Baby

Paper Mill Playhouse Version (2004)

Three couples work their way towards parenthood under three VERY different circumstances.

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Is there anything more exciting, frightening and utterly transformational than impending parenthood? Baby, the musical from acclaimed duo Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire examines how parents-to-be experience the emotional stresses and triumphs, as well as the desperate lows and the comic highs that accompany the anticipation and arrival of a baby.

Three couples on a university campus deal with the painful, rewarding and agonizingly funny consequences of the universal experience of pregnancy and upcoming parenthood. There are the college students, barely at the beginning of their adult lives; the thirty-somethings, having trouble conceiving but determined to try; and the middle aged parents, looking forward to seeing their last child graduate from college when a night of unexpected passion lands them back where they started.

A small cast musical full of heart and joy, Baby has been a favorite of community theatres and colleges since it premiered. The original Broadway design was extremely simple making this a perfect show to feature high-caliber talent and non-stop entertainment while keeping costs low.

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Book by

Sybille Pearson

Music by

David Shire

Lyrics by

Richard Maltby, Jr.

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Songs

We Start Today

What Could Be Better?

The Plaza Song

Baby, Baby, Baby

I Want It All

At Night She Comes Home To Me

Fatherhood Blues

Romance

I Know I Chose It Right

The Story Goes On

The Ladies Singing Their Song

Patterns

Easier To Love

Two People In Love

With You

And What If We Had Loved Like That

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AT NIGHT SHE COMES HOME TO ME

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First Performance Fee:

$175

Each Additional Performance:

$100

Music by

SHIRE, DAVID

Lyrics by

MALTBY JR., RICHARD

Orchestrated by

TUNICK, JONATHAN

Arrangement Details

Song Type: Show Extraction

Arranged for:

2 MALE VOICES

Starting Key:

Estimated duration

3 min 15 sec

Instrumentation

1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet 1, 1 Clarinet 2, 1 Bass Clarinet, 2 Trumpet 1&2, 1 Trumpet 3, 1 French horn, 1 Trombone, 17 Violin 1&2, 7 Viola, 6 Cello, 1 Guitar, 1 Electric bass, 1 Drum, 1 Keyboard 1(Piano), 1 Keyboard 2(Rhodes), 2 Piano Conductor

I WANT IT ALL

From

baby

First Performance Fee:

$175

Each Additional Performance:

$100

Music by

David Shire, David Shire, David Shire

Lyrics by

Richard Maltby, Jr., Richard Maltby, Jr., Richard Maltby, Jr.

Orchestrated by

Jonathan Tunick

Arrangement Details

Song Type: Show Extraction

Arranged for:

3 Voices (Typically Female)

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Estimated duration

4 min 09 sec

Instrumentation

1 Oboe, 1 English horn, 1 Clarinet 1, 1 Clarinet 2, 1 Bass clarinet, 1 Bassoon 1, 1 Bassoon 2, 1 Alto sax, 1 Tenor sax, 1 Baritone sax, 2 Trumpet 1&2, 1 Trumpet 3, 1 Horn, 1 Trombone, 17 Violin ABC, 7 Viola, 6 Cello, 1 Guitar, 1 Bass, 2 Drum(Bells, Drum set), 1 Keyboard 1(Acoustic piano), 1 Keyboard 2(Synthesizer, Rock bass w/ fuzz Organ), 2 Piano Conductor, 3 Chorus books

PATTERNS

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baby

First Performance Fee:

$175

Each Additional Performance:

$100

Music by

SHIRE, DAVID

Lyrics by

MALTBY, RICHARD

Orchestrated by

TUNICK, JONATHAN

Arrangement Details

Song Type: Show Extraction

Arranged for:

1 FEMALE VOICE

Starting Key:

Estimated duration

3 min 33 sec

Instrumentation

1 Reed 1, 1 Reed 2, 1 Trombone, 2 Trumpet 1&2, 1 Trumpet 3, 1 Horn, 6 Cello, 17 Violin, 5 Bass, 3 Drum, 1 Guitar, 2 Piano Conductor, 1 Keyboard 1, 1 Keyboard 2

STORY GOES ON

From

baby

First Performance Fee:

$175

Each Additional Performance:

$100

Music by

SHIRE, DAVID

Lyrics by

MALTBY JR., RICHARD

Orchestrated by

TUNICK, JONATHAN

Arrangement Details

Song Type: Show Extraction

Arranged for:

1 FEMALE VOICE

Starting Key:

Estimated duration

4 min 26 sec

Instrumentation

1 English horn, 1 Clarinet 1, 1 Clarinet 2, 1 Bass clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Alto sax, 1 Tenor sax, 1 Baritone sax, 2 Trumpet 1&2, 1 Trumpet 3, 1 Horn, 1 Trombone, 17 Violin, 7 Viola, 6 Cello, 5 Bass, 1 Guitar, 3 Drum(Crotales, Bell tree, Timp, Bell, Drum set), 1 Keyboard 1(Acoustic piano), 1 Keyboard 2(Rhodes), 2 Piano Conductor

TWO PEOPLE IN LOVE

From

baby

First Performance Fee:

$175

Each Additional Performance:

$100

Music by

SHIRE, DAVID, SHIRE, DAVID

Lyrics by

MALTBY JR., RICHARD, MALTBY JR., RICHARD

Orchestrated by

TUNICK, JONATHAN

Arrangement Details

Song Type: Show Extraction

Arranged for:

1 FEMALE VOICE, 1 MALE VOICE

Starting Key:

Estimated duration

3 min 24 sec

Instrumentation

1 Reed 1, 1 Reed 2, 1 Reed 3, 2 Trumpet 1&2, 1 Trumpet 3, 1 Horn, 1 Trombone, 17 Violin, 6 Cello, 5 Bass, 1 Guitar, 1 Drums, 2 Keyboard 1&2, 25 Vocal, 2 Piano Conductor

Title	Address	Organization	Website	Date	Venue
Baby	513 Main Street Longmont, CO 80501 United States	Longmont Theatre Company	http://www.longmont…	05/02/2025 - 04:00 to 05/17/2025 - 04:00	Longmont Theatre Company
Baby	340 Prospect St Po Box 1282 Fall River, MA 02722-1282 United States	Little Theatre Of Fall River	http://littletheatr…	03/06/2025 - 05:00 to 03/16/2025 - 04:00	Little Theatre Firebarn
Baby	35 Westbourne Parkway Hartford, CT 6112 United States	Hartt School		02/20/2025 - 05:00 to 02/23/2025 - 05:00	Mccray Theater
Baby	131 Chestnut St. Rochester, NY 14450 United States	Rochester Community Players		11/08/2024 - 05:00 to 11/10/2024 - 05:00	The Theatre At Innovation Square

Baby

We Start Today

What Could Be Better?

The Plaza Song

Baby, Baby, Baby

I Want It All

At Night She Comes Home To Me

Fatherhood Blues

Romance

I Know I Chose It Right

The Story Goes On

The Ladies Singing Their Song

Patterns

Easier To Love

Two People In Love

With You

And What If We Had Loved Like That