description Starting Here, Starting Now Overview
Starting Here, Starting Now is a musical revue with music by David Shire and lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr., first performed Off-Broadway in 1977. The show compiles songs written for earlier musical projects that didn't reach production, recontextualized as a thematic exploration of romantic relationships from first encounters through heartbreak. The revue format features a small ensemble cast performing these songs as mini-dramas, showcasing the songwriting team's melodic sophistication and lyrical wit that became their signature style.
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Who wrote the music and lyrics for Starting Here, Starting Now?
David Shire wrote the music and Richard Maltby Jr. wrote the lyrics. The revue uses songs from earlier musical projects that were reorganized into a theatrical portrait of love, disappointment, and hope.
When did Starting Here, Starting Now open Off-Broadway?
The revue had an initial Manhattan Theatre Club production in 1976 and transferred to an Off-Broadway commercial run in 1977. That 1977 production played 120 performances at the Barbarann Theatre Restaurant.
Is Starting Here, Starting Now a conventional book musical?
No. It is a revue rather than a story-driven musical with one continuous plot, so the songs create a thematic progression instead of following a single protagonist.
How is Starting Here, Starting Now related to Closer Than Ever?
Both shows were created by the songwriting team of Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire and use songs to examine adult relationships. Closer Than Ever premiered in 1989, more than a decade after Starting Here, Starting Now.
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