Ari Bagley and Logan Johnson perform "Opposite You" from The Glorious Ones, a musical set in 17th-century Italy with music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. The song captures a romantic dynamic between theatrical performers, with pledges to "play opposite" each other and references to moon-stealing.
The Glorious Ones is a musical with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. The Glorious Ones is set in 17th century Italy. The show premiered on April 27, 2007 at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. It later opened on Off-Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre on October 11, 2007. The show was nominated for Drama Desk Awards in Outstanding Musical, Music, Lyrics, Orchestration, in costume design.
In Opposite You, Isabella and Francesco have finally been cast as romantic opposites in the play The Midwomen.
Guess you and I. Isabella wants the moon.
Nothing will appease her.
As she hums a haunting little tune, Arlecchino sees her. He desires her. She inspires him. So he steals the moon from on high. What a start.
Soon we'll grow and be a group.
And I was born for the party, more to play opposite you.
You could teach me all you know.
I would go where you would lead me. We were born to make it so.
We were born to fly. I would give all my gold, all my jewels, just to be with you for a day.
Your heart and soul and flesh and bone, yours until I die. In the music of another age, I was born to hear you, born to stand beside you on a stage, ever to be near you. Will we still love best, turning hero fans? On the painted sands of the sky, kindred hearts, making the world something new, cast in the simplest of forms, born to play opposite
