I and Albert
I and Albert is a 1972 musical by composer Charles Strouse, and lyricist Lee Adams. The plot is based on the lives of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was adapted for the stage by Jay Presson Allen.
| I and Albert | |
|---|---|
 West End theatre programme | |
| Music | Charles Strouse |
| Lyrics | Lee Adams |
| Basis | The lives of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert |
| Productions | 1972 West End |
Production
The musical debuted in the West End at the Piccadilly Theatre on 6 November 1972, under the direction of John Schlesinger, but proved a flop, running only for three months, 120 performances. British actress Polly James performed the role of Victoria opposite Sven-Bertil Taube as her husband Prince Albert.[1] Lewis Fiander and Aubrey Woods had featured roles. Sarah Brightman made her stage debut in 1973 in this musical, as Vicky, the queen's eldest daughter, and a street waif, at age 13. Also in the cast was Simon Gipps-Kent as a young Prince Edward ("Bertie"), a role he would later reprise for television in Edward the Seventh.
The musical has not been performed on Broadway.
A PDF of the original program can be found at[2]
Songs
- Act I
- Vivat! Vivat Regina!
- It Has All Begun
- Leave It Alone
- I've 'Eard The Bloody 'Indoos 'As It Worse
- This Gentle Land
- This Noble Land
- I and Albert
- Enough!
- Victoria
- Act 2
- All Glass!
- The Genius Of Man
- The Victoria And Albert Waltz
- His Royal Highness
- Just You and Me
- Draw The Blinds
- The Widow At Windsor
- No One To Call Me Victoria
- When You Speak With A Lady
- Go It, Old Girl!
- Finale
Recording
The cast album is a studio recording that reunited some of the original principals in London in 1981.[3]
References
- Suskin, Steven. Show Tunes:The Songs, Shows and Careers of Broadway's Major Composers, Oxford University Press US, 2010 (Ed.4), ISBN 0-19-531407-7, p. 291
- Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine jayrecords.com