Meet Me in St. Louis
Gershwin Theatre
Previews Began: October 19, 1989
Opening Night: November 2, 1989
Closing Night: June 10, 1990
Music: Ralph Blane
Hugh Martin
Lyrics: Ralph Blane
Hugh Martin
Music: Hugh Wheeler
This stage adaptation of the classic 1944 film musical examines one year in the life of the Smith family, who live in St. Louis just as the 1904 World’s Fair is preparing to take place there — until the father’s New York job offer threatens to take them away.
Musical Numbers
Act One
Meet Me in St. Louis…………………………..Ensemble
Meet Me in St. Louis
(Reprise)………..Grandpa Prophater, Tootie Smith
The Boy Next Door………………………..Esther Smith
Be Anything But a Girl………..Grandpa Prophater,
Agnes Smith, Tootie Smith
Skip to My Lou…………..Rose Smith, Esther Smith,
Lon Smith, Douglas Moore,
John Truitt, Warren Sheffield,
Company
Under the Bamboo Tree………………..Esther Smith,
Tootie Smith
Banjos………………………………..Lon Smith, Company
Ghosties and Ghoulies and Things That Go Bump
in the Night…….Katie, Agnes Smith, Tootie Smith,
Neighborhood Kids
Halloween Ballet…………………………………Company
Wasn’t It Fun?……..Mr. Alonzo Smith, Mrs. Smith
The Trolley Song…………..Esther Smith, Company
Act Two
Ice……………………….Rose Smith, Warren Sheffield,
Douglas Moore, Company
Raving Beauty…Warren Sheffield, Douglas Moore,
Rose Smith
A Touch of the Irish…………….Katie, Esther Smith,
Rose Smith
You Are for Loving……..John Truitt, Esther Smith
A Day in New York……..Mr. Alonzo Smith, Family
The Ball………………Grandpa, Prophater, Company
Diamonds in the Starlight…………………John Truitt,
Esther Smith
Have Yourself a Merry Little
Christmas……………………………………..Esther Smith
Paging Mr. Sousa……Mr. Alonzo Smith, Company
Finale………………………………………………….Company