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Eating Raoul

Full-Length Musical, Dark Comedy  /  4w, 5m

Book by Paul Bartel, adapted from his screenplay
Lyrics by Boyd Graham
Music by Jed Feuer

The cult film classic has new life as a zany musical. The Blands want to open a restaurant, but they need cash. Suppose they lure weirdos to their apartment to kill and rob them?

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 5m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary

The cult film classic has new life as a zany musical. The Blands want to open a restaurant, but they need cash. Suppose they lure weirdos to their apartment to kill and rob them? Soon, they are a financial success, but disposing of the bodies is a problem. Enter their devious apartment super, Raoul, with a proposition: He will take care of the corpses for a cut (when he’s not performing at a tacky nightclub). The partnership runs amok, and Mary ultimately bops Raoul with her deadly frying pan. Now the Blands have the money they need, and they celebrate with a gourmet meal – guess who’s the main course?

History
Eating Raoul premiered at the Union Square Theatre in New York City in May 1992 under the direction of Toni Kotite.
Keywords

MARY BLAND – Very pretty, unconsciously sexy in a naive sort of way.
PAUL BLAND – Prematurely balding, somewhat overweight and hopelessly square but sincere, tenacious and lovable.
DR. DOBERMAN – An officious lecher.
MR. KRAY – Fat and mean.
MR. LEECH – An oily, smooth-talking womanizer.
METER MAID – Hip and bored with it all.
HOWARD – Bad taste incarnate who thinks he's hip.
DONNA THE DOMINATRIX – A kinky little bundle of energy with a voice as big as all outdoors; at home a sweet young housewife and mother.
JAMES – Always smiling, would say or do anything to make a sale.
BOBBY – An obsessive case of arrested adolescence.
JUNIOR – A rotund gourmand.
RAOUL – A sexy young Latino with a weakness for girls and a talent to match his gigantic ego.
THE RAOULETTES (Gladys and Inez) – Two knockout, if sluttish, young chicas. All boobs, butt and tongue.
YOLANDA – A former star of a certain age. Heavy Latino accent.
GINGER – Built like a football player but dresses like Ginger Rogers –and can dance like her too.

OTHERS – Tourists, Swingers, Stick-up Man, etc.

Note: The characters in Eating Raoul may be cast in a great variety of ages and interpretations. It is recommended that several of the secondary parts be played by the same actors.

The characters in Eating Raoul may be cast in a great variety of ages and interpretations. It is recommended that several of the secondary parts be played by the same actors.

  • Time Period 1960s
  • Setting Los Angeles, CA in the late 1960s.
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“A merry, murderous musical romp.” – Drama-Logue

“Quintessential… offbeat fare… Quirky, campy, even a shade kinky, it also is original, fast paced and consistently funny… It may prove the season’s most delectable treat.” – The Houston Chronicle

“Fun.” – The Los Angeles Times

“The most entertaining musical about sex and cannibalism around.” – Backstage West

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    Eating Raoul

Music

Song Samples

Meet the Blands
A Small Restaurant
La La Land
A Thought Occurs
Sexperts
Tool For You
Think About Tomorrow
Eating Raoul
Momma Said
Lovers in Love
Mary
Hot Monkey Love
Trio
One Last Bop
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo

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Authors

Paul Bartel

Paul Bartel is perhaps best known as the director and star of the quirky sleeper Eating Raoul (1982). Born in New York City, Bartel was a film aficionado since childhood and entered the industry at age 13 working as an assistant animator for UPA. He later studied film at UCLA ...
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Jed Feuer

Born in Los Angeles, Jed Feuer was moved to New York City at the age of six weeks. Growing up in a musical family, he studied trumpet under Joe Wilder (subsequently with Carmine Caruso). Piano with Eugene Istomin followed shortly thereafter, which led to an immersion in harmo ...

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Author

Boyd Graham

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