They're Playing Our Song
Imperial Theatre
Previews Began: February 2, 1979
Opening Night: February 11, 1979
Closing Night: September 6, 1981
Music: Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics: Carole Bayer Sager
Book: Neil Simon
A neurotic composer and a wacky lyricist form a partnership and a tempestuous romance, expressing their thoughts in song both in their own solos and in songs where each is backed by three “alter egos.”
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Fallin’………………………………………………Vernon Gersch
Workin’ It Out….Vernon Gersch, Sonia Walsk, Voices
If He Really Knew Me…..Sonia Walsk, Vernon Gersch
They’re Playing Our Song………………..Vernon Gersch,
Sonia Walsk
If He Really Knew Me (Reprise)………Vernon Gersch,
Sonia Walsk
Right……………….Sonia Walsk, Vernon Gersch, Voices
Just for Tonight……………………………………Sonia Walsk
ACT TWO
When You’re in My Arms………………..Vernon Gersch,
Sonia Walsk, Voices
I Still Believe in Love……………………………Sonia Walsk
Fill in the Words…………………..Vernon Gersch, Voices
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Lucie Arnaz Sonia Walsk
Robert Klein Vernon Gersch
Helen Castillo Voice of Sonia Walsk
Philip Cusack Voice of Phil the Engineer
Celia Celnik Matthau Voice of Sonia Walsk
Wayne Mattson Voice of Vernon Gersch
Andy Roth Voice of Vernon Gersch
Debbie Shapiro Voice of Sonia Walsk
Greg Zadikov Voice of Vernon Gersch
Swings: Max Stone, Lani Sundsten
Standby: John Getz (Vernon Gersch)
REPLACEMENTS
Anita Gillette Sonia Walsk
9/23/80 – 9/6/81
John Hammil Vernon Gersch
Diana Canova Sonia Walsk
Stockard Channing Sonia Walsk
Rhonda Farer Sonia Walsk
Victor Garber Vernon Gersch
8/4/81 – 9/23/81
D. Michael Heath Voice of Vernon Gersch
John Hillner Voice of Vernon Gersch
Dorothy Kiara Voice of Sonia Walsk
Donna Murphy Voice of Sonia Walsk
Tony Roberts Vernon Gersch
Hal Shane Voice of Phil the Engineer
Marsha Skaggs Sonia Walsk
8/4/81 – 9/23/81
Ted Wass Vernon Gersch
Swings: Pat Gorman, Andrea Green
Standby: Ray Gill (Vernon Gersch), John Hammil (Vernon Gersch), Orrin Reiley (Vernon Gersch)