The King’s Speech, The Musical: Track List

You probably might have heard by now that The King’s Speech is headed to Broadway, and I really am intrigued by the state of affairs which has turned the film from affable Best Picture contender to loathed Oscar winner. (I was a vaguely reticent fan when I first saw, but upon multiple viewings it ended up in my top 7 that year).
           
I’m interested in the notion of how the film will transfer to theatre, I could imagine the libretto would be rather simple – the script is straightforward. It’s the music – the crux of a musical – that has me more anxious. I happened to get my hands (illicitly, of course) on a drafted list of songs for the 2012 opening. I’ve left my thoughts below on what I imagine they could be about where necessary.
       
ACT ONE

• The Microphone – Ensemble


• Speech Therapy– Elizabeth


• The Penguins – Bertie


• My Castle, My Rules – Lionel


• Unnamed Song – Bertie, King George V


• The King’s Speech I– Lionel, Bertie and Elizabeth


• When I Was a Boy – Bertie, Lionel


• King George the Stammer-er – Bertie, David

This would probably be the scene for the first The King's Speech number...

ACT TWO

• When I Was A Boy (Reprise) – Bertie


• Shit and Fuck and Tits – Albert and Lionel


• The King’s Speech II– Bertie, David and Ensemble


• Unnamed Song - Lionel


• If I Must Be Queen – Elizabeth, Bertie (I imagine that this could be a sleeper number that ends up becoming the emotional gamut of the show)


• Confrontation / I Have A Voice– Bertie, Lionel


• The King’s Speech III – Albert, Lionel, Elizabeth and Ensemble

It seems the songwriters are playing on the concept of his literal speech and his speech (as in the manner of speaking), which is the only reason I could account for a resounding THREE songs with the title. I’m actually surprised that Elizabeth actually has a solo, this is – after all – a boys’ piece so she’s probably lucky to get even that. I like that the purported list has little more than a dozen numbers, which probably means it probably won’t be sung-through. I can’t imagine what the solo number for Lionel in the second act could be about. Maybe we might get a further glimpse of home life…who knows?
       
Fingers crossed; maybe the lyrics to some of these gems might leak before the year’s out. *I’ll do my utmost to make that happen.*
          

Now that we've seen the track list are you anticipating the film's transfer to the stage?

     
(To state the obvious, in case the deadpan is misleading - this information is falsified.)