Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Book by HENRY FARRELL; Music by LEE POCKRISS; Lyrics by HAL HACKADY:
Musical Direction by Chris Walker; Directed by David Taylor
Presented at the Theatre Royal, Brighton - 25 November, 1998 (season)
Original Cast
JANE HUDSON - Millicent Martin
BLANCHE HUDSON - Jan Hartley
MRS BATES - Paula Wilcox
THE NARRATOR - Christopher Biggins
BABY JANE - Hannah Chick
DADDY HUDSON - John Corroy
BABY BLANCHE - Jade Chestor
YOUNG BLANCHE - Joe Hart
YOUNG MARTIN - Russell Wilcox
EDWIN - Crispin Harris
Synopsis
The action takes place in and around the Hollywood mansion of the Hudson sisters in the early 60s and the movie stage of International Pictures in the 30s.
Musical Numbers
- BABY'S ACT: WHAT WOULD I DO? / DADDY ( Baby Jane and Daddy)
- WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (Company)
- NEXT DOOR TO A STAR (Mrs Bates)
- FOUR WALLS (Blanche)
- 'COS YOU'RE THERE, BLANCHE (Jane)
- TALENT (Jane)
- TWO WHO MOVE AS ONE (Young Blanche, Martin & Company)
- SISTERS (Blanche and Jane)
- WHAT D'YA THINK (Jane)
- I STILL HAVE TOMORROW (Blanche)
- HE'S HERE (Jane & Edwin)
- WHEN AM I GONNA BE ME? (Jane & Company)
- IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK (Mrs Bates & Company)
- DO I CARE? (Young Blanche & Company)
- LET'S HAVE A PARTY (Blanche)
- HER (Jane)
- FINALE: TWO WHO MOVE AS ONE
Discography
There is no commercially available cast recording