Westerville, OH—You are invited to experience the highs and lows of being a soon-to-be parent with “Baby,” the 1983 Broadway musical coming to the Otterbein University stage. The Otterbein Summer Theatre production of “Baby” will have performances at 7:30 p.m. on June 15; 8 p.m. on June 16-17 and 22-24; and at 2 p.m. on June 18 and 24 in the Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville. Tickets cost $33. Call 614-823-1109 or visit www.otterbein.edu/drama.

Is there anything more exciting, frightening, and utterly transformational than impending parenthood? “Baby,” the musical from acclaimed duo, Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire, examines how parents-to-be experience the emotional stresses and triumphs, as well as the desperate lows and the comic highs, that accompany the anticipation and arrival of a baby.

Three couples on a university campus deal with the painful, rewarding, and agonizingly funny consequences of the universal experience of pregnancy and upcoming parenthood. There are the college students (Lizzie and Danny), barely at the beginning of their adult lives; the 30-somethings (Pam and Nick), having trouble conceiving but determined to try; and the middle-aged parents (Arlene and Alan), looking forward to seeing their last child graduate from college — when a night of unexpected passion lands them back where they started.

The Otterbein Summer Theatre Box Office is open Tuesday-Friday, 12-4 p.m., and one hour prior to performances. It is located in Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St. Student Rush discounts are available one hour prior to curtain, pending ticket availability.

DETAILS: 

“Baby” 

Book by Sybille Pearson. 

Music by David Shire. 

Lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. 

June 15-18 and 22-24, 2023

(Two performances June 24: 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.) 

Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall 

30 S. Grove St., Westerville

PRODUCTION TEAM 

Directed by: Lenny Leibowitz   

Musical Direction by: Dennis Davenport 

Choreography by: Stella Hiatt Kane 

Scenic Design: Isaac Ramsey 

Costume Design: Anna Grywalski  

Lighting Design: Kyle Krygielski 

Sound Design: Kitty Mader 

Stage Manager: Libby Carroll

CAST LIST 

Danny Hooper played by Ben Sanford 

Lizzie Fields Julia Murphy 

Alan McNalley Daniel Keener 

Arlene McNalley Ava Meyer 

Pam Sakarian Claire Stancy 

Nick Sakarian David Graves 

Ensemble: Kinsey Calderone, Melody Cohen, Elizabeth Foster

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE 

All performances in Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville. 

Thursday, June 15 7:30 p.m. 

Friday, June 16 8 p.m.  

Saturday, June 17 8 p.m. 

Sunday, June 18 2 p.m.  

Thursday, June 22 8 p.m. 

Friday, June 23 8 p.m. 

Saturday, June 24 2 p.m.  

Saturday, June 24 8 p.m.