 | Cry-Baby is a musical based on the 1990 John Waters (see photo) movie of the same name. The music is written by David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger, and the book is by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan. O'Donnell and Meehan also adapted Waters' film Hairspray for the musical stage. The musical focuses on Baltimore teenager Allison Vernon-Williams, a Square, who is drawn across the tracks from her 1954 finishing-school background into a relationship with the orphaned Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker, a Drape, the leader of a pack of lowlives. They create upheaval and turmoil in their town by breaking the subculture taboos and falling in love. The musical shows what the young couple have to overcome to be together and how their actions affect the rest of the town. |
| The musical premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California on November 18, 2007 and ran through December 16. Previews began on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre on March 15, 2008, with an official opening on April 24, 2008. Directed by Mark Brokaw with choreography by Rob Ashford, the cast features Harriet Harris and James Snyder as "Cry-Baby", and Elizabeth Stanley as Allison. | |
"Girl, Can I Kiss You with Tongue" - Cry-Baby "Teardrops Are Falling" - Cry-Baby and Prisoners Lyrics: Teardrops Are Falling Teardrops are falling Teardrops are falling Cry go on Cry (x2) Teardrops are falling Out My Eyes Teardrops are falling I wonder why Teardrops are falling For you made me cry Yes, teardrops are falling Falling from my eyes Yes yes yes You made me cry When you went away You stayed away so long Come back my dear My heart is aching Almost breaking If you hear me Come back to me Teardrops are falling And you made me cry Cry don't cry (x4) | |
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