Whistle Down the Wind | |
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Music | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Lyrics | Jim Steinman |
Book | Patricia Knop Andrew Lloyd Webber Gale Edwards |
Basis | 1958 novel Whistle Down the Wind 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind |
Productions | 1996 National Theatre 1998 West End 2001 UK Tour 2006 West End revival 2007 US Tour 2010 UK Tour |
Whistle Down the Wind is a musical with music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, who also co-wrote its book with Patricia Knop and Gale Edwards, and its lyrics were written by Jim Steinman. It is based on the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind, whose source novel was written by Mary Hayley Bell in 1958.
The musical premiered in 1996 at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., and a concept album was released in 1998. It was produced in the West End in 1998 and has been revived several times since then and toured extensively.