Show Plot Teddy & Alice

Authors: 

• Book: Jerome Alden (with early contributions from Alan Jay Lerner)
• Lyrics: Hal Hackady
• Music: Adapted from the marches and works of John Philip Sousa, with additional new songs by Richard Kapp

Time Period: The early 1900s, specifically during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency from 1901 to 1909 (the Progressive Era)

Setting: Primarily Washington, D.C., centered inside and on the roof of the The White House, alongside glimpses of surrounding American political landscapes

Summary:

Teddy & Alice is a 1987 Broadway musical that tracks the funny and stormy relationship between President Theodore Roosevelt and his free-spirited, rebellious daughter Alice inside the White House.