Take Flight

Take Flight may refer to:

Take Flight (album), 2005 album of Sylvester Sim

Take Flight (musical), a musical that premiered in 2007

Take Flight, LLC, a clothing brand

Take Flight, a later version of the Walt Disney World attraction Delta Dreamflight

Take Flight, a song of the album Shatter Me (album) from the American violinist Lindsey Stirling

Take Flight (musical)

Take Flight is a musical with book by John Weidman, music by David Shire and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.. The musical is inspired by the early history of aviation, interweaving the lives of the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart and her publisher George Putnam, along with such sundry luminaries as Otto Lilienthal, the German "Glider King"; Commander Richard Byrd; French flying aces Nungesser and Coli, and various others.

Productions

The musical premiered at London's Menier Chocolate Factory in July 2007, directed by Sam Buntrock.

Prior to the London premiere, private readings were held in October 2004, after a workshop. Maltby directed, with a cast that featured Kelli O'Hara as Amelia Earhart and Christian Borle as Wilbur Wright. The show was also initially presented as a concert at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2004.

It received its American premiere at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey, in April 2010 running through June 6. The production was also directed by Sam Buntrock. The cast featured Jenn Colella (Amelia Earhart), Michael Cumpsty (George Putnam), Claybourne Elder (Charles Lindbergh) and Benjamin Schrader (Orville Wright).

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Shatter Me (album)

Shatter Me is the second studio album by American violinist and solo artist Lindsey Stirling. It is Stirling's first album to include collaborations with other vocalists, featuring Lzzy Hale and Dia Frampton, and Stirling has said its musical style is more progressive than her first album. The album was released on iTunes on April 25, 2014 in most of the world, on April 29, 2014 in the United States, and on May 2 in Germany. The first single, "Beyond the Veil", was released on March 24, peaking at number 22 on Billboard Dance and Electronic Digital Songs. The video was posted the following day. The second single, "Shatter Me", was released on April 23, accumulating 1.3 million views after one day on YouTube. The album reached number two on the Billboard 200, making it Stirling's biggest week of her career in terms of sales, while peaking on three other Billboard charts. On August 27 of 2014, the album reached a gold certification in Germany for the selling of 100,000 copies On October 21, Stirling's album was certified gold in Austria, being her second album in doing so.