Title: 1776

Author: Stone, Peter Edwards, Sherman Publisher: Viking Press 1964

Description:

roy musical - historical - American twenty-six characters twenty-four male; two female one act (seven scenes)

'The play commences in May, as we find the representatives to the Continental Congress braving the humidity and the flies of the stuffy chamber. It continues through June, with countless votes and arguments, climaxing on July 4, 1776, as the Declaration of Independence, somewhat modified from Jefferson's original, is passed and signed.'

Title: 3 Guys Naked From the Waist Down

Author: Colker, Jerry Publisher: Samuel French 1986

Description:

roy musical - comedy - human nature all male cast; three characters three male two acts

'Three guys are stand-up comics. Wild and crazy and very, very hip, their unique blend of intellectual and slap-stick humor propels them from unpaid neophyte performers to the Johnny Carson Show, instant stardom, and their own television show. Then, commercial success evaporates the magic.'

Title: 33 Variations

Author: Kaufman, Moises Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 2011

Description:

roy musical - comedy eight characters four male; four female two acts

A mother coming to terms with her daughter. A composer coming to terms with his genius. And, even though they're separated by 200 years, these two people share an obsession that might, even just for a moment, make time stand still. Drama, memory and music combine to transport you from present-day New York to nineteenth-century Austria in this extraordinary American play about passion, parenthood and the moments of beauty that can transform a life. Title: A...My Name is Alice A musical review Author: Silver, Joan Micklin Boyd, Julianne Publisher: Samuel French 1985

Description:

roy musical - women - comedy⌦all female cast; five characters⌦five female two acts

bare stage with set pieces

This slick and lively entertainment created in the best revue style by a wide variety of comedy writers, lyricists and composers offers a marvelous kaleidoscope of contemporary women. Sophisticated, bawdy, funny and insightful, the twenty numbers dramatize women as friends, rivals, sisters - even as members of the all-women's Detroit Persons basketball team.

Title: A...My Name Is Still Alice A musical revue Author: Silver, Joan Micklin Boyd, Julianne Publisher: Samuel French 1993

Description:

roy musical revue all female cast; five characters five female two acts

'The critically acclaimed sequel to the hit musical revue "A. . . My Name is Alice" is similar in format. Written by a wide variety of writers, lyricists and composers, this lively entertainment continues to explore contemporary women - this time in the 1990's. The numbers run the gamut from a single woman who insists on registering at a department store bridal registry to a touching monologue of a middle-age woman trying to sell her life to the movies to give it meaning. The music ranges from gospel to country western to rock to some glorious pop ballads.'

Title: Act, The

Author: Furth, George Kander, John Publisher: Samuel French 1987

Description:

roy musical - Little Theatre seven characters; ensemble five male; two female two acts

1 interior set.

Book by George Furth; music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb. 'Liza Minnelli took Broadway by storm in this "concept musical" about a Las Vegas nightclub performer named Michelle Craig, a has-been movie star now trying to make a comeback.' Title: Adding Machine

Author: Rice, Elmer Schmidt, Joshua Publisher: Samuel French 2008

Description:

roy comedy - musical five characters; chorus three male; two female twenty-four short scenes

Based on the play 'The Adding Machine' by Elmer Rice. Adaptation by Jason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt.

Darkly comic and heartbreakingly beautiful, Adding Machine, a musical adaptation of Elmer Rice’s incendiary 1923 play, tells the story of Mr. Zero, who after 25 years of service to his company is replaced by a mechanical adding machine. In a vengeful rage, he murders his boss. An eclectic

Title: Adrift in Macao

Author: Durang, Christopher Melnick, Peter Publisher: Samuel French 2009

Description:

roy musical - parody seven characters four male; three female eleven scenes

music by Peter Melnick.

Set in 1952 in Macao, China, ADRIFT IN MACAO is a loving parody of film noir movies. Everyone that comes to Macao is waiting for something, and though none of them know exactly what that is, they hang around to find out. The characters include your film noir standards, like Laureena, the curvaceous blonde, who luckily bumps into Rick Shaw, the cynical surf and turf casino owner her

Title: Amahl and the Night Visitors - opera in - The Twelve Plays of Christmas / CHR Author: Menotti, Gian-Carlo Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 2000

Description:

roy opera - Christmas - religious six characters; chorus; extras five male; one female one act

The libretto of the favorite Christmas opera, as beautiful to read as to hear. Title: Amazon All-Stars in - Amazon All Stars / COL Author: Gage, Carolyn Carney, Sue Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 1996

Description:

roy musical - women - comedy all female cast; many characters twelve female (doubling) two acts

'The title of Gage's musical comes from the fantasy life of one characters in the play, who, like many lesbians, prefers the symbolism of sisterly utopia to the reality of personal and team relationships.'

Title: American Tales

Author: Stone, Ken Powell, Jan Publisher: Samuel French 2008

Description:

roy musical - dramatic comedy - relationships ten characters; chorus four male; one female (doubling) two acts

running time - 90 mins. Book and lyrics by Ken Stone; music by Jan Powell.

American Tales features two classic American stories by Mark Twain and Herman Melville.

Act I, 'The Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton,' is from Mark Twain's story of two people falling in love at a great distance with the aid of that brand-new invention, the telephone.

Title: Amorous Flea, The

Author: Devine, Jerry Montgomery, Bruce Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 1964

Description:

roy musical - comedy eight characters six male; two female three acts

A musical comedy based on Moliere's "School for Wives". Title: Angelica in - Bertha and Other Plays / COL Author: Koch, Kenneth Publisher: Grove Press 1966

Description:

roy drama - opera sixteen characters thirteen male; three female three scenes

The main characters in the opera are three Spirits, who cause much of what happens in France in the nineteenth century: Angelica, the Spirit of Beauty; Edouard, the Spirit of Change and Civic Progress; and Jean, the Spirit of Art. Both Jean and Edouard vie for Angelica's love. Unable to give her love exclusively either to Jean or to Edouard, despite a prophecy that the world may be destroyed if she fails to choose one of them, Angelica determines to leave the earth and go to the Kingdoms of the Air, where she will remain until she can make a decision.

Title: Animal Farm

Author: Orwell, George Hall, Peter Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Company 1986

Description:

roy musical - allegory - animals - fantasy eighteen characters eleven male; seven female two acts

'This musical begins as a young boy takes the novel "Animal Farm" from his bookshelf and sits by his toy barnyard to read. While he does so, the barnyard becomes an imaginative set in which the barnyard animals seek to take over control of the yard as they feel they will have a better life without the interference of the farmer. Their quest for this new life soon leads them to establish a totalitarian microcosm in which some animals are far more equal than others.' Music by Richard Peaslee; lyrics by Adrian Mitchell.

Title: Annie Get Your Gun

Author: Fields, Herbert Fields, Dorothy Publisher: Miscellaneous 1946

Description:

roy musical - biography nineteen characters; extras ten male; nine female two acts

'The story of the female sharpshooter Annie Oakley as she gains recognition and love in the Wild West shows of the late nineteenth century. Includes famous Western characters, such as Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull, and others.' Title: Applause

Author: Comden, Betty Green, Adolph Publisher: Random House 1971

Description:

roy musical - theatre twenty-one characters sixteen male; five female two acts

Based on the Film 'All About Eve'. 'What is it that we're living for?' 'Applause, Applause!' These lyrics epitomize the motives of all the characters in this story about the plots and intrigues of life backstage. An aspiring young actress successfully dethrones the established star, but in the process relinquishes any redeeming qualities and becomes the producer's plaything. The star, in turn, realizes that there is another life besides the one on stage and that the applause is, after all, hollow. Provides two strong character parts for women.'

Title: Ask Any Girl

Author: Wolfe, Winifred Sergel, Christopher Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Company 1963

Description:

roy musical - comedy twenty-one characters; extras five male; sixteen female two acts

Christopher Sergel's adaptation of Winifred Wolfe's book "Ask Any Girl".

Music by Mark Bucci. Lyrics by David Rogers. 'Young Meg has already overwhelmed her parents with made-up statistics that support her thesis that all sensible girls go to New York where they find glamorous careers and wonderful husbands. What Meg encounters in New York is the last thing she's looking for - other attractive girls. Meg is soon involved with an advertising firm and

Title: Assassins

Author: Sondheim, Stephen Weidman, John Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 1990

Description:

roy drama - American - musical seventeen characters; extras fourteen male; three female one act - seventeen scenes

'Evoking a fraternity of Presidential assassins and would-be assassins across a hundred years of our history, Sondheim and Weidman examine success, failure and the questionable drive for power and celebrity in American society. The result is an unusually imaginative and utterly idiosyncratic entertainment compounded equally of insight, pleasure and provocation.' Title: Awaking Beauty A musical Author: Ayckbourn, Alan King, Denis Publisher: Samuel French 2010

Description:

roy musical - fairytale ten characters five male; five female two acts

book and lyrics by Alan Ayckbourn; music by Denis King.

Ever wondered what else happened to Sleeping Beauty when she finally woke up in the 21st century? Alan Ayckbourn provides the answer with this alternative seasonal fare in the musical Awaking Beauty. The Prince awakens Princess Aurora and the eager, happy young couple are about to embark on their first night of passionate love when ugly, unloved Carabosse, the wicked

Title: Babes in Toyland A new Christmas musical Author: Herbert, Victor Perry, Ruth Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Company 1978

Description:

roy musical - Christmas twenty-seven characters; extras ten male; seventeen female one act

music, singing; adapted by Ruth Perry

'Adaptation of Herbert's Christmas musical finds evil toymaker thwarted in his plot to dispose of young heirs to toy store, and storybook characters prepare for Christmas.'

Title: Bat Boy The musical Author: Farley, Keythe Flemming, Brian Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 2002

Description:

roy musical - comedy - horror ten characters six male; four female (doubling possible; flexible casting) two acts

Music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe

A musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. For lack of a better solution, the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home of the town veterinarian where he is eventually accepted as a member of the family. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of Hope Title: Beauty and the Beast

Author: Ahlin, Lee Hall, Philip Publisher: Contemporary Drama Service 1991

Description:

roy musical - fairy tale - high school five characters two male; three female two acts

2 interior sets.

'Based on the traditional fairy tale. Love of Beauty saves Beast from enchantment.'

Title: Beauty and the Beast A basic pantomime in three acts Author: West, Trudy Publisher: Samuel French 1953

Description:

roy musical - traditional pantomime large cast; chorus flexible casting three acts

A musical version of Beauty and the Beast.

Title: Bed and Sofa A silent movie opera Author: Klavan, Laurence Pen, Polly Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 1997

Description:

roy musical - relationships three characters two male; one female three acts

Music by Polly Pen. Libretto by Laurence Klavan. Based on the film by Abram Room. "In Moscow, in 1926, a housing crisis rages. In a cramped apartment, Ludmilla, a put-upon housewife, lives in dreamy complacency with her cheerful despot of a husband, Kolya. When one day, Kolya's handsome comrade, Volodya, arrives from the country, but can find no lodgings, Kolya offers him their sofa. When Kolya returns early from a business trip, he is shocked to discover that Ludmilla and Volodya have become lovers. Kolya moves out, but there is still nowhere to live, so he Title: Bedtime Story in - Five One Act Plays / COL Author: O'Casey, Sean Publisher: St. Martin's Press 1958

Description:

roy musical - Irish seven characters four male; three female one act

1 interior set; includes songs with musical scores.

"Naive young man's first experience with a mercenary light o' love".

Title: Beggar's Opera, The

Author: Gay, John Turner, David Publisher: Samuel French 1982

Description:

roy musical thirty-two characters twenty male; twelve female three acts

adapted by David Turner

Music arranged by Roy Darby. 'John Gay's famous "opera of the people" has been adapted for modern use by David Turner, with new arrangements of traditional airs by Roy Darby. All the essential ingredients of the story are there - Macheath's love of women and Polly's and Lucy's fight over him: Peachums's selling of Macheath to the law: Macheath in jail, his escape and

Title: Beggar's Opera, The in - The Beggar's Opera and Companion Pieces - COL Author: Gay, John Publisher: AHM Publishing Corporation 1966

Description:

roy musical - comedy - satire - political twenty-six characters fourteen male; twelve female three acts

Rogue's comedy satirizing corrupt politics in 18th century England. Singing, music. "A musical satire on thieving politicians and high-placed rogues, with thieves and bandits the principal characters. The highwayman, Macheath, is secretly married to Polly Peachum who remains steadfast. He gets arrested, is reprieved, and acknowledges her as his wife". Title: Beggar's Opera, The in - Eighteenth Century Comedy / COL Author: Gay, John Publisher: Oxford University Press 1969

Description:

roy musical - comedy - satire - political twenty-six characters fourteen male; twelve female three acts

Rogue's comedy satirizing corrupt politics in 18th century England. Singing, music. "A musical satire on thieving politicians and high-placed rogues, with thieves and bandits the principal characters. The highwayman, Macheath, is secretly married to Polly Peachum who remains steadfast. He gets arrested, is reprieved, and acknowledges her as his wife".

Title: Beggar's Opera, The in - Eight Great Comedies / COL Author: Gay, John Publisher: New American Library 1958

Description:

roy musical - comedy - satire - political twenty-six characters fourteen male; twelve female three acts

Rogue's comedy satirizing corrupt politics in 18th century England. Singing, music. "A musical satire on thieving politicians and high-placed rogues, with thieves and bandits the principal characters. The highwayman, Macheath, is secretly married to Polly Peachum who remains steadfast. He gets arrested, is reprieved, and acknowledges her as his wife".

Title: Beggar's Opera, The in - Twelve Famous Plays of the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century / COL Author: Gay, John Publisher: Modern Library 1960

Description:

roy musical - comedy - satire - political twenty six characters fourteen male; twelve female three acts

singing; music.

Rogue's comedy satirizing corrupt politics in 18th century England. "A musical satire on thieving politicians and high-placed rogues, with thieves and bandits the principal characters. The highwayman, Macheath, is secretly married to Polly Peachum who remains steadfast. He gets arrested, is reprieved, and acknowledges her as his wife". Title: Beggar's Opera, The in - Six Eighteenth Century Plays / COL Author: Gay, John Turner, David Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company 1963

Description:

roy musical thirty-two characters twenty male; twelve female three acts

Music arranged by Roy Darby. 'John Gay's famous "opera of the people" has been adapted for modern use by David Turner, with new arrangements of traditional airs by Roy Darby. All the essential ingredients of the story are there - Macheath's love of women and Polly's and Lucy's fight over him: Peachums's selling of Macheath to the law: Macheath in jail, his escape and re-capture, and his eventual pardon so a happy ending can be achieved. The settings are simple, with the action flowing from one scene to another, without complicated set changes.'

Title: Beggar's Opera, The

Author: Gay, John Publisher: Barron's Educational Series 1962

Description:

roy musical - satire large cast flexible casting three acts

The Beggar's Opera is so-called because the Beggar - the author of the tale - introduces the play. It tells the story of a love triangle between the highwayman Macheath, his fence's daughter Polly and the jailer's daughter Lucy (who is pregnant with his child). Upon discovering the marriage of Macheath and his daughter, Peachum, the fence, determines to have Macheath sent to Newgate. Polly warns him but Macheath is betrayed by the whores he frolics with and is confined to Newgate. Lucy finds him there and being assured by MacHeath that the marriage was all in Polly's

Title: Bells are Ringing

Author: Comden, Betty Green, Adolph Publisher: Miscellaneous 1956

Description:

roy musical - comedy twenty - three characters fourteen male; nine female two acts

'Sue and her cousin Ella, who run a telephone answering service, get involved with the lives of two of their accounts. Sue falls in love with Sandor, head of Titanic Records - a front for the local bookmaking concern - and Ella falls for Jeff Moss, a writer in need of inspiration. After a series of hilarious complications, Ella gets her man. Relatively simple sets; within the range of all groups.' Title: Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, The

Author: King, Larry L. Masterson, Peter Publisher: Samuel French 1999

Description:

roy musical - Little Theatre seven characters six male; one female; large ensemble two acts

various sets.

Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson. Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall. "This hilarious sequel to that other whorehouse musical is a clever skewering of sexual and political foibles. The I.R.S. has seized a Nevada brothel in lieu of millions in back taxes and brought in Miss Mona to recover that big chunk of money. The spirited songs are witty and

Title: Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, The

Author: Hall, Carol King, Larry L. Publisher: Samuel French 1983

Description:

roy musical - comedy twenty-seven characters; extras thirteen male; fourteen female two acts

unit set.

Music and lyrics by Carol Hall. Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson. Based on a story by Larry L. King. There once was on the outskirts of a small Texas town an old, established whorehouse. The place was patronized by politicians, businessmen and the local football team. It was resolutely run by Miss Mona who made sure that if her "girls" weren't exactly ladies-they were

Title: Birds of Paradise

Author: Holzman, Winnie Evans, David Publisher: Samuel French 1988

Description:

roy musical comedy eight characters four male; four female two acts

music, singing, dancing.

'Members of amateur theatre group joined briefly by professional who changes their lives.' Title: Bittersuite Songs of experience Author: Weiss, Elliot Champagne, Michael Publisher: Samuel French 1984

Description:

roy musical four characters two male; two female two acts

bare stage

Music by Elliot Weiss; lyrics by Michael Champagne. 'Shades of Cole Porter, Nichols and May and Tom Lehrer combine here in this delightful and easy-to-produce revue about being a man and woman today.'

Title: Blood Brothers A musical Author: Russell, Willy Publisher: Samuel French 1985

Description:

roy musical - drama eight characters; chorus five male; three female two acts

'Mrs. Johnstone, deserted by her husband and with a houseful of kids to feed, learns she is expecting twins. She chars for childless Mrs. Lyons who begs one of her twins from her at birth. The boys grow up streets apart, never learning the truth but becoming firm friends despite the attempts of Mrs. Lyons to keep them apart.'

Title: Boar's Head Madrigal Dinner, The

Author: Leitz, Darwin Publisher: Contemporary Drama Service 1985

Description:

roy madrigal dinner - musical - dinner theatre - high school nine speaking characters; extras; chorus flexible casting one act

adaptable for full scale or limited productions

'A complete dinner program with music. Includes fourteen madrigal carols, the ceremony introducing the Procession of the Boar's Heads, The Wassail Bowl, The Flaming Pudding, The Mummer's Play and the musical and mime Story of the Nativity.' Title: Book of Mormon, The

Author: Parker, Trey Lopez, Robert Publisher: Newmarket Press 2001

Description:

roy musical - comedy - religion large cast flexible casting two acts

The show lampoons organized religion and traditional musical theatre, reflecting the creators' lifelong fascination with Mormonism and musicals. The Book of Mormon tells the story of two young Mormon missionaries sent to a remote village in northern Uganda, where a brutal warlord is threatening the local population. Naive and optimistic, the two missionaries try to share their scriptures—which only one of them knows very well—but have trouble connecting with the locals, who are worried about famine, poverty, and AIDS.

Title: Boy Friend, The

Author: Wilson, Sandy Publisher: Samuel French 1955

Description:

roy musical nineteen characters; extras ten male; nine female three acts

Set in the 1920s on the French Riviera, Polly Browne, a millionaire's daughter, tries to escape the stern influence of her father and find true love; but when she falls for Tony the delivery boy - and so pretends to be a mere working girl herself - matters become rather complicated!

Title: Boy Friend, The

Author: Wilson, Sandy Publisher: Music Theatre International 1954

Description:

roy musical - satire twenty-five characters; extras twelve male; thirteen female three acts

2 interior; 1 exterior set.

'A British view of life in the twenties at a girls' finishing school in Paris. Polly, a millionaire's daughter, falls in love with Tony, a delivery boy who, of course, is really the son of Lord Brockhurst. To hold his interest, Polly pretends she is a working girl. An excellent satire of the times and musicals of the period.' Title: Brigadoon

Author: Lerner, Alan Jay Loewe, Frederick Publisher: Tams Whitmark Music Library

Description:

roy musical - fantasy seventeen characters; extras twelve male; five female two acts

3 interiors; 8 exteriors

'Musical fantasy about two vacationing men who stumble upon a festive Scottish village that only appears one day a century.'

