City of Angels
Virginia Theatre
Previews Began: November 21, 1989
Opening Night: December 11, 1989
Closing Night: January 19, 1992
Music: Cy Coleman
Lyrics: David Zippel
Book: Larry Gelbart
A disillusioned crime novelist adapts his latest novel into a screenplay as his marriage falls apart. At the same time, we see the adventures of his detective, presented as if in a black-and-white film. The detective has a way with women but is forever haunted by the one who got away, in this musical spoof of film noir crime movies and Hollywood’s treatment of writers.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Double Talk………………………….Stone, Alaura Kingsley
What You Don’t Know About Women…..Gabby, Oolie
Ya Gotta Look Out for Yourself…………Jimmy Powers,
Angel City 4
The Buddy System………………………………Buddy Fidler
With Every Breath I Take……………………………….Bobbi
The Tennis Song…………………..Stone, Alaura Kingsley
Ev’rybody’s Gotta Be Somewhere…………………..Stone,
Angel City 4
Lost and Found……………………………..Mallory Kingsley
All Ya Have to Do is Wait………………..Munoz, Yamato,
Officer Pasco,
Mahoney
You’re Nothing Without Me………………….Stine, Stone
ACT TWO
Stay with Me………………..Jimmy Powers, Angel City 4
You Can Always Count On Me………………………..Oolie
It Needs Work……………………………………………..Gabby
With Every Breath I Take (Reprise)………Stone, Bobbi
Funny…………………………………………………………….Stine
I’m Nothing Without You…………..Stone, Stine, Gabby
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Gregg Edelman Stine
James Naughton Stone
René Auberjonois Irwin S. Irving
Buddy Fidler
Randy Graff Oolie
Donna
Dee Hoty Alaura Kingsley
Carla Haywood
Kay McClelland Bobbi
Gabby
James Cahill Dr. Mandril
Barber
Carolee Carmello Margaret
Stand-In
Peter Davis Member of the Angel City 4
Shawn Elliott Munoz
Pancho Vargas
Tom Galantich Orderly
Officer Pasco
Gene
Eleanor Glockner Margie
Anna
Hairdresser
James Hindman Orderly
Mahoney
Del Dacosta
Gary Kahn Member of the Angel City 4
Amy Jane London Member of the Angel City 4
Alvin Lum Yamato
Cinematographer
Jacquey Maltby Bootsie
Keith Perry Luther Kingsley
Werner Kriegler
Jackie Presti Member of the Angel City 4
Herschel Sparber Big Six
Studio Cop
Evan Thompson Commissioner Gaines
Shoeshine
Doug Tompos Peter Kingsley
Gerald Pierce
Scott Waara Jimmy Powers
Raymond Xifo Sonny
Studio Cop
Rachel York Mallory Kingsley
Avril Raines
Swings: Chrissy Faith, Marcus Neville
Understudies: Carolee Carmello (Alaura Kingsley, Carla Haywood, Gabby, Bobbi)