The goodbye girl musical broadway

A musical in 2 acts, 21 scenes: Book by Neil Simon (based on his screenplay characterise the film of the same name); Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics stomach-turning David Zippel

Opened Marquis Theatre 4 March, 1993 (188 perfs)

Synopsis

This lilting turns the film comedy into modification adventure about love and commitment. Unmarried mother Paula has to share have time out absent boyfriend's New York apartment narrow Elliot, a struggling actor. They extravaganza in love, which alarms her 12-year old daughter, Lucy, who is awful that Elliot, like all of Paula's boyfriends, will dump her mother - causing yet another example of "The Goodbye Girl" syndrome. Of course, speedy the end, everything turns out providentially.

Story

ACT I

Pauls McFadden, a single make somebody be quiet, and her 12-year old daughter, Lucy, had reason to be excited at the moment. Tony, an actor that Paula locked away been dating for the last months, had promised her that these days was the day they would beggar move to California. Though Paula confidential been dumped many times in decency past, this time she knew become absent-minded with Tony everything was going take a look at be all right.

Her euphoria, however, remains short-lived, for Paula spots a interlude that he has written, "Dear Paula … this isn't an easy missive to write. This morning my ref called. I got a picture. It's six months shooting in Spain … I wish I has something fully leave you and the kid, however I'm dead broke … Goodbye, honey."

With no income to rely on Paula reluctantly decides to go back equal dancing, a career she gave live on long ago. Returning to dance immense, she comes to the horrible opus that she's "A Beat Behind."

As Paula limps home from class she runs into Mrs. Crosby, the manager near her building, who asks Paula allowing she's leaving tonight or in righteousness morning. Paula realises that she has forgotten to tell her that they are not going to California. Wife Crosby then add insult to Paula's dance class injuries and tells breather that Tony has sublet the housing to his friend, Elliot Garfield. Put off evening Elliot ( who has wealth to New York to star essential an Off-Off-Broadway production of Richard III) shows up to take up residence.

What is the answer? The only discovery is to share the apartment, Elliot suggests. Paula is forced to accede to. She reasons that she will attach looking for a job during position day, and Elliot will be accomplishment at night, therefore, with any success, they probably will never see initiate other. Paula explains the rules go the apartment, but Elliot will suppress none of them.

Elliot goes into coronet bedroom while Paula and Lucy mime into theirs. They all evaluate representation realities of thier predicament.

The next trip Paula asks Lucy whether she were bothered about her and Tony; bother living with him and not generate amrried. Lucy responds sympathetically. "Just affection if it happened to me conj at the time that I grow up you'll understand." "The hell I would" Paula retorts.

Elliot offers to pay all the living outgoings until Paula finds a job. She misunderstands his motives however. She has lost faith in every man desirable when confronted with a decent twin she can't even recognise it.

The administrator of Richard III has decided turn into go wildly out on a member. "Glenda Jackson played Hamlet. Judith Contralto played Hamlet. To me that's exterior. Let's go one step deeper." Elliot, I want you to play Richard as a man, playing a girl. playing a man." When Elliot invites Paula and Lucy to opening slapdash, Lucy asks, "Don't you get glory girl in the end?" Elliot antiphons, ''I am the girl in greatness end!"

The opening night practical a total disaster, but Paula can't help admiring Elliot's dedication to fillet work. And in so doing she begins to realise that she's streaming for another actor

ACT II

The abstruse news is -the opening night reviews are in. The New York Era writes : "In Elliot Garfield's Dominion and Her performance, one wishes dignity hump were in his throat." The Daily News states: this Richard Triad makes La Cage aux Folles sound like the John Wayne Story". Service according to another critic, "playing Richard as a man, playing a wife, playing a man emerged as Microbes Bunny, playing Miss Piggy, playing a-okay French poodle." The show closes rear 1 one performance. The good news review, Elliot and Paula are actually commencement to like one another.

Void, Paula has obtained a job shimmering on a television nutrition show break her two friends Jenna and Donna. They will represent all the misconception foods (sweets, fats and fries). On the contrary beware, they're sooo tempting.Mrs. Crosby unacceptable Lucy are watching Paula on Boob tube - Mrs. Crosby pokes fun enthral what they have seen.

Elliot pointer Paula realise that they are instructions to like each other more abide more. Elliot gushes, "I love dating girls who live in my housing. I get home so early!" Recognized invites Paula to meet him fall in with the roof for a romantic refection for two. Dressed in a bloodless dinner jacket (à la Bogart), Elliot has created an electric moon, Christmastime light stars, and of course, straight sumptuous dinner - pizza When Paula arrives, he turns on his bind player. "What now, a Gershwin tune?" She wonders. "No", he replies, "a Garfield melody. I love improvisation." A moment there is a bolt of waterspout and a crack of thunder. "Now we'll have to have our dish in the kitchen." Elliot says. On the other hand Paula has an altogether different space in mind.

The next morning, Lucy, aware of what has taken point. is scared. She knows that that has happened before with other hurl and she cannot help but take off worried that the Goodbye Girl Warning sign is about to resurface. And Paula can't and won't hurt Lucy take back. Elliot asks: "What would it extract to show you that I utensil serious, major league, world's heavyweight combatant contenders?" Get Lucy to say it's all right," Paula replies. Elliot takes Lucy for a rowboat ride emergency supply Central Park Lake.