Title: Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, The

Author: Childs, Kirsten Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 2003

Description:

roy musical - comedy eleven characters five male; six female (doubling, flexible casting) two acts

What's a black girl from sunny Southern California to do? White people are blowing up black girls in Birmingham churches. Black people are shouting "Black is beautiful" while straightening their hair and coveting light skin. Viveca Stanton's answer: Slap on a bubbly smile and be as white as you can be! In a humorous and pointed coming-of-age story spanning the sixties through the nineties, Viveca blithely sails through the confusing worlds of racism, sexism and Broadway showbiz until she's forced to face the devastating effect self-denial has had on her life.

Title: Bunked! The musical Author: Kunin, Alaina Proctor, Bradford Publisher: Samuel French 2011

Description:

roy musical - comedy - coming of age five characters three male; two female one act (sixteen scenes)

Simple set.

"A touching coming of age comedy about five summer camp counselors during that pivotal summer before the beginning of college. With easily relatable characters experiencing their first tastes of independence and a catchy pop score, Bunked! taps into the uncertainty of trying to find oneself while forging first adult relationships. Exploring themes of first loves, growing up, and Title: Cabaret the illustrated book and lyrics Author: Masteroff, Joe Kander, John Publisher: Newmarket Press 1999

Description:

roy musical - drama twenty-eight characters thirteen male; fifteen female two acts

'Musical based on John van Druten's "I am a Camera", derived from Christopher Isherwood's "Berlin Stories". The affairs, romantic and otherwise, of an impoverished American novelist living in Berlin when Hitler was coming to power.'

Winner of four Tony Awards in 1998.

Title: Caddie Woodlawn A musical drama Author: Hunter, Susan C. Shelton, Tom Publisher: Samuel French 2011

Description:

roy musical - drama large cast flexible casting two acts

based on the book by Carol Ryrie Brink.

Carol Ryrie Brink’s Newberry Award-winning novel Caddie Woodlawn is brought to exuberant life as a musical. Caddie (the iconic, high-spirited Wisconsin pioneer girl beloved by generations of readers) leads her willing siblings in a series of thrilling adventures, not always with the approval of her traditional Bostonian mother. Her father, however, encourages her antics, that she might

Title: Cage aux Folles, La The Broadway musical Author: Herman, Jerry Fierstein, Harvey Publisher: Samuel French 1987

Description:

roy musical - American - Little Theatre - LGBTQ+ ten characters; chorus of ten; extras seven male; three female; chorus of ten male two acts

various sets.

Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Book by Harvey Fierstein. "Winner of the 1984 Tony Award. One of the all time biggest Broadway hits, La Cage aux Folles adds new dimensions to the boulevard comedy about homosexuals whose twenty years of domestic tranquility are shattered when a son, fathered during a one night fling, decides to marry the daughter of a bigoted politician. Albin and Title: Capote at Gilbert in - Making, Out / CCO Author: Gilbert, Sky Publisher: Coach House Press 1992

Description:

roy musical - comedy - loosely biographical four characters three male; one female one act

'. . . a playful romp that pokes mildly irreverent fun at both its form, the musical, and its subject, Truman Capote . . . an hilariously inappropriate marriage of style and content.'

Title: Caroline, or Change

Author: Kushner, Tony Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 2004

Description:

roy musical - drama - friendship - American - racism fifteen characters three male; four female; three boys; one girl; four flexible twelve parts

Louisiana, 1963: A nation reeling from the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy assassination. Caroline, a black maid, and Noah, the son of the Jewish family she works for, struggle to find an identity for their friendship. Through their intimate story, this beautiful new musical portrays the changing rhythms of a nation. Tony Kushner and composer Jeanine Tesori have created a story that addresses contemporary questions of culture, community, race and class through the lens and musical pulse of the 1960s.

Title: Charlotte Sweet An all-music musical Author: Colby, Michael Markoe, Gerald Jay Publisher: Samuel French 1983

Description:

roy musical eight characters four male; four female two acts

Lyrics by Michael Colby. Music by Gerald Jay Markoe. "Escape to a nineteenth century English music hall with Charlotte Sweet, a poor but virtuous soprano who is forced to sing eight performances a day with the nutty Circus of Voices act. When her voice fails, cruel Bugaboo addicts her to helium to keep her high." Title: Chess

Author: Nelson, Richard Publisher: Samuel French 1991

Description:

roy musical - rock opera eleven characters; ensemble nine male; two female; one girl two acts

Music by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson. Lyrics by Tim Rice.

'In this story the ancient game of Chess becomes the metaphor for romantic rivalries, competitive gamesmanship, super-power politics, and nefarious international intrigues. The principal pawns in this drama form a love triangle: the loutish American chess star, the earnest young Russian champion, and a Hungarian-American female assistant who arrives at the international chess

Title: Chicago A musical Vaudeville Author: Ebb, Fred Fosse, Bob Publisher: Samuel French 1976

Description:

roy musical - vaudeville nineteen characters nine male; ten female two acts

Music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb. 'In razzle-dazzle roaring twenties Chicago, married chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover. Roxie and another murderess, Velma Kelly, are both headline hunters seeking to capitalize on pre-trial publicity for the sake of acquittal and stage careers. The story is told through a succession of vaudeville acts: Roxie's pre-trial prison career, the trial itself in which she is defended by the slickest lawyer in town, her acquittal and return to obscurity.' Winner of 6 Tony Awards - 1997.

Title: Chorus Line, A

Author: Kirkwood, James Dante, Nicholas Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 1975

Description:

roy musical twenty-six characters fourteen male; twelve female two acts

Dancers at an audition for an un-named musical within a musical. 'The audience meets them first as numbers, then as "boys " and "girls" in a director's condescending words, and only lastly as individuals with names and stories.' Title: Christmas Carol, A

Author: Dickens, Charles Bedloe, Christopher Publisher: Samuel French 1968

Description:

roy Christmas - musical large cast flexible casting one act

adapted by Christopher Bedloe.

Pretty, singable music, witty lyrics and plenty of scope for dancing and colorful staging make this musical version of a well loved story a real piece of Christmas cheer. Tremble with Scrooge at the sight of Marley's ghost and rejoice with him when he sees the errors of his ways, feel sorry for Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, and take comfort from the good spirits of Christmas who make

Title: City of Angels A new musical comedy Author: Coleman, Cy Gelbart, Larry Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 1990

Description:

roy musical comedy large cast flexible casting two acts

'Musical set in 1940's Los Angeles. Adventures of a cinematic private eye parallel experiences of author writing screenplay about him.'

Title: Close the Coalhouse Door

Author: Plater, Alan Publisher: Methuen 1969

Description:

roy musical fifteen characters; extras eleven male; four female three acts

3 settings

'Documentary musical, based on stories by Sid Chaplin, which is tribute to miners and their difficult life. Set in England's "North East", reviews events from 1831 to date.' Title: Club, The A musical diversion Author: Merriam, Eve Publisher: Samuel French 1977

Description:

roy musical - women all female cast; seven characters seven female one act

Songs from the period of 1894 - 1905 arranged by Alexandra Ivanoff. 'In a stuffy, all male club, circa 1905 - the members are dressed up one night in top hats, white ties and tails attended by a page boy and a black waiter. They tap-dance and sing fourteen songs from the period 1894 - 1905. These songs and the members' conversation indicate clearly they're living in a period of male smugness, superiority and chauvinism. Women are clearly meant to be playthings, not really intelligent or intelligible, but unfortunately necessary beings - merely an appendage in the

Title: Clue - The Musical Based on the board game by Parker Brothers Author: Depietro, Peter Chiodo, Tom Publisher: Samuel French 1998

Description:

roy musical, mystery eight characters five male; three female one act

'The internationally popular board game is now a rousing, fun-filled musical which brings the world's best known murder suspects to life and invites the audience to play along to solve the mystery of who killed Mr. Boddy, in what room and with what weapon. Comic antics, witty lyrics and a beguiling score carry the investigation from room to room.'

Title: Company a musical comedy Author: Furth, George Sondheim, Stephen Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 1996

Description:

roy musical - comedy fourteen characters six male; eight female two acts

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. 'Musical comedy on the shortcomings and realities of marriage as shown in the lives of five couples and their mutual friend, a bachelor whom they try to persuade to enter into matrimony.' Title: Complete Gilbert and Sullivan, The Librettos from all fourteen operettas Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

Description:

roy - musical collection - Gilbert - Sullivan

includes: Thespis; or, The Gods Grown Old Trial by Jury The Sorcerer H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass that Loved a Sailor The Pirates of Penzance Patience; or, Bunthorne's Bride Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the Peri Princess Ida; or, Castle Adamant The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu

Title: Contrast, The A Musical Author: Tyler, Royall Stimac, Anthony Publisher: Samuel French 1972

Description:

roy satire - musical ten characters; optional chorus four male; six female two acts

adapted by Anthony Stimac

Music by Don Pippin; lyrics by Steve Brown. Based on a post Revolutionary War satire set in New York dealing with the superiority of the social ideals of the new American nation over those of the most brilliant European societies.

Title: Conversation Piece in - Coward - Plays: Three / COL Author: Coward, Noel Publisher: Eyre Methuen 1979

Description:

roy musical comedy twenty-seven characters; extras thirteen male; fourteen female three acts

2 interiors; 4 exteriors.

Musical comedy set in 1811. Love story of French cafe singer and her aristocratic but impoverished guardian who has brought her to Brighton to find a rich husband. Title: Cougar - the Musical

Author: Moore, Donna Publisher: Samuel French 2014

Description:

roy musical - comedy four characters one male; three female one act (eighteen scenes)

simple set; music by Donna Moore, Meryl Leppard, Mark Bakkan, Arnie Gross, John Baxindine, and Seth Lefferts; additional lyrics by Meryl Leppard and Mark Bakkan.

"Cougar - The Musical unleashes three divine but disillusioned women who develop a taste for hot, young men. They let their inner cougar roar and purr, finding self-love and empowerment in the process. The sexy, ferocious cast of three fabulous-over-forty women and one multi-talented

Title: Cowgirls

Author: Murfitt, Mary Howie, Betsy Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 1999

Description:

roy musical comedy - western all female cast; six characters six female two acts

Jo has 24 hours to save her father's once-famous country-western saloon from foreclosure. But what will pack in a crowd to make the money she needs? Mickey, Jo's hard-livin', wise-crackin' waitress has been dyin' to get up on that stage and prove she's got what it takes to make it as a country singer, and Mo, Jo's cook/cashier, is right behind her. But Jo has other plans. She's booked the Cowgirl Trio. The problem is there is no Cowgirl Trio. A minor misunderstanding on the telephone brings the Coghill Trio, classical musicians currently on a reunion tour.

Title: Crowns

Author: Cunningham, Michael Taylor, Regina Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 2005

Description:

roy musical - drama - American seven characters; two musicians one male; six female one act

open stage.

Regina Taylor's adaptation of Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry's book. "A moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of black history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young black woman who has come down South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in Brooklyn. Hats are everywhere, in exquisite variety, and Title: Curley McDimple A musical Valentine to the thirties Author: Boylan, Mary Dahdah, Robert Publisher: Samuel French 1967

Description:

roy musical eight characters three male; four female; one child two acts

Lyrics and music by Robert Dahdah. 'Back in the good-old-days, when Myrna Loy and Irene Dunne were reigning queens of the film world, one little curly-haired moppet stole the heart of America. She appeared with all the great stars, and with them sang and danced her way into the affections of everyone Her name was Shirley Temple; and Curly McDimple is a fond recollection of that long-ago, told in contemporary musical terms.'

Title: Daisy Pulls It Off

Author: Deegan, Denise Publisher: Samuel French 1985

Description:

roy musical - comedy twenty characters two male; eighteen female two acts

Daisy Meredith, the new girl, is the first scholarship student to attend the Grangewood School for Girls. The privileged students are determined to make Daisy look bad in the eyes of the administration. The administration has its own problems, financial ones. Daisy wins over her chums and saves the school when she cracks a secret code, finds a treasure and saves the life of her chief nemesis all on the same night!

Title: Dames at Sea A musical comedy Author: Haimsohn, George Miller, Robin Publisher: Samuel French 1969

Description:

roy musical - comedy seven characters; extras; chorus four male; three female two acts

music by: Jim Wise 'A long-run off-Broadway musical based on the campy nostalgia of the Hollywood musicals of the 30's. The scene is Big-Time New York, and in wanders a sweet little girl who has come to make it big on Broadway. When lo! who should she chance to meet but the Hometown boy, now a sailor, who also has some ambitions as a songwriter. The girl begins in the chorus, of course, while the show's femme star makes goo-goo eyes at the sailor and rocks the boat of true love. But in Hollywood fashion the songwriter sailor will save the show with a smash Title: Damn Yankees

Author: Abbott, George Wallop, Douglass Publisher: Miscellaneous

Description:

roy musical - comedy twenty characters; extras thirteen male; seven female two acts

1 exterior; 8 interiors

'Fantasy. Musical comedy based on the novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant", by Douglass Wallop. Baseball fan sells soul to devil so that his favorite team can beat the New York Yankees.'

Title: Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine, A

Author: Vosburgh, Dick Publisher: Samuel French 1984

Description:

roy musical Revue - comedy - spoof eight characters four male; four female two acts

'This is a musical double feature. 'Hollywood' is a marvelous nostalgic spoof of the movies of the 1930's. 'Ukraine' is the comedy the Marx Brothers didn't make but could have.'

Title: Debbie Does Dallas

Author: Schmidt, Erica Sherman, Andrew Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 2004

Description:

roy musical comedy eight characters three male; five female twenty-seven scenes

'(The musical) is a modern morality tale told as a comic musical of tragic proportions in the language of the rodeo-porno-football circus. The show is a coming of age story of an all-American small-town sweetheart named Debbie Benton. She has qualified for the professional Texas Cowgirl Cheerleader squad. Her friends pitch in to help her raise money to get to Dallas and realize her dream.' Title: Derek and Choruses From After the Assassinations

Author: Bond, Edward Publisher: Methuen 1983

Description:

roy drama - musical six characters four male; two female seven scenes

1 interior set.

Music written by David Shaw-Parker. 'An aristocrat, deemed too stupid even for a career in politics, tricks a working-class genius into swapping brains with him.'

Title: Desert Song, The

Author: Harbach, Otto Hammerstein, Oscar Publisher: Samuel French 1959

Description:

roy musical - opera eighteen characters; extras eleven male; seven female two acts

Music by Sigmund Romberg. 'The story of the Riff uprisings in North Africa. The tale is of a mysterious man known as the Red Shadow, who is the terror of the French, the hope of the Riffs, and in reality the handsome son of the French Governor of Morocco. He is mistaken for a coward by the girl he loves. The girl, Margot, longs for adventure. The Red Shadow crosses the path of Margot and is promptly struck across the face with her whip. He carries her off to his camp. Margot falls victim to the lure and romance of the mysterious rebel chieftain without knowing his

Title: Diamond Studs The life of Jesse James Author: Wann, Jim Simpson, Bland Publisher: Samuel French 1976

Description:

roy musical large cast; musicians flexible casting two acts

cross gender casting; music and lyrics by Bland Simpson and Jim Wann.

A rip roaring country and western rendition of the Jesse James saga that even had New York critics stomping their feet to the music. Jesse James is seen as a frustrated Southerner at the end of the Civil War, hamstrung by Northern limits imposed on the losers' personal freedom. He turns to bank and train robbery, ultimately to be done in by his pal, Bob Ford, for the sake of reward and Title: Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?

Author: Powers, John R. Quinn, James and Alaric Jans Publisher: Samuel French 1988

Description:

roy musical comedy - children - school fourteen characters six male; four female two acts

'Focusing on eight children during their Catholic elementary and high school education in the 1950's, (the play) captures the funniest aspects of youthful growing pains and the trying moments of adolescence.'

Title: Doll's Life, A

Author: Comden, Betty and Adolph Green Grossman, Larry Publisher: Samuel French 1982

Description:

roy musical thirteen characters seven male; six female two acts

Book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Music by Larry Grossman. "Revived by The York Theatre Company to acclaim, this reworking of the original Broadway script and score puts this hauntingly beautiful show within the reach of smaller producing groups. Thirteen actors double in several roles and two pianos create the sights and sounds of 19th century Norway as Nora, Ibsen's heroine from A Doll's House, tries to make her way in a male dominated society after she slams the door on her former life."

Title: Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol, A

Author: Olson, Phil Olson, Paul Publisher: Samuel French 2007

Description:

roy Christmas - musical - spoof five characters three male; two female two acts

It's Christmas Eve in Bunyan Bay, Minnesota and cantankerous bar owner Gunner Johnson gets in an argument with his wife, Clara, tells her he’s skipping Christmas, he storms out of the bar, goes snowmobiling across the lake, falls through the ice and goes into a coma. He comes back in his dream where he's visited by folk legend, Sven Yorgensen, who plays the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future. Sven takes Gunner (Scrooge) on a journey similar to that in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol only very different. Will Gunner come out of his coma and find redemption with Title: Doyle and Debbie Show, The

Author: Arntson, Bruce Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc. 2015

Description:

roy musical comedy three characters two male; one female one act

running time: 90 minutes.

Doyle Mayfield is an old-guard country star in the Porter Wagoner/George Jones mold, who had a handful of regional hits with his duet partner Debbie, back in the ’70s and ’80s. Thirty years, four wives, and three Debbies later, he finds himself back in Nashville at a Lower Broadway honky-tonk for one final attempt to regain his former “glory.” Doyle has just discovered his new (third) Debbie

Title: Drunkard; or, Down With Demon Drink!, The

Author: Burton, Brian J. Publisher: Combridge Jackson 1968

Description:

roy musical - melodrama fifteen characters; extras seven male; eight female three acts

'The poor man did not start out to be a drunkard. He was, in fact, the penniless heir of his father, from whom he inherited his virtues. He would not be moved by the villain lawyer to kick the widow and her daughter out of their cottage. Indeed, he marries the daughter. Then the lawyer lures the noble husband to a saloon, and the effect is instantaneous: he becomes a drunkard, and the poverty increases. The lawyer tries to get the husband to forge a name, but he is still too virtuous for that. It's the husband's half-wit brother who plays detective, finds out what the lawyer

Title: Earthlings! The ecological musical Author: Barton, Dave Bond, Matt Publisher: Baker International 1978

Description:

roy musical - environment - children five characters three male; two female one act

'This perfect touring show is an assembly length musical using entertaining story theatre techniques to stimulate awareness of environmental problems for kindergarten through 9th grade audiences. The format is a revue with a brisk series of funny songs and sketches that emphasize the serious threats to our ecology. Audiences will be delighted by the Czar of Bulvania. whose love of nature is deeply threatened by pollution; pop singer Olivia Fig-Newton, whose latest hit single attacks the offensiveness of graffiti; and the inventive Aurora, a young lady who has made a Title: Education of Hyman Kaplan, The

Author: Zavin, Benjamin Bernard Nassau, Paul Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Company 1968

Description:

roy musical - comedy - romance sixteen characters; extras nine male; seven female two acts

'This musical is filled with bright comedy and unexpected romance. An assortment of immigrants are attending night classes at a New York public school where they strive, with the help of a bewildered teacher, to learn enough English and American History to pass their naturalization test. Hyman Kaplan, the most enthusiastic student, makes comic blunders of majestic proportions. He confuses the Boy Scout oath with the Declaration of Independence and his mix-up of Shakespeare's "Julius Ceasar" and "MacBeth" is almost awe-inspiring as it ends with a ringing "Life

Title: El Grande de Coca-Cola

Author: House, Ron Neville-Andrews, John Publisher: Samuel French 1973

Description:

roy musical five characters three male; two female one act

'A simple show that is laughable, and ridiculously wonderful! The action takes place in a terrible part of Trujillo, in a nightclub, which isn't too far from terrible itself. A local impressario, Senor Don Pepe Hernandez, has announced in the local newspapers that he is going to bring international cabaret to Trujillo. Eventually he succeeds, and we see the cabaret within the cabaret as it unfolds. A company known as the 'Low Moan Spectacular' causes all the laughs, as conjuring tricks don't work, people trip up, a blind American folksinger falls off the stage, chorus

Title: Falsettos

Author: Finn, William Lapine, James Publisher: Samuel French 1995

Description:

roy musical - Little Theatre - American eight characters five male; three female two acts

Music and Lyrics by William Finn. Book by William Finn and James Lapine. "A seamless pairing of March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland, acclaimed off Broadway musicals written nearly a decade apart, Falsettos won 1992 Tony Awards for best book and musical score. It is the jaunty tale of Marvin who leaves his wife and young son to live with another man. His ex wife marries his psychiatrist, and Marvin ends up alone. Two years later, Marvin is reunited with his lover on the eve of his son's bar mitzvah, just as AIDS is beginning its insidious spread." Title: Fanny

Author: Engel, Lehman Publisher: Miscellaneous

Description:

roy musical twenty-nine characters; extras twenty-three male; six female two acts

'Marius, victim of his love for the sea, sails away despite his love for Fanny. Without his knowledge, she is pregnant by him, and when he is gone she marries an older man who accepts the child. When Marius returns, he and Fanny discover that their love for one another is not dead. More serious than most musicals; tender, heartwarming, and full of compassion.'

