Based on the screenplay for the 1977 film by Neil Simon
It's hard to go wrong with this warm, light-hearted show that is one of the musical theatre's rare modern romantic comedies.
THE GOODBYE GIRL is based on Neil Simon's well-known film about an unlikely romance between Paula, a bitter, single mother who has been jilted one too many times, and Eliot, the opinionated actor who shows up on her doorstep with a lease to sublet her apartment. It features the same unique humor that has made Neil Simon the most popular playwright in Broadway history. Add a score by Marvin Hamlisch (A CHORUS LINE) and David Zippel (CITY OF ANGELS, Disney's Hercules and Mulan) and you have an instant contemporary classic!
| 1992 | New York |
Reading New York |
| 1993 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1997 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor - Musical | Martin Short |
| 1993 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | David Zippel |
| 1993 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music | Marvin Hamlisch |
| 1993 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor - Musical | Martin Short - |
| 1993 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress - Musical | Bernadette Peters |
| 1993 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Broadway Musical | 0 |
| 1993 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Graciela Daniele |
| 1993 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Michael Kidd |
| 1993 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Office Two-One Inc. |
| 1993 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Gladys Nederlander |
| 1993 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Stewart F. Lane |
| 1993 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | James M. Nederlander |
| 1993 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Richard Kagan |
| 1993 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Emanuel Azenberg |
| 1993 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Martin Short |
| 1993 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Bernadette Peters |
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