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Baby
by David Shire, Richard Maltby, Jr. and Sybille Pearson
About the Musical
Based on a story developed with Susan Yankowitz about three expecting couples.
Story:
Three couples, each newly expecting a child, have different but familiar reactions. Lizzie and Danny are university juniors who have just moved in together. Athletic Pam and her husband, Nick, a sports instructor, have had some trouble conceiving. Arlene, already the mother of three grown daughters, is unsure of what to do, contemplating abortion while her husband Alan is thrilled with the thought of a new baby. Throughout the show, these characters experience the emotional stresses and triumphs, the desperate lows and the comic highs, that accompany the anticipation and arrival of a baby.
Composer
David Shire
Lyricist
Richard Maltby, Jr.
Librettist
Sybille Pearson
Broadway Premiere
- Theatre
- Ethel Barrymore Theatre
- Opening Night
- Dec 4, 1983
- Total Performances
- 241
- Original Cast
- Liz Callaway, Kirsti Carnahan, James Congdon, Catherine Cox, Kim Criswell, Beth Fowler, Barbara Gilbert, Todd Graff, Philip Hoffman, Lon Hoyt, John Jellison, Lisa Robinson, Judith Thiergaard, Martin Vidnovic, Dennis Warning
- Director
- Richard Maltby, Jr.
- Choreographer
- Wayne Cilento
- Producer
- James B. Freydberg, Ivan Bloch, Kenneth-John Productions (Kenneth D. Greenblatt: President; John J. Pomerantz: Executive Vice President) and Suzanne J. Schwartz
- Musical Director
- Peter Howard
- Orchestrations
- Jonathan Tunick
- Scenic Design
- John Lee Beatty
- Costume Design
- Jennifer von Mayrhauser
- Lighting Design
- Pat Collins
- Sound Design
- Jack Mann
2022 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
1984 Tony Award Nominations
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Todd Graff
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Liz Callaway
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical
1984 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Martin Vidnovic
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Catherine Cox
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Orchestration
Outstanding Lyrics
Outstanding Music
1984 Theatre World Award Nominations
Todd Graff
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