A New Life
E418277
"A New Life" is a powerful solo ballad from the musical Jekyll & Hyde, sung by the character Lucy as she dreams of escaping her troubled existence and starting over.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A New Life canonical | 6 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWorkAuthor | Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| basedOn | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfPerformer | prostitute ⓘ |
| composer | Frank Wildhorn ONNED1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticFunction |
character development song
ⓘ
eleven oclock number ⓘ |
| firstProducedIn | 1990s ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
solo ballad ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
dreams of a better future
ⓘ
escaping a troubled existence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | first person ⓘ |
| lyricist | Leslie Bricusse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalTheatreWork | Jekyll & Hyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
desire for escape
ⓘ
hope ⓘ self‑reinvention ⓘ starting over ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Deborah Cox
ⓘ
Emma Williams ⓘ Linda Eder ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| partOfWork |
Jekyll & Hyde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jekyll and Hyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByFictionalCharacter | Lucy ⓘ |
| positionInShow | late in second act ⓘ |
| title | A New Life ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
auditions
ⓘ
concert performances ⓘ |
| vocalRange | belting ⓘ |
| vocalType | female solo ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.