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The Goodbye Girl
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 04, 1993
Closing Date
Aug 15, 1993
1st Preview
Feb 13, 1993
1st Preview
Feb 13, 1993
Previews
23
Performances
188
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Mar 04, 1993
Close Date: Aug 15, 1993
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Marquis Theatre
(Mar 04, 1993 - Aug 15, 1993)
Setting
In and around Paula's apartment, New York City.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre under the direction of
James M. Nederlander
,
Terry Allen Kramer
,
Harry J. Nederlander
,
Marvin I. Danto
and
Jesse Philips
; Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President; James L. Nederlander: Vice-President)
Produced by
Office Two-One, Inc.
,
Gladys Nederlander
,
Stewart F. Lane
,
James M. Nederlander
,
Richard M. Kagan
and
Emanuel Azenberg
; Associate Producer:
Kaede Seville
Book by
Neil Simon
; Music by
Marvin Hamlisch
; Lyrics by
David Zippel
; Musical Director:
Jack Everly
; Music orchestrated by
Billy Byers
and
Torrie Zito
; Dance arrangements by
Mark Hummel
Directed by
Michael Kidd
; Musical staging by
Graciela Daniele
; Assistant Choreographer:
Willie Rosario
Scenic Design by
Santo Loquasto
; Associate Scenic Design:
Peter Eastman
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Robert Perdziola
,
Peter Rogness
and
James Schuette
; Costume Design by
Santo Loquasto
; Assistant Costume Design:
Claudia Stephens
and
Mitchell Bloom
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Associate Lighting Design:
Marilyn Rennagel
; Sound Design by
Tom Clark
; Assistant Sound Design:
Stephen Erb
General Manager:
Leonard Soloway
; Company Manager:
Dana Sherman
; Associate Co. Mgr:
Sammy Ledbetter
Production Supervisor:
Peter Lawrence
; Technical Supervisor:
Peter Feller, Sr.
and
Arthur Siccardi
; Stage Manager:
Thomas A. Bartlett
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Greta Minsky
Conducted by
Jack Everly
; Assistant Conductor:
Fran L. Forchetti
; Concert Master:
Ron Oakland
; Reeds:
Albert Regni
,
Bob Keller
,
Edward Zuhlke
and
John Winder
; Trumpet:
Bob Millikan
,
Danny Cahn
and
Darryl Shaw
; Trombone:
Keith O'Quinn
; Bass Trombone:
George Flynn
; French Horn:
John Clark
; Drums:
Michael Keller
; Percussion:
Jim Saporito
; Keyboards:
Lee Musiker
and
Myles Chase
; Violin:
Ron Oakland
,
Janet Hill
,
Claudia Hafer-Tondi
and
Deborah Wong
; Cello:
Alvin McCall
,
Mark Shuman
and
Ellen Westerman
; Bass:
Bill Sloat
; Harp:
Lise Nadeau
; Musical Coordinator:
Michael Keller
Casting:
Jay Binder
; Press Representative:
Bill Evans & Associates
; Dance Captain:
Cynthia Onrubia
; Advertising:
Serino Coyne, Inc.
Bernadette Peters
Paula
Martin Short
Elliot
Barry Bernal
Cast of Richard III
Darlesia Cearcy
Stage Manager
Cast of Richard III
Jamie Beth Chandler
Cast of Richard III
Rick Crom
Second Man at Theatre
Audience at Richard III
TV Stage Manager
Ricky Simpson Announcer
Dennis Daniels
Cast of Richard III
Denise Faye
Cast of Richard III
Susann Fletcher
Donna
Ruth Gottschall
Audience at Richard III
Mark's Mother
Sean Grant
Audience at Richard III
Nancy Hess
Cast of Richard III
John Christopher Jones
Mark
Ricky Simpson
Mary Ann Lamb
Woman at Theatre
Audience at Richard III
Joe Locarro
Cast of Richard III
Rick Manning
Cast of Richard III
Tammy Minoff
Lucy
Lisa Molina
Melanie
Cynthia Onrubia
Jenna
Cast of Richard III
Larry Sousa
First Man at Theatre
Audience at Richard III
Linda Talcott
Cast of Richard III
Erin Torpey
Cynthia
Scott Wise
Billy
Cast of Richard III
Carol Woods
Mrs. Crosby
Swings:
Ned Hannah
and
Michele Pigliavento
Standby:
Betsy Joslyn
(Paula) and
Michael McGrath
(Elliot)
Understudies:
Ibijoke Akinola
(Melanie, Cynthia),
Darlesia Cearcy
(Mrs. Crosby),
Rick Crom
(Elliot, Mark, Ricky Simpson),
Ruth Gottschall
(Donna),
Nancy Hess
(Paula),
Lisa Molina
(Lucy) and
Erin Torpey
(Lucy)
Marquis Theatre
(Mar 04, 1993 - Aug 15, 1993)
Cast
Harrison Beal
Cast of Richard III
Malinda Shaffer
Mark's Mother
Songs
music by
Marvin Hamlisch
; lyrics by
David Zippel
Act 1
Sung By
This Is as Good as It Gets
Paula and Lucy
No More
Paula
A Beat Behind
Paula, Billy and Ensemble
This Is as Good as It Gets
(Reprise)
Lucy, Melanie and Cynthia
My Rules
Elliot and Paula
Good News, Bad News
Elliot, Paula and Lucy
Good News, Bad News
(Reprise)
Mrs. Crosby
Footsteps
Paula and Lucy
How Can I Win?
