Starting Here, Starting Now

Starting Here, Starting Now is a musical revue with lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and music by David Shire. With a cast of three and three musicians, the revue explores a variety of romantic relationships.

Productions

The revue was first produced at the

Grammy Award, and the 1993 London production also produced a cast album.^[1]

The revue continues to be frequently produced.

After Maltby and Shire graduated from Yale, they wrote many songs for shows that either closed out of town or were never produced. Their songs tend to be "story songs", each giving the character(s) a chance to explore a mini-drama. The two writers decided to assemble these songs into a revue, grouping them by theme.[2]

Synopsis

Act I explores the humorous, joyful, melancholy and angry ups and downs of city romances. In Act II, the songs present characters who have had unlucky experiences in love and life and who have a chance at a new start.

Song list

The Word Is Love
Starting Here, Starting Now
A Little Bit Off
We Can Talk To Each Other
Just Across The River
I Think I May Want to Remember Today
Today Is the First Day Of The Rest Of My Life
Beautiful
Crossword Puzzle
Autumn
I Don't Remember Christmas
I Don't Believe It
I'm Going To Make You Beautiful

You Can't Let Down Your Fans
A Girl You Should Know
Travel
Watching The Big Parade Go By
What About Today
One Step
Barbara
Song Of Me
A New Life Coming
Pleased with Myself
Flair
I Hear Bells

The Original Cast recording was released in 1977 by RCA (ASIN: B000002W3D).

Notes

References

Article describing the show's history and where the songs came from

External links

Starting Here, Starting Now at the Music Theatre International website
Starting Here, Starting Now at guidetomusicaltheatre
amazon.com listing
Musical Heaven

[1] 1993 cast album

[2] Description of the revue and its background

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