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1993 Workshop
A closed workshop (working title: Passione d'Amore) took place in October, 1993 at Lincoln Center, NYC. Cast included Donna Murphy (Fosca), Peter Gallagher (Giorgio), and Ron Rifkin (Dr. Tambourri)

| 1994 Broadway Production | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Previews began March 24, 1994 for 52 performancesat the Plymouth Theater, NYC Opened May 9, 1994 at the Plymouth Theater Closed January 7, 1995; Ran for 280 performancesProduced by The Shubert Organization, Capitol Cities/ABC, Roger Berlind, and Scott Rudin by arrangement with Lincoln Center TheaterDirected by James LapineSet Design by Adrianne Lobel Costume Design by Jane Greenwood Lighting Design by Beverly Emmons Sound Design by Otts Munderloh Hair Design by Phyllis Della Musical Direction by Paul GemignaniOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick | | | Cast Clara - Marin Mazzie Giorgio - Jere Shea Colonel Ricci - Gregg Edelman Doctor Tambourri - Tom Aldredge Lieutenant Torasso - Francis Ruivivar Sergeant Lombardi - Marcus Olson Lieutenant Barri - William Parry Major Rizzolli - Cris Groenendaal Private Augenti - George Dvorsky Fosca - Donna Murphy Fosca's Mother - Linda Balgord Fosca's Father - John Leslie Wolfe Ludovic - Matthew Porretta Mistress - Juliet Lambert Alternates - Gibby Brand, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Frank Lombardi | | | Musical Numbers Scene One: Giorgio and Clara's room. Happiness ["I'm so happy, I'm afraid I'll die..."] - Clara and Giorgio Scene Two: The dining quarters. First Letter ["Clara, I cried..."] - Clara and Giorgio Second Letter ["Giorgio, I, too, have cried...] - Clara and Giorgio Third Letter ["Clara, I'm in hell..."] - Clara, Giorgio, Soldiers Fourth Letter ["Yesterday I walked through the park..."] - Clara I Read ["I do not read to think..."] - Fosca Transition (#1) ["How can I describe her..."] - Giorgio "The town� It is remote, isn't it?" - Soldiers Scene Three: The castle garden. Garden Sequence ["All the while we strolled..."] - Giorgio, Clara, Fosca Scene Four: The dining quarters. Transition (#2) ["All the time I watched from my room..."] - Soldiers Scene Five: The courtyard. Trio ["I am writing to you, signora..."] - Fosca, Giorgio, Clara Transition (#3) ["I watched you from my window..."] - Attendants Scene Six: Fosca's drawing room. Scene Six: Interlude. "Three weeks..." - Clara + "This is hell..." - Soldiers & Attendants + Scene Six: Doctor Tambourri's office. Scene Seven: Fosca's bedroom. "God, you are so beautiful..." - Fosca + I Wish I Could Forget You - Fosca "How can I describe her..." - Soldiers + Scene Eight: Billiard room. Soldier's Gossip (#1) ["Did you hear that scream..."] - Soldiers Flashback ["As a child, she was lonely..."] - Colonel Ricci, Fosca, Mother, Father, Ludovic, Mistress Scene Nine: The mountainside, a distance from the outpost. Sunrise Letter ["Giorgio, I stand here staring at the sunrise..."] - Clara and Giorgio Is This What You Call Love? - Giorgio Scene Ten: Parade ground. Soldiers' Gossip (#2) ["Both of them were soaked..."] - Soldiers Nightmare ["Everywhere I turn, there you are..."] - Group #1 and #2 + Scene Eleven: A train compartment. Transition (#4) ["To feel a woman's touch..."] - Rizzolli Forty Days - Clara Loving You - Fosca Transition (#5) ["How long were we apart..."] - Woman, Man Soldiers' Gossip (#3) ["Forty days!..."] - Soldiers Scene Twelve: Near the Milan train station. "Giorgio, I didn't tell