Low royalty/cost musical
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Topic: Low royalty/cost musical
Posted By: IdahoPrincess
Subject: Low royalty/cost musical
Date Posted: 5/13/10 at 12:40pm
Our small theatre company would like to put on a musical but the economy has hit our area too hard for a classic's cost. Does anyone know of a musical that:
1. Has low royalties
2. Goes over well with audiences
3. Has a cast of 20 or more
4. Is well written
5. Isn't only a children's show?
I've been looking at Pioneer Drama - most of their stuff seems like fractured fairy tales & seems written for kids.
I have a month to come up with something. Thanks!!!
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Posted By: PSdotcom
Date Posted: 5/13/10 at 4:41pm
You could check out http://www.productionscripts.com/james-crowley-legend-sleepy-hollow-p-49.html - THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW by James Crowley, cheap and cheerful, large selection of characters, excellent music, very popular title to put bums on seats. (Click preview to have a read and hear edited soundtrack).
Good luck with the search.
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Posted By: Lazy Bee
Date Posted: 5/13/10 at 6:10pm
http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/cgi-bin/Search_Results.asp?iSc=1039 - Frankenstein - the Monster Musical by George Douglas Lee, intended to be played by adults (with a small number of children's roles) to a family audience. Fifteen principals plus chorus.
http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/cgi-bin/Search_Results.asp?iSc=566 - Dracula - A Pain in the Neck by Elwood J. Johnson and Daniel Krueger, 13 principals plus chorus
http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/cgi-bin/Search_Results.asp?iSc=798 - Lotta Crabtree by Gerald P. Murphy (a goldrush musical), 18 principals plus chorus. (The central character is a child - an historical character who made her living and her parents' living as a saloon bar singer - but the rest of the characters are adults.)
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Posted By: tristanrobin
Date Posted: 5/14/10 at 5:09pm
Many years ago we did a production of a play titled "Fanny, the Frivolous Flapper." It's sort of a cross between "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "Some Like it Hot."
It has lots of characters - lots of room for expansion (it takes place in a fashion house, so there's lots of models, customers, etc.) - it's quite funny. It's about a detective who has to ferret out the jewel thief who is operating out of the fashion house. He ends up in drag in the fashion show (which is a good opportunity for a costume committee with a sense of humor and lots of feathers and sequins).
The only real issue - and it's a big one - is you need a good music director. The score (included in the script from Samuel French), has a bare-bones accompaniment. You really need somebody who can either elaborate a LOT on the piano - or can score for a couple more pieces (my fella scored for a sax, clainet, violin, and drums).
Give it a look. It's been a lot of years - but as I recall it was a big success...and quite inexpensive (by musical standards) to produce.
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