All The World's A Stage

A Friendly New Musical Farce with Book, Music and Lyrics by Award-Winning Songwriter Donna Stearns

The Music:
All songs, lyrics and music copyright Donna Stearns, 2001, all rights reserved.

Midnight Pillow

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"Midnight Pillow", sung by Brian Whisenant, is the ballad of unrequited love where Silvius laments over Phebe.

I Have That

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Love triangles abound! "I Have That" is sung by the lovers, each professing who they have passion for. Celia joins in during the coda with her "dark circles around [my] eyes . . . " which counterpoints these two songs. Sung by Brian Whisenant, Lela Frechette, Beatriz Abella, and Scott David Phillips.

What I've Learned

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"What I've Learned" is Oliver's song of repentence. Oliver planned to kill his brother, but his hate dissolved into love when his brother saved his life in the forest. Sung by Scott David Phillips.

Medley of all the Other songs

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This music clip gives short instrumental samples of the other songs from "All The World's A Stage." All samples are played and spoken by the Composer, with two songs of note. "You Make Me Moist" was an underground hit at such Manhattan 80's club hotspots as Limelight, Tunnel, Red Zone, MK's, World: The It Room. "Phantasmagorical" features the singing talents (sic) of Daniel Carroll O'Leary and Jason Kendall as recorded in Inwood Hill Park Studio with the mixing skills of Phoebe and Tabitha.

Song Breakdown

All The World's A Stage

Full Cast

Brotherly Love

Orlando, Adam, and Oliver

The Powers of a Super Hero

Rosalynde and Celia

Love at First Sight

Rosalynde and Celia

Reprise- Love at First Sight

Orlando

Ganymede

Rosalynde, Celia, and Chorus

Phantasmagorial

Duke Senior and the Lords

Reprise-Phantasmagorical

Adam, Duke Senior, and the Lords

Midnight Pillow

Silvius

You Make Me Moist

Orlando and Chorus

Reprise- Midnight Pillow

Celia

The Heigh-Ho Nonino Hunter's Song

Adam and the Lords

What I've Learned

Oliver

I Have That

Silvius, Phebe, Rosalynde, Orlando, and Celia

Reprise- I Have That

Rosalynde and Orlando

Minister Man

Duke Frederick and Chorus

Reprise- The Powers of a Super Hero

 

Rosalynde and Chorus

Reprise- All The World's A Stage

Full Cast



Copyright Donna Stearns, 2001, All Rights Reserved.