Title: Fanny the Frivolous Flapper A roaring twenties musical comedy in one act Author: George, Charles Publisher: Samuel French 1960

Description:

roy musical - comedy ten characters; mixed chorus four male; six female one act

1 interior set.

'When a fashionable gown shop proprietor gets mixed up with jewel thieves and the head model is a lady detective, there is lots of roaring twenties fun. Detective "Biff" Bang even has to dress as a model in the fashion show to get the incriminating evidence. Short skirts and cloche hats are worn with hilarious effect and the Charleston and other steps are danced with glee and abandon.'

Title: Fantasticks, The

Author: Jones, Tom Schmidt, Harvey Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 1990

Description:

roy musical nine characters eight male; one female two acts

bare stage; 30th anniversary edition with foreword and illustrations by the authors.

'The story of two sentimental youngsters who refuse to cooperate with their parent's wishes that they marry. After their fathers pretend a mortal enmity, building a huge wall between their homes, the young people are brought together, but only after the have left home and returned disillusioned.' Title: Fantasticks, The

Author: Jones, Tom Schmidt, Harvey Publisher: Avon Books 1960

Description:

roy musical nine characters eight male; one female two acts

Bare stage; 30th anniversary edition with foreword and illustrations by the authors.

'The story of two sentimental youngsters who refuse to cooperate with their parent's wishes that they marry. After their fathers pretend a mortal enmity, building a huge wall between their homes, the young people are brought together, but only after the have left home and returned disillusioned.'

Title: Fiddler on the Roof

Author: Stein, Joseph Bock, Jerry Publisher: Faber Music 1964

Description:

roy musical twenty-four characters; extras fourteen male; ten female two acts

'The story of a hard working and devout Jewish family living in a small peasant town in tsarist Russia early in the 1900's. Trying to survive the persecutions of the times and the changes which would destroy the family revered traditions, the family realizes that the old ways do not always work, and they set out to find new lives in new lands.'

Title: Fiddler on the Roof

Author: Stein, Joseph Bock, Jerry Publisher: Limelight Editions 1964

Description:

roy musical twenty-four characters; extras fourteen male; ten female two acts

book by Joseph Stein; music by Jerry Bock; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.

'The story of a hard working and devout Jewish family living in a small peasant town in tsarist Russia early in the 1900's. Trying to survive the persecutions of the times and the changes which would destroy the family revered traditions, the family realizes that the old ways do not always work, and they set out to find new lives in new lands.' Title: Fiddler on the Roof

Author: Stein, Joseph Publisher: Limelight Editions 1964

Description:

roy musical twenty-four characters; extras fourteen male; ten female two acts

'The story of a hard working and devout Jewish family living in a small peasant town in tsarist Russia early in the 1900's. Trying to survive the persecutions of the times and the changes which would destroy the family revered traditions, the family realizes that the old ways do not always work, and they set out to find new lives in new lands.'

Title: Finian's Rainbow

Author: Harburg, E. Y. Saidy, Fred Publisher: Miscellaneous 1947

Description:

roy musical - fantasy thirteen characters; extras eleven male; two female two acts

'Believing that he has discovered the secret of wealth, Finian, an Irishman, steals a leprechaun's pot of gold and brings it to America to bury in the ground near Fort Knox. The leprechaun pursues, uttering dire warnings of misery as he attempts to retrieve his gold. Both Finian's theories of wealth and the leprechaun's predictions prove true, but in the process, the Southern community is rid of its racial intolerance. A serious statement in a fast-moving, fun filled show.'

Title: Flora the Red Menace

Author: Thompson, David Publisher: Samuel French 1988

Description:

roy musical twenty-four characters five male; four female (doubling) two acts

various sets.

Based on the novel "Love is Just Around the Corner" by Lester Atwell. Music by John Kander. Lyrics by Fred Ebb. Set amidst the American communist agitation of the 1930's. Title: Flower Drum Song

Author: Fields, Joseph Hammerstein, Oscar Publisher: Williamson Music 1958

Description:

roy musical eighteen characters; extras eleven male; seven female; children two acts

Music by Richard Rodgers - lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein. Based on the novel by C.Y. Lee. 'A story of conflict between the older generation of San Francisco's Chinatown, who wish to preserve traditions, and the younger generation, who wish to become Americanized.'

Title: Floyd Collins in - The New American Musical / MUS Author: Landau, Tina Guettel, Adam Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 2003

Description:

roy drama - musical - historical - American twelve characters; extras nine male; three female two acts

music and lyrics by Adam Guettel. Floyd Collins is based on the true story of a Kentucky caver and his ordeal from January 30 to February 16, 1925. While exploring Sand Cave, Floyd Collins fell through a tight passageway when his foot became trapped, wedged in position by a small rock. His family and his fellow cavers try to free him; when it become clear that his rescue will not be easy, his brother Homer spends the night in the cave with him. William Burke "Skeets" Miller, a small man, is able to

Title: Follies

Author: Goldman, James Sondheim, Stephen Publisher: Random House 1971

Description:

roy musical - American - comedy twenty-nine characters; extras nine male; twenty female two acts

'Musical comedy in which former Ziegfield Follies stars meet for reunion in the theatre about to be torn down, and re-enact some of the songs and dances.' Title: Follies

Author: Goldman, James Sondheim, Stephen Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 2001

Description:

roy musical - American - comedy twenty-nine characters; extras nine male; twenty female two acts

"Musical comedy in which former Ziegfield Follies stars meet for reunion in the theatre about to be torn down, and re-enact some of the songs and dances."

Title: Footlight Fantasy A new musical revue Author: Lathim, Rod Henderson, Mark Publisher: Miscellaneous 1981

Description:

roy musical for the disabled large cast flexible casting two acts

'This script can be adapted in many ways to accommodate a wide variety of individuals with all levels of abilities. Strongly encouraged to integrate disabled and non-disabled performers when using this script.'

Title: Footloose The screenplay Author: Pitchford, Dean Publisher: Harvest Moon Publishing 1984

Description:

roy musical - American large cast; extras flexble casting screenplay

This is the screenplay of the Paramount film.

"When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the adjustment to his new high school. What he isn't prepared for are the local laws - including a ban on dancing - which are the brainchild of a local preacher bent on exercising control over the town's youths. When the Reverend's rebellious daughter sets her heart on Ren, her boyfriend tries Title: Frida: The story of Frida Kahlo in - Here to Stay / COL Author: Blecher, Hilary Cruz, Migdalia Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 1997

Description:

roy opera - biography - Mexico - puppetry - mask twenty-three characters; extras three male; three female; six puppeteers two acts

conceived by Hilary Blecher; monologues and lyrics by Migdalia Cruz; music by Robert X. Rodriguez.

"Frida" is an opera based on the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.

Title: Full Monty, The The complete book and lyrics of the hit Broadway musical Author: McNally, Terrence Yazbek, David Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 2002

Description:

roy musical nineteen characters eleven male; eight female two acts

Adapted from the screenplay, this musical is a lively and poignant story that captivated Broadway audiences and critics alike. It tells the story of six unemployed, out-of-shape steel-mill workers from Buffalo, New York, who need to pick up some extra cash. After seeing the popularity of a male stripper among the local women, the men decide to put on a strip show of their own. Their gimmick is simple: they will go the full monty - strip completely naked on stage. This plan forces the men to come to terms with their own fears of inadequacy, both physically and as providers for

Title: Fun Home

Author: Tesori, Jeanine Kron, Lisa Publisher: Samuel French 2015

Description:

roy musical - drama - biography nine characters two male; four female; two boys; one girl one act

running time: 90 minutes; based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel; 3 settings.

When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Moving between past and present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home, her growing understanding of her own sexuality, and the Title: Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, A

Author: Shevelove, Burt Gelbart, Larry Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 1991

Description:

roy musical - comedy fifteen characters, extras twelve male; three female two acts

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Based on the plays of Plautus. 'A mad blend of zany nonsense, confusion, and gags from Roman comedy and burlesque, centering on the connivings of the slave Pseudolus to achieve his freedom. His young master, Hero, promises Pseudolus his freedom if he can obtain for Hero the beautiful girl Philia. A frivolous, fast moving laugh production. Requires mastery of comic timing.'

Title: Fussin' an' A-Feudin'

Author: Kelly, Tim Publisher: Pioneer Drama Service 1993

Description:

roy musical comedy large cast; optional chorus nine male; sixteen female (doubling possible) one act

exterior rural town set; running time: 60 min.

The fussin’ ’n’ feudin’ between the Tollivers and the Calhouns is making things difficult for Emmy Lou, a Tolliver, and Lee Roy, a Calhoun. The tale of the 200-year old conflict even appears in the scandalous newspaper ’Strange But True.’ Two competing New York publishing houses send agents to sign the conflicting families to book deals. Mind you, it’s not easy travelin’ to the town

Title: Gifts of the Magi, The

Author: St. Germain, Mark Courts, Randy Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 1995

Description:

roy musical - dramatic comedy six characters four male; two female one act

suggested for high school; music by Randy Courts.

It is Christmas in New York, but for two young lovers, Jim and Della, the prospects are bleak, as both are out of work and penniless. Their dilemma is solved when both part with their most precious possessions (she her beautiful long hair, he his heirloom pocket watch) in order to buy presents for each other. In addition to their story there are glimpses of various city folk (played by Title: Gilbert vs. Sullivan

Author: Ross, Stanley Ralph Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Company 2000

Description:

roy musical - comedy twelve characters; singers; dancers; chorus eight male; four female two acts

'Here is a comedic, tune-filled look at the raucous lives of the two most popular songwriters in stage history.'

Title: Give My Regards to Broadway

Author: Fendrich, Shubert Cohan, George M. Publisher: Pioneer Drama Service 1981

Description:

roy musical - theatre fifteen characters; chorus; extras flexible casting two acts

Songs by George M. Cohen. 'Dick Foster is opening a Broadway show but is having problems with both money and his leading lady. Enter Mary Collins, an aspiring actress from New Rochelle, plus "Legs" Ruby, a Damon Runyon-type bookie who is on the run from the mob. Just as all appears lost, a financial "angel" appears with the money to do the show, and Mary gets her big chance at stardom.'

Title: Gold Dust A mining camp musical Author: Jory, Jon Wann, Jim Publisher: Samuel French 1983

Description:

roy musical - high school eight characters; three-piece combo five male; three female two acts

Music and lyrics by Jim Wann. 'Set in a saloon in a western mining camp in the 1850's, "Gold Dust" is a very loose musical adaptation of Moliere's "The Miser". The story concerns a prospector named Jebediah Harp who has hit it rich and hoards his gold.

Perfect for high schools, colleges and community theatres.' Title: Golden Screw, The in - The New Underground Theatre / COL Author: Sankey, Tom Publisher: Bantam Books 1968

Description:

roy musical - folk/rock fourteen characters; extras ten male; four female one act

"The world of put-on put down in folk-rock messages for the mind and body".

Title: Goldilocks

Author: Anderson, Leroy Ford, Joan Publisher: Samuel French 1959

Description:

roy musical - comedy - eleven characters; chorus eight male; three female two acts

Music by Leroy Anderson. Lyrics by Joan Ford, Walter and Jean Kerr. 'Back in the days of nickelodeon movies there is a producer who has a contract with a beautiful comedienne, and an obsession of doing a stupendous film on Egypt. Every cent he makes he spends on Egyptian scenery. Seeing no profits, his backers tell him it will be the last they will finance. To prolong the backing, he prolongs the film. The producer's trick serves to keep the actress under contract, and to keep the money coming in for more Egyptian statuary.'

Title: Gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria

Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Chappell and Company

Description:

roy musical - comedy seventeen characters; extras; chorus nine male; eight female two acts

'One of two just-married gondoliers is the King of Barataria, but no one knows which one. As Barataria needs a king to put down unrest in the country, they travel there to reign jointly, leaving their wives behind. A fine romp, with lots of bright music and dancing.' Title: Gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria, The in - The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan / MUS Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

Description:

roy musical - comedy seventeen characters; extras; chorus nine male; eight female two acts

'One of two just-married gondoliers is the King of Barataria, but no one knows which one. As Barataria needs a king to put down unrest in the country, they travel there to reign jointly, leaving their wives behind. A fine romp, with lots of bright music and dancing.'

Title: Grand Duke; or, The Statutory Duel, The in - The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan / MUS Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

Description:

roy musical seventeen characters; extras eight male; nine female two acts

"The plot hinges on the mis-interpretation of a 100 year-old law regarding statutory duels (decided by drawing cards). The baffled leading man of the troupe, Ludwig, spearheads the rebellion against the hypochondriac, miserly Grand Duke and becomes engaged to four different women before the plot is resolved. The frugality and phoniness of the wealthy classes and the nobility is lampooned and the foreign setting emboldens Gilbert to use some particularly pointed satire. Sullivan's varied score includes lilting Viennese waltz music."

Title: Grand Hotel The musical Author: Davis, Luther Wright, Robert Publisher: Samuel French 1990

Description:

roy musical nine characters five male; four female twenty scenes

unit set

'Another day in the life of an elite hotel in the Berlin of 1928 became a long-running Broadway hit under the direction of Tommy Tune. Employees and guests, among them a penniless baron, a Hollywood hopeful, an aging ballerina, a terminally-ill Jewish bookkeeper and a bankrupt industrialist, swirl through the revolving door. Their stories intertwine as they become dancers in Title: Grand Tour, The

Author: Herman, Jerry Stewart, Michael Publisher: Samuel French 1980

Description:

roy musical large cast; extras; singers; dancers flexible casting two acts

various sets.

Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman. Book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble. Based on S.N. Behrman's adaptation of Franz Werfel's play JACOBOWSKY AND THE COLONEL. "In 1940 France an unlikely pair team up to evade the approaching Nazis. Little Jacobowsky, a Polish Jewish intellectual, and Stjerbinsky, an aristocrat, anti-semitic Polish colonel, set out on an adventurous

Title: Grease A new 50's rock 'n' roll musical Author: Jacobs, Jim Casey, Warren Publisher: Samuel French 1972

Description:

roy musical - American seventeen characters nine male; eight female two acts

'The 50's rock 'n' roll musical. Rydell High's spirited class of 59' - gumchewing, hubcap-stealing, hot-rod loving boys with D.A's and leather jackets and their wise-cracking girls in teased curls, bobby sox, and pedal pushers - capture the look and sound of the 1950's in a rollicking musical that salutes the rock 'n' roll era. While hip Danny Zuko and wholesome Sandy Dumbrowski resolve the problems of their mutual attraction for each other, the gang sings in the burger palace, and the drive-in-movie.'

Title: Grease : School Version

Author: Jacobs, Jim Casey, Warren Publisher: Samuel French 2004

Description:

roy musical - American - high school eighteen characters nine male; nine female two acts

"The 50's rock 'n' roll musical. Rydell High's spirited class of 59' - gumchewing, hubcap-stealing, hot-rod loving boys with D.A's and leather jackets and their wise-cracking girls in teased curls, bobby sox, and pedal pushers - capture the look and sound of the 1950's in a rollicking musical that salutes the rock 'n' roll era. While hip Danny Zuko and wholesome Sandy Dumbrowski resolve the problems of their mutual attraction for each other, the gang sings in the burger palace, and the drive-in-movie." Title: Great Scot! Based on the life of Robert Burns Author: Conradt, Mark Dawson, Gregory Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 1969

Description:

roy musical - drama thirty-one characters; extras twenty-three male; eight female two acts

'A musical play in two acts based on the life of Robert Burns.'

Title: Green Heart, The A musical Author: Busch, Charles Publisher: Simon French 1999

Description:

roy musical - comedy five characters two male; three female two acts

Music and lyrics by Rusty Magee. 'This camp comedy thriller of greed and romance is about an Ivy League playboy who has squandered his fortune. Assisted by his girlfriend, he schemes to restore his wealth by wedding a botany-crazed spinster heiress. He discovers that her conniving lawyer and sinister housekeeper are already robbing her blind and know that he plans to bump her off to become a merry widower. Soon, murder is clumsily afoot, alliances are formed and reformed, and plans that do not come to fruition bare unexpected fruit.'

Title: Grey Gardens

Author: Wright, Doug Frankel, Scott Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 2007

Description:

roy drama - musical - biography eleven characters eight male; three female two acts

lyrics by Michael Korie; music by Scott Frankel.

Inspired by the cult classic Maysles brothers documentary film of the same title, Grey Gardens retells the tale of Edith Bouvier Beale and her adult daughter, "Little Edie." Respectively the aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, these two became the center of media scrutiny in 1973 when they faced eviction from the squalid, run-down, 28-room mansion in East Hampton Title: Gunmetal Blues

Author: Wentworth, Scott Bohmler, Craig Publisher: Samuel French 1993

Description:

roy musical - drama - mystery three characters two male; one female two acts

'A musical mystery.'

Title: Gypsy

Author: Laurents, Arthur Sondheim, Stephen; Styne, Jule Publisher: Theatre Communications Group

Description:

roy musical - vaudeville - biography twenty-seven characters; extras fifteen male; twelve female two acts

'Suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, this is the story of a bullying, ruthless stage mother who attempts to drive her two daughters into show business. Together they travel the entire country, playing in seamy small town theatres. One daughter elopes; the other, realizing that vaudeville is dying except for burlesque, breaks away from her mother and becomes a star.'

Title: H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor

Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Chappell and Company

Description:

roy musical eleven characters; extras nine male; two female two acts

'The story of able seaman Ralph who has fallen in love with Josephine, his Captain's daughter. Josephine, however, has been pledged by her father to Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty. Although Josephine loves Ralph, she is determined to marry the man her father has chosen. Sir Joseph, for his part, professes to be a man of new ideals, informing the Captain that "a British sailor is any man's equal, excepting mine," and requiring him to soften his commands to the crew." But when Little Buttercup lets slip that all is not what it seems, Sir Joseph's liberal Title: H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor in - The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan / MUS Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

Description:

roy musical - comic opera ten characters; extras seven male; three female two acts

'The story of able seaman Ralph who has fallen in love with Josephine, his Captain's daughter. Josephine, however, has been pledged by her father to Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty. Although Josephine loves Ralph, she is determined to marry the man her father has chosen. Sir Joseph, for his part, professes to be a man of new ideals, informing the Captain that "a British sailor is any man's equal, excepting mine," and requiring him to soften his commands to the crew." But when Little Buttercup lets slip that all is not what it seems, Sir Joseph's liberal

Title: Hair

Author: Ragni, Gerome Rado, James Publisher: Pocket Books 1966

Description:

roy musical - American large cast; ten principal characters flexible casting two acts

Book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado; music by Galt MacDermot.

"Hair" tells the story of the "tribe", a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the "Age of Aquarius" living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War. Claude, his good friend Berger, their roommate Sheila and their friends struggle to balance their young lives, loves and the sexual revolution with their rebellion against the war and

Title: Hair The American tribal love-rock musical Author: Ragni, Gerome Rado, James Publisher: Simon and Schuster 1966

Description:

roy musical - American large cast; ten principal characters flexible casting two acts

Book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado; music by Galt MacDermot. "Hair" tells the story of the "tribe", a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the "Age of Aquarius" living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War. Claude, his good friend Berger, their roommate Sheila and their friends struggle to balance their young lives, loves and the sexual revolution with their rebellion against the war and their conservative parents and society. Ultimately, Claude must decide whether to resist the draft as his Title: Hairspray Complete book and lyrics of the hit Broadway musical Author: O'Donnell, Mark Meehan, Tom Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 2002

Description:

roy musical comedy thirteen characters; extras; chorus five male; eight female two acts

'It's 1962 - the 50's are out and change is in the air. Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, is transformed into a teen celebrity on the local TV dance program "The Corny Collins Show". Can she win the love of heartthrob Link Larkin and integrate the television show without denting her 'do? With her striking stage mother Edna at her side, Tracy and her friends triumphantly tell us to be proud of who we are.'

