Moon Landing (music drama)
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Moon Landing is a musical
drama with music, lyrics and book by Stephen Edwards. It explores the story of the Apollo astronauts on their journey to the Moon and asks the question, "How do you return to Earth when you've walked on another world?"
Act II
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
drama with music, lyrics and book by Stephen Edwards. It explores the story of the Apollo astronauts on their journey to the Moon and asks the question, "How do you return to Earth when you've walked on another world?"
Musical numbers
Act I- Prologue – Company
- Our President Is Totally Nuts – Grissom, Shepherd & Slayton
- Beheld By The Gods – Astronauts
- Thrilled, Proud and Pleased – Jan, Joan, Pat & Betty
- The Sea Of Destiny – Buzz Aldrin & Goddess Of The Moon
- A Monkey Could Perform This Role – Joan & Buzz Aldrin
- Path Of The Gods – Slayton & Company
- Me and My Friend Grissom – Slayton, Betty Grissom & Company
- The Far Side Of The Moon – Mike Collins
- My Reward Will Be Regret – Joan Aldrin
- The Coast of Destiny – Buzz Aldrin
- We Crashed Into The Moon – Aldrin, Collins & Armstrong
- I Promise – Collinses, Armstrongs, Aldrins & Slayton
- The Launch – Company
Act II
- What Was It Like? – Journalists, Astronauts, Wives
- Mystery Creates Wonder – Neil Armstrong
- What Will You Do For An Encore? – Nixons, Collinses, Armstrongs & Aldrins
- That One Wonderful Moment – Buzz Aldrin
- The Most Hated Man In History – Pat Collins & Nixon
- The Landing, Part 1 – Mission Control, Crew & Wives
- The Landing, Part 2 – Armstrong, Aldrin & Company
- The Melancholy of All Things Done– Dr Sparks and Buzz Aldrin