They're Playing Our Song
by Marvin Hamlisch, Neil Simon, Carole Bayer Sager
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Awards & Recognition
Nominee: Four 1979 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Book Nominee: Five 1979 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical, Book and Music
Synopsis
America’s premier funny man and the Tony Award-winning composer of A Chorus Line collaborated on this hit musical; a funny, romantic show about an established composer, not unlike Marvin Hamlisch, and his relationship with an aspiring young female lyricist, not unlike Carole Bayer Sager.
Professionally, their relationship works beautifully, but personally, they hit a few bumps… romance blossoms, conflict rears its head, and comic sparks fly.
Press Reviews
"Engaging light entertainment."
— New York Daily News
"It is fun and it is funny, full of blithe good humor, hilarious jokes and witty, pointed characterizations… The concept of the musical is absolutely beguiling… Simon has gotten himself another odd couple even odder than his first and is at his most sprightly and acidly comic."
— New York Post
"[A] charmingly melodic comedy showcasing the meeting, collaboration and love affair of the well-matched neurotic composing duo."
— Chicagoland Musical Theatre
Characters
| Character |
|---|
VERNON GERSCH An established composer |
SONIA WALSK A young lyricist |
VOICES OF VERNON GERSCH 3 men |
VOICES OF SONIA WALSK 3 women |
VOICE OF PHIL THE ENGINEER |
Publication
They're Playing Our Song is a play written by Marvin Hamlisch and published by Concord Theatricals (1998).
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Concord Theatricals · 1998 · 81 pp
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