OK, what we have here is indeed interesting! This is one of the original (pre-Broadway!) performances of the world-renowned play “Leader Of The Pack,” which is based on the life of songwriter Elle Greenwich. The BIG difference here is that Elle Greenwich plays herself!
ACT ONE Overture – Orchestra Be My Baby – Annie and Girls Wait ’til My Bobby Gets Home – Darlene & Company A . . . My Name Is Ellie + – Young Ellie, Jivette Boogie Beat + – Young Ellie, Shelley & Mickey Why Do Lovers Break Each Other’s Hearts? – Darlene Today I Met the Boy I’m Gonna Marry – Darlene I Wanna Love Him So Bad – Young Ellie & Girls Do Wah Diddy – Jeff & Guys And Then He Kissed Me’ – Young Ellie, Shelley & Mickey Hanky Panky – Jeff & Guys Not Too Young To Get Married – Darlene & Girls Chapel Of Love – Company Songwriting Medley + – Ellie, Jeff, Gus Sharkey & Company Baby I Love You – Annie and Girls Leader of the Pack – Annie and Company
ACT TWO The Look of Love – Lounge Singer Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene & Company I Can Hear Music – Annie & Guys Rock of Rages + – Young Ellie Keep It Confidential – Gina Da Doo Ron Ron – Adult Ellie & Guys What a Guy – Adult Ellie & Company Maybe I Know – Adult Ellie River Deep, Mountain High – Darlene & Company We’re Gonna Make It After All + – Adult Ellie, Young Ellie, Darlene, Annie & Company
Bobby Jay – narrator; Ellie Greenwich – Herself; Dinah Manoff – Young Ellie Greenwich (1960s); Patrick Cassidy – Jeff Barry; Annie Golden – Herself; Darlene Love – Herself; Dennis Bailey – Gus Sharkey (based on Phil Spector); Jasmine Guy – Mickey; Barbara Yeager – Shelley; Gina Taylor – Gina; Zora Rasmussen – Ellie’s Mom; Pattie Darcy – Lounge Singer; Paul Shafer – various characters, piano, music director