Title: Half a Sixpence

Author: Cross, Beverley Heneker, David Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Company 1967

Description:

roy musical - comedy twenty-three characters; chorus twelve male; eleven female two acts

'The time is the turn of the century and the place is an attractive seaside resort in the south of England. Young Kipps and his fellow apprentices work for a tight-fisted businessman. Kipps' main concern is his girl Ann to whom he gives half a sixpence as a lover's token. Their romance is upset when Kipps suddenly inherits a large fortune and is swept away by new friends. Asked what he'll do with his fortune, Kipps sings an exciting song entitled "Money to Burn". As he is about to marry a society girl, he encounters his first girl and she offers him back the half

Title: Hands on a Hardbody A new musical Author: Wright, Doug Green, Amanda Publisher: Samuel French 2013

Description:

roy musical - comedy - American fifteen characters nine male; six female two acts

book by Doug Wright; lyrics by Amanda Green; music by Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green; Opening Night Draft - Broadway; inspired by the documentary "Hands on a Hardbody" by S. R. Bindler.

For 10 hard-luck Texans, a new lease on life is so close they can touch it. Under a scorching sun for days on end, armed with nothing but hope, humor and ambition, they'll fight to keep at least Title: Hank Williams: Lost Highway The music and legend of Hank Williams Author: Myler, Randal Harelik, Mark Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 2004

Description:

roy musical - drama ten characters seven male; three female two acts

"HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY is the spectacular musical biography of the legendary singer-songwriter frequently mentioned alongside Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Elvis and Bob Dylan as one of the great innovators of American popular music. The play follows Williams’ rise from his beginnings on the Louisiana Hayride to his triumphs on the Grand Ole Opry to his eventual self-destruction at twenty-nine. Along the way, we are treated to indelible songs like “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry" and “Hey, Good Lookin’,” which are given fresh and profound

Title: Happy Days A new musical Author: Marshall, Garry Williams, Paul Publisher: Samuel French 2010

Description:

roy American - musical - adaptation - comedy large cast ten male; seven female (doubling) two acts

based on the Paramount Pictures television series "Happy Days" created by Garry Marshall; book by Garry Marshall; music and lyrics by Paul Williams; time period - 1950s; running time: 120 min.

Goodbye gray skies, hello blue! Happy days are here again with Richie, Potsie, Ralph Malph and the unforgettable "king of cool" Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli. Based on the hit Paramount Pictures television series, "Happy Days, A New Musical" reintroduces one of America's best loved families,

Title: Happy End A melodrama with songs Author: Lane, Dorothy Feingold, Michael Publisher: Samuel French 1972

Description:

roy musical - melodrama fifteen characters nine male; six female three acts

Adapted by Michael Feingold; music by Kurt Weill; lyrics by Bertolt Brecht.

Original German play by Dorothy Lane. 'This landmark musical by two of the greatest collaborators in musicals history was the 1929 forerunner of "Guys and Dolls" as well as the progenitor of "Cabaret" and "Chicago". Set in Brechtian Chicago - it is the tale of a Salvation Army girl who falls for Chicago's toughest gangster and reforms him and his gang.' Title: Hard Coal: Life in the Region in - Ensemble Works / COL Author: Bloomsberg Theatre Ensemble Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 2005

Description:

roy musical - coal mining - drama many characters four male; two female; one boy; two girls two acts

A multi-media music theatre piece exploring the history of Pennsylvania coal mining communities.

Title: Heathers The musical Author: Murphy, Kevin O'Keefe, Laurence Publisher: Samuel French 2015

Description:

roy musical - dark comedy - high school - murder - romance twenty-two characters eight male; nine female two acts

based on the film written by Daniel Waters.

Based on the classic 1989 film, Westerberg High is ruled by a shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing junta: Heather, Heather and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. But misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy stranger J.D., who plans to put the Heathers in their place - six feet under.

Title: Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Author: Mitchell, John Cameron Trask, Steven Publisher: Overlook Press 1998

Description:

roy musical - contemporary - relationship - LGBTQ+ three characters; a rock band two male; one female one act

'Inspired by Plato's 'Symposium', Hedwig tells the story of 'internationally ignored song stylist' Hedwig Schmidt, the victim of a gruesomely botched sex-change operation, and is dazzlingly recounted by Hedwig (nee Hansel) in the form of a sleazy lounge act, and backed by the rocking band, 'The Angry Inch'.' Title: Heidi A musical play Author: Friedberg, William Simon, Neil Publisher: Samuel French 1959

Description:

roy musical - children nine characters; extras; chorus four male; five female three acts

Music by Clay Warnick; lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. Based upon the novel by Johanna Spyri. 'This heart-warming adaptation for the musical stage blends the dramatic qualities of the immortal story and the lovely Schulman melodies to create a show with universal appeal.'

Title: Hello Again

Author: LaChiusa, Michael John Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 1995

Description:

roy musical - drama - relationships ten characters six male; four female ten scenes

Ten nameless characters pair up in ten different scenes of sexual pleasure and/or despair. One character from each scene moves on to the next, seemingly dumping his old partner in favor of new prey. The play begins in 1900 with a Prostitute soliciting an unwilling Soldier. It ends with a Senator who quits his relationship with an Actress because of political liabilities, then seeks the Prostitute from the first scene, whom he desperately wishes he could love. A tableau begins forming in the background, with all the couples singing "Hello Again" over and over in a moody

Title: History of the American Film, A

Author: Durang, Christopher Publisher: Smith and Kraus

Description:

roy musical - comedy fifteen characters nine male; six female two acts

'Take-off on American films, parodies various Hollywood genres and types of actors. Music, singing.' Title: History of the American Film, A in - Complete Full-Length Plays,1975-1995 / COL Author: Durang, Christopher Publisher: Smith and Kraus 1997

Description:

roy musical - comedy fifteen characters nine male; six female two acts

music; singing.

"Take-off on American films, parodies various Hollywood genres and types of actors."

Title: Hollywood Pinafore; or, The Lad Who Loved a Salary

Author: Kaufman, George S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 1999

Description:

roy musical comedy twenty characters ten male; ten female two acts

suggested for high school; music by Sir Arthur Sullivan.

Joseph Porter heads Pinafore Pictures amid a swirl of recognizable Hollywood types: Louhedda Hopsons, a gossip columnist; a veritable chain gang of imprisoned screen writers and "dumb blondes" looking to become famous; a devious agent; and Brenda Blossom, a love-struck starlet pining for a lowly writer, yet promised in marriage to the studio head by her father (a director

Title: Honky-tonk Highway

Author: Berg, Richard Nassif, Robert Lindsey Publisher: Samuel French 1999

Description:

roy musical - country & western five characters; band (optional) four male; one female two acts

The story of country western singer Clint Colby, told through the autobiographical songs he wrote and made world famous. It takes place in 1970 at Tucker's roadhouse in the Tennessee mountains, where Clint's career began. His backup band, the Mountain Rangers, has put old wounds behind them to reassemble for a one time reunion concert to pay tribute to Clint on the anniversary of his death. Whoever puts on Clint's famous baby blue cowboy hat "becomes' Clint as the action flashes back to relive his rise and fall and to celebrate the way he turned their lives into Title: Hoodwinked A musical tale of Robin Hood in two acts Author: Carlton, John. Liebman, Steve Publisher: Samuel French 1985

Description:

roy musical farce - legend - Robin Hood eleven characters eight male; three female two acts

"Foot stomping production numbers and soaring solos and duets punctuate this hilarious romp through Sherwood Forest. Robin Hood and his famous band come face to face with some very liberated women. When the Sheriff of Nottingham captures Maid Marian for the umpteenth time, the ensuing antics involve such plots and ploys as Tuck's confession concession, a strike by the Nottingham hangman's local, the proclaiming of a holiday for villains - and the liberation of Maid Marian in more ways than one. A show for all those men who dream of being Errol Flynn and all

Title: Hotel in - Plays: 4 / COL Author: Churchill, Caryl Publisher: Nick Hern Books 2008

Description:

roy drama - opera fourteen characters; two pianists; one double bassist six male; eight female two parts

Hotel is in two parts: In the first, Eight Rooms, fourteen people - tourists, couples and business people - spend an ordinary night in a hotel. But they all occupy the same space, their stories overlapping and interweaving and creating an exhilarating collage of words, voices, music and choreographed movement. In the second, a dance piece entitled Two Nights, we see two distinct nights happening at the same time. Two people find different ways to disappear, while a diary found in another hotel room tells of one more extraordinary disappearance.

Title: Hunchback of Notre Dame, The

Author: Hugo, Victor Bennett, Mark Publisher: Samuel French 1992

Description:

roy musical - drama thirty-five characters; extras twenty male; fifteen female two acts

'A quasi-musical freely adapted by Everett Quinton and Mark Bennet from the novel by Victor Hugo.' Title: I Just Wanna Jewify: The Yiddish Revenge on Wagner in - Canadian Theatre Review (Summer 2000) / PER Author: Wex, Michael Publisher: Miscellaneous 2000

Description:

roy musical five characters four male; one female two acts

'A Wagnerian tenor in yarmulke, tallis and tefillin? A yiddish vaudeville Brunnhilde? Michael Wex's hit musical from Toronto's 1999 Ashkenaz Festival.'

Title: I Love My Wife

Author: Stewart, Michael Publisher: Samuel French 1980

Description:

roy musical - comedy eight characters six male; two female two acts

Music by Cy Coleman; based on a play by Luis Rego. 'The play is about two couples who want to plunge into liberated mutual sexuality but only manage to get their toes wet. The masculine pair of the foursome are Wally, a public relations man; and his friend Alvin, who's in the furniture-moving business. Their respective wives are Monica and Cleo. What is truly innovative about the show is putting the musicians on the stage - not merely to play their instruments. Actually they are welded into the play, they sing, dress up in fancy clothes and comment on the

Title: I Promised Myself to Live Faster:a queer space opera in the decadent style in - Humana Festival 2015 / COL Author: Moss, Gregory S Publisher: Playscripts, Inc. 2016

Description:

roy musical comedy - LGBTQ+ - identity - allegory large cast flexible casting

Developed by: Pig Iron Theatre Company

'I Promised Myself to Live Faster' is an intergalactic gay extravaganza featuring closeted extraterrestrials, high-stakes pursuits, and nuns from outer space. In this wild work, Tim’s out trolling for a good time when an order of intergalactic nuns charge him with a quest: retrieve the Holy Gay Flame from the clutches of the evil emperor to save the race of Homosexuals and restore the balance of power in the universe. But when he’s captured by the fabulously androgynous Title: I Was a Teenage Jekyll and Hyde

Author: Lewton, Randall Miller, Peter Publisher: Samuel French 1983

Description:

roy musical - high school fifteen characters eleven male; four female two acts

'For years Eustace Crucible, crazed chemistry teacher, has strived to find a formula to enhance his appearance and make him intelligent. But courage fails him at the moment of truth and he persuades downtrodden Sylvester Jekyll to drink the potion. Sylvester is immediately transformed into Hyde, a super-cool, handsome, laid back youth - in fact the exact opposite of Sylvester. Between momentary flashbacks to his real self, Hyde learns of people's true feelings for Sylvester and in the end decides to "be himself", giving the top-up dose of potion to Miss Wrenplacket,

Title: I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road A musical Author: Cryer, Gretchen Ford, Nancy Publisher: Samuel French 1977

Description:

roy musical nine characters six male; three female one act

1 interior; music, singing.

Book and lyrics by Gretchen Cryer. Music by Nancy Ford. "Woman singer who changes her nightclub act to reflect problems and changes in her life meets with opposition from her manager."

Title: I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road A musical Author: Cryer, Gretchen Publisher: Samuel French 1977

Description:

roy musical nine characters six male; three female one act

1 interior; music, singing.

Book and lyrics by Gretchen Cryer. Music by Nancy Ford. "Woman singer who changes her nightclub act to reflect problems and changes in her life meets with opposition from her manager." Title: Idylls of the King and Camelot

Author: Lerner, Alan Jay Publisher: Dell Publishing Company 1967

Description:

Selections from "Idylls of the King" by Alfred Lord Tennyson and includes "Camelot". Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; music by Frederick Loewe. Based on "The Once and Future King" by T.H. White

"The world of Idylls of the King is essentially tragic, lightened by a few brief moments of pleasure. Camelot is a happy world, filled with eccentrics, that becomes saddened through lightheadedness and pranksterish tricks... In both works - Tennyson's moving allegory and Lerner and Loewe's lively musical play- we see a great idea brought to ruin. In the end the frailties of human nature win out. It is not hard to understand why this cycle of stories has excited the imagination of writers for nearly a thousand years"

Title: In a Pig's Valise

Author: Overmyer, Eric Darnell, August Publisher: Broadway Play Publishing 1987

Description:

roy musical - comedy ten characters six male; three female (doubling) two acts

In Eric Overmyer's hilarious send-up of private-eye pulp fiction, Shrimp Bucket and his brother, Gut, are stealing the sexy Dolores Con Leche's dreams. It's Taxi's task to find out why. From the ubiquitous fog to the cheap bedrooms at Heartbreak Hotel to Con Leche's legs, which are described as “gams that could raise goose flesh on a tossed salad,” IN A PIG'S VALISE pokes fun at and pays homage to the hardboiled detective novels we all know and love.

Title: In a Pig's Valise in - Eric Overmyer Collected Plays / COL Author: Overmyer, Eric Darnell, August Publisher: Smith and Kraus 1993

Description:

roy musical - comedy ten characters six male; three female (doubling) two acts

1 setting.

In Eric Overmyer's hilarious send-up of private-eye pulp fiction, Shrimp Bucket and his brother, Gut, are stealing the sexy Dolores Con Leche's dreams. It's Taxi's task to find out why. From the ubiquitous fog to the cheap bedrooms at Heartbreak Hotel to Con Leche's legs, which are described as “gams that could raise goose flesh on a tossed salad,” IN A PIG'S VALISE pokes fun at Title: In Dahomey in - The National Black Drama Anthology / COL Author: Perry, Shaunielle Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 1995

Description:

roy musical - farce eleven characters seven male; four female two acts

'Version of musical farce first produced in 1902 with book by Jesse Shipp. Fraudulent scheme by black syndicate to sell land in Dahomey as haven for dissatisfied American Blacks.'

Title: In the Heights The complete book and lyrics of the Broadway musical Author: Hudes, Quiara Alegria Miranda, Lin-Manuel Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books 2006

Description:

roy musical - Latin America twelve characters; extras six male; six female two acts

book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

"In the Heights" is an exciting musical about life in Washington Heights, a tight-knit community where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. ... "In the Heights" is an authentic and exhilarating journey into one of Manhattan's most vibrant communities. And with its universal

Title: In Trousers

Author: Finn, William Publisher: Samuel French 1986

Description:

roy musical - American - sexuality four characters one male; three female 30 vignettes / musical numbers

bare stage.

In Trousers is the Marvin musical that precedes March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland. It centers on the women in Marvin's life - his wife, his teacher and his high school honey - and on his attempts to decide if he is hetero, homo or bi." Title: Inside Out

Author: Haverty, Doug Russ, Adryan Publisher: Samuel French 1996

Description:

roy musical - women all female cast; six characters six female two acts

unit set.

Book by Doug Haverty. Music by Adryan Russ. Lyrics by Adryan Russ and Doug Haverty. "Desperate, smart, sassy, affectionate, aware and determined women give and get support in spirited weekly meetings guided by Grace, a savvy therapist. A hesitant new member, alters the chemistry of the group and stimulates a round of evocative and uplifting breakthroughs. Many

Title: Into the Woods

Author: Sondheim, Stephen Lapine, James Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 1987

Description:

roy musical-fairytale twenty-three characters ten male; thirteen female two acts

"'Into the Woods' brings to musical life Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Ridinghood and other well-known fairytale characters. Interwoven with these classic tales is the story of the baker and his wife, whose longing for a child is thwarted by a mischievous witch who lives next door. James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim have fashioned a musical which goes beyond mere Broadway razzmatazz. Sondheim's songs, seamlessly melded to Lapine's text, are perfect expressions of character and action which reflect the complications of living in modern society

Title: Into the Woods - study guide

Author: Schlesinger, Sarah Publisher: Music Theatre International 1989

Description:

Study guide to the musical 'Into the Woods' (music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine). Title: Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the Peri in - The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan / MUS Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

Description:

roy musical - comic opera eleven characters; chorus five male; six female two acts

"Gilbert & Sullivan’s well-loved tale of fairies, half-fairies, and love-besotted English noblemen, written at the midpoint of Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaboration, when both artists were at the peak of their creative powers. Sullivan’s captivating score, unmistakably influenced by both Mendelssohn and Wagner, contains some of his most accomplished and beautiful music. In the story of what happens when the entire British House of Lords comes into conflict with a band of fairies, Gilbert’s witty libretto skewers the privileges bestowed on a dim-witted, entitled ruling

Title: Is There Life After High School?

Author: Kindley, Jeffrey Publisher: Samuel French 1983

Description:

roy musical - high school eight characters five male; three female two acts

1 setting

Music and lyrics by Craig Carnelia.

Musical dramatization of Ralph Keyes' novel. Characters remember the joy, the laughter and pain of going through high school.

Title: It's A Wonderful Life

Author: Sharkey, Thomas M. Publisher: Samuel French 1993

Description:

roy musical - Christmas thirteen characters nine male; four female two acts

1 set.

Based on the film by Frank Capra and the original story by Philip Van Doren Stern.

'About to kill himself on Christmas Eve, George discovers, with the help of his guardian angel Clarence, what the world would be like if he had never been born.' Title: Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

Author: Blau, Eric Publisher: Clarke, Irwin and Company 1971

Description:

roy musical - drama - French

'In this book will be found the essential core of the 'Jacques Brel' show: the twenty-five complete Brel songs translated into English with magic, fire, and power by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman, together with original French lyrics....Eric Blau tells the marvelous story of the inception and fashioning and final triumph of Off-Broadway's "librettoless musical," 'Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,' which was dedicated to the single principal of recreating in English the greatness of Brel's songs and making them as living, moving, and vital to Americans as they have been to Europeans.'

Title: Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

Author: Blau, Eric Shuman, Mort Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 2000

Description:

roy musical - drama - French

'In this book will be found the essential core of the 'Jacques Brel' show: the twenty-five complete Brel songs translated into English with magic, fire, and power by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman, together with original French lyrics....Eric Blau tells the marvelous story of the inception and fashioning and final triumph of Off-Broadway's "librettoless musical," 'Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,' which was dedicated to the single principal of recreating in English the greatness of Brel's songs and making them as living, moving, and vital to Americans as they have been to Europeans.'

Title: James Joyce's The Dead in - American Theatre (Sept 00) / PER Author: Nelson, Richard Davey, Shaun Publisher: Miscellaneous

Description:

roy musical thirteen characters five male; eight female three scenes

'Musical about two spinsters and their niece who hold Yuletide party in turn-of-the-century Dublin.' Title: James Joyce's The Dead

Author: Nelson, Richard Davey, Shaun Publisher: Samuel French 2001

Description:

roy musical - Little Theatre thirteen characters five male; eight female; one cellist; one violinist four scenes

interior set

Book by Richard Nelson. Music by Shaun Davey. Lyrics by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey. "Adapted from Joyce's literary masterpiece set in 1904, the last and best known of the short stories collected in The Dubliners, this intimate musical portrays a homespun Yuletide party with Irish music, dancing, food, drink and good fellowship. Sparkling songs, many of them traditional

Title: Jelly's Last Jam

Author: Wolfe, George Birkenhead, Susan Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 1993

Description:

roy musical - American - biography thirteen characters; extras, chorus eight male; five female two acts

He wore a diamond in his tooth, denied he was black and claimed to have invented, single-handedly, the genre we know as jazz. Jelly Roll Morton, jazz pioneer, was a musical genius. Born a Creole of colour in turn-of-the-century New Orleans, he came of age playing piano in the whorehouses of Storyville. At the age of 15 he was disowned by his great grandmother and took to riding the rails, hustling pool and seducing women before setting Chicago on fire in the 20s with his dazzling jazz compositions. Rejected by the New York music establishment he died

Title: Jerry's Girls A musical revue Author: Herman, Jerry Publisher: Samuel French 1983

Description:

roy musical all female cast; four characters four female two parts

singing and dancing.