Paula
Richard Interred
Elliot, Paula, Lucy, Mark, Mrs. Crosby, Donna and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
How Can I Win?
(Reprise)
Paula
Good News, Bad News
(Reprise)
Elliot
Too Good to Be Bad
Paula, Donna and Jenna
2 Good 2 Be Bad
Mrs. Crosby
Who Would've Thought?
Paula, Elliot, Lucy, Melanie and Cynthia
Paula (An Improvised Love Song)
Elliot and Paula
Who Would've Thought?
(Reprise)
Lucy, Melanie and Cynthia
I Can Play This Part
Elliot
Jump for Joy
Paula and Ensemble
What a Guy
Paula
Finale
Paula, Elliot and Lucy
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1993 Nominee
Produced by
Office Two-One, Inc.
,
Gladys Nederlander
,
Stewart F. Lane
,
James M. Nederlander
,
Richard M. Kagan
and
Emanuel Azenberg
Best Actor in a Musical
1993 Nominee
Martin Short
Best Actress in a Musical
1993 Nominee
Bernadette Peters
Best Choreography
1993 Nominee
Musical staging by
Graciela Daniele
Best Direction of a Musical
1993 Nominee
Directed by
Michael Kidd
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
1993 Nominee
Martin Short
Outstanding Lyrics
1993 Nominee
Lyrics by
David Zippel
Outstanding Music
1993 Nominee
Music by
Marvin Hamlisch
Theatre World
Award
1993 Recipient
Martin Short
Statistics
Season:
1993-94
1992-93
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The Goodbye Girl Statistics
1993-94 Season
1992-93 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Songs
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre under the direction of
James M. Nederlander
,
Terry Allen Kramer
,
Harry J. Nederlander
,
Marvin I. Danto
and
Jesse Philips
; Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President; James L. Nederlander: Vice-President)
Produced by
Office Two-One, Inc.
,
Gladys Nederlander
,
Stewart F. Lane
,
James M. Nederlander
,
Richard M. Kagan
and
Emanuel Azenberg
; Associate Producer:
Kaede Seville
Book by
Neil Simon
; Music by
Marvin Hamlisch
; Lyrics by
David Zippel
; Musical Director:
Jack Everly
; Music orchestrated by
Billy Byers
and
Torrie Zito
; Dance arrangements by
Mark Hummel
Directed by
Michael Kidd
; Musical staging by
Graciela Daniele
; Assistant Choreographer:
Willie Rosario
Scenic Design by
Santo Loquasto
; Associate Scenic Design:
Peter Eastman
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Robert Perdziola
,
Peter Rogness
and
James Schuette
; Costume Design by
Santo Loquasto
; Assistant Costume Design:
Claudia Stephens
and
Mitchell Bloom
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Associate Lighting Design:
Marilyn Rennagel
; Sound Design by
Tom Clark
; Assistant Sound Design:
Stephen Erb
General Manager:
Leonard Soloway
; Company Manager:
Dana Sherman
; Associate Co. Mgr:
Sammy Ledbetter
Production Supervisor:
Peter Lawrence
; Technical Supervisor:
Peter Feller, Sr.
and
Arthur Siccardi
; Stage Manager:
Thomas A. Bartlett
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Greta Minsky
Conducted by
Jack Everly
; Assistant Conductor:
Fran L. Forchetti
; Concert Master:
Ron Oakland
; Reeds:
Albert Regni
,
Bob Keller
,
Edward Zuhlke
and
John Winder
; Trumpet:
Bob Millikan
,
Danny Cahn
and
Darryl Shaw
; Trombone:
Keith O'Quinn
; Bass Trombone:
George Flynn
; French Horn:
John Clark
; Drums:
Michael Keller
; Percussion:
Jim Saporito
; Keyboards:
Lee Musiker
and
Myles Chase
; Violin:
Ron Oakland
,
Janet Hill
,
Claudia Hafer-Tondi
and
Deborah Wong
; Cello:
Alvin McCall
,
Mark Shuman
and
Ellen Westerman
; Bass:
Bill Sloat
; Harp:
Lise Nadeau
; Musical Coordinator:
Michael Keller
Casting:
Jay Binder
; Press Representative:
Bill Evans & Associates
; Dance Captain:
Cynthia Onrubia
; Advertising:
Serino Coyne, Inc.
