Don’t Quit While You’re Ahead

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"Don’t Quit While You’re Ahead" is a prominent musical number from the Broadway adaptation of Charles Dickens’ unfinished novel *The Mystery of Edwin Drood*, known for its lively ensemble performance and meta-theatrical flair.

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Don’t Quit While You’re Ahead canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
appearsIn Act of The Mystery of Edwin Drood (stage musical) ⓘ
associatedWithProductionType Broadway ⓘ
basedOn The Mystery of Edwin Drood (novel) ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy Charles Dickens ⓘ
composer Rupert Holmes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
feature audience-addressing lyrics ⓘ
comic tone ⓘ
ensemble performance ⓘ
meta-theatrical elements ⓘ
firstPerformanceIn The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Broadway production) ⓘ
genre Broadway show tune ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
hasSubject performance within a performance ⓘ
showmanship ⓘ
theatrical success and risk ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage English ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Rupert Holmes ⓘ
medium stage ⓘ
notableFor breaking the fourth wall ⓘ
lively ensemble staging ⓘ
self-referential theatrical humor ⓘ
originalWorkMedium Broadway musical ⓘ
partOf Drood ⓘ
The Mystery of Edwin Drood ⓘ
performingArtsDiscipline musical theatre performance ⓘ
workType theatrical song ⓘ

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical) → notableSong → Don’t Quit While You’re Ahead ⓘ