budge on placing blame on the Drapes, and Cry-Baby and folks get sentenced to correctional facilities. Just before Cry-Baby is taken away, Lenora runs into the courthouse claiming she is carrying Cry-Baby’s baby. Allison is shocked and devastated as Cry-Baby is dragged away, screaming. Act Two The curtain rises on Mrs. Vernon Williams’ picturesque brick home. Allison appears on the balcony with her hair in disarray and longing for Cry-Baby while, simultaneously, Cry-Baby and the other jailbirds sing of their misfortunes (“Misery, Agony, Helplessness, Hopelessness, Heartache and Woe”). Baldwin and the Whiffles interrupt Allison and inform her that they will be singing at a brand new theme park, Star-Spangled Funland for the Fourth of July. Allison feigns interest and agrees to sing with them. Mrs. Vernon Williams finds Allison weeping and tries to cheer her up (“Misery, Agony, Helplessness, Hopelessness, Heartache and Woe – Reprise”). Baldwin and Lenora meet, shopping for wedding rings at a local jewelry store. They find common ground with their mutual distaste of the other’s love interest (“All in My Head”). On the prison farm, Dupree and the other prisoners get to work on the license plate presses (“Jailyard Jubilee”). Father Officer O’Brien keeps an eye on various wayward punks as Cry-Baby is shoved on stage. Dupree tries to calm the increasingly furious Cry-Baby after he hears Allison and Baldwin get engaged on the radio. Cry-Baby whisks the prisoners and guards into a frenzy (“A Little Upset”). In the midst of the chaos, Cry-Baby escapes the prison yard to find Allison. Later that afternoon, Cry-Baby surprises Mrs. Vernon-Williams at her home while searching for Allison. Sirens are heard in the distance and Mrs. Vernon-Williams helps Cry-Baby escape. Baldwin, Allison and the Whiffles arrive to retrieve Allison’s baton on the way to Star-Spangled Funland for the Fourth of July celebration. Mrs. Vernon-Williams overhears Baldwin bragging to the Whiffles about starting the fire and framing Cry-Baby. Unsuccessful at alerting Allison, Mrs. Vernon-Williams has a crisis of conscience and wrestles with the past incident (“I Did Something Wrong Once”). She vows to set her wrongdoing right. Baldwin, Allison and the Whiffles take the stage at Star-Spangled Funland (“Thanks for the Nifty Country”). Judge Stone and Mrs. Vernon-Williams enter, followed quickly by a frantic Cry-Baby. Judge Stone has exonerated Cry-Baby and the Drapes and sentences the true culprit, Baldwin, to hard time. Before Baldwin is carted away to the correctional facility, he challenges Cry-Baby to a musical battle for Allison’s heart (“This Amazing Offer”). Cry-Baby accepts and clearly wins both the battle and Allison’s love (“Do That Again”). Lenora runs in with Cry-Baby’s “baby,” which is just a stuffed teddy bear, and declares that she now loves Baldwin. Mrs. Vernon-Williams offers Cry-Baby an awesome new guitar and invites him to be part of their family. (“Nothing Bad’s Ever Gonna Happen CAST • Wade Cry-Baby Walker • Allison Vernon-Williams • Mrs. Vernon-Williams • Dupree • Baldwin • Pepper Walker • Wanda Woodward • Mona Malnorowski, a/k/a/ Hatchet-Face • Lenora • Judge Stone
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