Blue Moon Monologues & Audition Scenes

Characters: Hart, Elizabeth

Elizabeth recounts a painful and humiliating romantic encounter to her friend Hart, detailing the emotional fallout of a failed sexual experience on her 20th birthday. As she describes the vulnerability of unrequited love and the subsequent coldness of her suitor, Hart listens with a mixture of fascination and deep empathy, reflecting on his own romantic struggles.

Characters: Hart, Andy White, Eddie

Lorenz Hart approaches the writer E.B. White at Sardi's to discuss his artistic obsession with a woman named Elizabeth. Hart reflects on the nature of songwriting, vulnerability, and his disdain for the simplistic lyrics of his contemporaries while seeking validation from a fellow writer.

Characters: Hart, Eddie, Morty Rifkin

Larry Hart reflects on the commercial pressures of songwriting while sharing a drink with friends. He recounts a cynical but humorous anecdote about how his artistic lyrics were rejected by a studio executive in favor of the more marketable title Blue Moon.

Characters: Hart, Eddie

Lorenz Hart, a brilliant but troubled playwright, drunkenly confesses his infatuation for a woman named Elizabeth to a weary bartender. He passionately claims his internal emotions could outshine his greatest professional successes while struggling with his own erratic behavior.

Characters: Hart, Andy White, Eddie

In a sophisticated New York bar, Hart and Andy White reflect on their aging and the feeling of being 'superannuated.' Hart shares a story about a recurring mouse he catches and releases in Central Park, which inspires Andy's search for a children's book protagonist.

Characters: Hart, Andy White, Morty Rifkin, Eddie

A group of comedy writers and their associates reflect on the grim reality of war and the staggering loss of life in the Great War. The conversation shifts from somber reflection to personal anecdotes as Morty reveals his mundane military assignment and Eddie attempts to lighten the mood with crude humor.