La Strada

La Strada.

La Strada is a stage musical based on the 1954 film of the same name.

Cast

• Bernadette Peters - Gelsomina
• Stephen Pearlman - Zampano
• Larry Kert - Mario
• Peggy Cooper - Mama Lambrini

Plot

Gelsomina, a young girl, is sold by her impoverished mother to a brutish circus strongman, Zampanò, to be his assistant. She shows her abilities as a clown and soon becomes the star of the show. She falls in love with Zampanò, despite his abuse of her. But tragedy strikes when she befriends Mario, a circus clown, who gives her advice and friendship, and Zampanò kills him in a jealous fit. Zampanò eventually leaves Gelsomina, who still loves him, to die on the road.

Musical numbers

Act I

• "Seagull, Starfish, Pebble" – Gelsomina
• "The Great Zampano" – Gelsomina and Zampano
• "What's Going on Inside?" – Zampano
• "Belonging" – Gelsomina
• "I Don't Like You" – Gelsomina
• "Encounters" – Gelsomina and Company
• "There's a Circus in Town" – Mario
• "You're Musical" – Mario and Gelsomina
• "Only More!" – Gelsomina

Act II

• "What a Man" – Gelsomina and Mama Lambrini
• "Everything Needs Something" – Gelsomina
• "Sooner or Later" – Mario
• "Sooner or Later" (reprise) – Gelsomina
• "Belonging" (reprise) – Gelsomina
• "The End of the Road" – Company