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Skyscraper

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  5w, 11m

Book by Peter Stone, based on the play Dream Girl by Elmer Rice
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Music by James Van Heusen

Julie Harris starred in this offbeat musical about a daydreamer, Georgina, whose New York brownstone is threatened with demolition by a skyscraper.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 11m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Suggested Use
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences
Accolades
Accolades
  • Nominee! 1966 Tony Award, Best Musical
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Summary

From the composer-lyricist team who penned such memorable Frank Sinatra standards as  “Call Me Irresponsible,” “Come Fly with Me,” “Love and Marriage,” and many others!

Georgina is the owner of an antique brownstone in New York City that is being squashed on all sides by skyscrapers. The builders are angry with her for not wanting to sell her little property; but she considers it a historic landmark, and undertakes an "urban prevention" crusade against the construction giants. Two men figure in her life and her dreams; the assistant in her boutique, a playwright who had a one-night run off-Broadway and is biding his time for the opening of an avant film festival; and the good-natured architect of one of the skyscrapers, who finds the key to her heart and to all her daydreams. In these daydreams, Georgina imagines the men of her life wooing her as an English officer, an FBI man, a toreador, a southern gentleman and others.

History
Skyscraper was first presented on Broadway by Feuer and Martin at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater in New York City on November 13, 1965. It was directed by Cy Feuer.
GEORGINA
MRS. ALLERTON
MR. ALLERTON
CHARLOTTE
MAYOR
DOCTOR
HERBERT BUSHMAN
STANLEY
TIMOTHY BUSHMAN
ROGER SUMMERHILL
WOMAN CUSTOMER
AUCTIONEER
HARRY THE WAITER
CAB DRIVER
JAZZ MUSICIAN
PHOTOGRAPHER
PAOLA
FRANCESCO
ENSEMBLE
  • Time Period 1960s
  • Setting New York City, in and around a large skyscraper and a small brownstone. Yesterday.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Bright, amusing and imaginative with freshness of humor.” – New York Post

“A brash, fast-moving musical... smart and timely.” – The New York Times

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Music

Song Samples

Overture
An Occasional Flight of Fancy
Run for Your Life
Local 403
Opposites
Just the Crust
Everybody Has the Right to Be Wrong
The Gaiety
More Than One Way
Haute Couture
I'll Only Miss Here When I Think of Her
Spare That Building
Act 1

1. Overture – Orchestra
1a. Dream Opening – Orchestra
1b. Triplorama – Orchestra
1c. Thunder – Timpani
2. “Occasional Flight of Fancy” – Georgina & Officials
2a. After Fancy Vocal – Orchestra
2b. Flight of Fancy – Orchestra
3. “Run For Your Life” – Tim & Bert
3a. Run For Your Life Utility – Orchestra
5. “Socially Conscious Iron Workers Part 1 – Stanley, Construction Workers & Girls
5a. Socially Conscious Iron Workers Part 2 – Orchestra
5b. Socially Conscious Iron Workers Dance Reprise – Orchestra
6. “Opposites” – Georgina & Tim
7. “Run For Your Life Reprise” – Tim
7a. Fade After Cocoa – Orchestra
7b. Run For Your Life Utility – Orchestra
8. “Just The Crust” – Roger and Bert
8a. Just The Crust Utility – Orchestra
9. “Everybody Has The Right To Be Wrong” – Georgina & Tim
9a. “Right To Be Wrong Reprise” – Georgina
9b. Right To Be Wrong Underscore – Orchestra
9c. “Right To Be Wrong Dream Opera Sequence” – Georgina & Customer
9d. Right To Be Wrong Utility – Orchestra
10. Just The Crust Utility – Orchestra
11. Auction Ballet – Orchestra
11a. Auction Reprise Utility – Orchestra
11b. Auction Playoff Utility – Orchestra
11c. Just The Crust Utility – Orchestra
12. Intro Flight of Fancy – Orchestra
12a. “Flight of Fancy” – Georgina
13. 1st Act Button – Orchestra

Act 2

14. Entr'Acte – Orchestra
15. “Delicatessen” – Customers
15a. Delicatesssen Incidental No. 1 – Orchestra
15b. Delicatesssen Incidental No. 2 – Orchestra
16. Off To The Movies – Orchestra
16a. Movie Out – Orchestra
16b. Face The Front – Orchestra
17. “More Than One Way” – Tim & Workers
17a. I Wanna Go Home, Baby – Orchestra
17b. “Haute Courture” – Satnley, Models & Workers
18. Socially Conscious Utility – Orchestra
19. “Don't Worry! Don't Worry!” – Roger & Bert
19a. “Don't Worry! (Reprise)” – Roger
20. I'll Only Miss Her Lead In – Orchestra
21. “I'll Only Miss Her” – Tim
21a. I'll Only Miss Her Utility – Orchestra
22. Spare That Building Intro – Orchestra
22a. “Spare That Building Vocal Part 1” – Tim, Roger & Company
22b. Spare That Building Reprise
23. 2nd Act Button – Orchestra
Exit – Orchestra
  • Musical Style Classic Broadway, Jazz
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Large
  • Chorus Size Large

Licensing & Materials

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17 Vocal Books

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Authors

Peter Stone

Peter Stone (1930-2003) was the first writer to win the Tony, the Oscar and the Emmy. With 15 Broadway productions to his credit, he received Tony Awards for his books to 1776, Woman Of The Year, The Will Rogers Follies and Titanic (all four also winning the Tony for Best Mus ...

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Elmer Rice

Elmer Rice (born Sept. 28, 1892, New York City—died May 8, 1967, Southampton, Hampshire, Eng.) was an American playwright, director, and novelist noted for his innovative and polemical plays. Rice graduated from the New York Law School in 1912 but soon turned to writing plays ...

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Sammy Cahn

Sammy Cahn (1913-1993) was an American composer and lyricist. His best-known songs were recorded by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Doris Day and many others. Among his most popular numbers is “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!,” co-written with Jule Styne in 1945. He played ...
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James Van Heusen

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