Two Cities (musical) Two Cities (musical) Two Cities is a 2006 stage musical by Howard Goodall based on the 1859 novel "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. The music and lyrics were written by Goodall, and the book was co-written by Goodall and Joanna Read. Unlike the novel, which is set in the French Revolution, the musical is set in the 1917 Russian Revolution, and the "two cities" of the title are not London and Paris but rather London and St. Petersburg. However, the underlying story is the same: a love triangle between the young Lucy Mannersly and the two men
A Tale of Two Cities (speech) A Tale of Two Cities (speech) A Tale of Two Cities was a speech delivered by New York Governor Mario Cuomo on July 16, 1984, at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, California. Mario Cuomo was elected Governor of New York on a Democratic Party ticket in 1982. In his inaugural address, he constructed Democratic values metaphorically as caring for a family. The speech was well received by members of both the Democratic and Republican parties and displayed Cuomo's skill as an orator. Throughout his first year as Governor Cuomo supported numerous liberal policies even as conservatism was growing