Girlfriend

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Girlfriend

Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy  /  2m

Book by Todd Almond
Music and Lyrics by Matthew Sweet

“Girlfriend allows us to richly inhabit the perilous journey Mike and Will are undertaking... those who can enter the rhythm of the musical may find themselves returning to some epic emotions from their youth.” – Los Angeles Times

Girlfriend

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)

Details

Summary
In Nebraska in the ’90s, Will, a bit of a social outcast, and Mike, the popular football player, figure out that there is more to life than what high school has taught them. Days after graduation, they explore their relationship and begin to ask themselves where their lives begin. Based on the album by Matthew Sweet, Girlfriend is a pop/rock musical for everyone who’s lived in a small town and feels for their first love.
History
Girlfriend premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Berkeley, CA in April 2010 under the direction of Les Waters.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
MIKE
WILL
  • Time Period 1990s
  • Setting Alliance, Nebraska. The summer after high school graduation, 1993. 
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language

Media

“Touching and uplifting... a musical play about the wonder and the insecurity of adolescent love.” – Cincinnati.com

“Girlfriend allows us to richly inhabit the perilous journey Mike and Will are undertaking... those who can enter the rhythm of the musical may find themselves returning to some epic emotions from their youth.” – Los Angeles Times Read More

“All you need to know about the intensity of teenage crushes is captured... in Girlfriend, the tenderly truehearted rock musical that seems primed for cult-hit status.” – The Washington Post

“It is, in every regard, a musical play about the wonder and the insecurity of adolescent love... Girlfriend is touching and uplifting.” – Cincinnati.com Read More

“The songwriter and book writer demonstrate both an ear for the rousing energy of circa-1990 pop music, and a sensitivity about the manner in which a pair of young men might find their way to each other in an unwelcoming environment.” – The Washington Post Read More

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Videos

  • Introducing Girlfriend at Berkeley Rep youtube thumbnail

    Introducing Girlfriend at Berkeley Rep

  • Girlfriend at the Know Theatre youtube thumbnail

    Girlfriend at the Know Theatre

  • Quotes about Girlfriend at Berkeley Rep youtube thumbnail

    Quotes about Girlfriend at Berkeley Rep

Music

Piano
Guitar
Bass
Drums
  • Musical Style Pop/Rock
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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6 Piano-Conductor
1 Bass
1 Drum
1 Guitar
1 Girlfriend Radio-Cut Performance Track
1 Winona Love Theme Performance Track

6 Piano-Conductor
1 Girlfriend Radio-Cut Performance Track
1 Winona Love Theme Performance Track

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Authors

Todd Almond

Todd Almond
Todd Almond is a composer, lyricist and playwright. For The Public Theater/Shakespeare in the Park, he wrote the music and lyrics for the Public Works production of The Tempest at the Delacorte Theater (a production in which he also starred as Ariel). His musicals include Gir ...
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Matthew Sweet

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