HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS
Scene Breakdown
Act 1
1.Scene 1 (p.1-2)
(Exterior of the World Wide Wicket Company)
Book Voice
Finch (2. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying)
1.Scene 2 (p. 2-13)
(Corridor of the World Wide Wicket Company)
Finch (2. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying)
Book Voice
Gatch
Jenkins
Johnson
Matthews
Peterson
Tackaberry
Biggley
Rosemary (3. Happy to Keep his Dinner Warm)
Bratt
Smitty (3. Happy to Keep his Dinner Warm)
Bud
Executives
Secretaries
1.Scene 3 (p. 13-21)
(Theater office of the World Wide Wicket Company)
Miss Krumholtz
Bud (4. Coffee Break)
Smitty (4. Coffee Break)
Book Voice
Rosemary
Finch
Miss Jones
Gatch
Executives (4. Coffee Break)
Secretaries (4. Coffee Break)
1.Scene 4 (p. 22-38)
(The mailroom)
Bud (6. The Company Way (Reprise))
Biggley
Miss Jones
Twimble (5. The Company Way; 6. The Company Way (Reprise))
Finch (5. The Company Way)
Bratt
Gatch
Rosemary (7. Rosemary’s Philosophy)
Jenkins
Book Voice
Executives (6. The Company Way (Reprise))
Secretaries (6. The Company Way (Reprise))
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1.Scene 5 (p. 38-39)
Biggley
Miss Jones
(Biggley’s office)
1.Scene 6 (p. 40-44)
(The corridor of the World Wide Wicket Company)
Hedy Larue
Bud (9. A Secretary is not a Toy)
Miss Krumholtz (9. A Secretary is not a Toy)
Bratt (9. A Secretary is not a Toy)
Smitty
Jenkins
Davis
Secretaries (9. A Secretary is not a Toy)
Executives (9. A Secretary is not a Toy)
1.Scene 7 (p. 45-56)
(The elevator landing)
Miss Krumholtz
Finch (10. Been a Long Day)
Biggley (11. Been a Long Day (Reprise))
Miss Jones
Tackaberry
Rosemary (10. Been a Long Day)
Smitty (10. Been a Long Day)
Bud (11. Been a Long Day (Reprise))
Hedy (11. Been a Long Day (Reprise))
Executives (10. Been a Long Day)
Secretaries (10. Been a Long Day)
1.Scene 8 (p. 56-64)
(The outer office)
Finch (12. Old Ivy; 13. Grand Old Ivy (Reprise))
Biggley (12. Old Ivy; 13. Grand Old Ivy (Reprise))
Scrubwomen
1.Scene 9 (p. 64-68)
Biggley
Finch
Rosemary
Hedy
Book Voice
(Finch’s first office)
1.Scene 10 (p. 68-69)
Gatch
Miss Krumholtz
Hedy
Finch
(Plans and systems office)
1.Scene 11 (p. 69-72)
(A corridor somewhere in the World Wide Wicket Building)
Bratt
Tackaberry
Jenkins
Rosemary (15. Paris Original)
Smitty
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1.Scene 12 (p. 72-76)
(The roof)
Rosemary (15. Paris Original)
Miss Krumholtz (15. Paris Original)
Smitty (15. Paris Original)
Miss Jones (15. Paris Original)
Bud
Hedy
Finch
Biggley
Ovington
Bratt
Tackaberry
Secretaries (15. Paris Original)
Executives
1.Scene 13 (p. 76-79)
Bud
Hedy
Finch
(Elevator landing)
1.Scene 14 (p. 79-92)
(J.B. Biggley’s office)
Finch (18. Rosemary; 19. Rip the Chipmunk; 20. Finale Act One)
Hedy
Rosemary (18. Rosemary; 20. Finale Act One)
Biggley (19. Rip the Chipmunk)
Bud (20. Finale Act One)
Bratt
Ovington (19. Rip the Chipmunk)
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Act 2
2.Scene 1 (p. 93-99)
(The outer office)
Smitty (23. Cinderella, Darling)
Bud
Tackaberry
Toynbee
Bratt
Jenkins
Miss Krumholtz
Rosemary (23. Cinderella, Darling)
Secretaries (23. Cinderella, Darling)
2.Scene 2 (p. 99-105)
(Finch’s new advertising office)
Finch
Book Voice
Bud (24. I Have Returned)
Rosemary (25. Happy to Keep his Dinner Warm (Reprise))
2.Scene 3 (p. 105-111)
(Biggley’s office)
Biggley (26. Love from a Heart of Gold)
Hedy (26. Love from a Heart of Gold)
Bud
Finch
2.Scene 4 (p. 111-115)
(Men’s washroom of the World Wide Wicket Company)
Bratt
Davis
Toynbee
Tackaberry
Jenkins
Bud
Finch (27. I Believe in You)
Executives (27. I Believe in You)
2.Scene 5 (p. 115-125)
Book Voice
Biggley
Tackaberry
Davis
Bud
Bratt
Jenkins
Toynbee
Finch
Hedy
(The boardroom)
2.Scene 6 (p. 125-128)
TV Announcer
Biggley
Finch
Bratt
Tackaberry
Hedy
Secretaries (As dancers)
(Television show)
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2.Scene 7 (p. 128-133)
(The wrecked outer office)
Book Voice
Miss Jones
Tackaberry
Toynbee
Bud
Jenkins
Davis
Policeman
Rosemary (31. I Believe in You (Rosemary))
Bratt
Womper
Finch
2.Scene 8 (p. 133-134)
Bud
Finch
(The elevator landing)
2.Scene 9 (p. 134-143)
(Biggley’s office)
Womper (33. Brotherhood of Man)
Miss Jones (33. Brotherhood of Man)
Tackaberry
Biggley (33. Brotherhood of Man)
Bratt
Peterson
Jenkins
Bud
Finch (33. Brotherhood of Man)
Executives (33. Brotherhood of Man)
2.Scene 9A (p. 143)
Bud
(Somewhere)
2.Scene 10 (p. 143-146)
(The outer office)
Smitty
Miss Krumholtz
Jenkins
Bratt
Tackaberry
Biggley
Miss Jones
Finch
Womper
Hedy
Rosemary
Executives
Secretaries (34a. Hallelujah!)
Company (35. Finale (The Company Way); 36. Bows)
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