Overview
Synopsis
Three couples around a university campus have their lives changed forever when they discover each of the women are pregnant. The first couple is Lizzie and Danny: two college students who have just moved in together and are shocked to discover Lizzie is pregnant; Pam and Nick, two 30-something sports coaches who have been trying to get pregnant for two years; and Alan and Arlene, two middle-aged parents who are looking forward to starting a new chapter in their lives without children when a romantic anniversary leads to an unexpected pregnancy. Baby shows the ups and downs of pregnancy and how the news of a new life can change a relationship forever.
This guide is based on the 2004 Papermill Playhouse Version, available for licensing through MTI.
Show Information
- Book
- Sybille Pearson
- Music
- David Shire
- Lyrics
- Richard Maltby, Jr.
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1983
- Genres
- Drama
- Settings
- Simple/No Set, Contemporary
- Time & Place
- A university campus in the USA, 1980s
- Cast Size
- small
- Orchestra Size
- Medium
- Dancing
- Some Dance
- Licensor
- Music Theatre International
- Ideal For
- Community Theatre, College/University, Ensemble Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Star Vehicle Female, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Late Teen Characters, Small Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead |
Male |
Baritone |
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|
Lead |
Male |
Baritone |
|
|
Lead |
Female |
Alto |
|
|
Lead |
Male |
Tenor |
|
|
Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
|
|
Featured |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
|
|
Ensemble |
Either Gender |
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass |
Songs
Act One
- What Could Be Better? – Danny, Lizzie
- The Plaza Song – Alan, Arlene
- Baby, Baby, Baby – Nick, Pam, Alan, Arlene, Danny, Lizzie
- I Want It All – Pam, Lizzie, Arlene
- At Night She Comes Home to Me – Nick, Danny
- What Could Be Better? (Reprise) – Danny, Lizzie
- Fatherhood Blues – Danny, Alan, Nick, Prof. Weiss and Dean Webber
- Romance – Nick, Pam
- I Chose Right – Danny
- We Start Today (Reprise) – Company
- The Story Goes On – Lizzie
Act Two
- The Ladies Singin' Their Song – Lizzie, Women in the Town
- Patterns – Arlene
- Romance (Reprise) – Nick, Pam
- Easier to Love – Alan
- The End of Summer - Lizzie, Arlene, Pam
- Two People In Love – Danny, Lizzie
- And What If We Had Loved Like That – Alan, Arlene
- With You – Nick, Pam
- We Start Today (Reprise) – Danny, Lizzie, Nick, Pam, Alan, Arlene
- The Story Goes On (Reprise) – Company
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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Scenes
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Guide Written By:
Emma Houlahan
Canadian vocalist and actor now based in London.