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Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens

Musical Revue / Cabaret, Drama  /  11w, 20m

Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell
Music by Janet Hood

A celebration of lives lost to AIDS, told in free-verse monologues with a blues, jazz and rock score.

Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    11w, 20m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

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Summary

A celebration of lives lost to AIDS told in free-verse monologues with a blues, jazz and rock score, this piece is designed to include the community in a theatrical response to the AIDS crisis. It is often performed as a benefit for fundraising and consciousness raising.


History
The first full staging of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens was presented by T.W.E.E.D. in association with Justin Ross as part of the Sixth Annual New Works Festival at the Ohio Theater in New York City on May 18, 1989. The musical was subsequently presented at the RAPP Arts Center in New York on February 21, 1990. The musical's first London Fringe production was first presented by The King's Head Theatre and Giacomo Capizzano on November 10, 1992. The musical was subsequently presented on the West End by Giacomo Capizzano, Ltd. at the Criterion Theater in London on June 28, 1993. All original productions were directed by Bill Russell.
Keywords
Performing Groups
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A neutral setting suggesting several locations. Simple is best.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Local Celebrity Cameo, No Intermission
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Drugs
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Generates a feeling of love, humanity and common cause that sends you out glowing.” – Glasgow Herald

“Dramatic.” – Spectator

“Immensely powerful... The songs are uniformly good; the final song is sensational.” – Financial Times

“Bursts with humor, rage and hope.” – Backstage

Music

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  • Musical Style Pop/Rock, Jazz
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Bill Russell

Bill Russell

Bill Russell received Tony Award nominations for the book and lyrics of the original Broadway production of Side Show (1997). The critically praised revised version played the La Jolla Playhouse and the Kennedy Center and received an acclaimed Broadway revival in 2014 and a L ...

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Janet Hood

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