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H! MB Handbook Aug 2014
H! MB Handbook Aug 2014
H! MB Handbook Aug 2014
Hello! My Baby
Revised August 25, 2014
Hello! My Baby (H!MB) is a musical by Cheri Steinkellner. Set on the sidewalks of New York in the
1900s, Hello! My Baby is a riotous new-fashioned musical comedy chronicling the beginnings of
that original all-American art-form: Popular Music. A new take on the classic songbook musical, H!
MB updates the greatest hits of Berlin, Gershwin, George M. Cohan, and a score of others, weaving
them into a timely romantic farce that sings to all ages.
Table of Contents
What is the CA All State Production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2
Synopsis of Hello! My Baby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2
Scenes and Musical Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 4
Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 5
Performance Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 6
Technical Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9
Application Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..page 10
Rehearsal and Performance Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 11
Financial Obligations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..page 12
Performer and Technician Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 13
Contact Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 14
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HELLO! MY BABY
SYNOPSIS
HELLO! MY BABY is a new-fashioned valentine to the Great American Songbook and
our musical theater origins, weaving the classics of Cohen, Gershwin, Berlin, and a score of
other classic popular tunesmiths into a fresh and fun tale of teen song-pluggers, gangs of
New York, immigrants, debutantes, love triangles, and gender-swapping.
Its the early 19-teens and young MICKEY McKEE dreams of writing a crackerjack
classic hit song, to become the next Irving Berlin (PLUGGERS PROLOGUE). But like Berlin,
Mickey cant read or write music . . . until he teams up with NELLY GOLD, a feisty Jewish
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sweatshop worker who also happens to be a musical demon. Together they make beautiful
music (PLAY IT AGAIN), writing a new song Mickey swears can sell a million or at least
enough to save the orphaned GOLD sisters Delancy Street Music Hall from dual threats of
street-gangster JOHNNY GIOVANNI, and land-baron STANFORD J. TIERNEY who plans to
demolish the Lower East Side neighborhood to build high-rises.
Nelly yearns to fulfill her Paps dying dream to write and sell songs (IM ALWAYS
CHASING RAINBOWS), but quickly learns that Tin Pan is a boysAlley. Undaunted, she
dons sweatshop trousers and a newsboy cap to hit the streets and plug her songs as NED
OREILLY (A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND).
Nellys disguise (OH, JOHNNY, OH!). But when Ned outsells even Mickey (JA-DA), to
win his job and become ETHELBERT COOTS PUBLISHING CO.s new King of the Pluggers,
a fierce rivalry breaks out (SOME OF THESE DAYS).
Not realizing his best girl and worst enemy are the same person, Mickey finds himself
tricked by fate into collaborating with NED to write a new waltz for the society debut of
Stanford Tierneys precious granddaughter, ALICE (EVRYONE DANCES WITH ALICE).
At Alices Debutante Ball, farce erupts with Nelly arriving as both Mickeys date and
as Ned to debut the new waltz. Romantic complications ensue as Alice pursues Ned; and
her Yale-man brother, JUNIOR, falls for Nellys plain, hardworking sister, FRANCES (IF YOU
WERE THE ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD). But love fizzles fast when the Gold girls are booted
from the restricted club, leaving Mickey to sing the waltz solos after partner Ned
mysteriously disappears along with his girl Nelly.
Act Two opens on Mickey and Junior waking a sleeping neighborhood, trying to win
back Nelly and Frances (HELLO! MY BABY). But all goes bad-to-worse when Juniors
furious father shows up, forbidding him from coming back to the Lower East Side ever
again; and Mickey comes to the mistaken conclusion that Nelly is not really in love with him
but with her own alter-ego Ned (I DONT CARE)!
Back on the Upper East, Junior Tierney formulates a plan that will please his father,
and take him back to the woman he loves (ILL BUILD A STAIRWAY TO PARADISE). While
down on the Lower East, gangster Johnny strong-arms Mickey and Ned into writing a new
song for his mail-order bride (BALLIN THE JACK). But best-laid plans collapse when
Junior must deliver an eviction notice to Frances, who leads the melting-pot neighborhood
in protest (AINT WE GOT FUN); Ned and Mickey cant work through their feelings to work
together (MY BUDDY); and Johnnys gang plans to send both to sleep with the fishies.
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Facing heartbreak, homelessness, and the Hudson, all decide THERELL BE SOME
CHANGES MADE: Junior runs away from home, Tierney hires Johnny to torch the Golds
neighborhood, Johnny muscles Mickey into doing his dirty work, Ned saves Mickey from the
deed, inadvertently revealing his true identity (YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU), and Mickey at
last sees Nelly for all she is, as the kids save the neighborhood with a series of even-turns,
and a cracker-jack MGM style finale (HELLO! MY BABY), at last fulfilling Mickeys dream to
write the songs were still singing a hundred years later!
