On the Flip Side is an hour long
television musical with music by
Burt Bacharach, lyrics by
Hal David, and a book by Robert Emmett.[1] The story concerns rock 'n' roll star Carlos O'Conner, whose career is on the skids after early success at age 20. He tries to make a comeback, but his style is out of date. He prays for a miracle, and gets one, when Angie and the Celestials, four angels, join his act.[2]
On the Flip Side was made for the anthology series ABC Stage 67, and it was originally broadcast on
ABC television on December 7, 1966.[2] It was the first musical written by Bacharach and David, who later co-created the 1968
Broadway musical Promises, Promises.[3] The production was directed by
Joe Layton and starred
Rick Nelson as O'Conner and
Joanie Summers as Angie, with Tyrone Cooper, Steven Perry, and Jeff Siggins as the Celestials,
Will Mackenzie as Jerome, Donna Jean Young as Juanita,
Murray Roman as Hairy Eddie Popkin and
James Coco as Zuckerman.[4][5]Peter Matz served as the
arranger and conducted the orchestra.[6]
An original cast album of On the Flip Side was released in December 1966 with
Rick Nelson and
Joanie Sommers.[7] It was released on the
Decca Records label, and was selected as a "Special Merit Pick" in Billboard magazine whose review gave particular praise to the arrangements by Peter Matz, Nelson's performance on the song "They Don't Give Medals", and Sommers' vocals on the song "Try to See It My Way".[8]
On the Flip Side is an hour long
television musical with music by
Burt Bacharach, lyrics by
Hal David, and a book by Robert Emmett.[1] The story concerns rock 'n' roll star Carlos O'Conner, whose career is on the skids after early success at age 20. He tries to make a comeback, but his style is out of date. He prays for a miracle, and gets one, when Angie and the Celestials, four angels, join his act.[2]
On the Flip Side was made for the anthology series ABC Stage 67, and it was originally broadcast on
ABC television on December 7, 1966.[2] It was the first musical written by Bacharach and David, who later co-created the 1968
Broadway musical Promises, Promises.[3] The production was directed by
Joe Layton and starred
Rick Nelson as O'Conner and
Joanie Summers as Angie, with Tyrone Cooper, Steven Perry, and Jeff Siggins as the Celestials,
Will Mackenzie as Jerome, Donna Jean Young as Juanita,
Murray Roman as Hairy Eddie Popkin and
James Coco as Zuckerman.[4][5]Peter Matz served as the
arranger and conducted the orchestra.[6]
An original cast album of On the Flip Side was released in December 1966 with
Rick Nelson and
Joanie Sommers.[7] It was released on the
Decca Records label, and was selected as a "Special Merit Pick" in Billboard magazine whose review gave particular praise to the arrangements by Peter Matz, Nelson's performance on the song "They Don't Give Medals", and Sommers' vocals on the song "Try to See It My Way".[8]