ABOUT AND SYNOPSIS


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The Woman Behind the… Wand”©

A REMARKABLE TRUE LOVE STORY

Billie Burke (Glinda)……(MY DAY!)  shares the riveting “Love Story Remembered” between her and…Florenz Ziegfeld (Follies) ……(What Ever it Takes / Forever)

Book, Story, Narration, and Dialog is based on the Autobiography by Billie Burke…“WITH A FEATHER ON MY NOSE

“The Woman Behind the… Wand” ©, is based on the life of Billie Burke, or, as she preferred, Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld. Its production concept is of a back-stage period musical, with over 22 songs and multiple dance production numbers, and is narrated by Billie Burke herself. It flashes back to the settings of Barnum & Bailey’s Greatest Show on Earth (1883), to the fabled London stage, to New York’s Broadway stage, including the Glitz and Glamour of the “Ziegfeld Follies”, and out to the world of Hollywood. Ranging from the late 1800s to 1939, Billie Burke revisits her amazing career and shares the riveting love story between her and Florenz Ziegfeld.

          Billie Burke, who only the avid fan of today knows by name, is known by everyone as “Glinda, the Good Witch of the North” of “The Wizard of Oz” fame. Her life of charm and graciousness did not come easy… as she often recounts the work it took to become a Wife, Mother and a Star. However, she endured more than her fair share of tragedy and loss along the way, and despite her pain and suffering, she manages to emerge with the grace and beauty of being herself, and was loved by all who knew her…And now, through the Musical, “The Woman Behind the… Wand ©, we and the world can get to know her as well, as she meets Florenz Ziegfeld, and balances her love for him with career, family, and friends, as we become enamored with the charm, charisma, and compassion of… “Billie Burke”.

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ACT 1  OVERTURE / Orchestrations

Encore / The Show of Life (Vocal)   ENCORE / (Instrumental)

MY DAY!       My Day (Underscoring)

Can’t Make It (Melodic)   Can’t Make It On My OwnCan’t Make It (Instrumental)

The New York Reel (Instrumental)

Use Your Talents / Paul Jones (Ballroom Dance) (Instrumental)

What Ever it Takes / Forever (Vocal)     Whatever It Takes (Instrumental)

Life On The Stage  (Old Lyrics)   Life On The Stage (Instrumental)

Where Is A Woman Needed Most (Instrumental)

The Vision (Marriage Proposal) (Instrumental)

HOLLYWOOD BABYLON (Old Lyrics)   Hollywood (Instrumental)

My Day… Full Company…Build to a “Crescendo”

Billie decides to go to Hollywood….IT’S MY DAY!!

Act 2  Entr’acte / Orchestrations

LADY WOMAN OF THE STAGE  (Old Lyrics)

LADY OF STAGE and SCREEN(Billie Burke) (Instrumental)

Marriage Is A Room (VOCAL)   Marriage Is a Room (Instrumental)

 The Party

 I Fell in Love with You (Old Lyrics)   I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU (Instrumental)

Encore the Show of Life (Reprise) (Chorus)

Can’t Make it…Flo Sings a Solo about Billie

Nothing Left To Say

Can’t Make It On My Own 

MY DAY!

CURTAIN CALL     The Show of Life Reprise

NOTICE / COPYRIGHT WARNING
Copyright© July 2015 MMXV
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Douglas C. Stewart / Richard D. Pelton…  / Contract (Music/Lyrics) Agreement

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Richard D. Pelton owns and holds the exclusive performing rights to this and any other version as set forth in this script and music.  All rights, including professional, amateur, radio, television broadcasting, internet, recitation, lecturing, motion picture, public reading, and or recordings are fully protected and strictly reserved.