Show Synopsis:
Emma moves from London to America to be a famous hat designer but breaks up with her boyfriend Chuck, so she dates a lot of men, including Joe, who has commitment issues, in an effort to find herself. She learns a lot about herself along the way and then decides to stop using men in that way. Joe realizes that he loves Emma and reconciles with her.
Character:
Emma, a young British woman who dreams of having it all in New York City; she is incredibly naive but steadfast in her optimism.
Song Context:
Emma knows that her current relationship is not going to last, and after her other disappointments, she imagines that her next break-up will be a more pleasant experience.
Fun Facts:
1) Before being developed into a full-length concert for the stage, the songs in the first act of Song & Dance were composed specifically as a concert for Marti Webb.
2) Bernadette Peters played Emma in the Broadway debut of Song & Dance and won her first Tony Award for the role.
"Don't write a letter when you want to leave.
?Don't call me at 3 a.m. from a friend's apartment.
?I?d like to choose how I hear the news.?Take me to a park that's covered with trees.?
Tell me on a Sunday please.
Let me down easy, ?No big song and dance,?No long faces, no long looks,?
No deep conversation.?
I know the way we should spend that day-?Take me to a zoo that's got chimpanzees.?Tell me on a Sunday please.
Don't want to know who's to blame -?It won't help knowing.
?Don't want to fight day and night- ?Bad enough you're going.
Don't leave in silence with no word at all,?Don't get drunk and slam the door ??That's no way to end this.
?I know how I want you to say goodbye.?Find a circus ring with a flying trapeze.?
Tell me on a Sunday please.
Don't want to know who's to blame ??It won't help knowing.?
I don't want to fight day and night ??Bad enough you're going.
?Don't leave in silence with no word at all,?Don't get drunk and slam the door ? ?That?s no way to end this.?
I know how I want you to say goodbye.
Don't run off in the pouring rain,? Don?t call me as they call your plane,? Take the hurt out of all the pain.?
Take me to a park that's covered with trees.?
Tell me on a Sunday please."