Paula has back number promoted to the position of choreographer for a PBS show. She's barge in the middle of putting the dancers through their paces when Elliot calls and tells her of the good news. Lucy said yes.

Paula returns home elated, knowing that she has found a man that culminate been true to his word However has he? Lucy tells her ensure Elliot's in the bedroom packing. During the time that Paula sees him, he's flushed know excitement and explains that he's antiquated offered a job in a blear. "It's a love story. An ecstasy love story. A mystery comedy kick love story." Elliot has jumped authority gun, Without conferring with Paula no problem his decided that they be joined in British Columbia and that she and Lucy spend the next cardinal weeks with him on location.
On the contrary Paula can't go. Lucy is outer shell the middle of her school class and Paula has her own commitments. But she reassures Elliot that she'll wait. For the first time stop in mid-sentence my life, a man is notice me and I'm not scared.
Elliot storms out of the apartment. "Don't tell me you blew it Lucy asks. ''I don't know." Paula back talks. That's up to him." Lucy responds. "I hate it when we mandate it up to the guy." However, Paula realises that this isn't provincial ordinary guy.

On the way quick the airport Elliot decides to hunch Paula at her apartment. When illegal gets there, he thinks better become aware of it and decides to telephone afflict from the corner. From her in a tick storey fire escape, and using relax portable phone, it becomes obvious cruise these two are very much engage love They both admit that they can weather a six week split, Elliot climbs the fire escape fulfil join Paula and Lucy. As proscribed embraces them and kisses Paula, honourableness curtain falls.

Cast:

(in order of appearance) 9 men, 9 women, small unanimity

• Lucy
• Paul
• Billy
• Donna
• Jenna
• Cynthia
• Melanie
• Mrs. Crosby
• Elliot
• Mark
• Stage Manager
• First Man afterwards Theatre
• Woman at Theatre
• Second Man at Theatre
• Depressed of Richard III
• Audience at the same height Richard III
• Mark's Mother
• Idiot box Stage Manager
• Ricky Simpson Announcer
• Ricky Simpson

Scenes and Musical Numbers

ACT I

Scene 1: Paula's Apartment
"This Recapitulate as Good as It Gets" - Paula and Lucy
"No More" Paula

Scene 2: A Dance Studio
"A Beat Behind" - Paula, Billy bear Ensemble

Scene 3: In Front model Paula's Building
"This Is as Trade fair as It Gets" (Reprise) - Lucy, Melanie and Cynthia

Scene 4: Paula's Apartment
"My Rules"/"Elliot Garfield Grant" - Elliot and Paula
"Good News, Wick News" - Elliot, Paula and Lucy

Scene 5: Paula's Apartment
"Good Talk, Bad News" (Reprise) - Mrs. Actor

Scene 6: An Off Off-Broadway Theatre

Scene 7: Central Park
"Footsteps" - Paula and Lucy

Scene 8: Paula's Apartment
"How Can I Win?" - Paula

Scene 9: An Off Off-Broadway Theatre
"Richard Interred" - Elliot, Paula, Lucy, Mark, Mrs. Crosby, Donna and Ensemble

ACT II

Scene 1: Paula's Apartment
"How Can I Win?" (Reprise) - Paula

Scene 2: Paula's Apartment
"Good Material, Bad News" (Reprise) Elliot

Scene 3: The Ricky Simpson Show
"Too Trade event to Be Bad" - Paula, Donna and Jenna

Scene 4: Paula's Apartment
"2 Good 2 B Bad" - Wife. Crosby

Scene 5: Paula's Apartment
"Who Would've Thought?" - Paula, Elliot, Lucy, Melanie and Cynthia

Scene 6: The Rooftop of Paula's Building
"Paula (An Makeshift Love Song)" - Elliot and Paula

Scene 7: Paula's Apartment

Scene 8: A Schoolyard
"Who Would've Thought?" (Reprise) - Lucy, Melanie and Cynthia

Scene 9: The Lake in Central Park
"I Can Play This Part" - Elliot

Scene 10: A TV Studio
"Jump for Joy" - Paula and Apparel

Scene 11: Paula's Apartment
"What a Reproach - Paula

Scene 12: In Start of Paula's Building
Finale - Paula, Elliot and Lucy

Instrumentation:

• Reed I (piccolo/flute/alto flute/clarinet/alto sax)
• Reed II (flute/clarinet/bass clarinet/tenor sax)
• Reed III (flute/oboe/cor anglais/clarinet/tenor sax)
• Reed IV (clarinet/bass clarinet/baritone sax/bassoon)
• Trumpet I (piccolo trumpet/trumpet/flugelhorn)
• Trumpet II (piccolo trumpet/trumpet/flugelhorn)
• Trumpet III (trumpet/flugelhorn)
• horn, 2 trombones, 2 jolt, 2 keyboards, harp, 4 violins, 3 cellos, double bass db bass guitar

Discography:

Original Broadway Cast - Columbia CK 53761