Welcome to the Club is a 1989 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Cy Coleman. Set in a New York City jail for alimony violators, the musical was directed by Peter Mark Schifter and opened at the Music Box Theatre on April 13, 1989. Poor reviews led the production to close on April 22, after only twelve performances.
The New York Times deemed the musical "embarrassingly out of touch with the present-day realities of men, women, sex, marriage and divorce", with limited praise given to Coleman's "inconsistent" score.
Despite flopping at the box office, the musical garnered two Tony nominations: Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Scott Wentworth) and Best Direction of a Musical (Schifter). In her Broadway debut, actress Sally Mayes won a 1989 Theatre World award.
Songs
Act I A Place Called Alimony Jail - Husbands and Wives Pay the Lawyer - Husbands Mrs. Meltzer Wants the Money Now! - Arlene Meltzer and Husbands That's a Woman - Aaron Bates, Carol Bates and Wives Piece of Cake - Eve Aiken and Bruce Aiken Rio - Milton Meltzer, Arlene Meltzer, Wives and Gus Bottomly Holidays - Arlene Meltzer The Trouble with You - Aaron Bates, Carol Bates, Husbands and Wives Mother-in-Law - Husbands At My Side - Bruce Aiken and Kevin Bursteter
Act II Southern Comfort - Winona Shook, Aaron Bates, Wives and Husbands The Two of Us - Bruce Aiken and Milton Meltzer It's Love! It's Love! - Gus Bottomly and Husbands The Name of Love - Carol Bates Miami Beach - Arlene Meltzer and Husbands Guilty - Winona Shook Love Behind Bars - Winona Shook, Aaron Bates and Wives At My Side (Reprise) - Kevin Bursteter and Betty Bursteter It Wouldn't Be You - Husbands and Wives
Awards and nominations Original Broadway production Year Award Category Nominee Result 1989 Tony Award Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Scott Wentworth Best Direction of a Musical Peter Mark Schifter Theatre World Award Sally Mayes
Notes
External links