Nowhere to Go But Up

• Original Broadway Production (1962)
  New York, NY

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Original score

• Ain't You Ashamed
• The "We Makin' Cash with Sour Mash; No Rickie-Tickie No Licq-ie" Rag
  • aka The "We Makin' Dough You So and So; No Rickie-Tickie No Washie" Rag [no note]
• Live a Little
• Yes, Mr. Baiello
• When a Fella Needs a Friend
• The Odds and Ends of Love
• Nowhere to Go But Up
• Take Me Back
• I Love You for That
• Baby, Baby
• Natural Allies
• Out of Sight, Out of Mind
• Follow the Leader Septet
• Dear Mom

Cut prior to opening

• Here I Am
• We're a Couple of Clowns
  • aka A Couple of Clowns [no note]
• Ain't It a Joy
• Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie

• Demo Recording [audio]

During Prohibition, two enterprising friends—Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith—pursue success in a city ruled by speakeasies and small-time rackets. When Wilma Risque’s ambitions intersect with mob boss Anthony Baiello’s control and Tommy Dee’s hustles, schemes multiply and loyalties wobble. Romance, quick money, and the lure of respectability tug at everyone until crackdowns, betrayals, and stubborn hopes force hard choices about friendship and the cost of easy profit.