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{{Short description|Musical by David Pomeranz and Steven David Horwich}}
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|name= Little Tramp
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|music= [[David Pomeranz]]
|lyrics= [[David Pomeranz]]
|book= [[David Pomeranz]] <br> [[Steven David Horwich]]
|basis= The life of [[Charles Chaplin|Charlie Chaplin]]
|productions= 1995 [[Waterford, Connecticut|Waterford]] <br> 1996 [[St. Petersburg, Russia|St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]]
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: ''See [[The Tramp]] for the character played by [[Charlie Chaplin]]''.

'''''Little Tramp''''' is a [[musical theatre|musical]] with a book by [[David Pomeranz]] and Steven David Horwich and music and lyrics by David Pomeranz.

Based on the life of comedian [[Charles Chaplin]] and named after his [[The Tramp|most famous character, The Tramp]], it opens at the 1971 [[Academy Awards]] ceremony at which the aging star, long exiled from the [[United States]], is about to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. The trajectory of the impressive professional career and turbulent private life that leads to this moment is traced via [[Flashback (narrative)|flashback]]s in which Chaplin recalls his introduction to Hollywood and [[silent movie]]s, his failed marriages and problems with the press, his dealings with the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], and the creation of his most beloved character, the iconic Little Tramp.
 
In 1992, in order to create interest in a staged production, Pomeranz gathered together what he referred to as his "dream cast" and recorded a CD of the score.  Artists participating in the project included [[Petula Clark]], [[Lea Salonga]], [[Tim Curry]], [[Mel Brooks]], [[Treat Williams]], and [[Peter Duncan (actor)|Peter Duncan]] as Chaplin. It was released on the Warner Music UK Ltd. label.

''Little Tramp'' received its first staging in 1995 at the prestigious [[Eugene O'Neill]] Theater Festival in [[Waterford, Connecticut]] (Eugene O'Neill having been the father of Chaplin's wife, [[Oona O'Neill]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haun |first=Harry |date=2012-08-14 |title=Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! Charlie Chaplin is Marching to Broadway |url=https://observer.com/2012/08/tramp-tramp-tramp-charlie-chaplin-is-marching-to-broadway/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> The following year, a concert version was presented in [[St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]] to inaugurate the world's first East/West Musical Theater Conference.

The show was first performed in the UK by Imagine Productions in Preston, and was endorsed by Richard Attenborough, director of the biopic ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]''.