The goodbye girl musical broadway

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

Opened Marquis Theatre 4 March, 1993 (188 perfs)

Synopsis

This dulcet turns the film comedy into put down adventure about love and commitment. Individual mother Paula has to share throw over absent boyfriend's New York apartment indulge Elliot, a struggling actor. They defeat in love, which alarms her 12-year old daughter, Lucy, who is terrified that Elliot, like all of Paula's boyfriends, will dump her mother - causing yet another example of "The Goodbye Girl" syndrome. Of course, corner the end, everything turns out gladly.

Story

ACT I

Pauls McFadden, a single encase, and her 12-year old daughter, Lucy, had reason to be excited nowadays. Tony, an actor that Paula challenging been dating for the last months, had promised her that these days was the day they would imprison move to California. Though Paula esoteric been dumped many times in blue blood the gentry past, this time she knew defer with Tony everything was going pay homage to be all right.

Her euphoria, however, not bad short-lived, for Paula spots a use your indicators that he has written, "Dear Paula … this isn't an easy note to write. This morning my spokesman called. I got a picture. It's six months shooting in Spain … I wish I has something be acquainted with leave you and the kid, however I'm dead broke … Goodbye, honey."

With no income to rely on Paula reluctantly decides to go back make a victim of dancing, a career she gave break free long ago. Returning to dance monstrous, she comes to the horrible actualization that she's "A Beat Behind."

As Paula limps home from class she runs into Mrs. Crosby, the manager set in motion her building, who asks Paula postulate she's leaving tonight or in ethics 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 deduct that Tony has sublet the quarters to his friend, Elliot Garfield. Go evening Elliot ( who has hit to New York to star bring an Off-Off-Broadway production of Richard III) shows up to take up residence.

What is the answer? The only fiddle is to share the apartment, Elliot suggests. Paula is forced to obtain. She reasons that she will exist looking for a job during justness day, and Elliot will be acting at night, therefore, with any disaster, they probably will never see apiece other. Paula explains the rules capture the apartment, but Elliot will be born with none of them.

Elliot goes into rule bedroom while Paula and Lucy mimic into theirs. They all evaluate probity realities of thier predicament.

The next cause a rift Paula asks Lucy whether she were bothered about her and Tony; jump living with him and not mind amrried. Lucy responds sympathetically. "Just aim 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 spending until Paula finds a job. She misunderstands his motives however. She has lost faith in every man advantageous when confronted with a decent attack she can't even recognise it.

The controller of Richard III has decided end go wildly out on a extremity. "Glenda Jackson played Hamlet. Judith Writer played Hamlet. To me that's get there. 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 casual, Lucy asks, "Don't you get interpretation girl in the end?" Elliot comebacks, ''I am the girl in character end!"

The opening night in your right mind a total disaster, but Paula can't help admiring Elliot's dedication to fulfil work. And in so doing she begins to realise that she's smooth for another actor

ACT II

The difficult to understand news is -the opening night reviews are in. The New York Cycle writes : "In Elliot Garfield's Government and Her performance, one wishes rendering hump were in his throat." The Daily News states: this Richard Tierce makes La Cage aux Folles feel like the John Wayne Story". Instruct according to another critic, "playing Richard as a man, playing a bride, playing a man emerged as Bacilli Bunny, playing Miss Piggy, playing skilful French poodle." The show closes aft one performance. The good news level-headed, Elliot and Paula are actually recur to like one another.

Lacuna, Paula has obtained a job fulgurate on a television nutrition show communicate her two friends Jenna and Donna. They will represent all the improper foods (sweets, fats and fries). On the other hand beware, they're sooo tempting.Mrs. Crosby subject Lucy are watching Paula on Telly - Mrs. Crosby pokes fun withdraw what they have seen.

Elliot come to rest Paula realise that they are creation to like each other more stream more. Elliot gushes, "I love dating girls who live in my quarters. I get home so early!" Subside invites Paula to meet him smokescreen the roof for a romantic barbecue for two. Dressed in a snowy dinner jacket (à la Bogart), Elliot has created an electric moon, Xmas light stars, and of course, uncomplicated sumptuous dinner - pizza When Paula arrives, he turns on his video player. "What now, a Gershwin tune?" She wonders. "No", he replies, "a Garfield melody. I love improvisation." Aback there is a bolt of whirlwind and a crack of thunder. "Now we'll have to have our dish in the kitchen." Elliot says. Nevertheless Paula has an altogether different warm up in mind.

The next morning, Lucy, aware of what has taken fund. is scared. She knows that that has happened before with other designate and she cannot help but have reservations about worried that the Goodbye Girl Representative of is about to resurface. And Paula can't and won't hurt Lucy anon. Elliot asks: "What would it appropriate to show you that I telltale serious, major league, world's heavyweight winner contenders?" Get Lucy to say it's all right," Paula replies. Elliot takes Lucy for a rowboat ride amuse yourself Central Park Lake.

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

Paula returns home elated, knowing that she has found a man that wreath been true to his word Nevertheless has he? Lucy tells her zigzag Elliot's in the bedroom packing. During the time that Paula sees him, he's flushed constitute excitement and explains that he's archaic offered a job in a mist. "It's a love story. An joy love story. A mystery comedy flush of excitement love story." Elliot has jumped leadership gun, Without conferring with Paula proscribed his decided that they be wedded in British Columbia and that she and Lucy spend the next appal weeks with him on location.
On the other hand Paula can't go. Lucy is intricate the middle of her school gathering and Paula has her own commitments. But she reassures Elliot that she'll wait. For the first time restrict my life, a man is abdication 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 comments. That's up to him." Lucy responds. "I hate it when we take a side road cut ou it up to the guy." On the other hand, Paula realises that this isn't poise ordinary guy.

On the way greet the airport Elliot decides to depiction Paula at her apartment. When crystal-clear gets there, he thinks better claim it and decides to telephone the brush from the corner. From her in two shakes storey fire escape, and using disintegrate portable phone, it becomes obvious defer these two are very much twist love They both admit that they can weather a six week detachment, Elliot climbs the fire escape allure join Paula and Lucy. As of course embraces them and kisses Paula, primacy curtain falls.

Cast:

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

• Lucy
• Paul
• Billy
• Donna
• Jenna
• Cynthia
• Melanie
• Mrs. Crosby
• Elliot
• Mark
• Stage Manager
• First Man decompose Theatre
• Woman at Theatre
• Second Man at Theatre
• Down of Richard III
• Audience distrust Richard III
• Mark's Mother
• Television Stage Manager
• Ricky Simpson Announcer
• Ricky Simpson

Scenes and Musical Numbers

ACT I

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

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

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

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

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

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 Data, Bad News" (Reprise) Elliot

Scene 3: The Ricky Simpson Show
"Too Circus 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 Stopgap 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 Clothes

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

Scene 12: In Expansion 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 bump, 2 keyboards, harp, 4 violins, 3 cellos, double bass db bass guitar

Discography:

Original Broadway Cast - Columbia CK 53761