you in my letter..." - Clara + Scene Thirteen: The Colonel's dining room. Christmas Carol - Torasso + Farewell Letter ["Giorgio, I am writing to you, my angel..."] - Clara Just Another Love Story - Giorgio and Clara Scene Fourteen: Fosca's bedroom. No One Has Ever Loved Me - Giorgio "All this happiness..." - Fosca Scene Fifteen: An open field. The Duel + Scene Sixteen: A hospital. Finale - Company Note: No song titles were listed in the program. These titles are from the cast recording. The scene breakdown given here is from the published libretto. They match those given by Sondheim in his second book of collected lyrics, Look, I Made a Hat, until Scene 8. He gives the flashback sequence as a separate scene, "Scene 9 (Flashback)", so every scene which follows is one ahead of those in the published libretto. Sondheim's sequence has been retained on the master Song list. + These selections were not included on the recording. | | | Tony Awards Best Musical Best Score (Stephen Sondheim) Best Book (James Lapine) Best Actress in a Musical (Donna Murphy) Drama Desk Awards Best Musical Best Music (Stephen Sondheim) Best Lyrics (Stephen Sondheim) Best Book for a Musical (James Lapine) Best Actress in a Musical (Donna Murphy) Best Orchestrations (Jonathan Tunick) | | | Recording Passion Passion - Original Broadway Cast RecordingProduced by Phil Ramone Recorded by Al Schmitt Recorded May 29, 1994 at the Hit Factory, NYC Liner notes by Michiko Kakutani Lyrics included Compact Disc, 1994 [Broadway Angel CDQ 55251] (56:44 mins.) Cassette, 1994 [Broadway Angel 4DQ 55251] Grammy Award for best musical show album | | | Selections: Happiness (5:10), First Letter (1:11), Second Letter (0:33), Third Letter (0:49), Fourth Letter (0:51), I Read (5:26), Transition (0:41), Garden Sequence (5:13), Transition (1:07), Trio (2:17), Transition (0:36), I Wish I Could Forget You (3:14), Soldiers' Gossip (1:10), Flashback (6:56), Sunrise Letter (1:42), Is This What You Call Love? (1:33), Soldiers' Gossip (0:46), Transition (0:37), Forty Days (0:44), Loving You (2:07), Transition (0:34), Soldiers' Gossip (0:37), Farewell Letter (3:08), No One Has Ever Loved Me (4:25), Finale (4:57) | |

1996 London Production
Passion [London handbill] Previews began March 13, 1996 Opened March 26, 1996 at the Queen's Theatre, London Closed September 28, 1996; Ran for 232 performancesProduced by Bill Kenwright and the Theatre Royal PlymouthDirected by Jeremy Sam Designed by Paul FarsworthLighting Designer: Mark HendersonSound Designer: John A. LeonardMusical Director: Mark W. DorrellMusical Staging: Jonathan ButterellAssistant Director: Anna CoombsCasting Director: Shirley Teese
Cast Clara - Helen Hobson Giorgio - Michael Ball Colonel Ricci - David Firth Doctor Tambourri - Hugh Ross Lieutenant Torasso - Simon Green Sergeant Lombardi - Michael Cantwell Lieutenant Barri - Michael Heath Major Rizzolli - Nigel WilliamsPrivate Augenti - Barry PattersonFosca - Maria FriedmanFosca's Mother - Monica ErnestiFosca's Father - Nigel WilliamsLudovic - Barry PattersonMistress - Freva CopelandAdriana - Annette YeoErnesto - Ian McLarnon
Musical Numbers [Same as the Broadway Production, except there was an intermission between Scene Seven and Scene Eight, and a new song in Scene Thirteen (called "No One Has Ever Loved Me" on the London concert recording, but not the same as the similarly titled selection on the Broadway recording). It is sung after the "Farewell Letter" by Giorgio in his confrontation with Doctor Tambourri.]