"Cabaret-style show featuring hits for women from musicals by Jerry Herman." Title: Johnny Guitar

Author: van Hoogstraten, Nicholas Silvestri, Martin Publisher: Samuel French 2004

Description:

roy musical - comedy eight characters; four musicians six male; two female two acts

Book by Nicholas van Hoogstraten; music by Martin Silvestri; Lyrics and Music by Joel Higgins.

Based on the Republic motion picture Johnny Guitar. This laugh-filled musical based on the legendary Joan Crawford cult western embraces and sends up fifties-style movie acting, melodramatic romance and rough-and-tumble cowboy action. Featuring a sensational score with echoes of doo-wop and steamy southwestern ballads, Johnny Guitar tells the story of a sultry

Title: Johnny Pye

Author: St. Germain, Mark Courts, Randy Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 1994

Description:

roy musical - drama ten characters seven male; three female (flexible casting) two acts

suggested for high school; music and lyrics by Randy Courts.

Based on the short story: Johnny Pye and the Foolkiller by Stephen Vincent Benet. A light-hearted tale about one man's life and his struggle to find his place in the world. It is a journey which takes him all over the world before he ends up right back where he started.

Title: Joyce Dynel: An American Zarzuela in - Robert Patrick's Cheep Theatricks / COL Author: Patrick, Robert Publisher: Winter House 1972

Description:

roy musical twenty-two characters; extras sixteen male; six female two acts

singing.

"Original title: Dynel. Bawdy musical about religious personages at secular party." Title: King and I, The

Author: Rodgers, Richard Hammerstein, Oscar Publisher: Williamson Music 1951

Description:

roy musical eleven characters eight male; three female two acts

' "The King and I" is based on Margaret Landon's novel, "Anna and the King of Siam". The story is set in Bangkok in the early 1860s and tells the story of Anna, an adventurous English woman hired to serve as governess and tutor to King Mongkut's many children. Although Anna has many quarrels with the dictator, the two eventually fall in love, and her influence on the king helps to democratize the country.'

Title: Kiss of the Spider Woman, The

Author: McNally, Terrence Publisher: Samuel French 1992

Description:

roy musical drama - fantasy eighteen characters fifteen male; three female two acts

' A dazzling spectacle that juxtaposes gritty realities with liberating fantasies. Cell mates in a Latin American prison, Molina and Valentin are men worlds apart. Valentin is a tough revolutionary undergoing torture and Molina, a window dresser serving an eight-year term for deviant behavior, is an unabashed homosexual. He shares his dreamy fantasies about his favorite actress Aurora with Valentin. One of Aurora's roles is a Spider woman who lures men and kills with a kiss.' Winner - 1993 Tony Award for Best Musical

Title: Labors of Love, The A musical melodrama Author: Perry, Jack Porter, Robert Neil Publisher: Pioneer Drama Service 1963

Description:

roy musical - melodrama eleven characters five male; six female one act

Description not available. Title: Lady in the Dark

Author: Hart, Moss Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 1941

Description:

roy musical - fantasy twenty characters nine male; eleven female two acts

various interior sets; music by Kurt Weill; lyrics by Ira Gershwin.

'Liza, successful editor of a magazine, is lost in the mazes of her own unhappiness and seeks help in psychoanalysis. Through the analysis of a series of dreams the doctor gives her back her belief in herself, and she finds her true love.'

Title: Last Session, The

Author: Brochu, Jim Publisher: Samuel French 1996

Description:

roy American - musical - AIDS five characters three male; two female two acts

'The Last Session gathers a swinging group in a recording studio to lay down a pop/gospel idol's last album. With one exception, these are old friends and collaborators and the session is full of warmth, wit and incredible music. The usual mix is somewhat altered by a kid from the answering service who shows up to replace the one no-show of the regular back-up singers. They are unaware that he plans to end his long struggle with AIDS after the session, but the power of their music and the friendship prevails.'

Title: Late Nite Comic

Author: Gari, Brian Knee, Allan Publisher: Samuel French 2008

Description:

roy musical - comedy many characters one male; one female; six male or female (flexible casting) two acts

music and lyrics by Brian Gari; book by Allan Knee; orchestrations by Larry Hochman.

David Ackerman, a young pianist working at a piano bar in New York City, wants nothing more than to stand on stage and make people laugh. He meets Gabrielle, an attractive and slightly eccentric young woman who yearns to be a professional ballerina. These two hungry dreamer climb the shaky ladder of success from seedy bars to comedy clubs to the stage of the Title: Leader of the Pack The Ellie Greenwich musical Author: Beatts, Anne Publisher: Samuel French 1987

Description:

roy musical fourteen characters; extras four male; ten female one act

music and lyrics by Ellie Greenwich and friends

'Remember girl groups like The Ronettes, The Crystals and The Shangri-Las? Remember "Da-Do Ron Ron" and "Do-Wah Diddy"? This hit Broadway show is a homage to early sixties "Do Wop" music, and to one of its principal practitioners: Ellie Greenwich. The book is about the rise of Ellie to Fame and Fortune; but what really matters here are the wonderful songs, virtually a Hit

Title: Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The

Author: Donaldson, John P. Publisher: Baker International 1958

Description:

roy musical - comedy sixteen characters; extras (children) five male; five female; four boys; two girls two acts

music by Herbert S. French Jr.

'This is the story of the schoolteacher Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel and Brom Bones. Ichabod is a man who captivates the lovely Katrina. Brom seems simple and rude next to the school teacher's polished manners. Dame Van Tassel encourages this new romance through a rather rocky courtship, and finally, the marriage contract is drawn up. As the day approaches,

Title: Lies and Legends The musical stories of Harry Chapin Author: Chapin, Harry Publisher: Rodgers and Hammerstein Theatre Library

Description:

roy musical five characters three male; two female two acts

All music and lyrics by Harry Chapin.

' "Lies and Legends" is an ensemble show with all five actors onstage most of the time, whether telling the story, singing background vocals, or just listening.' Title: Light in the Piazza, The

Author: Lucas, Craig Guettel, Adam Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 2007

Description:

roy musical ten characters; extras five male; five female two acts

book by Craig Lucas; music and lyrics by Adam Guettel; period - summer 1953, Florence and Rome, Italy.

From the classic 1962 romantic movie "The Light in the Piazza" follows American tourist Margaret Johnson and her emotionally stalled daughter Clara as they visit Florence, Italy, the city of Margaret’s honeymoon. When Clara suddenly falls for a local boy named Fabrizio and they plan

Title: Little by Little

Author: Jolles, Annette Greenfield, Ellen Publisher: Samuel French 1999

Description:

roy musical - friendship three characters one male; two female one act

This delightful story, told all in song, traces the lives of three friends who have known each other since childhood. It chronicles the emotional traps that catch us all as we confront the hilarity and heart break of living and loving.

Title: Little Fish - libretto

Author: LaChiusa, Michael John Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 2003

Description:

roy musical - comedy eighteen characters (doubling) four male; four female one act

" 'Little Fish' translates the sort of neurotic, sidewise narrative associated with 'The New Yorker's' fiction into the terms of musical comedy. A lively musical about what it means to feel lifeless in contemporary Manhattan. LaChiusa's score proceeds to blend the jazzy, noirish feel of what is conventionally called the symphony of the city. 'Little Fish' can be regarded as a direct, latter-day answer to Sonheim's 'Company'." Title: Little Mary Sunshine

Author: Besoyan, Rick Publisher: Samuel French 1960

Description:

roy musical - operetta nine characters; extras six male; three female two acts

A musical spoof of old-time favorites like "Rose Marie" and "Naughty Marietta". It pokes fun at all the cliches of the innocent musicals our grandparents enjoyed, but it is done freshly and with flair. There are 24 songs, including thundering choruses, schmaltzy waltzes and lilting duets - all kidding and all in fun. The plot is a little bit of everything: a stalwart Captain, a lovely Mary, a chorus of simpering school girls and a villainous Indian. It pokes fun at the over-earnest heroes and heroines, dastardly villains and every coquettish soubrettes of that begone era. As a loving

Title: Little Night Music, A

Author: Wheeler, Hugh Sondheim, Stephen Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 1990

Description:

roy musical - comedy seventeen characters seven male; ten female two acts

'Musical comedy based on a theme suggested by the Ingmar Bergman film "Smiles of a Summer Night": the love lives of the youth, the middle aged, and the retrospective affairs of the old.'

Title: Lock Up Your Daughters

Author: Fielding, Henry Miles, Bernard Publisher: Samuel French 1967

Description:

roy musical nineteen characters fifteen male; four female two acts

music by Laurie Johnson; lyrics by Lionel Bart; adapted by Bernard Miles from Henry Fielding's "Rape Upon Rape".

A story of elopement in eighteenth-century London. Title: London Road

Author: Blythe, Alecky Publisher: Nick Hern Books 2011

Description:

roy musical - drama - murder large cast flexible casting two acts

music arranged by Adam Cork.

"London Road" documents the events of 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women. The residents of London Road had struggled for years with frequent soliciting and kerb-crawling on their street. When Steve Wright, the occupant of No. 79, was arrested, charged and then convicted of the murders, the community

Title: Lovers and Keepers

Author: Fornes, Maria Irene Puente, Tito Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 1987

Description:

roy musical seven characters three male; four female three vignettes

Examines love and commitment in the lives of three couples.

Title: Mack and Mabel A musical love story Author: Stewart, Michael Herman, Jerry Publisher: Samuel French 1976

Description:

roy musical fifteen characters; extras ten male; five female two acts

music and lyrics by Jerry Herman; based on the idea by Leonard Spigelglass

'Saga of the silent film era. The story of Mack Sennett, legendary director of comedy, and his greatest star, the adorable Mabel Normand. Told in flashback by Mack Sennett himself as the protagonist-narrator. Beginning with a broken Mack, made obsolete by the talkies, selling his studio, then reminiscing about the past. He recalls his triumphs and his turbulent love affair with Title: Mail

Author: Colker, Jerry Rupert, Michael Publisher: Samuel French 1989

Description:

roy musical - comedy large cast; musicians flexible casting two acts

Music by Michael Rupert; interior set.

Mail piles up for months while Alex, an unpublished author, slips away to escape anxieties over his artistic and romantic problems. When he returns to open the accumulation, each letter springs to life. Alex's girl friend, his family and his best friend - even those sending bills and hilarious junk mail - fill the stage with song and dance.

Title: Man of La Mancha

Author: Wasserman, Dale Darion, Joe Publisher: Dell Publishing Company

Description:

roy musical - fantasy nineteen characters; extras fourteen male; five female one act

'MAN OF LA MANCHA is a play-within-a-play, based on Cervantes' "Don Quixote." We have a poignant story of a dying old man whose impossible dream takes over his mind. It's All the Same, Dulcinea, I'm Only Thinking of Him, The Impossible Dream, I Really Like Him and Little Bird remain in your thoughts and in your soul well after you see the show. His dream is Everyman's dream. His tilting at windmills is Everyman's great adventure. Somehow, the footlights disappear, time is telescoped and the "Man of La Mancha" speaks for humankind.'

Title: Man of La Mancha A musical play Author: Wasserman, Dale Publisher: Random House 1965

Description:

roy musical - fantasy nineteen characters; extras fourteen male; five female one act

'MAN OF LA MANCHA is a play-within-a-play, based on Cervantes' "Don Quixote." We have a poignant story of a dying old man whose impossible dream takes over his mind. It's All the Same, Dulcinea, I'm Only Thinking of Him, The Impossible Dream, I Really Like Him and Little Bird remain in your thoughts and in your soul well after you see the show. His dream is Everyman's dream. His tilting at windmills is Everyman's great adventure. Somehow, the footlights disappear, time is telescoped and the "Man of La Mancha" speaks for humankind.' Title: Marlene

Author: Gems, Pam Publisher: Oberon Books 1998

Description:

roy musical - biography - Marlene Dietrich all female cast; three characters; musicians three female two acts

Backstage in her dressing room, with her long-suffering and silent dresser Mutti and her assistant, Vivian, Marlene Dietrich shares the secrets of her life, loves and sex appeal. Between interviews and make-up calls, she relates some devastating anecdotes ranging from her many lovers to her friendships with the world’s most powerful men. After an interval the show then comprises an authentic recreation of Marlene Dietrich in a concert performance.

Title: Me and My Girl

Author: Rose, L. Arthur Furber, Douglas Publisher: Samuel French 1990

Description:

roy musical - comedy nineteen characters; chorus eleven male; eight female two acts

music by Noel Gay; Book revised by Stephen Fry.

'The late Viscount Hareford had a youthful, unfortunate marriage-and kept discreetly out of sight was a son and heir. The Hareford Hall set are despondent when it's learned the family solicitor has traced the legitimate heir, "Bill" Snibson - living in Lambeth! And so there's a cockney invasion of the Hall - Bill, his girlfriend Sally and his mates. The upper crust is converted as the

Title: Memphis

Author: DiPietro, Joe Bryan, David Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 2011

Description:

roy musical - comedy large cast; dancers flexible casting two acts

From the underground dance clubs of 1950's Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hot new Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Inspired by actual events, MEMPHIS is the story of a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves - filled with laughter, soaring emotion and roof-raining rock 'n' roll. Title: Merry Widow, The

Author: George, Charles Lehar, Franz Publisher: Samuel French 1954

Description:

roy musical - operetta eighteen characters; flexible chorus six male; twelve female two acts

1 interior set.

music by Franz Lehar

'There's a new story of a dashing European prince and his romance with a beautiful American widow. The comedy is clever and wholesome and is not difficult to cast or stage.'

Title: Mikado, The

Author: Gilbert, W. S. Publisher: Dover Publications 1992

Description:

roy musical - comedy - opera nine characters; chorus five male; four female; extras two acts

'The show opens in the town of Titipu where the chorus of nobles are joined by Nanki-Poo, who is looking for Yum-Yum, the ward of Ko-Ko. A noble lord named Pish-Tush asks what Nanki-Poo's business is with Yum-Yum, and learns that the minstrel had seen the girl a year ago when he was a member of the town band, and they had fallen in love. But Yum-Yum was betrothed to her guardian Ko-Ko. However on learning that Ko-Ko was condemned to death for flirting, the minstrel has hurried back to try to claim Yum-Yum only to find that far from being dead, Ko-Ko

Title: Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, The

Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company

Description:

roy musical - comedy - opera nine characters; chorus five male; four female; extras two acts

'The show opens in the town of Titipu where the chorus of nobles are joined by Nanki-Poo, who is looking for Yum-Yum, the ward of Ko-Ko. A noble lord named Pish-Tush asks what Nanki-Poo's business is with Yum-Yum, and learns that the minstrel had seen the girl a year ago when he was a member of the town band, and they had fallen in love. But Yum-Yum was betrothed to her guardian Ko-Ko. However on learning that Ko-Ko was condemned to death for flirting, the minstrel has hurried back to try to claim Yum-Yum only to find that far from being dead, Ko-Ko Title: Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, The

Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Chappell and Company

Description:

roy musical - comedy - opera nine characters; chorus five male; four female; extras two acts

2 exterior sets.

"The show opens in the town of Titipu where the chorus of nobles are joined by Nanki-Poo, who is looking for Yum-Yum, the ward of Ko-Ko. A noble lord named Pish-Tush asks what Nanki-Poo's business is with Yum-Yum, and learns that the minstrel had seen the girl a year ago when he was a member of the town band, and they had fallen in love. But Yum-Yum was betrothed

Title: Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, The in - The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan / MUS Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

Description:

roy musical - comedy - opera nine characters; chorus five male; four female; extras two acts

'The show opens in the town of Titipu where the chorus of nobles are joined by Nanki-Poo, who is looking for Yum-Yum, the ward of Ko-Ko. A noble lord named Pish-Tush asks what Nanki-Poo's business is with Yum-Yum, and learns that the minstrel had seen the girl a year ago when he was a member of the town band, and they had fallen in love. But Yum-Yum was betrothed to her guardian Ko-Ko. However on learning that Ko-Ko was condemned to death for flirting, the minstrel has hurried back to try to claim Yum-Yum only to find that far from being dead, Ko-Ko

Title: Money A musical play for cabaret Author: Axelrod, David Whedon, Tom Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 1964

Description:

roy musical - spoof four characters three male; two female two acts

Description not available. Title: Musical of Musicals, The The musical! Author: Rockwell, Eric Bogart, Joanne Publisher: Samuel French 2005

Description:

roy musical - satire four characters two male; two female two acts

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 and Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim. The basic plot: June is an ingénue who can't pay the rent and is threatened by her evil landlord. Will the handsome leading man come to the rescue?

Title: My Fair Lady

Author: Lerner, Alan Jay Loewe, Frederick Publisher: Miscellaneous 1956

Description:

roy musical forty-two characters; extras twenty-eight male; fourteen female two acts

various interior and exterior sets.

Based on Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion". 'The story revolves around Eliza Doolittle, a coarse little peddler of flowers in Covent Garden who agrees to take speech lessons from phonetician Henry Higgins in order to fulfill her dream of working in a flower shop. Eliza succeeds so well, however, that she outgrows her social station and even manages to get Higgins to fall in love with her.'

Title: My Fair Lady in - Pygmalion and My Fair Lady / COL Author: Lerner, Alan Jay Loewe, Frederick Publisher: New American Library 1980

Description:

roy musical forty-two characters; extras twenty-eight male; fourteen female two acts

various interior and exterior sets.

Based on Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion". 'The story revolves around Eliza Doolittle, a coarse little peddler of flowers in Covent Garden who agrees to take speech lessons from phonetician Henry Higgins in order to fulfill her dream of working in a flower shop. Eliza succeeds so well, however, that she outgrows her social station and even manages to get Higgins to fall in love with her.' Title: My Old Friends

Author: Mandel, Mel Sachs, Norman Publisher: Samuel French 1980

Description:

roy musical - aging eleven characters seven male; four female one act - ten scenes

1 interior set.

'At the Golden Years retirement hotel, there's a mixed bag of guests, a little romance, plenty of time for song, a little dancing and lots of jokes.'

Title: Narnia

Author: Tasca, Jules Drachman, Ted Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Company 1987

Description:

roy drama - musical - children sixteen characters; extras ten male; six female two acts

'The first and most famous story of the Narnia Chronicles has become a musical presentation of this unique, enchanted world filled with creatures and spirits of myth and fable, both good and evil, demonic and transcendent. The principle inhabitants, however, are the intelligent talking animals ruled by the majestic King Aslan, the Great Lion of Narnia. Though Aslan is often absent from the land, he returns when the need for his is greatest.'

Title: Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

Author: Malloy, Dave Publisher: Samuel French 2014

Description:

roy Musical - Russian - Tolstoy adaptation thirteen characters; extras five male; five female two acts

"An electropop opera based on a scandalous 70 page slice of Leo Tolstoy’s “War & Peace.” Young and impulsive, Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. When she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, it is up to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential crisis, to pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation."

Tony Award Winner 2017 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical and Best Set Design of a Musical Title: New American Musical, The An anthology from the end of the century Author: Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 2003

Description:

roy - musical - American - collection

includes: Floyd Collins - Adam Guettel / Tina Landau Rent - Jonathan Larson Parade - Jason Robert Brown / Alfred Uhry The Wild Party - Michael John LaChiusa / George C. Wolfe

See separate entries for further description of each play.

Title: New Brain, A

Author: Finn, William Lapine, James Publisher: Samuel French 1999

Description:

roy musical comedy eleven characters six male; five female one act

'An evening of energetic, sardonic, often comic musical numbers about an aspiring stage composer during a medical emergency.'

Title: Nine The musical Author: Kopit, Arthur Yeston, Maury Publisher: Samuel French 1983

Description:

roy musical twenty-seven characters one male; twenty-two female; four boys OR ten male; thirteen female; four boys two acts

unit set.

