MTI musical · Full-length
Make Me a Song: The Music of William FinnScript, Piano/Vocal Score & show details
- Full-length · 2 acts
- Small cast (up to 10)
- Roles: 2 women · 3 men
- PG‑13
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Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn synopsis
Music by William Finn · Conceived by Rob Ruggiero
Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn is a celebration showcasing the songs of one of the most acclaimed composer-lyricists currently writing for the musical theatre. A two-time Tony Award winner for the groundbreaking musical, Falsettos, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, William Finn is a true living legend. Make Me a Song is big, boisterous and life-loving, like Finn himself.
This poignant and compelling revue effortlessly weaves together songs from Finn's rich and touching songbook. Featuring classics from his hit shows juxtaposed with rarely heard selections from Romance in Hard Times, Elegies and the yet-to-be-produced The Royal Family, these treasured tunes tell personal, haunting and often hilarious tales.
A testament to the exceptional career of this beloved songwriter, Make Me a Song brims with spectacular highlights that are sure to delight longtime fans and newcomers alike. Featuring a cast of four and no set, this intimate revue is a budget-saving opportunity. William Finn's music will allow strong singers to showcase their vocal and acting abilities.
Full synopsis
Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn is a tribute in the form of a revue, typically performed by a small group of singers and a pianist. Showcasing more than twenty songs from the repertoire of writer and composer, William Finn, this is a compilation of Finn's finest. Selected by Rob Ruggiero, Make Me a Song includes distinctive, often hilarious and emotional songs from Finn's career, spanning more than 25 years.
Make Me a Song is constructed in three parts. The first section showcases Finn's range of styles and his storytelling abilities. The second part is a "Falsetto Suite," concentrating on songs from that series, and the final section culminates in four carefully selected songs that form what Rob Ruggiero calls "Finn's Cycle of Life." The following is the order of the songs as they are presented in performance:
"Make Me a Song"
"Heart and Music"
"Hitchhiking across America"
"Republicans, Part 1"
"Billy's Law-of-Genetics"
"Passover"
"Only One"
"Republicans, Part 2"
"I'd Rather Be Sailing / Set Those Sails"
"Change"
"I Have Found"
"Republicans, Part 3"
"You're Even Better Than You Think You Are"
"Falsettoland Suite: Falsettoland Intro"
"Falsettoland Suite: Four Jews in a Room Bitching"
"Falsettoland Suite: Tight-knit Family / Love Is Blind"
"Falsettoland Suite: Trina's Song / March of the Falsettos"
"Falsettoland Suite: Year of the Child"
"Falsettoland Suite: The Baseball Game"
"Falsettoland Suite: Something Bad Is Happening"
"Falsettoland Suite: Falsetto Coda"
"All Fall Down"
"Republicans, Part 4"
"Stupid Things I Won't Do"
"That's Enough for Me"
"I Went Fishing with My Dad"
"When the Earth Stopped Turning"
"Anytime (I Am There)"
"Song of Innocence and Experience"
"Bows / Heart and Music – Reprise"
Synopsis courtesy of Music Theatre International (MTI).
Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn characters & vocal ranges
The Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn musical has 5 named roles, for a small cast (up to 10). Many roles can be cast across gender. ‘Written as’ reflects how MTI lists each role.
| Character | Written as | Vocal range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man 1 | Male | F#4–F2 | Characters range from a gay Democratic politician to a pessimistic cynic and a man who has recently lost a loved female from his life. |
| Man 2 | Male | A4–Bb2 | Characters range from a gay hitchhiker who recently discovered love, to a man who reminisces on good times fishing with his father. |
| Woman 1 | Female | G3–F3 | Characters range from a Jewish woman relishing the thought of a Passover feast to a woman who longs to comfort a loved one far, far away. |
| Woman 2 | Female | G5–G3 | Character range from a wishful Professor to a woman who has experienced severe financial woes throughout her life. |
| Pianist | Male | F4–F2 | Provides accompaniment for the show and joins in from time to time to comment on or aid in the storytelling. |
Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn song list
- Mister, Make Me a Song
- Heart and Music
- Hitchiking Across America
- Republicans Part One
- Billy's Law-of-Genetics
- Passover
- Only One
- Republicans Part Two
- I'd Rather Be Sailing/Set Those Sails
- Change
- I Have Found
- Republicans Part Three
- You're Even Better Than You Think You Are
- Falsettoland
- Four Jews In a Room Bitching
- Tight Knit Family/Love is Blind/My Father's a Homo
- Trina's Song
- March of the Falsettos
- Year of the Child/The Baseball Game
- Unlikely Lovers
- All Fall Down
- Stupid Things I Won't Do
- That's Enough For Me
- I Went Fishing With My Dad
- When the Earth Stopped Turning
- Anytime (I Am There)
- Song of Innocence and Experience
- Finale
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