My Favorite Year

The musical story of a young man's coming-of-age during the golden years of live television in 3...2...1...

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A classic musical comedy with a heart of gold, My Favorite Year features a tuneful score by the incomparable Tony-winning songwriters Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty and is based on the hit Peter O'Toole film of the same name. The show opened on Broadway in 1993, and Andrea Martin won her first Tony Award for her hilarious turn in the original production.

It's 1954, and Benjy Stone, writers' assistant on TV's King Kaiser Comedy Cavalcade, is assigned the daunting task of baby-sitting veteran Hollywood swashbuckler Alan Swann. The reckless Swann is in town doing a live guest appearance on the show, and his antics and alcoholism nearly get Benjy fired. But when Benjy's given an unexpected glimpse into Swann's broken heart, he begins to discover a thing or two about life and love.

My Favorite Year has a large cast with many featured characters, making it perfect for a company looking to highlight an array of talented actors and also give opportunities for those in the chorus. Filled with juicy comedy roles, the snappy book by Joseph Dougherty will appeal to audiences looking for laughs.

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Concert Selections for My Favorite Year

Concert Selections are original Broadway orchestrations and exciting new symphonic arrangements of select songs for use in concert performances. Concert Selections are the perfect way to give audiences a taste of the musical theatre experience without the sets, props and costumes.

Pricing

Amateur
£60.00 per song for one month’s hire and one performance
Extra performances are £30.00 per performance per song
Extra months are £15.00 per month per song

Professional
£125.00 per song for one month’s hire and one performance
Extra performances are £62.50 per performance per song
Extra months are £31.25 per performance per song

Pricing is for individual songs only. Pricing for orchestral suites and other items is available by contacting us directly.

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My Favorite Year

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Stephen Flaherty

Lyrics by
Lynn Ahrens

Orchestrated by
Michael Starobin

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Starting Key
F

Estimated duration
5 min 30 sec
Instrumentation
(2x) PIANO/CONDUCTOR SCORE, (20x) VOCAL BOOK, (2x) REED 1 (Flute, Piccolo), (2x) REED 2 (Clarinet, Alto Saxophone), (3x) REED 3 (Tenor Saxophone, Oboe, English Horn), (2x) REED 4 (Bassoon, Baritone Saxophone), (1x) HORN, (1x) TRUMPET 1 (+Flugelhorn), (1x) TRUMPET 2, (1x) TRUMPET 3 (+Piccolo Trumpet), (1x) TROMBONE 1, (1x) TROMBONE 2, (2x) PERCUSSION (Triangle, Cabasa, Serrated Triangle, Orchestra Bells, Xylophone, Tambourine, Ratchet, Chimes, Woodblock, Cowbell, Bell Tree, Shaker), (1x) DRUMS, (1x) KEYBOARD 1, (1x) KEYBOARD 2, (16x) VIOLINS, (7x) VIOLA, (6x) CELLO, (5x) BASS

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IF THE WORLD WERE LIKE THE MOVIES

From
My Favorite Year

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Stephen Flaherty

Lyrics by
Lynn Ahrens

Orchestrated by
Michael Starobin

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Arranged for
1 Voice (Typically Male)

Starting Key
C

Estimated duration
3 min 57 sec
Instrumentation

5 Bass, 6 Cello, 2 Keyboards, 2 Piano Conductor Scores, 1 Drums, 1 Horn, 2 Percussion, 1 Clarinet-Flute, 1 Clarinet-Alto Sax, 1 English Horn, 1 Bassoon, 3 Trumpets, 7 Viola, 17 Violin

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