Book by Arthur Kopit. Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston. Adaptation from the Italian by Mario Fratti. "This spectacular winner of the 1982 Tony Award for Best Musical delighted Broadway theatergoers in a hit revival in 2003. Based on Fellini's classic film 8 1/2, Nine is the story of a famous film director and his attempts to come up with a plot for his next film as he is pursued by Title: No No A Million Times No; or, Only a Farmer's Daughter

Author: Crawford, Eskel Tomkins, Bud Publisher: Samuel French 1957

Description:

roy musical - melodrama twelve characters; chorus four male; eight female one act

'A wildly hilarious old-time melodrama with music. Stafford Blackman lures Nellie Quackenbush, innocent farmer's daughter, to the big city for the purpose of wedlock (so she thinks!). But when Nell gets there, she senses he "won't do right by Nell" and flees while she is still "pure as the driven snow" - returning to the farm and the arms of her country sweetheart, Noble Hart. There's several sub-romances running through the story. It's all screamingly funny, easy to cast and produce. An ideal feature item in a variety show or

Title: Not the Count of Monte Cristo?! A new musical comedy Author: Reiser, Dave Sharkey, Jack Publisher: Samuel French 1978

Description:

roy musical comedy all male cast; eight characters; extras three male (doubling) three acts

'Musical comedy for three players and a piano that takes place in the early 1800's during the exile of Napolean Bonaparte. A play within a play - the musical itself and three hapless performers trying to do this musical.'

Title: Nunsense

Author: Goggin, Dan Publisher: Samuel French 1986

Description:

roy musical - comedy all female cast; five characters five female two acts

'This delightful Off-Broadway hit will certainly tickle your audience's funnybone. It's about the efforts of the Order of the Little Sisters of Hoboken (a nunnery) to raise money to bury the remaining four of the fifty-two nuns who have died of botulism contracted by eating vichyssoise prepared by the convent chef, Sister Julia (Child of God). Our five nuns have been spared the fate of the other sisters as they were playing bingo that night at another parish. Nunsense is the fundraising show they are presenting to us in hopes we will help them with the necessary cash.' Title: Nunsense - The Mega Musical Version

Author: Goggin, Dan Publisher: Samuel French 2006

Description:

roy musical comedy ten characters; chorus; extras one male; nine female two acts

"Nunsense: The Mega-Musical Version" is here! All the fun of the original "Nunsense" has been super-sized! If you're looking for a Large Cast Musical Comedy this award-winning show is the perfect choice. "Mega-Nunsense" starring the original five nuns features five new (male and female)characters including the never- before-seen infamous convent cook, Sister Julia, Child of God. In addition there is a large chorus of men, women and children. A new song ("One Last Hope") and two expanded dance numbers have been added as well as an optional guest spot for a

Title: Of Thee I Sing

Author: Kaufman, George S. Ryskind, Morrie Publisher: Samuel French 1958

Description:

roy musical nineteen characters; extras fourteen male; five female two acts

Music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Ira Gershwin.

'The tale follows John P. Wintergreen's campaign for President until his triumphant election on the slogan "Put Love In The White House". It is decided the candidate shall marry the winner of a beauty contest after proposing to her in every state. Wintergreen, however, falls in love with the pretty demure Mary Turner instead. Interwoven are the comic adventures of Alexander

Title: Oh, Brother

Author: Driver, Donald Valenti, Michael Publisher: Samuel French 1982

Description:

roy musical - comedy twenty-six characters sixteen male; ten female (doubling possible) two acts

various sets.

'Shakespeare's "A Comedy of Errors", substantially revised, augmented with song and dance, and set in the modern Middle East, provides an evening of hilarious slapstick comedy. Nonstop zaniness with perpetual motion belly dancers, burlesque turns, bad puns, gun-toting Arab Revolutionary chorus boys and other assorted sight gags, from a sneaker-shod camel to a Title: Oklahoma!

Author: Rodgers, Richard Hammerstein, Oscar Publisher: Williamson Music 1943

Description:

roy musical twenty-three characters; extras fourteen male; nine female two acts

various interior and exterior sets

music by Richard Rodgers; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein

"Oklahoma !" was based on Lynn Rigg's play, "Green Grow the Lilacs", a tale of cowboys and farmers living in that part of the country known as Indian Territory . The story in this adaptation

Title: On the Twentieth Century

Author: Comden, Betty Green, Adolph Publisher: Samuel French 1980

Description:

roy musical - comedy thirteen characters; extras eight male; five female two acts

'The story concerns the efforts of a flamboyant theatrical impressario to persuade a film star to appear in his next production, to outwit rival producers and creditors, to rid himself of religious nut Letitia Primrose and Lily's film star boyfriend Bruce Granit (who's as strong in profile as he is weak in brains). And, he must do all this before the 20th Century Ltd, reaches NYC! The story, and its two leading characters - the mad impressario Oscar Jaffe and the love of his life and his greatest star Lily Garland - can be loved and enjoyed by all audiences.'

Title: Once

Author: Walsh, Enda Hansard, Glen Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 2012

Description:

roy musical - Irish - music - romance thirteen characters eight male; five female two acts

book by Enda Walsh; music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.

ONCE tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who's about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to powerful new heights... but their unlikely connection turns out to be deeper and more complex than your everyday romance. Emotionally Title: Opal

Author: Lindsey, Robert Nassif Publisher: Samuel French 1993

Description:

roy musical - drama - relationships ten characters three male; six female; one child one act

'Based on the enchanting diary of Opal Whiteley, written in 1904 when she was seven. Orphaned in a shipwreck off Oregon, an aristocratic girl is taken in by an embittered women in a lumber camp. She begins her adventures in this rugged world expecting her parents to return. She befriends a pig, a blind girl, a shy lumberjack and a wise old Scots women. When a forest fire strikes, Opal accepts that her parents are gone and, in the ashes of the ravaged forest, she makes a wonderous discovery that helps her accept her new life.'

Title: Open Road Anthology, The in - Humana Festival 2007 / COL Author: Congdon, Constance Corthron, Kia Publisher: Playscripts, Inc. 2008

Description:

roy comedy - musical large cast flexible casting fourteen one acts (scenes)

a group of scenes connected with music.

The call of the open road has reverberated since the founding of our nation: the wind in our hair and promise of a new life around the corner; or in the legacy of land taken, communities divided and the increasingly guarded borders behind which Americans drive. Comic and thought-provoking, these writers examine how America's yearning for unfettered freedom

Title: Orvin - Champion of Champions

Author: Ayckbourn, Alan King, Denis Publisher: Faber and Faber 2003

Description:

roy musical - legends - heroes twelve characters; chorus; extras ten male; two female two acts

music by Denis King.

"An epic musical tale of accidental heroism. The chorus of gods sets out to relate the tale of the Great Ulmar, legendary warrior and champion of Sollistis. But their narrative suffers a major technical hitch when Orvin, Ulmar's hopeless squire, oversleeps on the eve of battle. What follows proves a challenge even to such seasoned story tellers as the gods themselves as they vainly Title: Our Country in - Plays and Playwrights 2010 / COL Author: Asaro, Tony Collins, Dan Publisher: The New York Theatre Experience, Inc. 2010

Description:

roy musical - drama - LGBTQ+⌦all male cast; three characters; five member band two male (doubling) one act

Outed in a public restroom, country music sensation Tommy Dautry has gone from darling to derelict overnight. But now, in this exciting and heartfelt musical, Tommy is back and ready to prove that gay or straight, left or right… it's Our Country, too.

Title: Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

Author: Corey, Lois Balk Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Company 1960

Description:

roy musical fourteen characters; extras six male; eight female two acts

multiple sets.

Music by Gerald Alters; lyrics by Herbert Hartig; based on the book by: Cornelia Skinner and Emily Kimbrough. 'Young Cornelia and Emily are about to sail for Europe alone! They'll see LIFE; they'll meet men! The girls get their romances tangled and by the time they're untangled they must sail for home.'

Title: Pacific Overtures

Author: Sondheim, Stephen Weidman, John Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 1991

Description:

roy musical - drama all male cast; fifteen characters; extras fifteen male two acts

"Musical about Commodore Perry's 1853 expedition to Japan which resulted in that country's forsaking its self imposed policy of national isolation." Title: Paint Your Wagon

Author: Lerner, Alan Jay Loewe, Frederick Publisher: Miscellaneous

Description:

roy musical twenty-eight characters; extras twenty-three male; five female two acts

'Set in the old West, this is the story of a wandering gold miner, Ben Rumson, who discovers gold and has the town named after him. He soon becomes restless, begins to dream, and prepares to roam once again after his wand'rin star.'

Title: Pajama Game, The

Author: Abbott, George Bissell, Richard Publisher: Miscellaneous

Description:

roy musical eighteen characters twelve male; six female two acts

music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Based on Mr. Bissell's novel "71/2 Cents". 'A fast moving story of attempts to unionize a pajama factory. Sid, just hired as foreman, falls for redhead Babe, head of the worker's grievance committee. The inevitable conflicts between them are not helped by Hines, the efficiency expert, and Gladys, the boss's secretary, for in order to resolve the dispute, Hines must make a play for her in order to get the key to the company books.'

Title: Parade in - The New American Musical / MUS Author: Uhry, Alfred Brown, Jason Robert Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 2003

Description:

roy musical - drama large cast flexible casting two acts

music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. In Atlanta, Georgia, on Confederate Memorial Day (April 26, 1913) a young factory worker, Mary Phagan, is murdered during a patriotic celebration. Leo Frank, her boss, is accused of the crime. Leo, Jewish and from Brooklyn, is uncomfortable in the South, and with his Southern wife, Lucille. Public sentiment is stirred up against him by the press and ambitious politicians, and Leo is convicted of the crime. During a two-year struggle to save his life, he and Lucille come to realize Title: Passing Strange The complete book and lyrics of the Broadway Musical Author: Stew Rodewald, Heidi Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 2009

Description:

roy musical eighteen characters; extras; musicians ten male; eight female; doubling possible two acts

music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald.

PASSING STRANGE is the story of a young musician who travels to Amsterdam and Berlin to find "the real" after being raised in a churchgoing middle-class Los Angeles Neighborhood.

Winner 2008 Tony Award - Best Book of a Musical; Drama Desk Award; New York Drama Critic's

Title: Passion A musical Author: Lapine, James Sondheim, Stephen Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 1994

Description:

roy musical - drama fourteen characters ten male; four female one act

'Musical based on Ettore Scola's film 'Passione d'amore' and Iqinioi Uqo Tarchetti's novel 'Fosca'. Dark tale set in 19th century Italy about a woman's obsessive love for unavailable man.'

Title: Patience; or, Bunthorne's Bride in - The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan / MUS Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

Description:

roy musical - comic opera eleven characters; chorus six male; five female two acts

"The opera is a satire on the aesthetic movement of the 1870s and '80s in England, part of the 19th-century European movement that emphasised aesthetic values over moral or social themes in literature, fine art, the decorative arts, and interior design. Although the output of poets, painters and designers was prolific, some argued that the movement's art, poetry and fashion was empty and self-indulgent. This artistic movement was so popular, and also so easy to ridicule as a meaningless fad, that it made "Patience" a big hit." Title: Penny

Author: Martens, Anne Coulter Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Company 1960

Description:

roy musical - comedy - high school seventeen characters; extras; chorus seven male; ten female two acts

various interior and exterior sets.

Music by John F. Coates Jr.; lyrics by Anne Coulter Martens, Louise Coates and Liz Martens; adapted from the play "Don't Take My Penny!" by: Anne Coulter Martens.

Description not available.

Title: People Without History in - American Theatre Vol. 26 No. 7 / PER Author: Maxwell, Richard Publisher: Miscellaneous

Description:

roy musical - drama seven characters six male; one female one act

A sci-fi comic musical set in the time and landscape of the 15th century Battle of Shrewsbury.

Title: Personals

Author: Crane, David Dreskin, William K. Publisher: Samuel French 1987

Description:

roy musical revue - Little Theatre - romance six characters three male; three female two acts

unit set.

Words by David Crane, Seth Friedman and Marta Kauffman. Music by William Dreskin, Joel Philip Friedman, Seth Friedman, Alan Menken, Steven Schwartz and Michael Skloff. "A collection of songs about people who place lonely hearts ads: lonely people looking for that certain someone. In other words: Personals is about most of us, about the unending search for Title: Pets! Musical Revue Author: Butleroff, Helen Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Company 1999

Description:

roy musical - animals five characters flexible casting two acts

'This critically acclaimed musical revue consists of 22 musical scenes dealing with the very special relationship between people and their pets. It's clever, user-friendly and suits audiences of all ages.'

Title: Phantom

Author: Kopit, Arthur Publisher: Samuel French 1992

Description:

roy musical - relationships thirty-seven characters thirty male; seven female two acts

various interior and exterior sets.

music and lyrics by: Maury Yeston based on the novel "The Phantom of the Opera" by: Gaston Leroux

This sensational version of Gaston Leroux's "The Phantom of the Opera" team wows audiences and

Title: Phantom of the Opera, The The play Author: Leroux, Gaston Kenley, John Publisher: Samuel French 1989

Description:

roy musical - melodrama fifteen characters nine male; six female (doubling possible) two acts

various interior sets; adapted by John Kenley and Robert Thomas Noll

Music by David Gooding; adapted from the novel by Gaston Leroux. The play tells the story of the mysterious masked terror who inhabits the cellars of the Paris Opera House. Title: Piaf

Author: Gems, Pam Publisher: Amber Lane Press 1979

Description:

roy musical - biography thirty-one characters twenty-six male; five female two acts

'In the world of music, there are two giants, and they are both women - Billie Holiday, and Edith Piaf. Piaf, the street-waif, rickety, illegitimate, became the supreme mistress of the chanson, influencing and launching almost a whole generation of French singers. She was, despite illness and personal tragedy, a supreme technician. But she was also a woman who never became inflated, never forgot her roots, and who never became involved with materialism. For her, singing was ecstasy. Miraculously, in a sentimental genre, Piaf found emotional truth. This was

Title: Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty, The

Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Chappell and Company

Description:

roy musical ten characters; extras; chorus five male; five female two acts

2 exterior sets.

' "Pirates of Penzance" is a Gilbert and Sullivan comic operetta in which a most unique band of pirates is shown to be more honest than so-called "respectable people".'

Title: Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty, The in - The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan / MUS Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

Description:

roy musical ten characters; extras; chorus five male; five female two acts

2 exterior sets.

' "Pirates of Penzance" is a Gilbert and Sullivan comic operetta in which a most unique band of pirates is shown to be more honest than so-called "respectable people".' Title: Plain and Fancy A musical comedy Author: Stein, Joseph Glickman, Will Publisher: Chappell and Company 1956

Description:

roy musical - comedy thirty characters; extras nineteen male; eleven female two acts

Music by Albert Hague; lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt. 'A New Yorker and his girlfriend go for a drive around Lancaster, Pa. Here they meet the Amish folk, whose speech and habits haven't changed for centuries. Managing to "find humor in their odd folkways and curious dialect without ever poking fun at them", the authors take them through the Amish ritual of community life, their customs of betrothal and marriage, a barn raising, and the custom of "shunning" one who breaks the rules of the community. Of course, the dress and

Title: Prince and the Pauper, The

Author: Berg, Neil Garzia, Bernie Publisher: Samuel French 2005

Description:

roy musical large cast flexible casting two acts

Mark Twain's timeless tale about look-alike boys who change places - and change the destiny of a nation - is transformed into a swashbuckling musical. Enter medieval London and meet the young Prince who gazes from his window at a world he is not allowed to explore while a destitute boy dreams of escaping the thievery and filth that surrounds him. It overflows with the thrill of adventure, the power of youth, magical sword fights and enchanting songs.

Title: Princess Ida; or, Castle Adamant in - The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan / MUS Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

Description:

roy musical - comic opera fifteen characters; chorus eight male; seven female three acts

"The musical is about a princess who founds a women's university and teaches that women are superior to men and should rule in their stead. The prince to whom she had been married in infancy sneaks into the university, together with two friends, with the aim of collecting his bride. They disguise themselves as women students but are discovered, and all soon face a literal war between the sexes." Title: Producers, The The book, lyrics, and story behind the biggest hit in Broadway history Author: Brooks, Mel Meehan, Tom Publisher: Hyperion 2001

Description:

roy musical comedy six characters; chorus; extras five male; one female two acts

'The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history thereby bilking their backers (all “little old ladies”) out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who become friends.' Winner of 12 Tony Awards - 2001

Title: Promenade in - The New Underground Theatre / COL Author: Fornes, Maria Irene Publisher: Bantam Books 1968

Description:

roy musical revue fifteen characters nine male; six female two acts

3 interior and 3 exterior sets; music, singing, and dancing.

"Threads of seemingly unrelated but intertwined lives of escaped prisoners, jailer, socialites, a mother and others".

Title: Promise of a Love Song in - Ensemble Works / COL Author: Pregones Theatre Roadside Theatre Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 2005

Description:

roy musical seven characters; musician four male; three female two acts

'Promise of a Love Song' is a collaborative play developed from a four-year exchange between Roadside Theater of Kentucky, Junebug Productions of New Orleans, and Pregones Theater of the South Bronx, and their home communities. A cast of twelve musicians and actors from the three companies meet on stage to discover how rhythms, music, movement and stories illuminate the strengths, struggles, similarities, and differences of three peoples - African American, Puerto Rican, and Appalachian. It is a play about love; a tapestry of stories told from very specific Title: Pump Boys and Dinettes

Author: Foley, John Hardwick, Mark Publisher: Samuel French 1982

Description:

roy musical - country and western - revue - sketches six characters four male; two female two acts

'The pump boys sell high octane on Highway 57 in Grand Ole Opry country and the dinettes, Prudie and Rhetta Cup, run the Double Cupp diner next door. Together they fashion an evening of country-western songs that received unanimous raves on and off Broadway. They perform on guitars, piano, bass and yes, kitchen utensils.'

Title: Purlie A musical based on the play Purlie Victorious Author: Davis, Ossie Geld, Gary Publisher: Samuel French 1971

Description:

roy musical - American eight characters four male; four female two acts

Book by Ossie Davis, Phillip Rose and Peter Udell. Music by Peter Udell. Lyrics by Gary Geld. "Purlie Victorious, that strutting, new fangled preacher is back home and he wants a church and he wants freedom. Wit, memorable music and heaps of fun unfold as Purlie outmanoeuvers ol' massa."

Title: Quilters

Author: Newman, Molly Damashek, Barbara Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 1986

Description:

roy drama - musical all female cast; seven characters; five musicians seven female two acts

includes score.

'Ostensibly the story of a pioneer woman and her six daughters, the play blends a series of interrelated scenes into a rich mosaic which captures the harsh challenge and abiding rewards of frontier life. Illuminating stories contained in various "blocks" with music, dance and drama, the action depicts the lot of women on the frontier: girlhood, marriage, childbirth, spinsterhood, Title: Radio Gals

Author: Craver, Mike Hardwick, Mark Publisher: Samuel French 1997

Description:

roy musical - American seven characters three male; four female or one male; six female two acts

"In the twenties when radio ruled the airwaves and small stations thrived, music teacher Hazel C. Hunt received a transmitter as a retirement gift and station WGAL was born in Cedar Rapids, Arkansas. A wacky quintet of singer/musicians gather daily in her parlor to set hearts thumping and toes tapping with rib tickling songs and homey chat. Hazel's habit of wave jumping to find a clear channel brings a government inspector to shut her down. She discovers the stage struck accordion playing tenor beneath his bureaucratic facade and he is quickly ensnared in musical

Title: Rags to Riches A musical melodrama Author: Harris, Aurand Publisher: Anchorage Press 1966

Description:

roy children - musical - melodrama nine characters; extras six male; three female two acts

Music by Eva Franklin; lyrics by Aurand Harris and Eva Franklin. 'Ragged Dick, an honest, upright lad who earns his meagre living by shining shoes, is entrusted with a $2.00 bill by a rich banker. When he delivers the change to the banker's home, this manly boy attracts the interest of the banker's daughter, who stirs his ambition. In a dramatic scene, Dick has the opportunity to rescue a poor little Match Boy from a tenement fire, and when the Match Boy proves to be the heir to a fortune, the banker recognizes Dick's sterling qualities, and

Title: Raisin

Author: Nemiroff, Robert Zaltsberg, Charlotte Publisher: Samuel French 1978

Description:

roy musical - American fifteen characters; extras seven male; eight female two acts

Musical based on Lorraine Hansberry's play, 'A Raisin in the Sun'. Title: Red Lantern, The in - Modern Drama from Communist China / COL Author: Wong, Ou-hung Chia, Ah Publisher: University of London Press 1970

Description:

roy opera - Chinese drama seventeen characters twelve male; five female eleven scenes

translated by Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang

'Adapted Peking opera set in northeast China during Japanese occupation. Red Lantern symbolic of successful Communist guerrilla resistance.'

