The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)

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The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)

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Cast Size

2w, 2m
Duration

90 minutes
Subgenre

Parody/Spoof
Target Audience

Appropriate for All Audiences, Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

Accolades

Nominee! Five 2005 Drama Desk Awards

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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.

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Performing Groups

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

Videos

Theatreworks: The Musical of Musicals
Factory Theatre, Toronto: The Musical of Musicals
The Grand Theatre, UT: The Musical of Musicals
Crea8ion Live: The Musical of Musicals

Music

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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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The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)