doollee banner
The Playwrights Database
contact doollee


Richard Maltby Jr

RICHARD MALTBY JR

  (1937 - )
Nationality:    USA
email:    n/a     Website:    n/a

Literary Agent:    n/a

Richard Maltby Jr's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

please send corrections / additions to doollee as an attachment -> download WORD submission template

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

Buy Plays with Doollee

Each page of doollee.com has links to play/book outlets, either directly to the Publisher, through Stageplays.com and Amazon to the second hand and 1st editions of AbeBooks. These links will automatically take you to the relevant area obviating the need for further search.
AbeBooks.co.uk   AbeBooks.com   Stageplays.com   amazon.com   amazon.co.uk   amazon.ca
whether you are a Playwright who wishes to make their entry definitive, an unlisted Playwright or a User with a tale to tell - we want to hear from you.
download WORD submission template

below is a list of Richard Maltby Jr's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Ain't Misbehavin'         Baby         Big         Closer Than Ever         Cyrano         Fosse - The Musical         How Do You Do, I Love You         Miss Saigon         Nick And Nora         Pirate Queen, The         Ring of Fire         Sap Of Life, The         Starting Here, Starting Now         Take Flight         Waterfall

Ain't Misbehavin'

Ain't Misbehavin'
Thomas Wright Waller was born in Greenwich Village in 1904. His religious Father insisted that he learnt classic piano playing and played the organ in church - but by the age of six "Fats" had other ideas and it was jazz

Notes:
Written by Murray Horwitz And Richard Maltby Jnr; music by Fats Waller

1st Produced:
Longacre Theater, New York     08 Feb 1978

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
Original cast recording: RCa (2965-2-RC) 1978

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:

Top of Page Top of Page

Baby

Synopsis:
Three couples, each newly expecting a child, have different but familiar reactions. Lizzie and Danny are university juniors who have just moved in together. Athletic Pam and her husband, Nick, a sports instructor, have had some trouble conceiving. Arlene, already the mother of three grown daughters, is unsure of what to do, contemplating abortion while her husband Alan is thrilled with the thought of a new baby. Throughout the show, these characters experience the emotional stresses and triumphs, the desperate lows and the comic highs, that accompany the anticipation and arrival of a baby.

Notes:
book by Sybille Pearson, based on a story developed with Susan Yankowitz, music by David Shire, and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.

1st Produced:
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NY     04 Dec 1983

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
musical

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  8            Other:  with doubling

Further Reference:

Top of Page Top of Page

Big

Big
Josh is twelve and fancies Cynthia 13. But he is too shy to speak to her. He learns that Cynthia thinks he is cute. at the carnival Josh finally talks to Cynthia as they wait to get on one of the rides. Cynthia is there with her date who is sixteen. then Josh is refused admission to the ride as he is too short. He runs away and finds himself by a booth with the sign "Zoltar Speaks". He is told that he can ask Zoltar for a wish - he wants to be big. Next morning when he wakes up he finds that his body has turned into that of a 30 year old man

Notes:
Music by David Shire; lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr; book by John Weidman

1st Produced:
Shubert Theatre, New York     28 Apr 1996

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
Original cast recording: Uinversal (53009) 1996

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Closer Than Ever

Closer Than Ever
This show weaves stories about all of life's love relationships and experiences. the music is lyrical, with beautiful lines ranging from mellow to upbeat and jazzy. the lyrics tell the story, with high-energy numbers, some witty, some funny, some melancholy, but always thought-provoking.

Notes:
written by Richard Maltby Jr. And David Shire. The show was originally conceived by Steven Scott Smith as a one act revue entitled "Next Time Now!", which was first given at the nightclub Eighty-Eights

1st Produced:
Williamstown Theatre Festival In Massachusetts     Summer 1989

Organisations:
Halfway Home Productions

1st Published:
-   

Music:
Original cast recording: Siver Sounds 1999

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Gay/Lesbian musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:

Top of Page Top of Page

Cyrano

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Music by David Shire; lyrics And book by Richard Maltby Jr. Based on "Cyrano de Bergerac" by edmond Rostand

1st Produced:
-     1971

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
Original cast recording: Original Cast Records (9987) 1971

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Fosse - The Musical

Synopsis:
A celebration in song and dance of Bob Fosse

Notes:
Conceived by Richard Maltby Jr., Chet Walker and Ann Reinking

1st Produced:
Broadhurst Theatre, New York     14 Jan 1999

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
OCR - RCAVictor - 74321 72157 2

