Book by Peter Stone

Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Music by John Kander

Full Length, Musical

Based on the MGM film by Ring Lardner, Jr. and Michael Kanin

11 m, 6 f, chorus

Various sets

Lauren Bacall made a triumphant return to Broadway in this Tony Award winning musical adaptation of the famous Tracy/Hepburn film. Tess Harding, a glamorous is a high powered anchorwoman of a network TV morning news show. She makes some derogatory remarks about comic strips on the air and comes head to head with Sam Craig, a famous cartoonist who introduces a lampoon of Tess into his comic strip. The feud turns to romance and marriage, but not to harmony in this delightful battle of the sexes between two out sized egos.

"It is funny, it has zing, it has sass...It also has some very attractive music and lyrics, a clever book, an air of class and a superior sense of imagination to it. In a word, it is terrific."-New York Post

Terms quoted on application. Music available on rental.

Standard rental package includes:
Keyboard/Conductor’s Score (Piano/Synthesizer)
Reed I (Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone)
Reed II (Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone)
Reed III (Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone)
Reed IV (Oboe, English Horn)
Reed V (Bassoon, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone)
Trumpets I & II
Trumpet III
Horns I & II
Trombone I
Trombone II
Trombone III (Bass Trombone)
Percussion (Timpani, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Siren, etc.)
Drums
Violins I & II (2 books)
Celli I & II
Bass
Harp
(No Chorus Books available.)

An animated film from the Broadway production is available from Michael Sporn Animation, Inc., 32 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 (212 228-3372).