Is there anything more exciting, frightening and utterly transformational than impending parenthood?
“Baby” tells the story of three couples on a university campus as they deal with the painful, rewarding and agonizingly funny consequences of this universal experience. 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.
With a book by Sybille Pearson, the original production, nominated for 7 Tony Awards and 6 Drama Desk Awards (winning two), hit Broadway in 1983. Performers included Liz Callaway, Beth Fowler, and future screenwriter Todd Graff (Used People, The Beautician and the Beast). The writers, Richard Maltby, Jr. (lyricist of Miss Saigon and The Pirate Queen) and David Shire (Academy Award-winning composer of “It Goes Like It Goes” from Norma Rae) have created numerous on- and off-Broadway shows, including Big, Closer Than Ever, Starting Here, Starting Now and Take Flight.
Cast
- Danny Hooper: Francesco C. Archina
- Lizzie Fields: Lexi Rabadi
- Alan McNally: Edwin Grahama
- Arlene McNally: Karen Kolterman
- Nick Sakarian: Michael A. Bellotti
- Pam Sakarian: Amanda Jo Marshall
- Professor Weiss: Peter Caracappa
- Biology Teacher/The Doctor: Mary Darcy
- Dean Webber: Robert C. Farquharson
- Nurse: Seana Munson
- Mrs. Hart: Janice Walz
- Woman #1: Seana Munson
- Woman #2: Janice Walz
- Woman #3: Jane C. Figueroa
- Woman #4: Mary Darcy
- Ensemble: Peter Caracappa, Mary Darcy, Robert C. Farquharson, Jane C. Figueroa, Shelby Hoehne, Zack McKeeby, Seana Munson, Anna Starr, Janice Walz
Production Team
- Director: Sev Moro
- Assistant Director: Jane Figueroa
- Director Intern: Grace McCarthy
- Music Director: Nathan Meredith
- Vocal Coach: Jess Crisci
- Choreographer: Christine Marcella
- Producer: Michael Gatzendorfer
- Assistant Producer: Sandy McCarthy
- Production Stage Manager: Kathy Schechtman
- Scenic Designer: Doug Peek
- Costume Designer: Susan Preiss
- Lighting Designer: Matthew Teichner
- Projections: Michael Gatzendorfer
- Master Electrician: Robert Healey
- Sound Designer: Erik Keating
- Hair Design: Joseph Austin Kennedy
- Make-up Design: Marcia Lenehan
- Props: Maryann and Joe Concra
- Board Liaison: Bob Farquharson
