Closer Than Ever
Music by David Shire; lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr.
Opened 6 November, 1989 - Cherry Lane Theatre (288 perfs)
Buxton Opera House, Derbyshire -
1994
Library Theatre, Manchester - 1994
As in their joyous first revue Starting Here, Starting Now, Maltby and Shire turn an unblinking and frank spotlight on our lives and loves, relationships and fantasies - but the age range has risen somewhat! Wicked satire and the ache of love unrequited or dimmed by time are here a-plenty in 25 memorable songs. The result is truly a revue for today.
Musical Numbers
- Doors
- She Loves Me Not
- You Want to Be My Friend?
- What Am I Doin'?
- The Bear, the Tiger, the Hamster and the Mole
- Like a Baby
- I'll Get Up Tomorrow Morning
- Miss Byrd
- The Sound of Muzak
- One of the Good Guys
- There's Nothing Like It
- Life Story
- Next Time
- I Wouldn't Go Back
- Three Friends
- Fandango
- There
- Patterns
- Another Wedding Song
- If I Sing
- Back on Base
- The March of Time
- Fathers of Fathers
- It's Never That Easy
- I've Been Here Before
- Closer Than Ever
Cast:
2 men, 2 women
Instrumentation:
piano, double bass db bass guitar