Bernadette Peters
Paula
Martin Short
Elliot
Barry Bernal
Cast of Richard III
Darlesia Cearcy
Stage Manager
Cast of Richard III
Jamie Beth Chandler
Cast of Richard III
Rick Crom
Second Man at Theatre
Audience at Richard III
TV Stage Manager
Ricky Simpson Announcer
Dennis Daniels
Cast of Richard III
Denise Faye
Cast of Richard III
Susann Fletcher
Donna
Ruth Gottschall
Audience at Richard III
Mark's Mother
Sean Grant
Audience at Richard III
Nancy Hess
Cast of Richard III
John Christopher Jones
Mark
Ricky Simpson
Mary Ann Lamb
Woman at Theatre
Audience at Richard III
Joe Locarro
Cast of Richard III
Rick Manning
Cast of Richard III
Tammy Minoff
Lucy
Lisa Molina
Melanie
Cynthia Onrubia
Jenna
Cast of Richard III
Larry Sousa
First Man at Theatre
Audience at Richard III
Linda Talcott
Cast of Richard III
Erin Torpey
Cynthia
Scott Wise
Billy
Cast of Richard III
Carol Woods
Mrs. Crosby
Swings:
Ned Hannah
and
Michele Pigliavento
Standby:
Betsy Joslyn
(Paula) and
Michael McGrath
(Elliot)
Understudies:
Ibijoke Akinola
(Melanie, Cynthia),
Darlesia Cearcy
(Mrs. Crosby),
Rick Crom
(Elliot, Mark, Ricky Simpson),
Ruth Gottschall
(Donna),
Nancy Hess
(Paula),
Lisa Molina
(Lucy) and
Erin Torpey
(Lucy)
Marquis Theatre
(Mar 04, 1993 - Aug 15, 1993)
Cast
Harrison Beal
Cast of Richard III
Malinda Shaffer
Mark's Mother
music by
Marvin Hamlisch
; lyrics by
David Zippel
Act 1
Sung By
This Is as Good as It Gets
Paula and Lucy
No More
Paula
A Beat Behind
Paula, Billy and Ensemble
This Is as Good as It Gets
(Reprise)
Lucy, Melanie and Cynthia
My Rules
Elliot and Paula
Good News, Bad News
Elliot, Paula and Lucy
Good News, Bad News
(Reprise)
Mrs. Crosby
Footsteps
Paula and Lucy
How Can I Win?
Paula
Richard Interred
Elliot, Paula, Lucy, Mark, Mrs. Crosby, Donna and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
How Can I Win?
(Reprise)
Paula
Good News, Bad News
(Reprise)
Elliot
Too Good to Be Bad
Paula, Donna and Jenna
2 Good 2 Be Bad
Mrs. Crosby
Who Would've Thought?
Paula, Elliot, Lucy, Melanie and Cynthia
Paula (An Improvised Love Song)
Elliot and Paula
Who Would've Thought?
(Reprise)
Lucy, Melanie and Cynthia
I Can Play This Part
Elliot
Jump for Joy
Paula and Ensemble
What a Guy
Paula
Finale
Paula, Elliot and Lucy
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1993 Nominee
Produced by
Office Two-One, Inc.
,
Gladys Nederlander
,
Stewart F. Lane
,
James M. Nederlander
,
Richard M. Kagan
and
Emanuel Azenberg
Best Actor in a Musical
1993 Nominee
Martin Short
Best Actress in a Musical
1993 Nominee
Bernadette Peters
Best Choreography
1993 Nominee
Musical staging by
Graciela Daniele
Best Direction of a Musical
1993 Nominee
Directed by
Michael Kidd
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
1993 Nominee
Martin Short
Outstanding Lyrics
1993 Nominee
Lyrics by
David Zippel
Outstanding Music
1993 Nominee
Music by
Marvin Hamlisch
Theatre World
Award
1993 Recipient
Martin Short
Season:
1993-94
1992-93
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The Goodbye Girl Statistics
1993-94 Season
1992-93 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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