1996 Signature Theatre Production
Opened April 24, 1996 at the Signature Theatre, Arlington VAClosed June 30, 1996Directed by Eric D. SchaefferCostume Design by Allen D. SmithSet Design by Lou StancariLighting by Daniel MacLean WagnerOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Musical Director: Jon Kalbfleisch Cast Giorgio - Lewis ClealeClara - April Harr BlandinFosca - Anne KanengeiserDoctor Tambourri - Richard Henrich

| 1996 Television Version | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Filmed January 16 - 18, 1995 at the Plymouth Theater,shortly after the close of the Broadway ProductionWorld Premiere: San Francisco International Film Festival,AMC Kabuki Theatres, April 25 & 28, 1996Televised September 8, 1996 on PBS's "American Playhouse"Executive Producer: Michael BrandmanProducer: Kimberly Myers Directed by James LapineDirector of Photography: John Bailey, A.S.C. Set Design by Adrianne Lobel Costume Design by Jane Greenwood Original Lighting for the stage designed by Beverly EmmonsSound Design by Otts Munderloh Hair Design by Phyllis Della Orchestrations by Jonathan TunickMusical Direction by Paul GemignaniAssociate Director: Jane Comfort | | | Cast Clara - Marin MazzieGiorgio - Jere SheaColonel Ricci - Gregg EdelmanDoctor Tambourri - Tom AldredgeLieutenant Torasso - Francis RuivivarSergeant Lombardi - Marcus OlsonLieutenant Barri - William ParryMajor Rizzolli - T. J. MeyersPrivate Augenti - John AntonyFosca - Donna Murphy Fosca's Father - Andy UmbergerFosca's Mother - Linda BalgordLudovic - Christopher PeccaroMistress - Colleen Fitzpatrick | | | Video Recording [Passion [Video]](graphics/passiondvd.jpg) Laserdisc, 1997 [ABC / Image ID3803AD] (114 mins.) VHS, 1997 DVD, 2003 [Image Entertainment]Commentary by Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine, Donna Murphy, Jere Shea, Marin Mazzie, and Ira WeitzmanAudio-only extended version of "No One Has Ever Loved Me" performed by Jere Shea | |

| 1997 London Concert Version | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Performed June 12-15, 1997 at the BBC Hippodrome Theatre, Golders Green, LondonPresented by Bill KenwrightOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Musical Director - Mark W. DorrellDeputy Musical Director: Caroline HumphrisConcert Music Producer: Jon MillerWardrobe Mistress: Debbie Bennett | | | Cast Giorgio - Michael BallFosca - Maria FriedmanClara - Helen HobsonDoctor Tambourri - Hugh RossColonel Ricci - Paul BentleySergeant Lombardi - Michael CantwellMistress - Freya CopelandFosca's Mother - Monica ErnestiLieutenant Torasso / Ludovic - Simon GreenLieutenant Barri - Michael DoreErnesto - Matthew WhiteMajor Rizzolli / Fosca's Father - Nigel WilliamsAdriana - Annette Yeo | | | Musical Numbers Happiness - Giorgio and Clara First Letter - Giorgio and Clara Second Letter - Clara and Giorgio Third Letter - Clara, Giorgio, Ensemble Fourth Letter - Clara Fosca's Entrance - Fosca Garden Sequence - Giorgio, Clara, Fosc Transition - Ensemble Fifth Letter - Fosca, Giorgio, Clara Scene Seven, Part One - Fosca Scene Seven, Part Two (Clara's Letter) - Clara I Wish I Could Forget You - Fosca Soldiers' Gossip - Soldiers Flashback - Colonel Ricci, Fosca, Mother, Father, Count Ludovic, Mistress Sunrise Letter - Clara and Giorgio Is This What You Call Love? - Giorgio Soldiers' Gossip (reprise) - Soldiers Nightmare - Company Forty Days - Clara Loving You - Fosca Scene Twelve - Clara Scene Thirteen (Farewell Letter) - Clara Just Another Love Story - Giorgio and Clara No One Has Ever Loved Me - Giorgio Scene Fourteen - Giorgio and Fosca The Duel - Orchestra Finale - Giorgio, Fosca and Company Note: These are the titles given to the various cuts in the released recording | | | Recording [Passion [London Concert Recording]](graphics/passionuk.jpg) Passion - Original London CompanyProduced by Chris WalkerRecording Engineer: Nick Gomm Compact Disc [UK release], 1997 [First Night Records Cast CD61] (74:55 mins.) Compact Disc [US release], 2001 [First Night Records] | | | Selections: Happiness (6:11), First Letter (1:22), Second Letter (0:43), Third Letter (0:44), Fourth Letter (0:58), Fosca's Entrance (5:36), Garden Sequence (7:10), Transition (1:36), Fifth Letter (3:31), Scene Seven, Part One (2:25), Scene Seven, Part Two (Clara's Letter) (1:05), I Wish I Could Forget You (4:32), Soldiers' Gossip (1:10), Flashback (8:01), Sunrise Letter (1:39), Is This What You Call Love? (1:23), Soldiers' Gossip (reprise) (0:56), Nightmare (0:55), Forty Days (1:26), Loving You (2:17), Scene Twelve (1:38), Scene Thirteen (Farewell Letter) (2:01), Just Another Love Story (2:52), No One Has Ever Loved Me (3:09), Scene Fourteen (4:04), The Duel (0:43), Finale (6:30) | |

2002 Kennedy Center Production
Opened July 19, 2002 at the Eisenhower Theater, The Kennedy Center, Washington DCClosed August 23, 2002 after a limited engagement of 15 performancesProduced for The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by Max Woodward[James A. Johnson, Chairman; Michael M. Kaiser, President;Eric Schaeffer, Artistic Director; Kay Cameron, Music Supervisor] [Passion [Kennedy Center Production]](graphics/passionkc.jpg) Directed by Eric SchaefferMusic Direction by Patrick VaccarielloScenic Design by Derek McLaneCostume Design by Anne KennedyLighting Design by Howell BinkleySound Design by Tom MorseOrchestrations by Jonathan TunickTechnical Director: Neil Fleitell
Cast Clara - Rebecca LukerGiorgio - Michael CerverisColonel Ricci - John Leslie WolfeDoctor Tambourri - Philip GoodwinLieutenant Torasso - Daniel FeltonSergeant Lombardi - Bob McDonaldLieutenant Barri - Lawrence RedmondMajor Rizzolli - Michael L. ForrestPrivate Augenti - Will GartshoreFosca - Judy KuhnSoldier - Michael SharpFosca's Mother - Teresa ReidFosca's Father - Stephen F. SchmidtLudovic - Will GartshoreMistress - Tracy Lynn OliveraMale Swing - Michael SharpUnderstudy to Soldier - Ty Hreben
Musical Numbers [Same as the Broadway Production, with the addition of the new song in Scene Thirteen, originally written for the London Production]
2003 Ravinia Festival Concerts
Two performances on August 22-23, 2003 at the Ravinia Festival Pavilion, Highland Park ILDirected by Lonny PriceMusic Direction by Paul GemignaniCostume Design by Gail BrassardLighting Design by Robert ChristenOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Cast Clara - Audra MacDonaldGiorgio - Michael CerverisColonel Ricci - David GirolmoDoctor Tambourri - David DarlowLieutenant Torasso - James RankSergeant Lombardi - Paul AlessandroLieutenant Barri - Roger AndersonMajor Rizzolli - Brian HerriottPrivate Augenti - Stephen WallemFosca - Patti LuPoneFosca's Mother - Marilyn BogitechnFosca's Father - Ray FrewenLudovic - John ClontsMistress - Kymberly MellenEnsemble - Cory Goodrich, Jacob Langfelde
2004 Bridewell Production
Opened March 4, 2004 at the Bridewell Theatre, LondonClosed April 3, 2004. Ran for 31 performancesDirected by Carol MetcalfeDesigned by Carrie SouthallMusical Supervisor and orchestrations by Stuart BarrMusical direction by James McKeonMovement directed by Mykal Rand with Omar F. OkaiLighting designed by Flick Ansell
Cast Fosca - Clare BurtClara - Kate ArneilGiorgio - Mark CarrollColonel Ricci - Matthew WhiteMajor Rizzolli / Fosca's Father - William KenningLieutenant Torasso / Fosca's Mother - David MenkinPrivate Augenti / Mistress - Domenic BrewerSergeant Lombardi - Nigel PilkingtonDoctor Tambourri - Simon MastertonLieutenant Barri / Ludovic - Christopher Jay
2005 Lincoln Center Concerts
Three performances on March 30 - April 1, 2005 at the Rose Theater of Frederick P. Rose Hall, NYCProduced by the Jazz at Lincoln Center, American Songbook SeriesDirected by Lonny PriceMusic Direction by Paul Gemignaniwith the American Theater OrchestraMusical Staging by Marla LampertSet Design by James NooneCostume Design by Gail BrassardLighting Design by Alan AdelmanSound Design by Tom ClarkOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Television presentation broadcast on March 31, 2005 by PBS's "Live from Lincoln Center"Produced by John GobermanDirected by Lonny PriceAssociate Director: Alan SkogSupervising Producer: Marc Bauman
Cast Clara - Audra MacDonaldGiorgio - Michael CerverisColonel Ricci - Allen FitzpatrickDoctor Tambourri - Richard EastonLieutenant Torasso - Alexander GemignaniSergeant Lombardi - Timothy GulanLieutenant Barri - Devin RichardsMajor Rizzolli - James ClowLieutenant [sic] Augenti - John SlomanFosca - Patti LuPoneFosca's Mother - Gina FerrallFosca's Father - John CunninghamLudovic - George DvorskyMistress - Kate BaldwinMale Attendants - Trey Compton, Jono HustisFemale Attendants - Jenn Dottino, Abby StevensMail Boy - Joshua Johnston
2010 Donmar Warehouse Production
Previews began September 10, 2010 at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre, LondonOpened September 21, 2010. Closed November 27, 2010Director: Jamie LloydChoreographer: Scott AmblerDesigner: Christopher OramLighting Designer: Neil AustinSound Designers: Nick Lidster and Terry JardineMusical Director: Alan WilliamsOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Cast Clara - Scarlett StrallenGiorgio - David ThaxtonFosca - Elena RogerColonel Ricci - David BirrellDoctor Tambourri - Allan CordunerLieutenant Torasso - Simon BaileySergeant Lombardi - Haydn OakleyLieutenant Barri - Ross DawesMajor Rizzolli - Tim MorganPrivate Augenti - Iwan LewisFosca's Mother - Ross DawesFosca's Father - Tim MorganLudovic - Simon BaileyMistress - Haydn Oakley

| 2013 Off-Broadway Revival | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Passion Previews began February 8, 2013 at the East 13th Street/CSC Theatre, NYCOpened February 28, 2013; Ran for 92 performances (including 23 previews)Closed April 19, 2013Produced by The Classic Stage Company[Greg Reiner, Executive Director; Brian Kulick Artistic Director] Directed by John DoyleSet Design by John DoyleCostume Design by Ann Hould-WardLighting Design by Jane CoxSound Design by Dan Moses SchreierMake Up Design by Angelina AvalloneOrchestrations by Jonathan TunickMusical Direction by Rob Berman | | | Passion [Playbill for the Classic Stage Company 2013 production] Cast Clara - Melissa Errico [replaced on March 22, 2013 by Amy Justman]Giorgio - Ryan SilvermanFosca - Judy KuhnColonel Ricci - Stephen BogardusDoctor Tambourri - Tom NelisLieutenant Torasso / Father - Ken KrugmanLieutenant Barri / Mother - Jeffry DenmanMajor Rizzolli / Ludovic - Will ReynoldsPrivate Augenti / Mistress - Jason Michael EvansSergeant Lombardi / Cook - Orville MendozaUnderstudies - John Anthony, Jason Michael Evans, and Amy Justman | | | Recording Passion Passion - 2013 New York Cast RecordingProduced by Tommy KraskerExecutive Producers: Philip Chaffin & Sean Patrick FlahavenRecorded by Bart MigalRecorded May 13, 2013 at Avatar Studios, New York CityMusic direction by Rob BermanArt direction and design: Derek BishopLiner notes by Patrick PachecoLyrics included Note: Melissa Errico of the original cast was replaced by Rebecca Luker in the role of "Clara" for