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BOOK
by Louis Garfinkle and Leonard
Adelson MUSIC
by Jerry Livingston LYRICS
by Leonard Adelson and Mack David DIRECTOR:
Alan Arkin (replacing Paul Aaron) CHOREOGRAPHER:
Grover Dale (replacing Bert ) PRODUCERS:
Don Saxon, Don Kaufman, George Daley Based
on characters from THE GOLDBERGS by
Gertrude Berg Kaye
Ballard (as Kay Ballard) Molly
Goldberg Lee
Wallace Jake
Goldberg Daniel
Fortus Sammy
Goldberg Lisa
Rochelle Rosie
Goldberg Swen
Swenson Michael
Stone Eli
Mintz Uncle
David INFREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT MOLLY My
father, Jerry Livingston, had a long and successful
career as a songwriter, which you can read about at
ABOUT
JERRY.
He made one attempt at achieving fame on Broadway
by joining the creative team that put together a
musical called MOLLY. Alas, it was not to be. MOLLY
opened at the Alvin Theater in New York on November
1, 1973 and had a run of 68 shows (including
previews) before closing. An original cast album
was never produced. What
is MOLLY about? In
writing MOLLY, my father and his collaborators
presented, in effect, one compelling episode in the
life of the Goldbergs, centered around the crisis
created for each family member when Jake loses his
tailoring job at the beginning of the Depression.
The show revolves around Molly's frustrated
attempts to make things right at a time when that
is increasingly difficult - until "Mrs. Fix-It"
comes up with one final entrepreneurial stroke of
genius. Why
did MOLLY flop? Is
MOLLY worth a second
look? CONTACT
DENNIS
to request further information and copies of
surviving scripts and lead sheets. The message
should include your name, institution, address,
phone, e-mail and website. Listen
to the closing number from MOLLY This
version was used as the closing song in my revue,
FROM
TIN PAN ALLEY TO SILICON VALLEY: THE SONGS OF JERRY
LIVINGSTON AND DENNIS
LIVINGSTON. Vocalists:
Jody Ebling, Jan Peters, Tim Sawyer, Dane
Vannatter Pianist:
Doug Hammer MOLLY
Discography Kaye
Ballard recorded several songs from MOLLY on her
CD, THEN AND AGAIN, Original Cast Records
(OC 9365). This
CD is available from ORIGINAL
CAST RECORDS For
further details, see Show Music on Record: Molly: List
of Productions MOLLY
playlist for the New York opening ACT
ONE There’s
A New Deal on the Way
(David) Angelina
& Company If
Everyone Got What They Wanted
(David) Molly
& Company A
Piece of the Rainbow
(David) Molly Cahoots
(David) Michael
& Molly Sullivan’s
Got a Job
(Adelson) Company In
Your Eyes
(David) Sammy Cahoots
(reprise) Molly
& Belle High
Class Ladies & Elegant Gentlemen
(David) Michael,
Stella & The Goldbergs So
I’ll Tell Him
(David) Molly Appointments
(Adelson) Uncle
David There’s
Gold on the Trees
(David) Jake,
Molly & Company ACT
TWO The
Mandarin Palace on the Grand Concourse
(David) Company I
Want to Share It with You
(David) Michael,
Stella & Company In
Your Eyes (reprise) Sammy I
Was There
(David) Molly
& Jake Oak
Leaf Memorial Park
(Adelson) Molly If
Everyone Got What They Wanted
(reprise) Uncle
David & Rosalie I
See A Man Molly The
Tremont Avenue Cruisewear Fashion Show
(Adelson) Company I’ve
Got a Molly
(Adelson) Jake Go
in the Best of Health
(Adelson) Molly MOLLY
playlist from the earliest version of the
script ACT
ONE I
Had A Night Molly
with Mrs Cramer, Frazzini, Seidenschneer,
Bloom, Housewives You
Remember Molly
& Jake The
Afternoon Of Our Years Molly
& Jake I’ve
Got A Molly Jake It
Pays To Have Friends Molly Oh,
There You Are It
Pays To Have Friends
(reprise) Company Molly Now
That You Mention It Molly
& Zizi Mothers Now
That You Mention It
(reprise) Belle
& Zizi If
You Love A Man Molly What
Else Is There To Do? Boys
& Girls Before
Your Very Eyes You
Remember (reprise) Molly Jake Appointments Uncle
David Cancelling Company Sunshinny
California Goldberg
Family ACT
TWO Peter
Rabbit Company The
Kinder Jake
& Sammy Oak
Leaf Memorial Park Molly Simon’s
Song Family Maybe
I Ought To Say Jake
& David The
Kinder (reprise) Molly Go
In The Best Of Health Molly Yoo-Hoo Molly The
Tremont Avenue Cruise Wear Fashion
Show Company Molly
(reprise) Jake Go
In The Best Of Health
(reprise) Molly Links
for Gertrude Berg and The Goldbergs As
a scriptwriter, author, actress, businesswoman and
force of nature in her own right, Gertrude Berg
deserves remembering for her rich life and
pioneering contributions to American entertainment.
Here are some sites with further
information: Berg.
Gertride Edelstein (Britannica
Online) "Goldbergs,
The" (1949) (TV series) Other
Jerry Livingston pages: |
MOLLY:
THE BROADWAY MUSICAL
(1973)
