Baby
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Is there anything more exciting, frightening and utterly transformational than impending parenthood? Baby, the musical from acclaimed duo, Richard Maltby, Jr., and David Shire, examines how parents-to-be experience the emotional stresses and triumphs, as well as the desperate lows and the comic highs that accompany the anticipation and arrival of a baby.
Three couples on a university campus deal with the painful, rewarding and agonizingly funny consequences of the universal experience of pregnancy and upcoming parenthood. There are the college students, barely at the beginning of their adult lives; the thirty-somethings, having trouble conceiving but determined to try; and the middle-aged parents, looking forward to seeing their last child graduate from college... when a night of unexpected passion lands them back where they started.
A small-cast musical that is full of heart and joy, Baby has been a favorite of community theatres and colleges since it premiered. The original Broadway design was extremely simple, making this a perfect show to feature high-caliber talent and non-stop entertainment while keeping costs low.
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Concert Selections for Baby
Concert Selections are original Broadway orchestrations and exciting new symphonic arrangements of select songs for use in concert performances. Concert Selections are the perfect way to give audiences a taste of the musical theatre experience without the sets, props and costumes.
Pricing
Pricing is for individual songs only.
Pricing for Orchestral Suites and other items can be provided on receipt of your Application Form.
Amateur
A$99.50 for 1st five minutes (Base Hire rate)
A$19.00 per minute thereafter (to a maximum of 40 minutes for Small Rights works)
The minimum Base Hire period is 2 months which is calculated from the date required to the first performance date.
Extra months are charged at 25% of the hire fee per month or part thereof.
A 50% discount of the Base Hire fee is available for 2nd and subsequent performances provided the fee is not less than the Base Hire rate (amateur only).
If your order requires immediate processing, a A$44.00 Priority Fee per work is applicable.
Professional
We will provide a quote once we receive your Application Form.
- AT NIGHT SHE COMES HOME TO MEFromFirst Performance Fee:$175Each Additional Performance:$100Music bySHIRE, DAVIDLyrics byMALTBY JR., RICHARDOrchestrated byshow more...show less...TUNICK, JONATHANArrangement DetailsSong Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.
Arranged for2 MALE VOICESStarting KeyG♭Estimated duration3 min 15 secInstrumentation1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet 1, 1 Clarinet 2, 1 Bass Clarinet, 2 Trumpet 1&2, 1 Trumpet 3, 1 French horn, 1 Trombone, 17 Violin 1&2, 7 Viola, 6 Cello, 1 Guitar, 1 Electric bass, 1 Drum, 1 Keyboard 1(Piano), 1 Keyboard 2(Rhodes), 2 Piano Conductor
- I WANT IT ALLFromFirst Performance Fee:$175Each Additional Performance:$100Music byDavid ShireLyrics byRichard Maltby, Jr.Orchestrated byshow more...show less...Jonathan TunickArrangement DetailsSong Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.
Arranged for3 Voices (Typically Female)Starting KeyCEstimated duration4 min 09 secInstrumentation1 Oboe, 1 English horn, 1 Clarinet 1, 1 Clarinet 2, 1 Bass clarinet, 1 Bassoon 1, 1 Bassoon 2, 1 Alto sax, 1 Tenor sax, 1 Baritone sax, 2 Trumpet 1&2, 1 Trumpet 3, 1 Horn, 1 Trombone, 17 Violin ABC, 7 Viola, 6 Cello, 1 Guitar, 1 Bass, 2 Drum(Bells, Drum set), 1 Keyboard 1(Acoustic piano), 1 Keyboard 2(Synthesizer, Rock bass w/ fuzz Organ), 2 Piano Conductor, 3 Chorus books - PATTERNSFromFirst Performance Fee:$175Each Additional Performance:$100Music bySHIRE, DAVIDLyrics byMALTBY, RICHARDOrchestrated byshow more...show less...TUNICK, JONATHANArrangement DetailsSong Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.
Arranged for1 FEMALE VOICEStarting KeyG♭Estimated duration3 min 33 secInstrumentation1 Reed 1, 1 Reed 2, 1 Trombone, 2 Trumpet 1&2, 1 Trumpet 3, 1 Horn, 6 Cello, 17 Violin, 5 Bass, 3 Drum, 1 Guitar, 2 Piano Conductor, 1 Keyboard 1, 1 Keyboard 2
- STORY GOES ONFromFirst Performance Fee:$175Each Additional Performance:$100Music bySHIRE, DAVIDLyrics byMALTBY JR., RICHARDOrchestrated byshow more...show less...TUNICK, JONATHANArrangement DetailsSong Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.
Arranged for1 FEMALE VOICEStarting KeyCEstimated duration4 min 26 secInstrumentation1 English horn, 1 Clarinet 1, 1 Clarinet 2, 1 Bass clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Alto sax, 1 Tenor sax, 1 Baritone sax, 2 Trumpet 1&2, 1 Trumpet 3, 1 Horn, 1 Trombone, 17 Violin, 7 Viola, 6 Cello, 5 Bass, 1 Guitar, 3 Drum(Crotales, Bell tree, Timp, Bell, Drum set), 1 Keyboard 1(Acoustic piano), 1 Keyboard 2(Rhodes), 2 Piano Conductor
- TWO PEOPLE IN LOVEFromFirst Performance Fee:$175Each Additional Performance:$100Music bySHIRE, DAVIDLyrics byMALTBY JR., RICHARDOrchestrated byshow more...show less...TUNICK, JONATHANArrangement DetailsSong Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.
Arranged for1 FEMALE VOICE, 1 MALE VOICEStarting KeyDEstimated duration3 min 24 secInstrumentation1 Reed 1, 1 Reed 2, 1 Reed 3, 2 Trumpet 1&2, 1 Trumpet 3, 1 Horn, 1 Trombone, 17 Violin, 6 Cello, 5 Bass, 1 Guitar, 1 Drums, 2 Keyboard 1&2, 25 Vocal, 2 Piano Conductor
Show Essentials
Songs
We Start Today
What Could Be Better?
The Plaza Song
Baby, Baby, Baby
I Want It All
At Night She Comes Home To Me
Fatherhood Blues
Romance
I Know I Chose It Right
The Story Goes On
The Ladies Singing Their Song
Patterns
Easier To Love
Two People In Love
With You
And What If We Had Loved Like That
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