The Thing About Men is a musical

Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...

 with music by Jimmy Roberts

Jimmy Roberts

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 and lyrics and book by Joe DiPietro

Joe DiPietro

Joe DiPietro is an American playwright and author.Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, DiPietro grew up in nearby Oradell. Son of the banker Lou, and Jean DiPietro. He attended Oradell Public School and River Dell Regional High School. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers University in 1984 with a...

. It is based on the 1985 German film Men by Doris Dörrie

Doris Dörrie

Doris Dörrie is a German film director, producer and author.-Life and work:Dörrie completed her secondary education at a humanist Gymnasium. In 1973 she began a two-year attendance in film studies, in the drama department of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. She then studied...

. The plot revolves around a love triangle and shows what men will do to keep their pride and love affairs intact.

Off-Broadway Production

The show opened Off-Broadway

Off-Broadway

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 at the Promenade theatre on August 23, 2003 following previews from August 6. It closed on February 15, 2004 after playing more than 200 performances.

London Production

A production played at the King's Head Theatre in London from April 30, 2007, following previews from April 25, 2007. The limited six week season ended on June 3, 2007. The production was directed by Anthony Drewe

Anthony Drewe

Anthony Drewe is a British lyricist and book writer for Broadway and West End musicals. He is best known for his collaborations with George Stiles.-Work with George Stiles:*additional songs for the musical Mary Poppins*Tutankhamun*Honk!...

 and the cast included Hal Fowler

Hal Fowler

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, Tim Rogers

Tim Rogers

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 and Paul Baker

Paul Baker

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Song List

• Opening/Oh, What a Man!
• No Competition for Me
• Opportunity Knocking
• Free, Easy Guy
• Free, Easy Guy (Reprise)
• Take Me into You
• Because
• The Confession
• The Greatest Friend
• Downtown Bohemian Slum
• You Will Never Get Into This Restaurant
• Me, Too/One-Woman Man
• Take Me into You (Reprise)
• Highway of Your Heart
• The Better Man Won
• Too Road to Lucy
• Make Me a Promise, Thomas
• New, Beautiful Man
• Time to Go Home
• Finale/You Can Have It All