Editing Song and Dance (section)

==Productions==

===1982 London===
The musical had its world premiere on March 26, 1982 at the [[Palace Theatre, London|Palace Theatre]], where it ran for 781 performances, directed by [[John Caird (director)|John Caird]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> [[Marti Webb]] performed the ''Song'' half; she subsequently was succeeded in February 1983 by [[Gemma Craven]], who had performed the show for a month during Webb's holiday in August the previous year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 July 1982 |title=The Arts: Theatres |pages=15 |work=[[Financial Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 February 1983 |title=The Arts |pages=13 |work=[[Financial Times]]}}</ref> Craven was followed by [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]] and [[Liz Robertson]].<ref name=":1" /> Carol Nielsson, Webb's original understudy took over the role with two hour notice when Lulu damaged her voice after a foldback monitor failed during a performance. The ''Dance'' portion was choreographed by [[Anthony Van Laast]] and featured [[Wayne Sleep]] and Jane Darling. Stewart Avon-Arnold also appeared as a contemporary dancer in the second act.

The set and lighting was designed by [[David Hersey]], costumes by Robin Don, and sound by Andrew Bruce and Julian Beech.

The original recording of the London production was made live on the opening night using a recording studio then built into the Palace Theatre. The album was produced by [[Martin Levan]], who also co-designed the sound system for the show.

Soon after the production closed, the show was filmed for a television broadcast, with [[Sarah Brightman]] and Wayne Sleep in the lead roles.

===1983 Australia===
The Australian production of the musical opened at the [[Theatre Royal, Sydney|Theatre Royal]] in [[Sydney]] on 4 August 1983.  It featured Gaye MacFarlane and [[John Meehan (dancer)|John Meehan]] in the leading roles.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Barnes|first1=Colin|title=So what's all the song and dance over?|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uYZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ruYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6970%2C2017664|access-date=8 April 2016|work=The Sun-Herald|date=7 August 1983|via=Google News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/109597 |title=Song and Dance |website=AusStage}}</ref>

===1985 Broadway===
In anticipation of a Broadway run, director and lyricist [[Richard Maltby Jr.]] was approached to adapt the first act for an [[United States|American]] audience.<ref name=":1" /> The [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production, choreographed by [[Peter Martins]], opened on September 18, 1985 at the [[Royale Theatre]] conducted by [[John Mauceri]], and closed on November 8, 1986, after 474 performances and seventeen previews.<ref name=":0" /> [[Bernadette Peters]] starred in ''Song'' for nearly thirteen months; she was succeeded by [[Betty Buckley]] for the final four weeks. ''Dance'' featured [[Christopher d'Amboise]] and [[Gregg Burge]]. Amongst the many changes to the show, the characters were all given names, with 'the girl' now known as Emma.

Singer-songwriter [[Melissa Manchester]] starred in a subsequent six-month US national tour of the show in 1987, starting in [[Dallas]], Texas and ending in [[Tampa]], Florida.<ref>{{cite news |title=Melissa Manchester Steps into 'Song and Dance' Role |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1987/06/25/melissa-manchester-steps-into-song-and-dance-role/ |access-date=24 May 2023 |work=Sun Sentinel |date=25 June 1987}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Thomas B. |title=Melissa Manchester: Pop music pro enters a new stage with 'Song and Dance' |work=St. Petersburg Times |date=8 December 1987 |location=Florida |page=1D}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Theater: Summer Theater |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/110646968 |work=The New York Times |date=9 August 1987 |page=G16 |id={{ProQuest|110646968}} |quote=Civic Light Opera Co.: Song and Dance (starring Melissa Manchester) |via=ProQuest}}</ref>

The Broadway production received eight [[Tony Award]] nominations, with Peters winning the award for Best Actress in a Musical.<ref name="Tonys">{{cite news |last=Bennetts |first=Leslie |title=Tony Nominations Are Announced |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/06/theater/tony-nominations-are-announced.html |access-date=24 May 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=6 May 1986}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Dekic |first=Megan |title=The Playbill Vault Celebrates Tony Award Winner Bernadette Peters |url=https://www.playbill.com/articles/the-playbill-vault-celebrates-tony-award-winner-bernadette-peters-com-202805 |website=Playbill |access-date=24 May 2023 |date=28 February 2014}}</ref>

The recording of the Broadway production, featuring Peters in the entire first act but none of the music from second act, was recorded in 1985 by RCA Victor.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |title=''Song & Dance – The Songs'' Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/song-dance-the-songs-original-broadway-cast-mw0000191904 |website=AllMusic |access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref>