This is about the stage musical. For the television film see It's A Bird... It's A Plane... It's Superman! (1975 film).
It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman.
It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman is a stage musical based on the comic book character Superman.
Cast[]
- Bob Holiday - Superman/Clark Kent
- Patricia Marand - Lois Lane
- Jack Cassidy - Max Mencken
- Don Chastain - Jim Morgan
- Linda Lavin - Sydney Carlton
- Michael O'Sullivan - Dr. Abner Sedgwick
- Jerry Fujikawa - Father Ling
Plot[]
The plot revolves around Superman's efforts to defeat Dr. Abner Sedgwick, a ten-time Nobel Prize-losing scientist who seeks to avenge the scientific world's dismissal of his brilliance by attempting to destroy the world's symbol of good.
Additionally, Superman comes into romantic conflict with Max Mencken, a columnist for the Daily Planet newspaper, who resents Lois Lane's attraction to Superman, and later teams up with Sedgwick to destroy Superman.
Musical numbers[]
- Act I
- "Overture" - Orchestra, Superman, Lois
- "Doing Good" - Superman
- "We Need Him" - Company, Lois, Max, Superman
- "It's Superman" - Lois
- "We Don't Matter at All" - Jim, Lois
- "Revenge" - Dr. Sedgwick
- "The Woman for the Man" - Max, Lois
- "You've Got Possibilities" - Sydney
- "What I've Always Wanted" - Lois
- "Everything's Easy When You Know How" - The Flying Lings
- "Revenge" (reprise) - Dr. Sedgwick
- "It's Super Nice" - Company
- Act II
- "Entr'acte" - Orchestra
- "So Long Big Guy" - Max
- "The Strongest Man in the World" - Superman
- "Ooh, Do You Love You?" - Sydney
- "You've Got What I Need" - Dr. Sedgwick, Max
- "It's Superman (reprise)" - Lois, Superman, Sydney, Max, The Flying Lings, Jim, Company
- "I'm Not Finished Yet" - Lois
- "Pow! Bam! Zonk!" - Superman, The Flying Lings
- "Finale" - Company