Title: Rent The complete book and lyrics of the Broadway musical Author: Larson, Jonathan Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books 2008

Description:

roy musical - American - AIDS - LGBTQ+ fifteen characters; extras, band ten male, five female (doubling possible) two acts

'A modern update of Pucinni's 'La Boheme' set in New York's East Village. Offers a testament to lives lived on the edges of creation and death.'

Pulitzer Prize winner - Jonathan Larson; Tony Award winner.

Title: Rent

Author: Larson, Jonathan Publisher: William Morrow and Company 1997

Description:

roy musical - American - AIDS - LGBTQ+ fifteen characters; extras, band ten male, five female (doubling possible) two acts

'A modern update of Pucinni's 'La Boheme' set in New York's East Village. Offers a testament to lives lived on the edges of creation and death.'

Pulitzer Prize winner - Jonathan Larson; Tony Award winner. Title: Rent in - The New American Musical / MUS Author: Larson, Jonathan Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 2003

Description:

roy musical - American - AIDS - LGBTQ+⌦fifteen characters; extras, band ten male, five female (doubling possible) two acts ⌦A modern update of Pucinni's 'La Boheme' set in New York's East Village. Offers a testament to lives lived on the edges of creation and death. ⌦Pulitzer Prize winner - Jonathan Larson; Tony Award winner.

Title: Return to the Forbidden Planet

Author: Carlton, Bob Publisher: Samuel French 1998

Description:

roy musical - science fiction eleven characters seven male; four female two acts

interior set.

"Blast off on a routine flight and crash into the planet D'Illyria where a sci fi version of The Tempest set to rock and roll golden oldies unfolds with glee. The planet is inhabited by a sinister scientist, Dr. Prospero; his delightful daughter Miranda; Ariel, a faithful robot on roller skates; and an uncontrollable monster, the product of Prospero's Id, whose tentacles penetrate the space

Title: Rink, The

Author: McNally, Terrence Publisher: Samuel French 1985

Description:

roy musical - drama -relationships eight characters five male; three female two acts

Music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb. 'This innovative musical is set in a sort of Coney Island of the mind, on the ragged fringe of the New York show-biz world. Anna Antonelli's roller rink is about to be demolished, and with it Anna's sour memories of her Lothario of a husband and her painfully shy daughter Angel. The rink becomes an arena in which mother and daughter examine their past, present and future.' Title: Rocky Horror Show, The

Author: O'Brien, Richard Publisher: Samuel French

Description:

roy musical ten characters seven male; three female one act

'A cult movie that has been a "12 o'clock high" for thousands of enthusiastic movie goers. Live, on stage, see Dr. Frank N. Further match wits with the innocent young newlyweds! Thrill to the delightfully trashy rock and roll music!'

Title: Romance/Romance Two new musicals Author: Harman, Barry Herrmann, Keith Publisher: Samuel French 1989

Description:

roy musical - Little Theatre four characters two male; two female two acts

2 sets.

Book and Lyrics by Barry Harman. Music by Keith Herrmann. "Two one act musicals take varied looks at romance seekers. The first is a delightful romp through the sexual ennui of turn of the century Vienna based on Schnitzler's tale The Little Comedy. Act 2 is a modern look at affection and disaffection in a two couple summer house in the Hamptons

Title: Ruddigore; or, The Witch's Curse in - The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan / MUS Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

Description:

roy musical - comic opera seventeen characters; chorus twelve male; five female two acts

"This delightful operetta brings the audience into the melodrama of a witch's curse, a hidden identity, a gallery of ghosts, and a bevy of professional bridesmaids. There is an evil baronet, a high-born hero in disguise, a virtuous heroine, a faithful servant, a true-blue, plain-spoken sailor, and a woman driven mad by love and jealousy. Gilbert turns these characters topsy-turvy, creating an exciting story with unexpected and very funny twists. Will the curse be broken? Will our hero get the girl, or will she wind up with his best friend?" Title: Ruthless The musical Author: Paley, Joel Laird, Marvin Publisher: Samuel French 2003

Description:

roy musical spoof - Little Theatre six characters or seven characters one male; five female or six female two acts

unit set.

Book and Lyrics by Joel Paley. Music by Marvin Laird. "Eight year old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking and she will do anything to win the part in her school musical. Anything includes murdering the leading lady! This aggressively outrageous musical hit garnered rave reviews during its long Off Broadway run which opened with Brittany Spears in the title role."

Title: Sad Lament of Pecos Bill on the Eve of Killing His Wife in - Fool for Love / COL Author: Shepard, Sam Publisher: City Lights Books 1983

Description:

roy comic operetta two characters one male; one female one act

"This comic operetta takes a distaff view of the Southwest's legendary cowpuncher and his mate Slue-foot Sue, with irreverent commentary on American heroes and heroics."

Title: Savin' Up For Saturday Night The honky-tonk musical Author: Goode, Jeff Levinson, Richard Publisher: Samuel French 2012

Description:

roy musical - comedy - country western five characters three male; two female two acts

1 interior set.

"Lovin’ ain’t easy in this one-honky-tonk town, so when the bartender and the bandleader fall for the same dance hall girl, you’re in for an evening of showstoppers and toe-tappers, cat fights, and love quadrangles that’ll keep any joint jumpin’ till way past last call." Title: Scrambled Feet

Author: Driver, John Haddow, Jeffrey Publisher: Samuel French 1983

Description:

roy musical - satire - theatre four characters three male; one female two acts

1 setting

Musical revue satirizing different aspects of show business and theater-going.

Title: Scream Queens - the musical "They Sing! They Dance! They Die!" Author: Martin, Scott Publisher: Samuel French 1998

Description:

roy musical - comedy - science fiction - parody all female cast; six characters six female two acts

music and lyrics by Scott Martin.

"They sing - they dance - they die!" A hotel ballroom, 1998, and six voluptuous B-movie "Scream Queens" revive their fading acting careers by presenting a musical revue for their fans at a science fiction and horror film convention. From young newbie to seasoned grand dame, the Queens strut their stuff in song and dance to prove "I Got All of the Talent I Need." For 90 minutes of hilarious

Title: Scrooge - The Musical

Author: Dickens, Charles Bricusse, Leslie Publisher: Samuel French 1998

Description:

roy musical - Christmas large cast flexible casting two acts

various sets.

The stage adaptation of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol. Title: Secret Garden, The

Author: Norman, Marsha Publisher: Samuel French 1993

Description:

roy musical twenty-three characters twelve male; eleven female two acts

'Orphaned in India, an 11 years old girl returns to Yorkshire to live with an embittered, reclusive uncle and his invalid son. The uncle's estate includes a magic locked garden. Flashbacks, dream sequences, a strolling chorus of ghosts, and some of the most beautiful music ever written for Broadway dramatize The Secret Garden's compelling tale of regeneration.'

Title: Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The

Author: Manchester, Joe Publisher: Samuel French 1968

Description:

roy musical - comedy eleven characters; extras five male; six female two acts

Music by Leon Carr; lyrics by Earl Shuman. 'On his fortieth birthday, Walter Mitty reflects on his rather drab ordinary life. Defeated in his quest for wealth and glory by family responsibilities, a mortgage, and a routine job, he creates elaborate fantasies in which he is the hero. His Secret World is so enticing that he often loses sight of the boundary between dream and reality and comically slips into the world of his imagination. Unfortunately it is as unattainable as it is appealing, and at the end of the play Walter

Title: Seventeen

Author: Benson, Sally Publisher: Samuel French 1954

Description:

roy musical - comedy twenty-five characters; extras thirteen male; twelve female two acts

Music by Walter Kent; lyrics by Kim Gannon; based on the novel by Booth Tarkington

'Poor Willie Baxter - moonstruck from the moment he meets cute, blonde, and baby-talking Lola Pratt who has come for a summer visit. And all the boys are vying with Willie for Lola's attention. He goes to such lengths to impress her that he wears his father's much-too-large formal dress suit, whenever he calls on her in the evening.' Title: Shakespeare Revue, The

Author: Luscombe, Christopher Mckee, Malcolm Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Company 2000

Description:

roy musical - comedy, Shakespeare thirty-five characters; chorus if desired flexible casting two parts

'This sparkling entertainment comprises the finest comic writing inspired by Shakespeare. As well as classic songs and sketches by such well known names as Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, Noel Coward, Tom Lehrer and the Beyond the Fringe team, it also features specially written material by the best modern revue writers. "What's remarkable about the whole evening is that beyond the often irreverent laughter there are frequent glimpses of Shakespeare's matchless beauty and depth of feeling". First presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon.'

Title: Shenandoah

Author: Barrett, James Lee Udell, Peter Publisher: Samuel French 1975

Description:

roy musical fourteen characters; chorus of fourteen men eleven male; three female; two children two acts

music by Gary Geld; lyrics by Peter Udell.

'This colorful and dramatic saga revolves around a Virginia farmer and his family who try to stay neutral in the Civil War. In the end the farmer and his family are inevitably swept up in the mammoth conflict that split family ties - and nearly tore the nation apart. This one family's experiences are a heart-warming as well as a heart-rendering portrayal of the vast upheaval that

Title: Shine! The Horatio Alger musical Author: Seff, Richard Anderson, Roger Dean Publisher: Samuel French 2011

Description:

roy musical - dramatic comedy - historical nineteen characters thirteen male; six female two acts

"Lower Manhattan, 1876. Join Dick as he rises from penniless bootblack to budding entrepreneur with a little bit of luck, a little bit of charm, and a whole lot of hard work. Based on Horatio Alger’s beloved tale, Dick’s adventures bring him face to face with scheming ex-convicts, vicious comic villains, kind benefactors, and a host of colorful characters in this rags-to-riches romp for the whole family." Title: Side Show

Author: Russell, Bill Krieger, Henry Publisher: Samuel French 1999

Description:

roy musical - drama - family relations twenty-one characters thirteen male; nine female two acts

'Based on the true story of Siamese twins Violet and Daisy Hilton who became stars during the depression. A portrait of two women joined at the hip whose extraordinary bondage brings them fame but denies them love. Told almost entirely in song, the show follows their progression from England to America, around the Vaudeville circuit and to Hollywood on the eve of their appearance in the 1932 movie 'Freaks'. Along the way, they are consistently victimized by their managers. The adventurous ambitious Daisy and the quieter, more retiring Violet are

Title: Smile The musical Author: Ashman, Howard Hamlisch, Marvin Publisher: Samuel French 1988

Description:

roy musical large cast (doubling) six male; ten female; two boys; nine extra girls two acts

various sets.

Based on the screenplay by Jerry Belson. Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman. Music by Marvin Hamlisch.

"This light hearted musical by the creators of Little Shop of Horrors, A Chorus Line, and They're

Title: Something's Afoot A new murder mystery musical Author: McDonald, James Vos, David Publisher: Samuel French 1975

Description:

roy musical - mystery ten characters six male; four female two acts

1 interior set.

'A zany, entertaining show that takes a strong satirical poke at Agatha Christie mysteries and musical styles of past years. Ten people are stranded in an isolated English country house during a raging thunderstorm. One by one they're picked off by cleverly fiendish devices. As the bodies pile up in the library, the survivors frantically race to discover the identity and motivation Title: Song of Norway

Author: Wright, Robert Forrest, George Publisher: Miscellaneous

Description:

roy musical - operetta; extras, chorus twenty-seven characters ten male; ten female; three boys; four girls two acts

Music by Edvard Grieg; book by Milton Lazarus

Based on the life and music of Edvard Grieg.

Title: Song of Singapore

Author: Katz, Allan Frandsen, Erik Publisher: Samuel French 1993

Description:

roy musical ten characters eight male; two female two acts

'With the Off-Broadway popularity of this zany cabaret recreation of a seedy waterfront bar in Singapore, circa 1941, environmental theatre has come of age. When patrons enter Freddy S. Lime's nightclub, they are transported to those heady days when the band played on while the Japanese invaders approached. The story is a daft parody of the movies like Casablanca that is full of intrigue: fishy stolen jewels, a torch singer whose lost memory holds the key to one of the century's greatest mysteries, a sinister dragonlady, corrupt police, and nonstop funny business

Title: Sorcerer, The in - The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan / MUS Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

Description:

roy musical - comic opera nine characters; chorus five male; four female two acts

"The plot of "The Sorcerer" is based on a Christmas story, "An Elixir of Love", that Gilbert wrote for The Graphic magazine in 1876. A young man, Alexis, is obsessed with the idea of love leveling all ranks and social distinctions. To promote his beliefs, he invites the proprietor of J. W. Wells & Co., Family Sorcerers, to brew a love potion. This causes everyone in the village to fall in love with the first person they see and results in the pairing of comically mismatched couples. In the end, Wells must sacrifice his life to break the spell." Title: Sound of Music, The

Author: Publisher: Miscellaneous 1959

Description:

roy musical - biography twenty-four characters; extras eight male; nine female; two boys; five girls two acts

3 exteriors; 4 interiors

'The story of the escape of the Trapp family from Austria after the Nazi takeover prior to World War II. Maria, hired as a governess for the captain's seven children, teaches them to sing, filling the house with warmth, gentleness and enthusiasm. Very sentimental. Provides good roles for adolescents and children. Within range of all.'

Title: South Pacific

Author: Rodgers, Richard Hammerstein, Oscar Publisher: Williamson Music 1956

Description:

roy musical thirty-nine characters; extras twenty-two male; fifteen female; two children two acts

Book by Oscar Hammerstein and Joshua Logan; adapted from James A. Michener's "Tales of the South Pacific."

'A story of love and Navy life in the South Pacific during World War II. In the love of Emile de Becque, a wealthy middle-aged French planter with two Eurasian children, and Nellie Forbush, a Navy ensign, and in the romance of Lieutenant Cable and the Tonkinese girl Liat, the play makes a

Title: Spokesong

Author: Parker, Stewart Kennedy, Jimmy Publisher: Samuel French 1980

Description:

roy musical six characters four male; two female two acts

'Mostly set in and around a bicycle shop in Belfast. This wise and humorous play is about Frank. Frank believes that all the world's problems can be solved if people simply switch to the bicycle for transportation. Like Brendan Behan and Bertolt Brecht, Parker uses songs to comment upon the action. All these are new songs sung by Frank to his girlfriend, whose name, of course is Daisy. All this might seem rather daffy, but really the author is employing the bicycle and the shop as an ingenious metaphor about the problems in Northern Ireland and, indirectly, about the problems Title: Spring Awakening

Author: Sater, Steven Sheik, Duncan Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 2007

Description:

roy rock musical - love - relationships large cast flexible casting two acts

music by Duncan Sheik.

Spring Awakening boldly depicts a dozen young people and how they make their way through the thrilling, complicated, confusing and mysterious time of their sexual awakening. Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's score features songs that illuminate the urgency of adolescent self-discovery, the burning intensity of teen friendships, and the innate suspicion of the uncomprehending adult

Title: Standup Shakespeare

Author: Shakespeare, William Welsh, Kenneth Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 1998

Description:

roy musical - Shakespeare - romance four characters; musicians three male; one female (flexible casting) one act

bare to flexible setting; suggested for high school; adapted by Kenneth Welsh

Music by Ray Leslee. STANDUP SHAKESPEARE sets the timeless language of the Bard to the exciting rhythms of jazz, baroque, samba and gospel-rock original music. A fractured love story is performed by a modern-day Fool and two glorious singers.

Title: Starmites

Author: Ross, Stuart Keating, Barry Publisher: Samuel French 1990

Description:

roy musical fourteen characters six male; six female; two flexible two acts

Book by Stuart Ross and Barry Keating. Music and lyrics by Barry Keating. "Dreaming her way into a comic book adventure in deepest space, Eleanor saves the galaxy in this zingy rock musical. It is Eleanor, Spacepunk, the Starmites and the lizard man against the evil Banshees led by Diva and Shak Graa. Diva's entrance song, "Hard to Be Diva," is a guaranteed show stopper. Every space age possibility for light hearted thrills is thoroughly exploited to delight fun loving comic book fans." Title: Steel Hammer in - Humana Festival 2014: The complete plays / COL Author: Corthron, Kia Wolfe, Julia Publisher: Playscripts, Inc. 2015

Description:

roy drama - musical - American legends - storytelling ten characters flexible casting one act (four parts)

also written by: Carl Hancock Rux and Regina Taylor; music and lyrics by Julia Wolfe.

A story telling contest based on the question: What is the story of John Henry in the way you'd like to tell it? Four different versions of the American legend. Ultimately, the legend of John Henry does much more than provide this play with its source material; it also serves as a visceral example of how storytellers shape narratives to their own ends, be they political, cultural or practical. 'Steel

Title: Steel Pier

Author: Thompson, David Publisher: Samuel French 1998

Description:

roy musical - American - family relations sixteen characters; extras eleven male; five female two acts

'In the honky tonk world of marathon dancing in Atlantic City in 1933, a captivating assortment of depression era souls eager to dance their way into fame and prizes gather on the Steel Pier. The spectacle is presided by an oily tongued emcee who is secretly married to the champion dancer. She is paired with a handsome pilot on leave and she is stuck between her sleazy, conniving husband and the handsome young aviator with promise of a new life.'

Title: Storm in the Barn, The in - Dramatics Vol. 84, No. 7 / PER Author: Phelan, Matt Coble, Eric Publisher: Miscellaneous

Description:

roy musical six characters four male: two female one act

Stage adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name by Matt Phelan. Set in Dust Bowl stricken Kansas in the 1930's. Title: Suburban Strains

Author: Ayckbourn, Alan Todd, Paul Publisher: Samuel French 1982

Description:

roy musical fifteen characters eight male; seven female two acts

'Caroline marries an unemployed actor, Kevin, whom she supports while he flirts with women and spoils her flat with his oafish behaviour. Eventually, he seduces one of her pupils and Caroline throws him out. Miserably isolated, she goes to dinner with Jilly and Ivor and meets Matthew who appears eminently suitable. But their ensuing affair is doomed by Matthew's persistent, precision fault-finding and Caroline realizes she can cope better with the slovenly, but kind-hearted, Kevin sprawling on her sofa. The plot is clever time-splitting sequences between the present and the

Title: Sugar Babies The burlesque musical Author: Allen, Ralph G. Rigby, Harry Publisher: Samuel French 1983

Description:

roy musical - burlesque ten characters; extras; chorus flexible casting two acts

'Sugar babies is a riotously funny, nostalgic trip for those who remember burlesque and a happy discovery for those too young to recall this irreverent form of American entertainment. All of the classic scenes, including an hilarious dog act are here, along with such wonderful songs as "Exactly Like You", "I Can't Give You Anything But Love Baby" and "Don't Blame Me".'

Title: Sunday In the Park With George

Author: Lapine, James Sondheim, Stephen Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 1991

Description:

roy musical large cast flexible casting two acts

'Musical inspired by Georges Seurat's painting. Music, singing.' Title: Sweeney Todd The demon barber of Fleet Street Author: Wheeler, Hugh Sondheim, Stephen Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 1991

Description:

roy musical - melodrama - victorian thriller sixteen characters; extras eleven male; five female two acts

'The story of the demon barber of Fleet Street has been a classic since 1847. Sweeny Todd, is a fiendish barber who sends his victims through a trapdoor that they might end up in some pies made by Mrs. Lovett, his accomplice. But Mark, the returning sailor, miraculously escapes, recovers his pearls, gets his girl, and also gets a confession from Sweeny Todd, who ends up the victim of his own devices.'

Title: Sweeney Todd the Barber

Author: Pitt, George Dibdin Burton, Brian J. Publisher: Samuel French 1962

Description:

roy melodrama - Victorian - musical sixteen characters; extras eleven male; five female three acts

Adapted from George Dibdin Pitt's Victorian version of the legendary drama by Brian J. Burton.

