FREE TO BE … YOU AND ME

Originally a TV musical: Adapted for the stage by Douglas Love and Regina Safran from Marlo Thomas' book of the same name; contributions by many writers.

ABC Theatre March 11, 1974

Marlo Thomas' renowned book guides girls and boys to who they could be, rather than who they should be. Life-enhancing themes blend with music and humour to expand children's horizons, enabling them to invent their own futures without limitation, while dispelling some old constraints and worn-out conventions in the process. Now available onstage for the first time - something for the free spirit in every adult and wise soul in every child.

Musical Numbers:

1. Free to Be - You and Me
2. Girl Land
3. Glad to Have a Friend Like You
4. Helping
5. It's All Right to Cry
6. Parents Are People
7. Sisters and Brothers
8. When We Grow Up
9. William's Dol

Instrumentation:

Reed I (piccolo, flute, tenor sax), Reed II (piccolo, flute, alto sax), horn, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, acoustic guitar db. bass guitar, drums, percussion, piano db. celeste/organ, 2 violins, cello