Welcome to the Club is a 1989 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Cy Coleman. Despite its run of only twelve performances, it was nominated for two Tony Awards, and some other honors.
| Welcome to the Club | |
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 Opening Night Broadway Playbill | |
| Music | Cy Coleman |
| Lyrics | Cy Coleman A. E. Hotchner |
| Book | A. E. Hotchner |
| Productions | 1989 Broadway |
The musical, set in a New York City jail for alimony violators, opened on April 13, 1989, at the Music Box Theatre. The director of the production was Peter Mark Schifter.
Reviews were poor; the New York Times deemed it "embarrassingly out of touch with the present-day realities of men, women, sex, marriage and divorce", with limited praise given to Coleman's "inconsistent" score.[1] The musical closed nine days after its opening, on April 22, and was considered a flop.[2] However, the musical was nominated for two Tonys: Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Scott Wentworth) and Best Direction of a Musical (Schifter).[3] In addition, actress Sally Mayes, in her Broadway debut, won a 1989 Theatre World award.[4]
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Awards and nominations
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edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 1989 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | Scott Wentworth | Nominated |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Peter Mark Schifter | Nominated | ||
| Theatre World Award | Sally Mayes | Won | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Rich, Frank (April 14, 1989). "Review/Theater; 'Welcome to the Club,' A Musical About Divorce". The New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ Hawtree, Christopher (November 22, 2004). "Obituary: Cy Coleman". The Guardian. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ Richards, David (May 9, 1989). "'Robbins' Tops the Tony Contenders". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Past Recipients". Theatre World Awards. Retrieved August 3, 2023.