Baby (2021 Version)
The character named "Nick" in the other licensed version (Paper Mill Playhouse 2004 version) is "Nicki", a woman, in this version. Some lyrics and dialogue have been updated with more contemporary cultural references.
Updated for a new era of parenthood, Baby (2021 Version) examines the journey to parenthood from morning sickness to hormone injections to existential angst.
Three couples on a university campus deal with the impending arrival of a baby at different stages of life. Danny and Lizzie are college students, barely at the beginning of their adult lives; thirty-somethings Nicki and Pam will do whatever it takes to conceive; Alan and Arlene are looking forward to seeing their last child graduate from college... when a night of unexpected passion lands them back where they started.
From acclaimed duo Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire, Baby (2021 Version) is vulnerable, funny, and tender. Requiring a small cast and minimal technical elements, this musical is accessible for any stage and relatable to any audience.
Read the authors' note on the 2021 version here.
Richard Maltby, Jr. on updating Baby for a new century
Show Essentials
Songs
Opening - We Start Today
What Could Be Better
The Plaza Song
Baby Baby Baby
Transition #1 - Midterms
I Want It All
At Night She Comes To Me
Transition #2 - May
Fatherhood Blues
Romance I
I Chose Right
Transition #3
The Story Goes On
The Ladies Singing Their Song
Patterns
Transition #4 - Autumn
Romance II
Easier To Love
Romance III
I Want It All (Reprise)
Two People In Love
And What If We Had Loved Like That
With You
Finale The Story Goes On (Reprise)
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Concert Selections for Baby
MTI is pleased to provide the pre-approved rental materials of select songs for your symphonic concert performance. Please note, MTI is unable to grant the necessary Performance Rights with this material rental. The Performance Rights needed must be obtained separately through the individual song’s respective small rights agency such as ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC. Please email concerts@mtishows.com with any questions.
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.