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Me and My Girl

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  8w, 11m

Stephen Fry, Douglas Furber, Noel Gay, Mike Ockrent, L. Arthur Rose

Book and Lyrics by L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber
Book revised by Stephen Fry, with contributions by Mike Ockrent
Music by Noel Gay

"Has uncorked the innocence of the old-fashioned musical comedy so ingenuously that for once a theatregoer is actually sucked directly into that sunny past rather than merely suckered into nostalgia for it." - The New York Times

Me and My Girl

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    8w, 11m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 5 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Book and Outstanding Music
    Winner! 3 Tony Awards, including Best Choreography
    Nominee! 13 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Book, and Original Score
    Nominee! 11 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical

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Summary
This grand old (1938) musical was revived in London in 1984 and came to New York in 1986. The late Viscount Hareford had a youthful, unfortunate marriage – and kept discreetly out of sight was a son and heir. The Hareford Hall set are despondent when the family solicitor finds the legitimate heir in the less than desirable Lambeth area of London. When Bill is brought to Hampshire, he is forced to decide if he should fit in with high society and lose his Cockney roots and his girlfriend.
History

Me and My Girl premiered on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre in New York City on August 10, 1986. It was directed by Mike Ockrent and choreographed by Gillian Gregorey.

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Performing Groups
LADY JAQUELINE CARSTONE - A sexy and determined gold-digger currently engaged to Gerald Bolingbroke.
THE HON. GERALD BOLINGBROKE - Pompous but likeable. Engaged to Lady Jaqueline.
STOCKBROKERS
LORD BATTERSBY - Noble member of the Hareford family.
LADY BATTERSBY - Noble member of the Hareford family.
HERBERT PARCHESTER - The family solicitor.
SIR JASPER TRING - An elderly nobleman. Hard of hearing.
MARIA - Duchess of Dene.
SIR JOHN TREMAYNE - Co-executor of the Hareford clan's will. Gentlemanly and a father figure.
CHARLES HETHERSETT - The butler.
FOOTMAN
BILL SNIBSON - A quick-witted Cockney from Lambeth. Playful, charming and warm. The eventual heir to the Earl of Hareford.
SALLY SMITH - Bill's Cockney girlfriend also from Lambeth.
PUB PIANSIT
MRS. WORTHINGTON-WORTHINGTON - An artistocrat at Bill's party.
LADY DISS - An aristocrat at Bill's party.
LADY BRIGHTON - An aristocrat at Bill's party.
BOB BARKING Cockney friend of Sally and Bill.
TELEGRAPH BOY
MRS. BROWN - Sally's landlady.
LAMBETH GIRL
CONSTABLE
A sexy and determined gold-digger currently engaged to Gerald Bolingbroke.
Pompous but likeable. Engaged to Lady Jaqueline

Plus Chorus

  • Time Period 1930s
  • Setting In and around Hareford Hall, Hampshire, Mayfair and Lambeth. England. The late 1930s.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

"Has uncorked the innocence of the old-fashioned musical comedy so ingenuously that for once a theatregoer is actually sucked directly into that sunny past rather than merely suckered into nostalgia for it." - The New York Times

"A honey. It has humor, music, dancing, charm, wit and a deft expertise and that takes your heart away." - New York Post

"The freshest and funniest musical to hit Broadway in ages." - Newsweek 

"A high-energy crowd-pleasing romp!" - The Toronto Star

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    Tony Award Performance

Music

Song Samples

Love Makes the World Go Round
Me and My Girl
Once You Lose Your Heart
Thinking of No One but Me
Reed 1 (Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Piccolo, Flute)
Reed 2 (Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute)
Reed 3 (Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute)
Reed 4 (Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone)
Reed 5 (Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet)
Horn
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
Trumpet 3
Trombone
Percussion
Drums
Guitar
Harp
Keyboard 1
Keyboard 2
Violin
Cello
Bass
  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Medium

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Authors

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Stephen Fry

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Douglas Furber

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Noel Gay

Mike Ockrent

Mike Ockrent

Mike Ockrent (1946–1999) was a British stage director, well-known both for his Broadway musicals and smaller niche plays. He was educated at Highgate School. Through directing Educating Rita, The Nerd and Follies, he became an established figure in London theatre. In 1986 he ...

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L. Arthur Rose

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