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
musical revue

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:

Top of Page Top of Page

How Do You Do, I Love You

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Music by David Shire; lyrics by Richard Maltby; book by Michael Stewart

1st Produced:
Shady Grove Music Fair, Gaithersberg, Maryland     01 Oct 1967

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Miss Saigon

Synopsis:
Sergeant Chris Scott an American soldier in Vietnam is disenchanted with everything. He despises the sleazy bar that he and his friends have gone to - but he meets a young Vietnamese girl - Kim. It is Kim's first night working at the bar. She and Chris fall in love - later the bar girls perform a wedding ceremony for the couple. But the Viet Cong are getting closer and the Americans are about to abandon Saigon

Notes:
Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg; lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr; lyrics by Alain Boubel; book by Alain Boubil, Claude-Michel Schonberg And Richard Maltby Jr. Based on "Madame Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini

1st Produced:
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London     29/1989

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
Original cast recording: Geffen (24271) 1989

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:

Top of Page Top of Page

Nick And Nora

Nick And Nora
Nick and Nora Charles are in Hollywood to attend a friend's wedding. after the service they are approached by an old school friend of Nora's Tracy who is an actress. She wants Nick to investigate a murder - the director of her new movie has been arrested. Nick declines as he is retired - but Nora takes up the case. Nick does not think she will be able to do it - but tags along as her assistant.

Notes:
Music by Charles Strouse; lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr; book by Arthur Laurents

1st Produced:
Marquis Theater, New York     1991

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
Original cast recording: TeR (1191) 1990

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Pirate Queen, The

Pirate Queen, The
an epic musical adventure celebrating the legendary Irish Chieftain Grace O'Malley. Based on her real-life story, the Pirate Queen tells of a compelling, inspirational woman; a heroine who led an extraordinary life as a pirate, chieftain, lover and mother in 16th century Ireland
Press Release

Notes:
book by Alain Boublil And Claude-Michel Schonberg; music by Claude-Michel Schonberg; lyrics by Alain Boublil And John Dempsey; Additional book And lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.

1st Produced:
Cadillac Palace Theatre, Chicago     2006

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
Original Broafway cast: Sony (88697 11810 2) 2008

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Ring of Fire

Synopsis:
From the iconic songbook of Johnny Cash comes this unique musical about love and faith, struggle and success, rowdiness and redemption, and home and family. More than two dozen classic hitsincluding I Walk The Line, A Boy Named Sue, Folsom Prison Blues, and the title tuneperformed by a multi-talented cast, paint a musical portrait of The Man in Black that promises to be a foot-stompin, crowd-pleasin salute to a uniquely American legend! Though he is never impersonated, Johnny Cashs remarkable life story is told through his music, climaxing in a concert that will both move and exhilarate!

Notes:
The music of Johnny Cash. Created by Richard Maltby, Jr. and conceived by William Meade.

1st Produced:
Ethel Barrymore Theatre     12 Mar 2006

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
apply for a license: www.theatricalrights.com/contact-us/

Top of Page Top of Page

Sap Of Life, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Music by David Shire; lyrics And book by Richard Maltby Jr

1st Produced:
Sheridan Square Playhouse, New York     02 Oct 1961

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Starting Here, Starting Now

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Music by David Shire; lyrics And book by Richard Maltby Jr

1st Produced:
Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park     1977

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:

Top of Page Top of Page

Take Flight

Take Flight
Take Flight weaves together fact and fiction to tell the funny, moving and inspirational stories of the pioneers of flight - the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh and amelia earhart

Notes:
by Richard Maltby, Jr., And David Shire, with book by John Weidman

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
Original cast recording: P S Classic 2011

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:

Top of Page Top of Page

Waterfall

Synopsis:
WATERFALL is an epic love story, set in Bangkok and Tokyo between the turbulent years of 1933 and 1939, as a monarchy falls in Thailand and Japan moves to the brink of war. A young Thai student falls in love with the American wife of a Thai diplomat, and the story of their forbidden love parallels history as the new democracy of Siam moves into the vortex of the increasingly anti-American Japan. With a gloriously romantic score, WATERFALL is a modern love story of timeless scale.

Notes:
Book and Lyrics by Tony Award Winner Richard Maltby Jr., Music by Academy Award Winner David Shire, Choreographed by Tony Award Nominee Dan Knechtges

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
Original cast recording: P S Classic 2011

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page