'The story of the demon barber of Fleet Street has been a classic since 1847 and was the feature of Queen Victoria's first command performance. Mr. Burton's version is laced with both song and humor in the best of old-fashioned melodramatic styles.'

Title: Sweet Smell of Success

Author: Guare, John Hamlisch, Marvin Publisher: Samuel French 2006

Description:

roy musical - comedy twenty-seven characters; extras eighteen male; nine female two acts

music by Marvin Hamlisch.

It's New York, 1952. Welcome to Broadway, the glamour and power capital of the universe. JJ Hunsecker rules it all with his daily gossip column in the New York Globe. JJ has the goods on everyone, from the President to the latest starlet. And everyone feeds JJ scandal, from J. Edgar Hoover and Senator Joe McCarthy down to a battalion of hungry press agents who attach their Title: Swinging on a Star The Johnny Burke musical Author: Leeds, Michael Burke, Johnny Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 1994

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roy musical - review seven characters three male; four female two acts

The fabulous songs of Johnny Burke are here perfectly woven into various settings and scenes as if they always belonged there. We move from a smoky 1920s Chicago Speakeasy, where we hear such songs as "Dr. Rhythm" and to the Bowery for the classic "Pennies from Heaven" and others. The ever popular "Your Hit Parade" takes us into the 1930s, segueing into a World War II USO show for several songs including "Personality" and culminating with the Academy Award winning "Swinging on a Star." The evening ends in the Starlight Supperclub, high atop Manhattan, with a

Title: Swingtime Canteen

Author: Bond, Linda Thorsen Repicci, William Publisher: Samuel French 1998

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roy musical - Little Theatre all female cast; five characters five female two acts

unit set.

"This star spangled hit enjoyed long runs Off Broadway and in London. MGM is putting glamorous movie legend Marian Ames out to pasture, but this is 1944 and no time for self pity. Marian gathers her instrument playing gal pals from the Hollywood Canteen to entertain the troops in London. Her show is a rip roaring canteen extravaganza that features five archetypal

Title: Tabernacle in - New Black Playwrights / COL Author: Harrison, Paul Carter Publisher: Avon Books 1970

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roy music - drama large cast flexible casting two acts

Ritualistic gospel song play based on the Harlem riots of the Summer of 1964. Title: Tale of Two Cities, A A musical Author: Santoriello, Jill Dickens, Charles Publisher: Samuel French 2010

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roy musical twenty-four characters; ensemble seven male; three female; 1 girl (doubling) two acts

Broadway version; book, music, and lyrics by Jill Santoriello.

"Two men in love with the same woman. Two cities swept up in revolution. One last chance for a man to redeem his wasted life and change the world. Based on Charles Dickens' masterpiece, "A Tale of Two Cities" is a musical that focuses on the love triangle between young beauty Lucie Manette, French aristocrat Charles Darnay and drunken English cynic Sydney Carton - all caught

Title: Ten Nights in a Barroom

Author: Carmichael, Fred Publisher: Samuel French 1969

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roy musical - comedy twelve characters; chorus seven male; four female; one boy three acts

Based on the drama by William W. Pratt. 'All of the well-remembered scenes are left intact. Little Mary as she pleads with her fallen father in the bar; the evils of alcohol claiming the owner of the saloon; Little Mary's death scene. New suspense is added as Goldie Hills, a saloon singer with a heart of gold, is tied to a mooring post by villainous Harvey Green. In keeping with the period, olio numbers are suggested for the characters to perform between scenes.'

Title: Ten Plagues in - Ravenhill Plays:3 / COL Author: Ravenhill, Mark Mitchell, Conor Publisher: Bloomsbury 2013

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roy musical - solo performance one character one male or female sixteen parts

London is infected. The dead fall in the streets. As the plague pits fill, the people of London struggle to maintain a society in the face of overwhelming mortality. Based on eyewitness accounts from 1665 and drawing poetic parallels with modern epidemics, Ten Plagues relates one man’s journey through a city in crisis. Told entirely through a series of songs, Ten Plagues explores humanity’s struggle with sickness and death and celebrates our capacity for survival. Title: Thespis; or, The Gods Grown Old in - The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan / MUS Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

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roy musical sixteen characters; chorus ten male; six female two acts

"Thespis" is an operatic extravaganza that was the first collaboration between dramatist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan. No musical score of Thespis was ever published, and most of the music has been lost. The story follows an acting troupe headed by Thespis, the legendary Greek father of the drama, who temporarily trade places with the gods on Mount Olympus, who have grown elderly and ignored. The actors turn out to be comically inept rulers. Having seen the ensuing mayhem down below, the angry gods return, sending the actors back to Earth as "eminent

Title: They're Playing Our Song

Author: Simon, Neil Publisher: Random House 1980

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roy musical - comedy two characters; extras (voices) one male; one female two acts

'This razzmatazz musical comedy is about the love affair between two ambitious, clever, funny but neurotic New Yorkers - Sonia, an aspiring lyricist, and Vernon, a successful pop composer - who first meet to collaborate on some new songs. Their songwriting partnership is a big hit, and before too long they start a personal relationship, move in together, and then the trouble begins. Sonia can't seem to break off with her ex-lover Leon, a telephone junkie who calls at all hours, and Vernon can't seem to communicate away from his piano. The couple breaks up and then

Title: This Beautiful City in - Humana Festival 2008 / COL Author: Cosson, Steven Lewis, Jim Publisher: Playscripts, Inc. 2009

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roy musical - religion - evangelism large cast flexible casting two acts

music and lyrics by Michael Friedman

Developed from interviews of people living in Colorado Springs, home of the unofficial headquarters of the American Evangelical movement. The question for this play is: 'How is it possible that Evangelical and non-Evangelical America exist in totally different worlds? How are we all even Americans?' One of the goals is to find a fundamental root, not where we all agree, but Title: Three Postcards in - Prelude to a Kiss and other plays / COL Author: Lucas, Craig Carnelia, Craig Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 2002

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roy comedy - musical five characters two male; three female one act

music and lyrics by Craig Carnelia.

The place is a trendy restaurant in Greenwich Village, empty except for Bill (the pianist) and Walter (the waiter). Three young women, Big Jane, Little Jane and K.C., arrive for dinner, and for the conversation, daydreams and memories which then engage them. Deceptively simple and often very funny their table talk is mostly about everyday things, but in the fantasies to which they

Title: Threepenny Opera, The

Author: Brecht, Bertolt Publisher: Grove Weidenfeld 1960

Description:

roy satire - political - opera thirty-two characters twenty male; twelve female three acts

6 interiors

'Ballad opera based on John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera" and poems of Francois Villon. Satirizes corrupt political conditions in 17th century England. Features exploits of Captain MacHeath, alias Mackie the Knife. Songs. Background music.'

Title: Through Our Eyes

Author: Lathim, Rod Publisher: Miscellaneous 1980

Description:

roy musical - disabled up to sixty characters flexible casting one act

music by: J. Denny Moore.

' "Through Our Eyes" is an original musical drama written in 1980 for performances by 60 developmentally disabled children and adults from schools and institutions. The script and music are written and tailored to suit the abilities and in some cases disabilities of participants of all ages.' Title: Tick, Tick... Boom!

Author: Larson, Jonathan Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 2001

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roy musical three characters two male; one female sixteen scenes

A three-character pop rock musical about facing crossroads in life and holding on to your dreams. It tells the story of Jon, a promising composer, on the eve of his thirtieth birthday. His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city (tick); his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue (tick); and he's still waiting tables and trying to write the Great American Musical before time and life pass him by (BOOM!).

Title: Tom Jones

Author: Thompson, A. M. Courtneidge, R. Publisher: Chappell and Company

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roy musical - opera thirty characters eighteen male; twelve female three acts

Music by Edward German. Description not available.

Title: Trial by Jury in - The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan / MUS Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

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roy musical - comedy eight characters six male; two female one act

"The story concerns a "breach of promise of marriage" lawsuit in which the judge and legal system are the objects of lighthearted satire. Gilbert based the libretto of "Trial by Jury" on an operetta parody that he had written in 1868." Title: Trial by Jury in - 15 International One-Act Plays / COL Author: Gilbert, W.S. Publisher: Washington Square Press 1969

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roy musical - comedy eight characters six male; two female one act

"The story concerns a "breach of promise of marriage" lawsuit in which the judge and legal system are the objects of lighthearted satire. Gilbert based the libretto of "Trial by Jury" on an operetta parody that he had written in 1868."

Title: Truth About Cinderella, The

Author: Walker Rogers, June Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Company 1998

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roy musical - comedy - spoof - fairy tale - family relations twenty-three characters nine male; fourteen female two acts

'Based on Sir Osbert Sitwell's "Cinderella Complex". Poor Cinderella? Not this time! It's poor stepmother and sisters - sweetly, desperately trying to drag Cinderella away from her beloved brooms to the ball! Two godmothers - two! One tells Cinderella the truth that she must shape up and stop making herself and everyone else miserable. The other gives advise on how to make everyone even more miserable! The king, determined to marry off his son; the queen, determined not to. The prince is a lyric tenor who says nothing. It's all upside down and all laughs.'

Title: Turkey in the Straw

Author: Sharkey, Jack Publisher: Samuel French 1979

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roy musical - comedy sixteen characters nine male; seven female two acts

'Musical comedy about theatre troupe on straw hat circuit who try and change show behind producer's back.' Title: Tyger A celebration based on the life and work of William Blake Author: Mitchell, Adrian Westbrook, Mike Publisher: Johnathan Cape 1971

Description:

roy musical large cast flexible casting two acts

Music by Mike Westbrook.

A time-travelling musical about a visionary 18th-century poet in today's fallen times.

Title: Unsinkable Molly Brown, The

Author: Morris, Richard Wilson, Meredith Publisher: Miscellaneous

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roy musical - comedy - biography forty-two characters; extras thirty male; twelve female two acts

various interior and exterior sets

'Illiterate girl from Hannibal, Missouri, marries a rough Irish prospector, who strikes it rich, and attempts to make it into Denver society.'

Title: Urinetown: The Musical

Author: Kotis, Greg Hollmann, Mark Publisher: Faber and Faber 2003

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roy musical comedy - satire twenty characters; extras thirteen male; five female; one boy; one girl two acts

' "Urinetown" depicts a world wracked by ecological disaster, caught in the throes of corporate greed, and ultimately felled by the best intentions. In a Gotham-like city, a depletion of the earth's water supply has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The privileged to pee is regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero has risen who will lead them to freedom.' Title: Utopia, Limited; or, The Flowers of Progress in - The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan / MUS Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

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roy musical eighteen characters eleven male; seven female two acts

"Gilbert's libretto satirises limited liability companies, and particularly the idea that a bankrupt company could leave creditors unpaid without any liability on the part of its owners. It also lampoons the Joint Stock Company Act by imagining the absurd convergence of natural persons (or sovereign nations) with legal commercial entities under the limited companies laws. In addition, it mocks the conceits of the late 19th-century British Empire and several of the nation's beloved institutions. In mocking the adoption by a "barbaric" country of the cultural values of an

Title: Wandering Jew and the Wandering Jewess, The

Author: Manning, Robert Douglas Publisher: Manning 1999

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roy musical - melodrama eleven characters seven male; four female fourteen scenes

Based upon "Le Juif Errant" by Doctor Eugene Sue (1844-1845). "A melodrama with a strong message and colorful characters, whose strengths and weaknesses form an integral part of the story. The story is about Joseph, the cobbler of Jerusalem, who mocked Christ on the day of His Crucifixion...the sinner condemned to wander undying through the centuries, over all the world; and Herodias, the Wandering Jewess, who demanded the head of John the Baptist to be served on a plate, also condemned to live through the centuries of sorrow. Won third place in C.B.C New

Title: Wedding on the Eiffel Tower, The in - Modern French Theatre / COL Author: Cocteau, Jean translated by Michael Benedikt Publisher: E. P. Dutton and Company 1966

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roy French musical twenty-two characters; extras seventeen male; five female one scene

'A surrealistic presentation of a certain wedding party which not only mirrors life and death, but also the authors scorn of contemporary society.' Title: Wedekind Cabaret, The

Author: Bentley, Eric Publisher: Samuel French 2008

Description:

roy musical revue - cabaret two characters one male; one female (expandable as required) two parts

Music by Arnold Black, William Bolcom, Lucas Mason and Peter Winkler.

For the Wedekind renaissance of the 21st century Eric Bentley has re-arranged the material and added to it. The piece consists of two cabaret programs which could be performed together in one long evening or separately. The first program is framed by two Bentley ballads telling the stories of Spring's Awakening and The First Lulu, respectively. Within that frame is a varied series

Title: West Side Story in - Romeo and Juliet & West Side Story / COL Author: Laurents, Arthur Publisher: Dell Publishing Company 1965

Description:

roy musical - tragedy large cast flexible casting two acts

6 interiors; 6 exteriors

"The tragic outcome of the rivalry between two teenage gangs."

Title: When Pigs Fly The side-splitting musical extravaganza Author: Crabtree, Howard Waldrop, Mark Publisher: Samuel French 1999

Description:

roy musical revue - Little Theatre all male cast; five characters five male two acts

Conceived by Howard Crabtree and Mark Waldrop. Sketches and Lyrics by Mark Waldrop. Music by Dick Gallagher. "In this side splitting musical extravaganza by the creators of Howard Crabtree's Whoop Dee Doo!, new heights of hilarity are achieved in outrageous skits. During its long off Broadway run it has been honoured with two Drama Desk awards including Best Musical Revue and two Outer Critics Circle awards including Best Off Broadway Musical." Title: White Horse Inn

Author: Muller, Hans Charell, Erik Publisher: Samuel French 1957

Description:

roy musical twenty-two characters sixteen male; six female three acts

Music by Ralph Benatzky; adapted from Blumental and Kadelburg's play "Im Weissen Rossl".

'An up-to-date version of a grand old style of operetta. It's the story of a charming Alpine inn-keeper, her celebrated guests, and her problems in hiring a headwaiter who will not try to marry her. It is also about two fathers and their daughters, and their cross-designed romances. But most of all it's the music that makes this such a glorious show, and that has made it a lasting

Title: White-haired Girl, The in - Modern Drama from Communist China - COL Author: Ting, Yi and Ho Ching-chih translated by Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang Publisher: University of London Press 1970

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roy opera - China sixteen characters; extras twelve male; four female five acts

'Modern Chinese opera dealing with class struggle between landlords and peasants as reflected in life of young peasant girl.'

Title: Wild Party, The in - The New American Musical / MUS Author: LaChiusa, Michael John Wolfe, George C. Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 2003

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roy musical - drama - relationships fifteen characters eight male; seven female one act

It is based on the 1928 Joseph Moncure March narrative poem of the same name. Just before the Crash in 1929, Queenie and Burrs, two vaudevillians in New York City, throw a party in their apartment, inviting their friends from low-level show business. Queenie's best friend Kate brings a handsome young stranger named Black to the party. Queenie and Black find themselves powerfully attracted to each another and abandon their partners for the evening to explore each other. A madly jealous Burrs reacts and the party comes crashing to an end. Title: Wind in the Willows, The

Author: Post, Douglas Grahame, Kenneth Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Company 1987

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roy children - musical - animals - fantasy thirteen characters; extras eight male; five female two acts

'The story concerns the valiant friendship of the good-hearted and poetic Water Rat; the innocent and curious Mole; and the sensible, practical Badger. What tests that friendship is the arrogant, wily and slightly crazed Mr. Toad, an obsessive animal given to sudden and violent whims, like stealing motor cars and driving them recklessly about the countryside. Their thankless task is to save the Toad from himself and then to rescue the magnificent Toad Hall from the Weasels, Ferrets, and Stoats who laid claim to it while Toadie was in prison. This is a tale of great humor

Title: Wishing Well, The

Author: Dodge, May Hewes Dodge, John Wilson Publisher: Willis Music Company

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roy musical - operetta - children - comedy eleven characters five male; six female three acts

'Noreen makes friends with a vagabond whom she finds asleep in the garden. This man is in search of lodgings, and Lady Mary decides to accommodate him because of her need for money. A suitor of Lady Mary, whom she believes to be rich but in fact is almost bankrupt, is trying to embezzle her remaining money. The vagabond is really a wealthy man in disguise and has fallen in love with Lady Mary, and her with him. The vagabond tells Mary's niece that the well is a wishing well and then hides money in the well. The niece finds the money supposedly left by

Title: Wiz, The Adapted from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by FrankL. Baum Author: Brown William F. Publisher: Samuel French 1979

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roy musical - fantasy fifteen characters; extras ten male; five female two acts

Music and Lyrics by Charlie Smalls

'Dorothy's adventures in the Land of Oz have been set to music in a dazzling, lively mixture of rock, gospel and soul music. Everybody knows the story, but now it's a new fantasy for today--mysterious, opulent and fanciful.' Title: Woman in White, The A cautionary chronicle of monstrous evil and blackhearted villainy in song ... Author: Kelly, Tim Sharkey, Jack Publisher: Samuel French 1987

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roy musical spoof twelve characters four male; eight female two acts

"Subtitled "A Cautionary Chronicle of Monstrous Evil and Black hearted Villainy in Song & Dance", this is a loony musical spoof of Wilkie Collins' grim Gothic novel. Amid murder, madness, betrayal and vile deeds, the music is merry. There are even two fiendish murders set to music! The central character, villainous Sir Percival Glyde, and his cohort in crime Countess Fosco (Proprietor of a madhouse) are two of the vilest-- and funniest-- foul fiends ever set to toe tapping music."

Title: Woman of the Year A musical comedy Author: Stone, Peter Kander, John Publisher: Samuel French 1984

Description:

roy musical - comedy seventeen characters; chorus eleven male; six female two acts

Based on the MGM film by Ring Lardner, Jr. and Michael Kanin. The story is about Tess Harding, a glamorous, high-powered anchorwoman of a network TV Morning news show. When Tess makes some derogatory remarks about comic strips on the air one morning, she comes head-to-head with Sam Craig, a famous cartoonist who, in retaliation, introduces a lampoon of Tess into his comic strip. What starts out to be a feud quickly becomes, on first meeting, a mutual attraction. This leads to romance which in turn leads to marriage; but it does not lead to harmony.'

Title: Yeomen of the Guard; or, The Merryman and His Maid, The

Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Chappell and Company

Description:

roy musical fifteen characters; extras; chorus eleven male; four female two acts

"The opera is set in the Tower of London, during the 16th century, and is the darkest, and perhaps most emotionally engaging, of the Savoy Operas, ending with a broken-hearted main character and two very reluctant engagements, rather than the usual numerous marriages. The libretto does contain considerable humour, including a lot of pun-laden one-liners, but Gilbert's trademark satire and topsy-turvy plot complications are subdued in comparison with the other Gilbert and Sullivan operas. The dialogue, though in prose, is quasi-Shakespearian, or early Title: Yeomen of the Guard; or, The Merryman and His Maid, The in - The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan / MUS Author: Gilbert, W. S. Sullivan, Arthur Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal 1960

Description:

roy musical fifteen characters; extras; chorus eleven male; four female two acts

"The opera is set in the Tower of London, during the 16th century, and is the darkest, and perhaps most emotionally engaging, of the Savoy Operas, ending with a broken-hearted main character and two very reluctant engagements, rather than the usual numerous marriages. The libretto does contain considerable humour, including a lot of pun-laden one-liners, but Gilbert's trademark satire and topsy-turvy plot complications are subdued in comparison with the other Gilbert and Sullivan operas. The dialogue, though in prose, is quasi-Shakespearian, or early

Title: Your Own Thing

Author: Driver, Donald Hester, Hal Publisher: Dell Publishing Company 1968

Description:

roy musical - rock and roll - Shakespeare ten characters seven male; three female five acts

'Derived from Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", set in the New York world of discotheques and pop groups, borrows the flavor and plot of the Shakespearean play. This script also includes a copy of Twelfth Night.'

Title: Zulu and the Zayda, The

Author: Da Silva, Howard Leon, Felix Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 1966

Description:

roy musical - Africa twenty-two characters sixteen male; six female two acts

various interior and exterior sets.

Music and lyrics by Harold Rome; based on the short story by Dan Jacobson.

Description not available.