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'''A Family Affair''' is a musical with a book by James Goldman, lyrics by William Goldman, and music by John Kander.
The simple plot, set in Chicago, begins with a marriage proposal and ends with a wedding, while in-between bride Sally's Uncle Alfie wages a war of words with groom Gerry's mother Tillie, who has commandeered the planning of the big event.
Originally planned as a project for Gertrude Berg directed by Jerome Robbins, it opened in Philadelphia with Word Baker, who recently had staged ''The Fantasticks'' off-Broadway, at its helm. With everything from the script to the score to the set in disarray, theatre producer Hal Prince was brought in to replace Baker and repair the damage. Poor box office prevented the out-of-town tryout from being extended and Prince, making his directorial debut, brought the show to New York City knowing it was better but still in need of serious work.
After five previews, the Broadway production opened on January 27 1962 at the Billy Rose Theatre, where it ran for 65 performances. The cast included Shelley Berman as Alfie, Eileen Heckart as Tillie, Rita Gardner as Sally, and Larry Kert as Gerry, with Morris Carnovsky, Cathryn Damon, and Linda Lavin in supporting roles.
An original cast recording was released by United Artists Records.

Contents

Song list

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Song list

;Act I ★ Anything for You ★ Beautiful ★ My Son, the Lawyer ★ Every Girl Wants to Get Married ★ Right Girls ★ Kalua Bay ★ There's a Room in My House ★ Siegal Marching Song ★ Nathan Marching Song ★ Harmony

;Act II ★ Now, Morris ★ Wonderful Party ★ Revenge ★ Summer is Over ★ Harmony (Reprise) ★ I'm Worse Than Anybody ★ What I Say Goes ★ The Wedding

Reference

''Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops'' by Ken Mandelbaum, published by St. Martin's Press (1991), pages 141-42 (ISBN 0-312-06428-4)

External link

★ Internet Broadway Database listing