The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd

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The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd is a 1964 British musical by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, known for its allegorical social themes and songs that later became standards.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 1960s musical
British musical
stage musical
author Anthony Newley NERFINISHED
Leslie Bricusse NERFINISHED
coComposer Anthony Newley NERFINISHED
coLyricist Anthony Newley NERFINISHED
composer Leslie Bricusse NERFINISHED
countryOfFirstProduction United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
genre allegorical musical
musical theatre
hasCharacter Cocky
Sir
The Kid NERFINISHED
The Negro NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn popular recordings of "Feeling Good"
popular recordings of "Who Can I Turn To?"
hasSubjectMatter class struggle
game of life metaphor
hasTheme British social satire
power dynamics
social class
social inequality
hasType book musical
knownFor allegorical depiction of British society
songs that became pop standards
language English
lyricist Leslie Bricusse NERFINISHED
lyricsBy Anthony Newley NERFINISHED
Leslie Bricusse NERFINISHED
musicBy Anthony Newley NERFINISHED
Leslie Bricusse NERFINISHED
notableSong A Wonderful Day Like Today NERFINISHED
Feeling Good NERFINISHED
The Joker NERFINISHED
Where Would You Be Without Me? NERFINISHED
Who Can I Turn To? NERFINISHED
periodOfWork 1960s
setting symbolic game board
structure two-act musical
workOf Anthony Newley NERFINISHED
Leslie Bricusse NERFINISHED
yearOfCreation 1964

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Feeling Good firstAppearanceIn The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
Anthony Newley notableWork The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
Leslie Bricusse notableWork The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd