The Notables

Hooray for Hollywood!

At Johnson Hall, El Segundo United Methodist Church

May 19 & 20, 2000 

(Proposed) Program

1.

Hooray for Hollywood (1937)

 Hollywood Hotel choir
2. Singing in the Rain Medley  
A. Good Morning (1939) 2 men; 1 woman
B. Singin' in the Rain * (1929) 1 man
3.

Count Your Blessings (1952)

 White Christmas 1 man
4. Laura (1945) choir
5. Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend * (1949) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 3 women
6. That’s Amore (1953) The Caddy Mike DeB; men
7. Jeepers, Creepers (1938) Going Places Theresa, Kathy
8.

 Mercer/Mancini Medley:

Moon River (1961) Breakfast at Tiffany's
Days of Wine and Roses (1962) (same title)

Theme from Charade (1963)
choir
9. As Time Goes By * (1931) Casablanca 1 man
10.

On the Good Ship Lollipop (1934)

 Bright Eyes Lola; men
11.

Disney Medley:

Bibbidi-Bobbodi-Boo (1949) Cinderella
When You Wish Upon a Star (1940) Pinocchio
Chim Chim Cher-ee (1964) Mary Poppins
(Just) Whistle While You Work (1937) Snow White
 Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (1947) Song of the South
(var.)
12. Danny Kaye Tribute Roy
13. Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive (1945) Here Come the Waves 2 women
14. Over the Rainbow (1939) The Wizard of Oz 1 woman
15. Star Dust (1929) The Eddy Duchin Story Brian; choir
16. Get Happy * (1930) Summer Stock Pamela; choir

* = song originally from stage

Alternates

  1. Temptation (1933), from Going Hollywood
  2. I’m Old Fashioned (1942), from You Were Never Lovelier
  3. Ballad of Cat Ballou (1965)
  4. The Nearness of You (1940)
  5. The Shadow of Your Smile (1965), from The Sandpiper
  6. One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) (1943), from The Sky's the Limit

â Note: Some of the above information from The Great Song Thesaurus, 2nd Ed., by Roger Lax and Frederick Smith, Oxford University Press: New York, 1989.

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