this recording. Compact Disc, July 2013 [PS Classics PS-1317] (80:58 mins.) | | | Selections:Disc One: Happiness (6:05), "Ah, Captain Bachetti..." (0:48), First Letter (0:23), ""That's Signora Fosca playing..." (0:49), Second Letter (0:21), "Don't be alarmed..." (0:39), Third Letter (0:37), "Late for breakfast, Captain Bachetti..." (0:33), Fourth Letter (0:56), I Read (5:02), "How very kind..." (0:32), Transition ("How can I describe her?") (1:07), Garden Sequence (5:59), Transition ("All the time I watched from my room...") (2:17), Fifth Letter (2:37), "I hope we can still take hands..." (1:23), Three Weeks (0:57), "Signora Fosca has taken a turn for the worse..." (1:10), "I never thought you would come..." (3:15), I Wish I Could Forget You (3:23) Disc Two: Soldiers' Gossip I (1:09), Flashback (7:48), Sunrise Letter (1:43), "Are you running away from me?" (0:50), Is This What You Call Love? (1:39), Soldiers' Gossip II (0:41), Nightmare (0:37), "She was dragging me down..." (0:51), Transition ("To feel a woman's touch...") (0:42), Forty Days (0:46), "How dare you follow me!" (2:09), Loving You (1:55), Soldiers' Gossip III (0:34), Milan (0:54), "I'm only staying four days..." (2:01), Christmas Music (0:41), "Thank you for coming, Captain..." (1:05), Farewell Letter (3:47), "I discovered this letter at my cousin's bedside..." (1:09), No One Has Ever Loved Me (4:23), Duel (1:42), Finale (4:38) | |

Recordings of Songs
The songs in Passion were not individually titled in the programs or libretto. First lines have been include to aid in the identification of the various selections. The titles marked with an asterisk [*] are those as registered with ASCAP. Christmas Music ["God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" with Italian lyrics] Ken Krugman Passion New York Cast 2013 The Duel [instrumental] Orchestra Passion London Concert 1997 Orchestra Passion New York Cast 2013 * Farewell Letter ["Giorgio, I am writing to you, my angel..."] Marin Mazzie and Jere Shea Passion Broadway Cast 1994 [includes Just Another Love Story] Helen Hobson and Michael Ball Passion London Concert 1997 [as Scene Thirteen and Just Another Love Story] Rebecca Luker and Ryan Silverman Passion New York Cast 2013 Fifth Letter [see Trio] * Finale Jere Shea, Donna Murphy and Company Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Michael Ball, Maria Friedman and Company Passion London Concert 1997 Ryan Silverman, Judy Kuhn, Rebecca Luker, and Company Passion New York Cast 2013 * First Letter ["Clara, I cried..."] Marin Mazzie and Jere Shea Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Helen Hobson and Michael Ball Passion London Concert 1997 Rebecca Luker and Ryan Silverman Passion New York Cast 2013 * Flashback ["As a child, she was lonely..."] Gregg Edelman, Donna Murphy, Linda Balgord, John Leslie Wolfe, Matthew Porretta, and Juliet Lambert Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Paul Bentley, Maria Friedman, Monica Ernesti, Nigel Williams, Simon Green, and Freya Copeland Passion London Concert 1997 Stephen Bogardus, Judy Kuhn, Jeffry Denman, Ken Krugman, Will Reynolds, and Jason Michael Evans Passion New York Cast 2013 * Forty Days Marin Mazzie Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Helen Hobson Passion London Concert 1997 Rebecca Luker Passion New York Cast 2013 * Fosca's Entrance [see I Read] * Fourth Letter ["Yesterday I walked through the park..."] Marin Mazzie Passion Broadway Cast 1994 The Trotter Trio Passion in Jazz 1994 Helen Hobson Passion London Concert 1997 Rebecca Luker Passion New York Cast 2013 * Garden Sequence ["All the while we strolled..."] Jere Shea, Marin Mazzie and Donna