In line with the heartwarming MGM motion picture, Meet Myself When you look at the St. Louis is actually an uncommon cost regarding audio theatre: a healthier and you can romantic portrait out-of a change-of-the-century Western family unit members.

Summation

It is the june off 1903, and everybody regarding the Smith friends excitedly anticipates the hole regarding new 1904 World’s Fair. During the period of per year, the fresh family’s shared admiration, tempered which have good-natured laughs, helps them by way of love, possibility, and you can heartbreaks. The latest tunes includes seven of the greatest-liked tunes from the movie, also 10 extra Martin and you will Blane music created especially toward stage. Memorable songs quantity tend to be “Possess Oneself a beneficial Merry Nothing Christmas,” “The brand new Boy Next door,” “The Trolley Tune,” and you will “While I’m along with you.”

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History

The newest MGM film Satisfy Myself when you look at the St. Louis premiered toward November twenty-eight, 1944, starring Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake and you may Marjorie Chief. The fresh phase variation unsealed on Broadway during the Gershwin Movies on November 2, 1989, featuring Betty Garrett, George Hearn, Charlotte Moore and you will Milo O’Shea.

Shed Functions

• Expandable casting
• Jobs to own Youthfulness
• Roles to possess Students
• Strong Role having Leading Woman (Star Auto)

Terms

• Parenting/Family unit members
• Adolescence/Young people
• Off Broadway

Undertaking Groups

The latest overture segues in to the opening matter (“Fulfill Me personally Within the St. Louis”) hence introduces the latest Smith relatives octet: Tootie, this new youngest girl; Agnes, their unique closest sis; Lon, the newest young buck in a position having college or university; Mrs. Anna Smith, mother; Katie, the brand new family members’ Irish housemaid; Grandpa Prophater; Flower, the brand new oldest child; and you can Esther, the second oldest. Individuals are enthusiastic about the new reasonable. Esther ports good break into “The latest Boy Nearby,” therefore Mrs.

Esther tries to serve members of the family eating an hour or so earlier than common, to render Flower some privacy to receive a lengthy distance phone call away from an abundant suitor, Warren Sheffield, who is visiting into the Nyc. Mr. Smith insists on the food within typical date, and you may despite Katie’s small pace, the plan fails. The whole family overhears Rose’s unsatisfying name.

At the Lon’s heading-away-to-university people, Warren – today came back regarding Ny – and Rose sing the new delightful duet “A Raving Beauty Nago wife.” Into the class entirely swing, Lon leads Warren, Rose therefore the chorus into the a rousing square-moving (“Disregard back at my Lou”). Caught immediately following bed time seeing Lon’s class throughout the stair getting over, Tootie and you can Agnes was acceptance as a result of carry out “In Bamboo Forest” as the a good vaudeville turn with the customers. In the event the traffic go back home, Esther and you will John are left alone. Though he’s timid and you can sometime embarrassing, John is able to express their thoughts when he facilitate Esther turn down the gaslights (“Along the Bannister”). Then he shakes their own hand good night. Disturb of the handshake, Esther nevertheless shrugs it well having good reprise off “Brand new Boy Across the street” and in the end honors this new love which have “New Trolley Song.”

About kitchen area on Halloween night, Tootie and you will Agnes ready yourself commit away secret-or-managing. Katie, leftover by yourself which have Esther and Rose, will teach all of them towards the way of love (“Just a bit of new Irish”). Tootie and you may Agnes go back all of a sudden, and you will Tootie mischievously towns the fresh fault due to their very early go back with the John Truitt. That it, of course, complicates matters ranging from John and Esther, leading to a misconception and then an apology. John sings a great reprise from “The newest Girl Next-door.”

Mr. Smith is offered an advertisement of working, but it will demand the household to move so you can Ny City. Everyone is disturb by this development and also powerful things about not wanting to depart St. Louis. Mr. Smith shows you the benefits of the big area (“Twenty four hours in the New york”), but Mrs. Smith is the just one sure to help make the move. She reaffirms their particular love for her husband (“You’ll be able to Pay attention to a beneficial Bell”) and then he reacts inside their duet, “Was not They Fun?”

The past huge social experiences before the nearest and dearest renders St. Louis ‘s the authoritative Christmas time Baseball. Flower attends with Lon, but Esther are leftover instead of an enthusiastic escort; John failed to get right to the personalize over time to select up his dad’s tuxedo. Grandfather Prophater conserves Esther’s night by putting on their tuxedo and you will escorting their unique on Golf ball. A prank Esther agreements for Lucille, exactly who Lon admires, backfires on her, and Esther was forced to dance which have about three less-than-glamorous guys herself. What you looks like well to the about three young families. John is able to get his tuxedo and you will out of the blue finds the fresh Baseball. Later on that night, the guy and you will Esther choose they should hold off a bit just before marrying since they are merely “around of age” (“You are to possess Enjoying”). Flower and you will Warren, and you can Lucille and you may Lon, partners away from during the course of new dancing.

Right back at home, Tootie is disappointed because of the get away from St. Louis. Esther attempts to comfort their (“Features On your own a great Merry Little Christmas”) however, Tootie is actually unconvinced. Mr. Smith gladly declares that the flow is actually of and everybody honors.

The view and you may go out switch to spring season, due to the fact someone prepares to visit brand new Planet’s Reasonable (“This new Trolley Song/Meet Myself Into the St. Louis”). Abruptly, the fresh new singing try interrupted because of the a great blackout. Nevertheless the lights rapidly show up, therefore the Smith family relations gapes when you look at the wonder in the amazing vista of 1904 Planet’s Fair.

Esther Smith – lively and you will attractive daughter, from the seventeenMrs. Anna Smith – fortyish, an effective and you may loving motherTootie Smith – brilliant half a dozen-year-dated daughterRose Smith – stunning and sophisticated daughter, from the eighteenKatie – the newest Smiths’ prepare and you can maid, Irish and regarding fiftyAgnes Smith – tomboyish a dozen-year-old daughterJohn Truitt – good looking, sports boy next door, regarding nineteenLon Smith – good-searching, nineteen-year-dated Princeton freshmanMr. Alonso Smith – fortyish, father and you will lawyerWarren Sheffield – Rose’s suitor, an eligible son off a rich familyLucille Ballard – an enhanced and you can pleasant young ladyGrandpa Prophater – Mrs. Smith’s father, a municipal Battle veteran

The original Broadway design got a cast out of 41 writers and singers, along with chorus. Certain increasing try doing work in the brand new minor parts.