Don’t Quit While You’re Ahead
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"Don’t Quit While You’re Ahead" is a prominent musical number from the Broadway adaptation of Charles Dickens’ unfinished novel *The Mystery of Edwin Drood*, known for its lively ensemble performance and meta-theatrical flair.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don’t Quit While You’re Ahead canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Act of The Mystery of Edwin Drood (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithProductionType | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Mystery of Edwin Drood (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Rupert Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| feature |
audience-addressing lyrics
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comic tone ⓘ ensemble performance ⓘ meta-theatrical elements ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn | The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Broadway show tune
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
performance within a performance
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showmanship ⓘ theatrical success and risk ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Rupert Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
breaking the fourth wall
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lively ensemble staging ⓘ self-referential theatrical humor ⓘ |
| originalWorkMedium | Broadway musical ⓘ |
| partOf |
Drood
NERFINISHED
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performingArtsDiscipline | musical theatre performance ⓘ |
| workType | theatrical song ⓘ |
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