Murphy Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Michael Ball, Helen Hobson and Maria Friedman Passion London Concert 1997 [includes **Transition (#1)**] Ryan Silverman, Rebecca Luker and Judy Kuhn Passion New York Cast 2013 * Happiness ["I'm so happy, I'm afraid I'll die..."] Marin Mazzie and Jere Shea Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far... 2008 The Trotter Trio [trio version] Passion in Jazz 1994 The Trotter Trio [solo version] Passion in Jazz 1994 Helen Hobson and Michael Ball Passion London Concert 1997 Bernadette Peters Sondheim, Etc. 1997 Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim 2001 Rebecca Luker and Ryan Silverman Passion New York Cast 2013 * I Read ["I do not read to think..."] Donna Murphy Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Maria Friedman Passion London Concert 1997 [as Fosca's Entrance] Judy Kuhn Passion New York Cast 2013 * I Wish I Could Forget You Donna Murphy Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far... 2008 The Trotter Trio Passion in Jazz 1994 Mandy Patinkin Oscar And Steve 1995 Barbara Carroll Everything I Love 1995 [DRG 1438] Geraldine Turner The Stephen Sondheim Songbook 1997 Stage 2 The Human Heart Dink 1997 Maria Friedman Passion London Concert 1997 Geoffrey Abbott Moving On 2000 Renée Fleming Under the Stars 2003 [Decca 473250] Judy Kuhn Passion New York Cast 2013 * Is This What You Call Love? Jere Shea Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Michael Ball Passion London Concert 1997 Ryan Silverman Passion New York Cast 2013 Just Another Love Story [see Farewell Letter] Love Like Ours [part of the Garden Sequence] The Trotter Trio Passion in Jazz 1994 * Loving You Donna Murphy Passion Broadway Cast 1994 The Trotter Trio Passion in Jazz 1994 Mandy Patinkin Oscar And Steve 1995 Nancy Wilson, Peabo Bryson and Ensemble Color and Light: Jazz Sketches on Sondheim 1995 Michael Ball The Musicals [Polygram TV 533892-2] Mark Heller Take Me to the World 1996 Ralph Pena, Michael Fawcett, and Richard True Stage 1: How I Love You 1996 [Dink 1996] Ellen Harvey Sondheim: A Celebration [S.T.A.G.E.] 1997 Maria Friedman Passion London Concert 1997 Michelle Nicastro On My Own 1997 [Varèse Sarabande VSD-5810] The Sondheim Collection 1999 Susannah Mars Take Me to the World 1998 [LML CD-106] Sean McDermott My Broadway 1999 [JAY 1316] The Musicality of Sondheim 2002 Michael Ball Sondheim Tonight 1999 Marie Michuda It's a Grand Night for Singing 2000 [Southport 0074] Angela Richards Moving On 2000 Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim 2001 Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles Simply Sondheim 2001 Renée Fleming Under the Stars 2003 [Decca 473250] Judy Kuhn Passion New York Cast 2013 Nightmare ["Everywhere I turn, there you are..."] Company Passion London Concert 1997 Company Passion New York Cast 2013 * No One Has Ever Loved Me [original version] Jere Shea and Donna Murphy Passion Broadway Cast 1994 The Trotter Trio Passion in Jazz 1994 Michael Ball and Maria Friedman Passion London Concert 1997 [as Scene Fourteen, slightly revised lyrics] Ryan Silverman and Judy Kuhn Passion New York Cast 2013 No One Has Ever Loved Me ["Don't you see what she's endured..."] [new song for the London Production] Michael Ball Passion London Concert 1997 Scene Fourteen [see No One Has Ever Loved Me (original version)] Scene Seven ["God, you are so beautiful..."] Maria Friedman Passion London Concert 1997 Scene Six [see Three Weeks] Scene Thirteen [see Farewell Letter] Scene Twelve ["Giorgio, I didn't tell you in my letter..."] Helen Hobson Passion London Concert 1997 * Second Letter ["Giorgio, I too have cried..."] Marin Mazzie and Jere