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The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  2w, 2m

In this hilarious satire of musical theatre, one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form, from Rodgers & Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim.

“Funny, charming and refreshing! It hits its targets with sophisticated affection!” – New York Magazine

The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Parody/Spoof
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences, Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Nominee! Five 2005 Drama Desk Awards
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)

Details

Summary
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) is a musical about musicals! In this hilarious satire of musical theatre, one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form, from Rodgers & Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim. The basic plot: June is an ingenue who can't pay the rent and is threatened by her evil landlord. Will the handsome leading man come to the rescue? The variations are: a Rodgers & 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, a rock musical with themes borrowed from Puccini; and a Kander & Ebb version, set in a speakeasy in Chicago. This comic valentine to musical theatre was the longest-running show in the York Theatre Company's 35-year history before moving off-Broadway.
History
The Musical of Musicals premiered at the The York Theatre Company in New York City in 2003. The production moved to a commercial off-Broadway production at the Dodger Stages in 2005.

JUNE – The Ingenue
WILLY – The Hero
JITTER – The Villain
ABBY – The Matron

CHORUS – Hundreds of other potential roles, including cats, roller-skaters, farm hands, and prisoners...all, of course, must sing and dance.

Cast size is flexible; a chorus of enthusiastic singers and dancers is welcome!

  • Additional Features Physical Comedy
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Gun Shots

Media

“Hilarious! It'll keep you laughing from start to finish.” – New York Daily News

“Real Wit, Real Charm! Two Smart Writers and Four Winning Performers! You get the picture, it's GREAT FUN!” – The New York Times

“A GIFT FROM THE MUSICAL THEATRE GODS!” – TalkinBroadway.com

“Witty! Refreshing! Juicily! Merciless!” – Michael Feingold, Village Voice

“Funny, charming and refreshing! It hits its targets with sophisticated affection!” – New York Magazine

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Music

Music Samples

Act I

OPENING

1. “The Musical of Musicals”

CORNIn the Style of Rodgers & Hammerstein

2. “Oh, What Beautiful Corn”
3. “I Couldn’t Keer Less About You”
4. “I Don’t Love You”
5. “Follow Your Dream”
6. “Dream Ballet”
7. “Sowillyquey”
8. “Delicious Clam Dip”
9. “Daylight Savings Time”
10. “Corn Finale”

A LITTLE COMPLEXIn the Style of Stephen Sondheim

11. “Welcome to the Woods”
12. “The Story of Jitter”
13. “Jitter’s Oath”
14. “I Have Little Birds”
15. “Getting Away with Murder”
16. Billy’s Entrance / “A Melody?”
17. “Stay with Me”
18. “Jeune’s Patter”
19. “We’re All Gonna Die”
20. “Complex Finale”

DEAR ABBYIn the Style of Jerry Herman

21. “Life of the Party”
22. “Take My Advice and Live”
23. “A Show Tune”
24. “Did I Put Out Enough?”
25. “Dear Abby Finale”

Act II

ASPECTS OF JUNITAIn the Style of Andrew Lloyd Webber

26. “Aspects of Junita, Prologue” / “I’ve Heard That Song Before”
27. Opera Scena / “Sing a Song”
28. Junita’s Recitative / “Go Go Go Go Junita”
29. “We Never Talk Anymore”
30. “A Sense of Entitlement” / Second Opera Scena
31. “Over the Top” / Chandelier Scene
32. “Aspects Finale”

SPEAKEASY In the Style of Kander & Ebb

33. “Hola, Aloha, Hello”
34. “Juny with a ‘J’”
35. “Color Me Gay”
36. “Just Don’t Pay”
37. “An Easy Mark”
38. “Round and Round”

FINALE

39. “Done”

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Dance Requirements Minimal
  • Vocal DemandsDifficult
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only
  • Chorus Size Large

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Authors

Eric Rockwell

Eric Rockwell is an award-winning writer and composer of several critically-acclaimed musicals.

A 2004 Drama Desk nominee for best music, Eric composed the score and co-wrote the book with Joanne Bogart to The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) which, after two years of perfor ...

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Joanne Bogart

Joanne Bogart began her collaboration with Eric Rockwell at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. For The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), published by Samuel French, they were honored with a 2004 Drama Desk nomination for Best Musical, as well as individual nomin ...

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