ABBAcadabra

Re: ABBAcadabra

mailman - 17.10.2006, 16:58
ABBAcadabra
Hello all

Is it someone here who can tell me....
Was it some kind of TV documentary from the
english musical ABBAcadabra?
Maybe someone can tell us more about this
musical.
Maybe YOU was there?

Re: ABBAcadabra

mailman - 18.10.2006, 10:59

Here are some more facts about the musical ABBAcadabra.
Great to see you here Jacko10. Let me hear from you again.
I Hope you still have my email :?

Act 1
1.It`s Another world,
2. Battle Of The Brooms,
3. I Am The Seeker.
(Released as a single B-side)
4. I Can Pull Some Strings,
5. Going, Going, Going,
6. Making Magic,
7. When Dreamers Close Their Eyes
(Released as a single B-side)
8. Be Longing

ACT 2
1. Back Home Now
2. Carabosse Supershow
3. Think Of Something Fast
4. Time
(Released as a single A-side)
5. Like An Image Passing Bye
(Released as a single A-Side)
6. Thank You For The Magic

CAST:
Miss Williams/Carabosse - Elaine Paige
Linda - Jenna Russell
Peter - Nigel Harmann/Richard Hagon
John - Dexter Fletcher
Cinderella - Finola Hughes
Alladin - Michael Praed
Pinocchio - Sylvester McCoy
Beast - B.A. Robertson
Fred - Phil Daniels
Joe Crow - Claud Paul Henry
Z Beak - Stewart Avon Arnold
Supercrow - Geoff David
F Crow - Linda Mae Brewer
Sleeping Beauty - Jayne Leigh Collins

Re: ABBAcadabra

j-a-n - 20.10.2006, 19:35

hi all

I have the LP of the french version. but itŽs a fairy tale and mostly sung by children.
I always thought there way a stage musical in London with the english version of it.

cu

Re: ABBAcadabra

Morten - 22.10.2006, 16:47

Hi

A little more info on the ABBAcadabra concept album (France)

ABBAcadabra - Musical, France :

TV show & concept album released in 1983 (Produced by Alain Boublil). ABBAcadabra was not staged in France.

Cast :

Fabienne Thibeault (Blanche neige)
Frida : Anni-Frid Lyngstad (La Belle)
Daniel Balavoine (le (Petit) Prince)
Plastic Bertrand (Pinocchio)
Catherine Ferry (Alice)
Daniel Beaufixe (Aladin)
Marie Framboise (Cendrillon)
Marie-France Roussel (Carabosse)
Maurice Barrier (Barbe Bleu)
Stéphane & les enfants d’Asières (Les Super 4)

Credits
Bjorn Ulvaeus (music)
Benny Andersson (music)
Stig Andersson (music)
Alain Boublil (book & lyrics)
Daniel Boublil (book & lyrics)

Album
LP : WEA (France) (1983)
CD : BMG France (1994)

Track list :

Track listing side A
QU'EST-CE QUE J'VAIS FAIRE PLUS TARD (When I Kissed The Teacher)
DÉLIVRÉS (The Visitors)
ABBACADABRA (Take A Chance On Me) Catherine Ferry
MON NEZ MON NEZ (Money, Money, Money) Plastic Bertrand
TÊTE D'ALLUMETTE (Super Trouper)
IMAGINE-MOI [I Wonder (Departure)]

Track listing side B
CARABOSSE SUPER SHOW (Dancing Queen)
PAREILS ET MÊMES (I Let The Music Speak)
L'ENFANT DO (Fernando) Stéphane
LACHEZ MES CASSETTES (I`m A Marionette)
BELLE BELLE (Arrival) Frida & Daniel Balavoine
ENVOYEZ LE GÉNÉRIQUE (Thank You For The Music)

Cd contains 2 bonus tracks : (Both bonus tracks are from 1984, ’Gare au loup’ only released as a 7” single by Stephane & Abbacadabra. ’La planéte amour’ (also released as 7” single) from the 2nd album (lp) ABBAcadabra : La fusse de NOE – WEA 1984)

Gare au loup (Waterloo)
La planète amour (Lay all your love on me)

Singles :
Belle (Arrival) Frida & Daniel Balavoine B/W C'est fini (Daniel Balavoine) (Barcley 1983)

L’efant do (Fernando) Stephane B/W ABBACADABRA (take a chance on me) Cathérine Ferry
et les enfants d'Asnières (WEA 1983)

Mon nez Mon nez (Money Money Money) Plastic bertrand B/W (?) Wea
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ABBAcadabra is supposingly also to have been staged / recorded in 1984 (?) both in Holland and Portugal, with songs in Dutch and Portuguese. I am not sure about those only seen one site who referes to these 2 productions.

