CLOSER THAN EVER

Composer: David Shire
Lyricist: Richard Maltby, Jr.

Opened: November 6, 1989, Cherry Lane Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 288

Note: Only numbers not found on the original off-Broadway cast recording are noted below. A live performance recording is known to exist.

Dating Again (used in the 2013 revival):

1. Closer Than Ever, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1427 (Jenn Collela, Christiane Noll, Sal Viviano, and George Dvorsky with musical direction by Andrew Gerle)

I Get Up In The Morning (originally written for but not used in the original New York production; added to subsequent productions):

1. The Songs Of Maltby And Shire, CD/Dress Circle RMDS-1 (Robert Meadmore with musical direction by Kevin Amos)
2. Closer Than Ever, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1427 (George Dvorsky with musical direction by Andrew Gerle)  
3. The Story Hour, CD/Varese Sarabande 301 066 076 2 (Sally Mayes with musicald direction by Patrick Brady)

There Is Something In A Wedding (used in the 2013 revival):

1. Closer Than Ever, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1427 (Jenn Collela, Christiane Noll, Sal Viviano, and George Dvorsky with musical direction by Andrew Gerle)

Transition:

1. Closer Than Ever, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1427 (George Dvorsky with musical direction by Andrew Gerle)

Transition 2:

1. Closer Than Ever, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1427 (Sal Viviano with musical direction by Andrew Gerle)

Unrecorded Song:

'Cause I'm Happy (L: David Shire)