Overview
Synopsis
The musical is concerned primarily with the rocky courtship between Elizabeth Bennet, an impoverished clergyman's daughter with four sisters, and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, a wealthy aristocrat who arrives in Miss Elizabeth's rural village in 1813. The course of true love is hindered by minor character flaws on both sides--his pride and reserve, which look like arrogance to her, and her tendency to jump to erroneous conclusions based on little evidence, as well as her verbal assertiveness, which mildly scandalizes him--but as both Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are good and sensible people, all ends happily.
Show Information
- Book
- Abe Burrows
- Music
- George David Weiss , Bo Goldman , Glenn Paxton
- Lyrics
- George David Weiss , Bo Goldman , Glenn Paxton
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Cast Size
- large
- Licensor
- Samuel French
- Ideal For
- Mostly Female Cast, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Songs
- Five Daughters – Mrs. Bennet
- I'm Me – Elizabeth and her sisters
- Have You Heard The News (Rumour) – Mrs. Bennet and company
- A Perfect Evening – Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy
- As Long As There's A Mother – Mrs. Bennet and her daughters
- Jane – Bingley and Darcy
- Love Will Find Out the Way – Elizabeth
- A Gentleman Never Falls Wildly In Love – Mr. Darcy
- Fragrant Flower – Mr. Collins and Elizabeth
- I Feel Sorry For The Girl (What a Day to Fall in Love) – Jane Bennet, Mr. Bingley, and company
- (I Suddenly Find It) Agreeable – Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy
- This Really Isn't Me – Elizabeth
- A Simply Lovely Wedding – Charlotte Lucas, Mrs. Bennet, Elizabeth, and company
- A House In Town – Mrs. Bennet
- The Heart Has Won the Game – Mr. Darcy
- Let's Fetch the Carriage – Mrs. Bennet and Elizabeth
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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