Sail Away (musical)

Infobox Musical
name= Sail Away
subtitle=


caption= Page from sheet music (cropped)
music= Noël Coward
lyrics= Noël Coward
book= Noël Coward
productions= 1961 Broadway
1962 West End
awards=

"Sail Away" is a musical with a book, music and lyrics by Noël Coward. The show was Coward's last fully written musical. The Broadway production, opened on October 3, 1961 at the Broadhurst Theatre, where it ran for 167 performances. Coward directed the production, and the cast starred Elaine Stritch. The show was then staged at the Savoy Theatre, in London's West End in 1962, where it ran for 252 performances (also starring Stritch and directed by Coward), and at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, in 1963. It was revived at the Rhoda McGaw Theatre in Woking, England. [ [http://www.musical-theatre.net/html/justtheticket/sailaway.html Nicholls, Stewart. Information about "Sail Away", at MusicalTheatre.net (Just-The-Ticket Productions)] ] A concert production is being produced in 2008 at Sadler's Wells' Lilian Baylis Theatre directed by Ian Marshall Fisher, starring Penny Fuller as Mimi Paragon, Vivienne Martin as Mrs Van Mier, and Rupert Young as Johnny Van Mier. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117723.html Shenton. Mark. "Penny Fuller to Sail Away to London" May 14, 2008] ]

Not only did Noël Coward write the book, music and lyrics, and also directed the show, he even drew the sketch for the logo. This show is set mostly onboard the steamship, Coronia, and was written by Noel Coward especially for Elaine Stritch. The story centers around brash, bold American divorcee Mimi Paragon, working as a hostess on a British cruise ship. The best known musical numbers include "Why Do the Wrong People Travel?" "Useless, Useful Phrases", "The Customer’s Always Right" and the title song.

=Songs=col-begincol-2;Act I
* "Come to Me"
* "Sail Away"
* "Where Shall I Find Him?"
* "Beatnik Love Affair"
* "Later Than Spring"
* "The Passenger’s Always Right"
* "Useless, Useful Phrases"
* "Go Slow, Johnny"
* "You’re a Long, Long Way from America"

;Act II
* "The Customer’s Always Right"
* "Something Very Strange"
* "The Little Ones’ ABC"
* "Don’t Turn Away from Love"
* "When you Want Me"
* "Why Do the Wrong People Travel"

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