Which British musical comedy had music and lyrics written by David Heneker?
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David Heneker David Heneker (31 March 1906 – 30 January 2001) was a writer and composer of British popular music and musicals, best known for creating the music and lyrics for "Half a Sixpence".
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Half a Sixpence Half a Sixpence is a musical comedy based on the novel "Kipps" by H. G. Wells, with music and lyrics by David Heneker and book by Beverley Cross. It was written as a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele.
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You Rang, M'Lord? You Rang M'Lord? is a BBC television sitcom written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of "Dad's Army", "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" and "Hi-de-Hi!" It was broadcast between 1990 and 1993 on the BBC (although there had earlier been a pilot episode in 1988). The show was a comedy set in the house of an aristocratic family in the 1920s, contrasting the upper-class family and their servants in a house in London, along the same lines as the popular drama "Upstairs, Downstairs".
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Bumblescratch Bumblescratch is an original sung-through musical with book, music and lyrics by Robert J. Sherman. The musical premiered at the Adelphi Theatre in London on 4 September 2016 as a one night, celebrity gala charity event in aid of Variety, the Children's Charity (UK). This was done as part of weekend commemorations of the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London. The staged concert was directed and choreographed by Stewart Nicholls with music direction by Tom Kelly, orchestrations by Rowland Lee and design by Gabriella Slade. An Original Cast Recording which includes musical highlights from the show was recorded at Angel Recording Studios on September 12–13, 2016 in Islington, London. The album was mixed and mastered between September 14 – November 11 in Kent and released by SimG Records on December 19, 2016. In the Adelphi cast were Darren Day, Jessica Martin, Michael Xavier, Ilan Galkoff, Alastair Barron, Jacob Chapman, James Dangerfield, Emma Harold, Katie Kerr, Jessie May, Teddy Moynihan, Cathy Read and Dickie Wood. Prior to this performance, there was a workshop of the show held on May 9 and 10, 2013 at the Network Theatre in London.
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Betwixt! Betwixt! is a musical comedy conceived and written by Ian McFarlane. It also played a concert version in the West End at the Ambassadors Theatre.
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Happy Days (musical) Happy Days is a musical with a book by Garry Marshall and music and lyrics by Paul Williams, based on the ABC TV series of the same name.
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Shine! Shine! is a musical based on characters and situations found in the works of Horatio Alger, particularly "Ragged Dick" and "Silas Snobden's Office Boy", respectively Alger's first best-seller and the one first printed in book form eighty years after it was first serialized in Argosy. Its plot and characters focus on Alger's pervasive theme: that in America one could begin with nothing, and with the right attitude, hard work, application, and a little bit of luck, dream a dream and chart a course on which to achieve it. Richard Seff wrote the book, Lee Goldsmith the lyrics and Roger Anderson the music. Anderson and Goldsmith had previously collaborated on the musical "Chaplin".
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David Spicer (writer) David Spicer is a writer, perhaps best known for his BBC Radio 4 comedy series:
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Baghdaddy Baghdaddy is a satirical musical comedy stage play with music and book by Marshall Paillet, lyrics and book by A.D. Penedo, based on an unproduced screenplay by J.T. Allen, and produced by Charlie Fink. The musical is based on historical events leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States, and focuses on how the CIA and BND (German intelligence service) provided the Bush administration with a justification for invading Iraq.
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Boy Meets Boy (musical) Boy Meets Boy is a musical comedy
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Saturday Night Fever (musical) Saturday Night Fever is a musical with a book by Nan Knighton (in collaboration with Arlene Phillips, Paul Nicholas, and Robert Stigwood) and music and lyrics by the Bee Gees.
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The Mr. Men Show The Mr. Men Show (sometimes simply called Mr. Men) is a British/American  animated television series based on the original "Mr. Men and Little Miss" books created in the late 20th century by British author Roger Hargreaves and his son Adam Hargreaves. Adapted from the published source material into a television variety program, "The Mr. Men Show" features comedy sketches (primarily), pantomimes, dance numbers and music videos. The TV series is directed by Mark Risley and executive produced by Eryk Casemiro with Kate Boutilier. Original score and songs are composed by Jared Faber. The series originally aired on Channel 5's Milkshake! programming block in the United Kingdom and Cartoon Network in the United States.
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Closer to Heaven Closer to Heaven is a musical by Jonathan Harvey and Pet Shop Boys. It was premiered in May 2001 at the Arts Theatre in London, opening to mixed reviews, and ran until 13 October 2001. A second production of "Closer to Heaven" was premiered in Australia in 2005.
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Home Sweet Home (1945 film) Home Sweet Home is a 1945 British musical comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley written by Roney Parsons and Anthony Toner and starring Frank Randle, Nicolette Roeg (sister of director Nic Roeg) and Tony Pendrell.
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Your Own Thing Your Own Thing is a rock-styled musical comedy loosely based on "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare. It premiered off-Broadway in early 1968. The music and lyrics are by Hal Hester and Danny Apolinar with the book adaptation by Donald Driver, who also directed the original production. The show was a success, running for 937 performances Off-Broadway and then touring and playing in London and Australia.
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The Party Line (radio) The Party Line is a British radio sitcom, co-written by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, and produced by Adam Bromley. It was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 2005 and 2008. The show stars James Fleet as Duncan Stonebridge, a Labour Member of Parliament for the imaginary Rothershurst, which appears to be a marginal constituency in the north of England, one which was traditionally Conservative but turned Labour under Tony Blair. In line with the national trend, the elections of 2005 saw Stonebridge's majority reduced to 27. Stonebridge is a Londoner and, according to his constituency agent Roger (Geoffrey McGivern), was "parachuted in by RAF Millbank".
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Ian McFadyen Ian McFadyen (born 8 July 1948) is an Australian writer, actor, and director. He is best known as the producer and performer on the Australian television series "The Comedy Company" which ran from 16 February 1988 to 11 November 1990. One of McFadyen's most memorable characters on the show was "David Rabbitborough", a parodic impersonation of British naturalist David Attenborough.
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Pickwick (musical) Pickwick is a musical with a book by Wolf Mankowitz, music by Cyril Ornadel, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. Based on "The Pickwick Papers" by Charles Dickens, it is set in and around London and Rochester in 1828.
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Kisses on a Postcard Kisses on a Postcard is a stage musical written by Terence Frisby with music by Gordon Clyde, John Altman, and Tom Recknell based on Frisby's experiences as an evacuee, or 'vacky', during World War II. When he was just 7 and his brother Jack was 11, they were sent from their family in South East London to a small village in Cornwall to escape German bombing during the Battle of Britain. They were two of over three and a half million children evacuated from cities in Britain, the largest migration of people in UK history.
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Behind the Iron Mask Behind the Iron Mask is a musical with a book by Colin Scott and Melinda Walker and music and lyrics by John Robinson. It received unanimously unfavourable reviews which forced its early closure. The show draws inspiration from the Man in the Iron Mask
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List of songs with lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse This list contains songs with lyrics written or co-written by the English humorist, novelist and playwright P. G. Wodehouse
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Jet Set Go! Jet Set Go! is a British musical comedy written by Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary, with Brunger writing book and lyrics and Cleary writing music and lyrics.