Starting Here, Starting Now is a musical revue by Richard Maltby and David Shire. The authors, however, make it very clear in their notes to actors and directors that the show is not just an evening of songs. As the actors perform the songs described below, it is the authors’ hope that each number be played out as its own dramatic event; unfolding for the first time in front of the audience. It is this sense of emotional urgency and spontaneity that sets this revue apart from others. STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW is about feelings…warmth, contact, the kind of glow that comes over audiences when they are in the presence of genuine emotions they can relate to — these are more important to the success of STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW than laughs.