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JohnEZ
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Joined: 7/24/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
 Posted: 8/10/07 at 2:25am |
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I apologize. Stereotyping is not what I'm trying to do--however, it seems like if we try to do something off the wall, new, fresh, exciting, different... most of the older people in the community stay home.
 And then we lose money. And that makes me unhappy. 
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tristanrobin
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Joined: 4/25/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 704 |
Posted: 8/10/07 at 9:38am |
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another great musical for the older set is "Menopause: the Musical" - it's HYSTERICAL and can easily be performed with only a pianist.
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b6307
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Joined: 7/14/05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
Posted: 8/14/07 at 3:55pm |
Yeah, this sounds great but when I "googled" it the only references that came up pertained to a professional touring production. It doesn't appear that this is available for amatuer rights yet. Something like A Tuna Fourth of July. Man, I wish they'd release that one.
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tristanrobin
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Posted: 8/15/07 at 8:56am |
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really? it's been done here in New Haven...maybe the producing companies bootlegged it?
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blueridgemike
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Joined: 8/31/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
Posted: 8/31/07 at 3:43pm |
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I agree with the Moon Over Buffalosuggestion. Our theater is in a retirmenet vacation home community in the mountains and we ran Moon last to agreat audience response. Our average age audience is late 50's early 60's. The play is loads of fun to produce.
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gracie
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Joined: 4/04/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
Posted: 9/01/07 at 9:15am |
If you are talking about the Long Wharf Theatre, it's a resident professional theatre company. They've had actors such as Julie Harris, Lynn Redgrave, and Al Pacino on their stage.
I was going to suggest The Beverly Hillbillies (Dramatic Publishing), but you'd be short males. With double casting, we did it with 8 m, 11f.
It was an amazingly great show for us. Usually only musicals/children's shows fill the house. We had tremendous audiences every night. The royalties are only $60/performance, purchase scripts $6.50 each.
The only settings are: cabin interior, mansion interior, Mr. Drysdale's office.
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charlz
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Joined: 7/07/05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 26 |
Posted: 9/02/07 at 1:12am |
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Take a look at, The Gin Game or On Golden Pond.
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tristanrobin
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Posted: 9/02/07 at 7:45am |
um, LOL, yes, I know - I've had season tickets for decades LOL. However, professional or not, they still have to pay royalties. They're not a touring company, and it was produced in house. I have a couple of friends who work there - I'll find out about the legalities of getting performing rights. |
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upstart
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Joined: 8/07/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
Posted: 9/02/07 at 11:36pm |
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I direct an annual fund raising show at a Senior Adult Activity Center,
and some shows we've done:
Cocktails with Mimi by Mary Chase
Father of the Bride
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Light Up the Sky
Solid Gold Cadillac
Curious Savage
Coming up in spring of 2008 - Give 'em Hell Harry;
and I'm planning Harvey for 2009.
All have a great appeal to older audiences.
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zoomie1
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Joined: 9/03/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
Posted: 9/04/07 at 12:12am |
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Sorry, new to posting on this forum, but noticed your interest in Menopause The Musical... I just received an email from Joanne Grant with the company:
"Christie,
We are going to begin licensing to community theatres in 2008. I will be forwarding details in the next week or so.
Joanne"
 OK, probably a standardized response, but you should check out their website and send a request regarding performance rights. That's what I did and had a response today.Christie |
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