Show Synopsis:
Composer Vernon Gersch and lyricist Sonia Walsk begin to collaborate on new music and decide to get to know each other bother personally. In the wake of her break-up with Leon, Sonia arrives late to the club, and the two of them argue and then dance. They share a disastrous trip to Long Island, and when Leon tries to contact Sonia there, she hangs up on him. Sonia moves into Vernon's apartment when Leon wants to live at her palce, but their relationship simply cannot continue with Leon in the picture. They break up at a recording session, but Sonia surprises Vernon with a toy piano while he is hospitalized. They reconcile after he leaves the hospital.	

Character:
Sonia Walsk, a young woman who is tentative with moving forward in her love life.	

Song Context:
Vernon is trying to understand Sonia's relationship with her ex-boyfriend, because they are going to therapy and she is throwing him a party, actions which suggest that the break-up is not firm. Sonia is insisting that she knows how to handle the situation and that she and Vernon should still have dinner.	

Fun Facts:
1) This musical is based on the real-life relationship of Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager, and they wrote the music and lyrics, respectively. 
2) Lucie Arnaz originated the role of Sonia in her Broadway debut, and she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. 
3) Hamlisch told the L.A. Times that when he and Sager started composing the music for this musical, "I thought it was going to be very commercial and would do very well. I remember when we started working on it, I kept laughing and thinking it was really funny. The one thing I liked about 'They're Playing Our Song' is that we were just trying to do a really fun, nice evening with no pretentiousness."