Overview
Synopsis
A Family Affair is the story of Gerry Siegal and Sally Nathan, a young suburban Chicago couple who decide to get married. Alfie, Sally's guardian and uncle, wants a small, intimate wedding while Tilly, Gerry's strong-willed mother, want a large, grand wedding. Soon, a marital World War III starts between the two families. Eventually, Gerry and Sally realize that their families have almost destroyed the wedding with their bickering. Finally, they decide to just have a quiet family affair and all is well.
Show Information
- Book
- William Goldman , James Goldman
- Music
- John Kander
- Lyrics
- James Goldman
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1962
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Cast Size
- large
- Licensor
- Music Theatre International
- Ideal For
- Mostly Female Cast, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly, Late Teen, Child Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Songs
Act I
- Anything for You
- Beautiful
- My Son, the Lawyer
- Every Girl Wants to Get Married
- Right Girls
- Kalua Bay
- There's a Room in My House
- Siegal Marching Song
- Nathan Marching Song
- Harmony
Act II
- Now, Morris
- Wonderful Party
- Revenge
- Summer is Over
- Harmony (Reprise)
- I'm Worse Than Anybody
- What I Say Goes
- The Wedding
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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