Teddy and Alice
Minskoff Theatre
Previews Began: November 3, 1987
Opening Night: November 12, 1987
Closing Night: January 17, 1988
Music: Richard Kapp
John Philip Sousa
Lyrics: Hal Hackady
Book: Jerome Alden
President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt’s relationship with his rebellious daughter, Alice, is examined in this musical.
Musical Numbers
Act One
The Thunderer…………………………………..Orchestra
This House…………….Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt,
Family, Friends, Staff, Reporters
But Not Right Now……………………..Alice Roosevelt
She’s Got to Go…………………William Howard Taft,
Henry Cabot Lodge,
Elihu Root
The Fourth of July………………………Alice Roosevelt,
Eleanor Roosevelt
Charge…………………..Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt,
Edith Roosevelt, Ted Roosevelt, Jr.,
Kermit Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt,
Archie Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt
Battlelines…………………………………Edith Roosevelt
The Coming-Out Party Dance……Alice Roosevelt,
Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt,
Nick Longworth, Edith Roosevelt,
Guests
Leg o Mutton……Alice Roosevelt, Nick Longworth,
Guests
Not Love…Nick Longworth, William Howard Taft,
Elihu Root, Henry Cabot Lodge
Her Father’s
Daughter………………..Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt
Perfect for Each Other………………Nick Longworth
He’s Got to Go…William Howard Taft, Elihu Root,
Henry Cabot Lodge, Nick Longworth
Wave the Flag………..Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt,
Edith Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt,
Roosevelt Children, Harriman,
Morgan, Hecklers, Supporter
Act Two
The Fourth of July
(Reprise)…………………Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt
Nothing to Lose…Nick Longworth, Alice Roosevelt
Election Eve…….William Howard Taft, Elihu Root,
Henry Cabot Lodge, J. P. Morgan,
Reporters
Perfect for Each Other (Reprise)….Alice Roosevelt
Can I Let Her Go?…..Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt
Private Thoughts……………….William Howard Taft,
Henry Cabot Lodge,
Elihu Root, Edith Roosevelt,
Ted Roosevelt, Jr., Ethel Roosevelt,
Kermit Roosevelt, Archie Roosevelt,
Quentin Roosevelt, Servants, Staff,
Reporters
This House
(Reprise)………………..Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt,
Edith Roosevelt, Guests