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.

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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
surface form: United States
feature audience-addressing lyrics
comic tone
ensemble performance
meta-theatrical elements
firstPerformanceIn The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Broadway production) NERFINISHED
genre Broadway show tune
musical theatre
hasSubject performance within a performance
showmanship
theatrical success and risk
hasTitleLanguage English
language English
lyricist Rupert Holmes NERFINISHED
medium stage
notableFor breaking the fourth wall
lively ensemble staging
self-referential theatrical humor
originalWorkMedium Broadway musical
partOf Drood NERFINISHED
The Mystery of Edwin Drood NERFINISHED
performingArtsDiscipline musical theatre performance
workType theatrical song

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical) notableSong Don’t Quit While You’re Ahead