Cheers

Morten - Denmark

Re: ABBAcadabra

jacko10 - 22.10.2006, 21:07

Cheers Andrea


It was good to be able to see it after all the years of wondering what it was all about

I will check it out properly when its queiter tonight , you tube seems to be very busy and keeps stopping

Jack

Re: ABBAcadabra

Morten - 22.10.2006, 22:26

Hi

Adding a bit more info (of what I could find) :

England : Abbacadabra London production opened at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre on December 8. 1983.
produced by Cameron Macintosh. Directed by:Peter James.

Book & Lyrics by : David Wood, Don Black, Mike Batt, and Björn Ulvæus
(Music by Björn Ulvæus & Benny Andersson)

Cast/Actors :
Elaine Paige : Carabosse
Michael Praed : Aladdin
B.A. Robertson :The Beast
Sylvester McCoy : Pinocchio
Finola Hughes : Cinderella

Jenna Russell : Linda

Stage songs :

Act I
It`s Another World (Take A Chance On Me)
Battle Of The Brooms (Money, Money, Money)
I Am The Seeker
I Can Pull Some Strings (The Piper)
Going Going Gone (On And On And On)
Making Magic (Super Trouper)
When Dreamers Close Their Eyes (Like An Angel Passing Through My Room)
Belonging (I Let The Music Speak)
Act II
Back Home Now (Fernando)
Carabosse Supershow (Dancing Queen)
Think Of Something Fast (I`m A Marionette)
Time (Arrival)
Like An Image Passing By (My Love, My Life)
Thank You For The Magic (Thank You For The Music)

No album was released, 2 singles 7” were released :

’Time’ Frida & B.A.Robertson B/W ’I am the seeker’ B.A.Robertson - Polar 1983
’ Like An Image Passing By ’ Elaine Paige B/W ’ When Dreamers Close Their Eyes’ Finola Hughes - Polar 1984
These singles were also released on other record labels like : WEA, rkm (vogue), RCA Victor ect.

The song ’I am the seeker’ written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvæus. The song ’Like an image passing by’ new lyrics to the song ’My love, My life’ written by Björn Ulvæus.

Cheers

Morten - Denmark

Re: ABBAcadabra

Maxi-saxi - 23.10.2006, 04:03

A couple of the songs were quite good I enjoyed thw one Elaine Paige sung
Like Am Image Passing By, Very Nice


Maxi-saxi

Re: ABBAcadabra

ABBAFANUSA - 24.10.2006, 05:07

Andrea you are AWESOME!! Thank you for posting these links! I never knew any videos existed for all these songs. I first got the LP back in 1984 and I always loved it. A few months ago I finally managed to get the CD. It's so great to put faces with all the voices.

PEPE :D

Re: ABBAcadabra

mailman - 25.10.2006, 14:08

Thanks so much to
Morten and Bobbysbrother who
had give us much great links and
information about the musical.
Ok....I am a little bit agree of Bobbysbrother :?
when he comment the musical with the words
little Bimbo soup, but still...without the musical
no single like "Time" from "our" great lady FRIDA

Re: ABBAcadabra

mailman - 25.11.2007, 00:11

Finola Hughes in ABBAcadabra

Re: ABBAcadabra

ABBAFANUSA - 08.03.2009, 21:50

This is such an old thread, but ABBF Fan Club is now selling the Dutch version on CD. I have just ordered one. I've only heard a couple of songs from it. I LOVE the French version. It will be nice to have both of these on CD!

Re: ABBAcadabra

Visitor1982 - 12.03.2009, 16:07

TK wrote: I wonder how long it will take for someone to get permission to revive this musical? I thought the Elaine Paige single "Like An Image Passing By" was really lovely - the acoustic intrumentation and slightly lower key suited the melody quite well.

Not as long as Mamma Mia! is around... Macintosh who is also behind Mamma Mia! was also behind this ABBACADABRA project and I doubt B&B would want to stage this again.

Marnix

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ABBAFANUSA - 13.03.2009, 07:38

That's cool Darren! I would have loved to have seen either the French or English production. There are many clips on YouTube from the French one, maybe someday it can be released on DVD.

Re: ABBAcadabra

Visitor1982 - 07.04.2009, 00:16

The lyrics were co-written with the other two. The music is just B&B ( actually more Benny than Björn).

Marnix