It’s Not Where You Start

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"It’s Not Where You Start" is an uplifting show tune with lyrics by Dorothy Fields, best known from the 1973 Broadway musical "Seesaw."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
associatedWith Broadway musical Seesaw NERFINISHED
Cy Coleman NERFINISHED
Dorothy Fields NERFINISHED
composer Cy Coleman NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs optimistic
uplifting
firstBroadwayProductionOpeningDate 1973-03-18 GENERATED
firstBroadwayProductionTheatre Mark Hellinger Theatre NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceIn Seesaw (Broadway production) NERFINISHED
fromMusical Seesaw NERFINISHED
genre musical theatre song
show tune
hasLyricsLine It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish NERFINISHED
hasTheme overcoming obstacles
perseverance
self-belief
lyricist Dorothy Fields NERFINISHED
lyricistOf lyrics emphasize that success depends on where you finish, not where you begin
musicalStyle Broadway standard
up-tempo
notableFor encouraging message about late-blooming success
originalLanguage English
partOfWork Seesaw NERFINISHED
performedInContext Broadway stage
publicationYear 1973
usedAs audition song for musical theatre performers

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Dorothy Fields notableWork It’s Not Where You Start