Inside Out (musical)

Inside Out, earlier known as Roleplay, was an American musical which tells a story of a six-person support group. It was co-written by Adryan Russ and Doug Haverty.^[1]

Production history

Premiered in 1989, as Roleplay at the Group Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles, after a number of out-of town productions, in 1992 it was opened off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre, New York. Its 1998 production at the Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, California, it garnered its authors the Robby Award. ^[2]

Characters

1. Grace - the therapist
2. Molly - a recent mother whose husband has lost sexual interest in her, she is suffering from a growing case of anorexia
3. Liz - "a high-powered businesswoman with children, is on a collision course with her house-husband mate, who demands more of her time"
4. Sage - a self-destructive character in regards to her love life and very dependent on astrology tarot cards, etc...to show her fate
5. Chlo - "an unattached lesbian mother whose teen-age son has begun rebelling against her excessive devotion"
6. Dena - an insecure pop singer who has had an 11-year rough patch in her career

Song List

• 1 Inside Out
• 2 Let It Go
• 3 Thin
• 4 I Can See You Here
• 5 If You Really Loved Me
• 6 Yo, Chlo
• 7 If You Really Loved Me (Reprise)
• 8 Behind Dena's Back
• 9 No One Inside
• 10 Inside Out (Reprise)
• 11 Grace's Nightmare
• 12 All I Do Is Sing
• 13 Never Enough
• 14 I Don't Say Anything
• 15 The Passing Of A Friend
• 16 Things Look Different
• 17 Do It At Home
• 18 Reaching Up

References