baby, it's you

by Sarah Jae Leiber

Evelyn had a really scary doctor's appointment last week (she's not dying, don't worry). That night, Paul McCartney came to her in a dream and told her he is the only man who could ever get her pregnant. Now, she and three other Beatlemaniacs are locked up in Shea Stadium jail for Beatle-related crimes. baby, it's you is a decades-spanning, incredibly silly romantic comedy with music about repressed, desperate...

Evelyn had a really scary doctor's appointment last week (she's not dying, don't worry). That night, Paul McCartney came to her in a dream and told her he is the only man who could ever get her pregnant. Now, she and three other Beatlemaniacs are locked up in Shea Stadium jail for Beatle-related crimes. baby, it's you is a decades-spanning, incredibly silly romantic comedy with music about repressed, desperate people finding themselves through loving a band so much it hurts.

The first three episodes of baby, it's you premiered at SERIALS NYC.

Music by Jack McManus.

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  • Sean Swenson: baby, it's you by Sarah Jae Leiber
    “

    if you were a Beatle-obsessed child at any point in your life, you need to read this. if you care about fan culture & transformative work...READ THIS. the density of jokes per minute in this play is incredible, especially in a comedy with this much heart.

    if you were a Beatle-obsessed child at any point in your life, you need to read this. if you care about fan culture & transformative work...READ THIS. the density of jokes per minute in this play is incredible, especially in a comedy with this much heart.

    ”
  • Sam Heyman: baby, it's you by Sarah Jae Leiber
    “

    "This setup smells like Lennon"

    Sarah Jae Leiber knows her way around the funny, sad, and complicated emotions of fandom, young womanhood, and being a person who feels deeper than most. "baby, it's you" is an episodic masterclass of both Beatles parody and docu-drama, placing us in the shoes of a quartet of variably devoted Beatles fans and walking us briskly through their lives. Character voices leap off the page. Leiber nails the uncanny silliness of the Beatles as well as those who love them.

    "This setup smells like Lennon"

    Sarah Jae Leiber knows her way around the funny, sad, and complicated emotions of fandom, young womanhood, and being a person who feels deeper than most. "baby, it's you" is an episodic masterclass of both Beatles parody and docu-drama, placing us in the shoes of a quartet of variably devoted Beatles fans and walking us briskly through their lives. Character voices leap off the page. Leiber nails the uncanny silliness of the Beatles as well as those who love them.

    ”
  • A.J. Ditty: baby, it's you by Sarah Jae Leiber
    “

    A brilliant send-up (and celebration of) fan culture, this absolutely hilarious and heartfelt play will stick with you long after the backstage shenanigans and failed genetic material heists have faded. A sharp and unrelenting look at love and longing, Leiber will charm you with parody one minute only to gut-punch you with the deep sadness at the heart of her characters the next. A perfect fit for any theater company regardless of their feelings about Paul McCartney (but also, come on, it's PAUL!!!)

    A brilliant send-up (and celebration of) fan culture, this absolutely hilarious and heartfelt play will stick with you long after the backstage shenanigans and failed genetic material heists have faded. A sharp and unrelenting look at love and longing, Leiber will charm you with parody one minute only to gut-punch you with the deep sadness at the heart of her characters the next. A perfect fit for any theater company regardless of their feelings about Paul McCartney (but also, come on, it's PAUL!!!)

    ”
View all 4 recommendations
Evelyn - Paul. On a divine mission.
Angela - George. Wide-eyed, idealistic, confident, free-spirited, bratty.
Steven - Ringo, if he had to pick. The Beatles suck. He doesn’t even care about them.
Betty - John. Single mom feeling something for the first time in years.
The Beatles, ageless - Boyish spectres shaking their hair around dreams and reality.

Development History

  • Workshop, Sewanee Writers' Conference, 2026

Production History

  • Professional, SERIALS NYC, 2025