Doonesbury
Biltmore Theatre
Previews Began: November 3, 1983
Opening Night: November 21, 1983
Closing Night: February 19, 1984
Music: Elizabeth Swados
Lyrics: Garry Trudeau
Book: Garry Trudeau
Garry Trudeau wrote the book and lyrics for this adaptation of his political-satire comic strip, with Elizabeth Swados composing the music. A group of college seniors live together on a college commune in New England, dealing with romance and looking forward to getting rich in 1980s America.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Graduation……………..Roland, Mike Doonesbury, B.D.,
Boopsie, Mark, Zonker
Just One Night…………………………….Mike Doonesbury
I Came To Tan…………………………….Zonker, Ensemble
Guilty……………………………………………Duke, Ensemble
I Can Have It All…………………………Boopsie, Ensemble
Get Together…………………………J.J., Mike Doonesbury
Baby Boom Boogie Boy……….Mark, Roland, Ensemble
Another Memorable Meal…………….Mike Doonesbury,
B.D., Boopsie, J.J.,
Mark, Zonker, Joanie
ACT TWO
Just A House……………………………………………Ensemble
Complicated Man……………………………Honey, Boopsie
Real Estate………………………………………..Duke, Zonker
Mother…………………………………………………..J.J., Joanie
It’s the Right Time To Be Rich………………B.D., Roland
Muffy and the Topsiders……Mike Doonesbury, Mark,
Zonker, Boopsie
Just One Night (Reprise)………..Mike Doonesbury, J.J.
Graduation (Reprise)………………………………..Ensemble
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Barbara Andres Joanie
Gary Beach Duke
Reathel Bean Roland
Voice of President Reagan
Ralph Bruneau Mike Doonesbury
Kate Burton J.J.
Laura Dean Boopsie
Mark Linn-Baker Mark
Albert Macklin Zonker
Peter Shawn Provost
Keith Szarabajka B.D.
Lauren Tom Honey
Understudies: Eve Bennett-Gordon (Boopsie, J.J.), Max Cantor (Mike Doonesbury, Mark, Provost, B.D.), Deborah Darr (Joanie), Scott Evans (Zonker), Peter Shawn (Duke, Roland), Janet Wong (Honey)