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Subways Are for Sleeping

Musical

Overview

Synopsis

Subways are for Sleeping concerns Angie McKay, a magazine writer assigned to write a story about a certain group of well-dressed homeless people sleeping in the New York subway. The leader of this group of well-dressed drifters is Tom Bailey, a one-man employment agency who finds other drifters odd jobs and sleeping quarters. To help research her story, Angie goes undercover and pretends to be a stranded girl from out-of-town. She quickly befriends Tom. Trouble ensues when Tom discovers that Angie is really a reporter.

Show Information

Music
Based on
Edmund G. Love's article in Harper's and subsequent book
Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
1961
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Settings
Period
Time & Place
New York City, 1960s
Cast Size
large
Ideal For
Mostly Male Cast, Large Cast

Characters

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Character Portrayals

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Songs

Act One

  • Subways Are for Sleeping
  • Girls Like Me
  • Station Rush
  • I'm Just Taking My Time
  • I Was a Shoo-In
  • Subway Directions
  • Ride Through the Night
  • Who Knows What Might Have Been
  • Swing Your Projects
  • Strange Duet
  • I Said It and I'm Glad
  • Be a Santa

Act Two

  • Subway Incident
  • How Can You Describe a Face?
  • I Just Can't Wait
  • Comes Once in a Lifetime
  • What Is This Feeling in the Air?

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.