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David Shire

DAVID SHIRE

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Abrams Artists Agency  

David Shire's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of David Shire's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Baby         Closer Than Ever         How Do You Do, I Love You         Starting Here, Starting Now         Table         Take Flight

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:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
musical

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

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Closer Than Ever

Synopsis:
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

1st Produced:
Dillon's, NY    2005

Organisations:
Halfway Home Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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How Do You Do, I Love You

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

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

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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Starting Here, Starting Now

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

1st Produced:
Cincinnati Playhouse In the Park    1977

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Table

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Music by David Shire; lyrics and book by Adam Gopnik. Based on the book "The Table Comes First: Family, France and the Meaning of Food" by Adam Gopnik

1st Produced:
Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT    -

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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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:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: P S Classic 2011

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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