Music by Eric Rockwell
Lyrics by Joanne Bogart
Book by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart
Student Lab
7:30 p.m. March 22 and 23; 2 p.m. March 24
Evelyn Smith Music Theatre
“The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!” is a musical about musicals! This hilarious satire of musical theatre takes one story and portrays it in five acts, each written in the distinctive style of a different composer/lyricist, from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim.
The basic plot: June is an ingénue who cannot pay the rent and is threatened by her evil landlord. Will the handsome leading man come to the rescue?
The variations: a Rodgers and Hammerstein version, set in Kansas in August, complete with a dream ballet; a Sondheim version, featuring the landlord as a tortured artistic genius who slashes the throats of his tenants in revenge for not appreciating his work; a Jerry Herman version as a splashy star vehicle; an Andrew Lloyd Webber version as a rock musical with themes borrowed from Puccini; and a Kander and Ebb version, set in a speakeasy in Chicago. Appropriate for all audiences.
Music by Eric Rockwell; lyrics by Joanne Bogart; book by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart; stage direction by Kate Leonard; music direction by Danielle Hutchison.
“The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!” is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
CLICK HERE for more information on upcoming performances, and to purchase tickets, when available
No comments:
Post a Comment
In order to avoid spam, comments will be moderated. Anonymous comments no longer will be allowed. If your comment is from an actual person it will be approved and posted in a timely manner.