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Kennedy: A Musical Celebration

Full-Length Musical, Drama  /  2w, 8m

Book, Music and Lyrics by Allan Jay Friedman and Leslie Bricusse

The story of John F. Kennedy, starting in 1959 with his bid for the US presidency and following events through to his assassination in November 1963.

Kennedy: A Musical Celebration

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 8m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Docudrama/History

Details

Summary

“If I told you what I really know about the assassination, it would be very dangerous to this country.” – J. Edgar Hoover, F.B.I.

This is the story of John F. Kennedy, starting in 1959 with his bid for the US presidency and following events through to his assassination in November 1963. The casting is very flexible – the original production was performed entirely by young people – and large TV screens are used around the stage to display and rear project photos and film of the Kennedys, America and the world.

History
Kennedy: A Musical Celebration premiered under the title One Shining Moment in May 1983 at the Drury Lane Theatre in Chicago.
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
JACKIE KENNEDY
JOE KENNEDY, SR.
ROSE KENNEDY
JOE KENNEDY, JR.
BOBBY KENNEDY
TEDDY KENNEDY
LYNDON B. JOHNSON
RICHARD NIXON
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
  • Time Period 1960s, 1950s
  • Setting An open set, with large TV screens, suggesting several locations. 1959-1963.
  • Cautions
    • Gun Shots
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

Song Samples

Fairytale
One Shining Moment
My Son, The President
The New Frontier
Compromise
Nixon's Nemesis
Love/Hate
I've Got to Leave Him
That's My Boy
Imitate the Sun
LBJ
The Man He Is
Some People Say
Seeing It Through
Fairytale (Reprise)
  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only
  • Chorus Size Medium

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Authors

Leslie Bricusse

Leslie Bricusse (1931-2021) was a writer/composer/lyricist who contributed to many musical films and plays during his long, award-winning career.

He was born in London and educated at University College School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, he was pre ...

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Author

Allan J. Friedman

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