Scene 5
th
Fire Escape
A Dark Alley
Act Two
Scene 1
Delancy Street
Scene 5
Hello My Baby
I Dont Care
Scene 2
Scene 6
Scene 4
Alice (Reprise)
Aint We Got Fun?
Therell Be Some Changes Made
Delancy Street
Staff List
ProducerKrista
Carson
Elhai
Company Manager.................................................................................................Gai Jones
Associate Producer/CFO............................................................................Kathleen Conner
DirectorBrian
McDonald
Production Coordinators. Alison Johnson and Kathleen
Woods
Assistant
Director..TBD
Music
Director..............................................................................................
Brian
Kennedy
Assistant Musical Director............................................................................................TBD
Dramaturge................................................................................................Cheri Steinkellner
Technical
Director.
JP
Rosenveldt
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Technical
Brown
Stage
Nagle
Stage
Coordinator.Jamie
Manager
Mentor..Tori
Manager.
.TBD
Choreographer..TB
D
Set Designer...................................................................................................................TBD
Lighting Designer...........................................................................................................TBD
Sound Designer..............................................................................................................TBD
Costume Designer..........................................................................................................TBD
Make-Up/Hair
Designer
TBD
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CHARACTER/VOCAL BREAKDOWNS:
NELLY GOLD/NED OREILLY - 16, a feisty, funny and fearless factory-worker who passes as a boy to make a
living plugging Tin Pan Alley tunes. Strong comedy required, a belter with strong high notes who can talk and
sing like a boy. Prototype: A young Judy Garland
MICKEY McKEE - 17, a cocky, comedic, supercharged Irish kid from the Bowery, he dreams of becoming the
next Irving Berlin; in love with Nelly and fierce rival with her alter-ego, Ned. Strong dancer, juvenile tenor with
strong falsetto.
Young Mickey Rooney. Mickey and Alice: Mickey Rooney and June Preisser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RAyJeIAv5Q
FRANCES GOLD 18, plain and plainspoken. The eldest of the orphaned Gold sisters, she is forced into
maternal responsibility, and finds herself a surprised Cinderella when a dapper young gent from the Upper East
Side falls in love with her strength and good heart. Strong belt/mix.
(Preview)
(Compiled Clips)
Collected Young Movie Moms: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRO90Dj-VSs
Junior Tierney and Frances Gold - Peter Lawford and June Allyson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slNgYtSbFZc
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v=WxuoXpNDZGc
(Chicken Wagon Familly)
JUNIOR TIERNEY 20, a callow Yale-man, with a good heart, a strong social conscience and a romantic streak
that just won't quit; he finds his true love on the Lower East Side. Lyric baritone legit, but not operatic. Young
Peter Lawford.
ALICE TIERNEY 15, a sweet and spoiled debutante, crazy for the fellas until she falls for one Ned O'Reilly and
sets out to make "him" her own. Sweet lyric soprano who can belt. Prototype: June Preisser.
Junior Tierney and Frances Gold - Peter Lawford and June Allyson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slNgYtSbFZc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG3NZjRv2nM
(The Thin Man)
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Stanford, Junior and Alice Tierney (and all the young socialites)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZhLiJowzNY (Preview)
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Technical Opportunities
At this time we are not looking for any more student Technicians.
California All State Production 2014-15 Hello! My Baby
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FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS and DUE DATES are explained on the next pages.
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H!MB Rehearsal
Claremont High School
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Financial Obligations
If you are asked to leave the show for any reason or you drop out,
none of the money, which has been paid for your commitment, will
be refunded.
Some ideas for fund raising:
Have you asked your Troupe Director for help?
Have you given a copy of this packet to your school principal to see if he/she has any
funds to contribute? You are representing your school.
A letter will be given to you to use as part of fundraising efforts by the H!MB Staff.
Have you approached booster clubs/PTA at your school? They may have some money
they can contribute.
Have you approached civic clubs in your town? A call or a mailed letter might be all it
takes to get a contribution.
Have you asked a group you are involved with outside of school? (church, Rotary club,
Kiwanis club...)
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Being in a show requires time commitment, a good attitude, and maturity. Please review the contract,
financial responsibilities and rehearsal calendar. It is important that you and you and your
parents/families/teachers understand the responsibility and commitments involved in being a part of the
show before auditioning or interviewing.
Participants must make ALL their scheduled rehearsals and shows. If a participant misses a
scheduled rehearsal without permission in advance he/she will be asked to leave the show.
State show.
Participants who do not follow direction, cause conflict, or break this Performer and Technician
Agreement during the rehearsal process will be asked to leave the show. It is an honor to be involved
in this show.
By signing below all parties agree to support the student through the completion of this process.
Troupe Number:
Date of Induction (month/year)
Students City
Students School:
Zip Code
2014)
Students Home Phone
Students Grade
Principals Name
Principals Email
of?
Parent Name (print)
Parent Signature
Sponsor Signature
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