Closer Than Ever the Musical Songs Lyrics

Song Lyrics to Closer Than Ever musical

Closer Than Ever is a musical revue in two acts, with words by Richard Maltby, Jr. and music by David Shire. The revue contains no dialogue, and Maltby and Shire have described this show as a "bookless book musical." The show was originally conceived by Steven Scott Smith as a one act revue entitled Next Time Now!, which was first given at the nightclub Eighty-Eights.

The success of Next Time Now! led to a much expanded production retitled Closer Than Ever that was co-directed by Maltby and Smith. This production began its life at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts during the Summer of 1989. It came to New York the following Fall, opening in previews on 17 October 1989, and officially opening on 6 November 1989 at the off-Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre, where it ran for 312 performances. The cast included Brent Barrett, Sally Mayes, Richard Muenz, and Lynne Wintersteller.

Closer Than Ever features self-contained songs which deal with such diverse topics as security, aging, mid-life crisis, second marriages, working couples, and unrequited love. Maltby and Shire based many of the songs on real-life experiences of their friends, or stories told to them. The revue won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical and Maltby, Shire, and Wintersteller all garnered Drama Desk Award nominations for their respective contributions.

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Closer Than Ever: the Musical Lyrics

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1 Closer Than Ever - Doors Lyrics
2 Closer Than Ever - She Loves Me Not Lyrics
3 Closer Than Ever - You Wanna Be My Friend Lyrics
4 Closer Than Ever - What Am I Doing? Lyrics
5 Closer Than Ever - The Bear, The Tiger, The Hamster Lyrics
6 Closer Than Ever - And the Mole Lyrics
7 I'll Get Up Tomorrow Morning
8 Closer Than Ever - Miss Byrd Lyrics
9 Dating Again
10 Closer Than Ever - One of the Good Guys Lyrics
11 Closer Than Ever - There's Nothing Like It Lyrics
12 Closer Than Ever - Life Story Lyrics
13 Closer Than Ever - Next Time/I Wouldn t Go Back Lyrics
14 Closer Than Ever - Three Friends Lyrics
15 Closer Than Ever - Fandango Lyrics
16 Closer Than Ever - There Lyrics
17 Transition 2
18 Closer Than Ever - Patterns Lyrics
19 There Is Something in a Wedding
20 Closer Than Ever - Another Wedding Song Lyrics
21 Closer Than Ever - If I Sing Lyrics
22 Closer Than Ever - Back On Base Lyrics
23 Closer Than Ever - The March of Time Lyrics
24 Closer Than Ever - Fathers of Fathers Lyrics
25 Closer Than Ever - It s Never That Easy/I ve Been Here Before Lyrics
26 Closer Than Ever - Closer Than Ever Lyrics