Glimpses of the Moon

Glimpses of the Moon

Glimpses of the Moon

Book and lyrics by Tajlei Levis
Music by John Mercurio
Based on the novel by Edith Wharton

Glimpses of the Moon

Glimpses of the Moon

Book and lyrics by Tajlei Levis
Music by John Mercurio
Based on the novel by Edith Wharton

Overview

With plenty of friends but little money, Susy Branch and her friend Nick Lansing devise a clever scheme to live beyond their means. They'll marry and live off the wedding gifts, while they help one another secure more suitable millionaire spouses. The plan works perfectly – until they fall in love.

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Details

  • Genre: Adaptation (Literature), Period, Romantic Comedy
  • Time Period: 1920s, 1910s/WWI
  • Cast Attributes: Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible), Flexible Cast Size, Local Celebrity Cameo, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for All Audiences, Adult, Senior, Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)

Authors

Tajlei Levis

Tajlei Levis

Tajlei Levis wrote book and lyrics for a series of vintage New York literary musicals including A Time to be Born: A 1940’s New York Musical, based on Dawn Powell’s 1942 novel, Glimpses of the Moon, a Jazz Age musical based on Edith Wharton’s 1922 novel and The Bootlegger & T ...

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John Mercurio

John Mercurio

John Mercurio’s musical Academy played at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, where it received a Carbonell Nomination for Best Musical, at the Aurora Theatre and the Daegue International Musical Theatre Festival in South Korea. Before that, Academy won the New York Musical Theatre Fe ...

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