Moli\u00e8re gave music a role in more than half of his plays. In fact he quickly became the grand master of the King\u2019s sumptuous f\u00eates<\/em> and divertissements<\/em> at Versailles (sound and light spectacles). His partner in music was the King\u2019s favorite composer Jean-Baptiste Lully. And even though today, Lully\u2019s baroque music is not widely celebrated, together they invented a new form of \u201ctotal art theatre\u201d, the com\u00e9die-ballet.<\/em><\/p>\n To remain in the spirit of Moli\u00e8re most completely, I added songs and dance to this show.<\/p>\n Moli\u00e8re<\/em> Entrer Dans La Lumi\u00e8re<\/em> ACTE I<\/strong><\/p>\n Beau Comme Le Soleil<\/em> La Vie en Rose<\/em> I Feel Pretty<\/em> I\u2019m Not At All In Love<\/em> Parlez-Moi D’amour<\/em> Marche Pour Les Trompettes<\/em> ACTE II<\/strong><\/p>\n I Wanna Be Loved By You<\/em> The Shoop-Shoop Song<\/em> (It’s in his Kiss) THE MUSIC Moli\u00e8re gave music a role in more than half of his plays. In fact he quickly became the grand master of the King\u2019s sumptuous f\u00eates and divertissements at Versailles (sound and light spectacles). His partner in music was the King\u2019s favorite composer Jean-Baptiste Lully. And even though today, Lully\u2019s baroque music is not … Continue reading THE MUSIC<\/span>
\nSoundtrack to the 2007 movie. Frederic Talgorn, composer.<\/p>\n
\n(Performed by Akasha, Kendall, Linda, Marcus, Bradley)
\n\u201cStepping into the light\u201d. By Patricia Kaas. The song is about an artist walking onstage and into the spotlight.<\/p>\n
\n(Duet performed by Akasha as Henriette and Hailey as her sister Armande.)
\n\u201cAs handsome as the sun\u201d. From the French-Canadian musical Notre-Dame de Paris<\/em>. Music by Richard Cocciante, lyrics by Luc Plamondon. The song is about two girls in love with the same man.<\/p>\n
\n(Performed by Akasha as Henriette in love.)
\n\u201cLife Through Rose-Colored Glasses\u201d, 1946. Lyrics \u00c9dith Piaf, music Louis Gugliemi. This song was the signature song of French chanteuse, \u00c9dith Piaf.<\/p>\n
\n(Performed by Akasha as Henriette.)
\nThis is a song from the musical West Side Story<\/em>, 1957. Music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.<\/p>\n
\n(Armande rejecting love and marriage.\u00a0Performed by Hailey & the girls; arrangement by Tom Husak.)
\nFrom The Pajama Game<\/em> musical. Score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The original Broadway production opened in 1954 with Janis Paige and won a Tony for Best Musical.<\/p>\n
\n(Performed by Kendall as a self-deluded B\u00e9lise.)
\n\u201cSpeak to me of Love\u201d. Written by Jean Lenoir, 1930. Barbara Streisand recorded an English version written by Bruce Sievier.<\/p>\n
\n(Arrival of L\u2019emplum\u00e9)
\nMarc-Antoine Charpentier composer. Conducted by Herv\u00e9 Niquet, director of Le Concert Spirituel baroque music ensemble.<\/p>\n
\n(Performed by Kendall as Agn\u00e8s who just fell in love.)
\nWritten by Bert Kalmar in 1928. Most people remember Marilyn Monroe\u2019s rendition in the 1959 film Some Like it Hot<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\n(Performed by Kendall and the girls. Agn\u00e8s reminiscing her first encounter with handsome Horace.)
\nWritten by Rudy Clark. The best-known recording of the song is Cher\u2019s 1991 rendition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"