Courtleigh, W.A.C. / Alisande La Courtelloise (Sandy)
Evelyn
Queen Guinivere
Lady Angela
Naval Officers / Knights and Slaves
Dancing Girls / Ladies-in-Waiting

Set Requirements for A Connecticut Yankee

A CONNECTICUT YANKEE takes place in Hartford, Connecticut in 1943 and Camelot in the time of King Arthur's Court.

SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
The Grand Ballroom of a Hotel in Hartford, Connecticut, 1943
On the Road to Camelot, 543 A.D.
A Courtyard of King Arthur's Castle
A Corridor of the Royal Factory - three months later
The Palace of Morgan Le Fay

Materials Notes

REED IV NOTE: English Horn cued for Clarinet or Bass Clarinet.

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