Shea Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Helen Hobson and Michael Ball Passion London Concert 1997 Rebecca Luker and Ryan Silverman Passion New York Cast 2013 * Soldiers' Gossip (#1 - #3) Francis Ruivivar, George Dvorsky, Cris Groenendaal, Marcus Olsen, and William Parry Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Simon Green, Michael Dore, Nigel Williams, and Michael Cantwell Passion London Concert 1997 Ken Krugman, Jeffrey Denman, Will Reynolds, Orville Mendoza, and Jason Michael Evans Passion New York Cast 2013 * Sunrise Letter ["Giorgio, I stand here staring at the sunrise..."] Marin Mazzie and Jere Shea Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Helen Hobson and Michael Ball Passion London Concert 1997 Rebecca Luker and Ryan Silverman Passion New York Cast 2013 * They Hear Drums [see Garden Sequence] * Third Letter ["Clara, I'm in hell..."] Marin Mazzie, Jere Shea and Ensemble Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Helen Hobson, Michael Ball and Ensemble Passion London Concert 1997 Rebecca Luker, Ryan Silverman and Ensemble Passion New York Cast 2013 Three Weeks [Scene Six] Rebecca Luker and Ensemble Passion New York Cast 2013 * Transition (#1) ["How can I describe her..."] Jere Shea and Ensemble Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Michael Ball and Ensemble Passion London Concert 1997 [as part of the Garden Sequence] Ryan Silverman and Ensemble Passion New York Cast 2013 * Transition (#2) ["All the time I watched from my room..."] George Dvorsky, Cris Groenendaal, William Parry, and Francis Ruivivar Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Ensemble Passion London Concert 1997 [as Transition] Ken Krugman, Jeffry Denman, Will Reynolds, Orville Mendoza, and Jason Michael Evans Passion New York Cast 2013 * Transition (#3) ["I've watched you from my window..."] Ensemble Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Ensemble Passion London Concert 1997 [as part of Fifth Letter] * Transition (#4) ["To feel a woman's touch..."] Cris Groenendaal Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Orville Mendoza Passion New York Cast 2013 * Transition (#5) ["How long were we apart..."] [Unidentified] Passion Broadway Cast 1994 * Trio ["I am writing to you, signora..."] Donna Murphy, Jere Shea, and Marin Mazzie Passion Broadway Cast 1994 Maria Friedman, Michael Ball, and Helen Hobson Passion London Concert 1997 [as Fifth Letter] Judy Kuhn, Ryan Silverman, and Rebecca Luker Passion New York Cast 2013 [as Fifth Letter]

| Publications | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Book New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1994; 131 pp. [1-55936-087-9] [hbk] [1-55936-088-7] [pbk] New York: Theatre Communications Group [book club edition], 1995 [Passion [book]](graphics/bpassion.jpg) | | | Score [complete] Miami FL: Warner Bros. Publications PF9608, 1996 Miami FL: Warner Bros. Publications [1576232948] PF9608, 1999; 208 pp. [edited by Carol Cuellar] $85.00 | | | Score [selections] Miami FL: Warner Bros. Publications VF2164, 1994; 46 pp. [includes "Happiness", "I Read", "Love Like Ours", "They Hear Drums", "I Wish I Could Forget You", "Loving You", "No One Has Ever Loved Me"] | | | Score [vocal selections; revised edition] Milwaukee: Hal Leonard HL 00313443 [ISBN: 978-1-4234-7265-0], November 2010; 64pp. ; $16.99 [includes "Happiness", "I Read I Wish I Could Forget You", "Is This What You Call Love?", "Love Like Ours", "Loving You", "No One Has Ever Loved Me", "Sunrise Letter", "They Hear Drums", "To Feel A Woman's Touch"] | | | Performance rights controlled by Music Theatre International | |

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