They're Playing Our Song
| They're Playing Our Song | |
|---|---|
Original Cast Recording | |
| Music | Marvin Hamlisch |
| Lyrics | Carole Bayer Sager |
| Book | Neil Simon |
| Basis | Relationship between Carole Bayer Sager and Marvin Hamlisch |
| Productions | 1978 Los Angeles (tryout) 1979 Broadway 1979 North American tour 1980 West End 1981 North American tour |
They're Playing Our Song is a musical with a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, and music by Marvin Hamlisch.
In a story based on the real-life relationship of Hamlisch and Sager, a wisecracking composer finds a new, offbeat lyricist, but initially the match is not one made in heaven. The two undergo a series of trials and overcome a number of hurdles before finding true love by the final curtain.
They're Playing Our Song is essentially a two-character show. Vernon and Sonia are the sole characters on stage; each character has a three-person Greek chorus acting as their inner voices, and there are no big production numbers.