Editing Song and Dance (section)

===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.