The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by David Zippel

Originally produced on Broadway by Office Two-One Inc., Gladys Nederlander, Stewart F. Lane, James M. Nederlander, Richard Kagan and Emanuel Azenberg

The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by David Zippel

Originally produced on Broadway by Office Two-One Inc., Gladys Nederlander, Stewart F. Lane, James M. Nederlander, Richard Kagan and Emanuel Azenberg

Overview

New York dancer Paula McFadden and her 12-year-old daughter Lucy find themselves abandoned by Paula's most recent lover, Tony. Left with $400 of debt, they cancel their travel plans and decide to stay in their Upper West Side apartment. Unfortunately, Tony arranged for a subletter: eccentric actor Elliot Garfield, who claims a right to occupy the apartment. Can Paula, Lucy and Elliot learn to coexist in a cramped New York brownstone? Despite a rocky start and some hilarious complications, Paula and Elliot find love, and Lucy finally approves of the man in her mother's life.

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Details

  • Genre: Romantic Comedy
  • Time Period: 1990s
  • Cast Attributes: Role(s) for Teen(s)
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for All Audiences

Authors

Neil Simon

American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon (1927-2018) is widely regarded as one of the most successful, prolific and performed playwrights in theatre history. In addition to Lost In Yonkers, which won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, his plays and musicals include Come ...

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David Zippel

David Zippel is a lyricist and director. His lyrics have won him the Tony Award, two Academy Award nominations, two Grammy Award nominations, and three Golden Globe Award nominations. His songs appear on over 25 million CDs around the world, and have been performed by many gr ...

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Marvin Hamlisch

June 2, 1944—August 6, 2012

As composer, Marvin Hamlisch won virtually every major award that exists: three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony, three Golden Globe awards and the Pulitzer Prize (won by A Chorus Line). Only Hamlisch and Richard Rodgers have won a “PEGOT” ( ...

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