MEMORIZE YOU:
A Song Cycle
A series of pieces that explore relationships, commitment, and Love.
About the Piece
DURATION: 45 minutes
CAST: 3 person (1 male, 2 female)
-song cy·cle
noun. a set of related songs, often on a romantic theme, intended to form a single musical entity.
Memorize You is 3 person (1m, 2F) original 50min song -cycle written by Gail Phaneuf. The songs tell the story of the relationship between a husband and wife and a younger woman who complicates their lives. Through the songs we explore the journey of love, betrayal, loss, temptation, passion and growth in the entwined relationships.
About the Performers
Delon Grant performs “Red Dress” and “Memorize” in the song samples for “Memorize You”.
De’Lon Grant is an Actor and singer currently performing on Broadway in the Tony Award nominated hit musical “Come From Away”. He spent three years touring domestically and internationally as Berry Belson in the Tony Award winning musical “Jersey Boys” and was recently named Best Leading Actor at the 2017 IRNE Awards for his portrayal of Haywood Patterson in Kander and Ebb’s “The Scottsboro Boys”; a role for which he also received an Elliot Norton Award Nomination.
Full Song List
“The Way that I Love You”
Husband and Wife
“Red Dress”
Husband
“What is Love”
Husband and Wife
“Save Me”
Girl
“How Do You Know?”
Husband and Girl
“Memorize You”
Husband and Girl
“It’s Not What You Say”
Wife and Girl
“Somewhere”
Wife
“Nice Day for a Ride”
Husband
“It’s Not Me You Call”
Wife
“The Picture”
Girl
“Hanging by a Thread”
Husband
“Please”
Husband, Wife, Girl
“Memorize You Reprise”
Husband, Wife, Girl
“I Can Hide”
Group
Song Samples
“Red Dress”
“How Do You Know”
“Memorize”
“It’s Not What You Say”
“Nice Day for a Ride””
“The Picture”