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A Charles Dickens Christmas

someone1854 — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:06:50 CDT

Book By: Robert Owens Scott

Lyrics By: Tom Toce
Music By: Douglas J. Cohen

The highly original take on "A Christmas Carol" follows a young Charles Dickens as he struggles to provide his publisher with a Christmas story he has promised to write. With the aid of his artistic muse, Dickens faces - and comes to terms with - his own troubled youth, learning the true meaning of Christmas and finding in his past the inspiration for his immortal holiday classic.

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Musicals T

someone1854 — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:26:45 CDT

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Taboo
Tarzan
Teddy & Alice
Tell Me On A Sunday
Tenderloin
Tenderloin
The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee
The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
The All Night Strut
The Apple Tree
The Athenian Touch
The Awaking
The Baker's Wife
The Ballad Of Little Mikey
The Band Wagon
The Barkleys Of Broadway
The Barrier
The Beautiful Game
The Belle Of New York
The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas
The Bing Boys Are Here
The Biograph Girl
The Black Mikado
The Blue Flower
The Body Beautiful
The Boyfriend
The Boy From Oz
The Boys From Syracuse
The Buccaneer
The Canterville Ghost
The Card
The Cat And The Fiddle
The Challenge
The Christmas Schooner
The Civil War
The Coach With Six Insides
The Color Purple
The Confidence Man
The Cowboy And The Tiger
The Cradle Will Rock
The Crooked Mile
The Crowning Experience
The Crystal Heart
The Dancing Years
The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter
The Dragonslayers
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drunkard
The Emporer's Nightingale
The Enchantress
The Fabulous Baker Boys
The Fall Of The House of Usher
The Fantasticks
The Farmer Weds A Widow
The Feilds Of Ambrosia
The First
The First Nudie Musical
The Fix
The Flute Player's Song
The Frogs
The Frogs/Evening Primrose
The Four Muskateers
The Full Monty
The Gambler
The Game Of Love
The Gay Life
The Gift
The Gift Of Magi
The Gifts Of Magi
The Girl Friend
The Girl In Pink Tights
The Girl From Utah
The Girl Most Likely
The Girl Who Came To Supper
The Girl Who Was Plugged In
The Glass Slipper
The Glenn Miller Story
The Gold Diggers Of 1933
The Golden Apple
The Golden Knight
The Golden Land
The Golden Rainbow
The Golden Screw
The Goodbye Girl
The Good Companions
The Good Old Bad Old Days
The Gospel At Colonus
The Grand Tour
The Grass Harp
The Great American Backstage Musical
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
The Great Waltz
The Green Bird
The Happiest Girl In The World
The Happy Prince
The Happy Time
The Harvey Milk Show
The Helen Morgan Story
The Highway Life
The Hired Man
The House Of Leather
The Housewives' Cantana
The Human Comedy
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
The Hunting Of The Snark
The Jungle Book
The King & I
The Last Five Years
The Life
The Light In The Piazza
The Likes Of Us
The Lion King
The Me Nobody Knows
The Merry Widow
The Most Happy Fella
The Music Man
The Mystery Of Edwin Drood
The Nervous Set
The No-Frills Revue
The Pajama Game
The Phantom Of The Opera
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Pirates Of Penzance
The Prince and The Pauper
The Producers
The Ragged Child
The Rink
The Roar Of The Greasepaint, The Smell Of The Crowd
The Robber Bridegroom
The Rothchilds
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Secret Garden
The Show Is On
The Sound OF Music
The Spitfire Grill
The Thing About Men
The Thirteen Clocks
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
The Vagabond King
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Visit
The Wedding Singer
The Who's Tommy
The Wild Party
The Witches Of Eastwick
The Wiz
The Wizard Of Oz
The Woman In White
The World Goes Round
The Yearling
The Zulu And The Zayda
They're Playing Our Song
This Year of Grace
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Three Penny Opera
Thrill Me
Tick, Tick, Boom!
Tickets, Please!
Timbuktu!
Tin Pan Ali
Tintypes
Titanic
Tomfoolery
Too Many Girls
Treasure Island
Treemonisha
Triumph Of Love
Two By Two
Two For The Show
Two Gentlemen Of Verona

Musicals A-D

someone1854 — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:25:56 CDT

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[title of show]
110 In The Shade
13 Daughters
1776
4 Guys Named Jose
42nd Street
70, Girls, 70
A Bunch Of Rat Bags
A Charles Dickens Christmas
A Chorus Line
A Christmas Carol
A Class Act
A Connecticut Yankee
A Damsel In Distress
A Day In Hollywood, A Night In Ukraine
A Doll's Life
A Family Affair
A Fine And Private Place
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To the Forum
A Grand Night For Singing
A Hand Is On The Gate
A Hard Time Being Single
A Jew Grows In Brooklyn
A Little Night Music
A Man Of No Importance
A New Brain
A Pocketful Of Rhymes
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
A Year With Frog And Toad
Abelard and Heloise
Ace Of Clubs
African Footprint
After The Ball
After The Fair
Aida
Ain't Doin' Nothin' But Singin' My Song
Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Supposed To Die A Natural Death
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alice
Alice Through The Looking Glass
All About Us
All American
All For One
All In Love
All Shook Up
All That He Was
All That Jazz
Allegro
Aloha
Altar Boyz
Always
Always... Patsy Cline
Ambassador
Amen Corner
America The Beautiful
American Twistory
Amour
An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner
Anastacia
Anastacia Affair
Ancor Aweigh
And The Angels Sing
Androcles and the Lion
Andy Capp
Angel
Ankles Aweigh
Ann Veronica
Annabelle Broom:Unhappy Witch
Anna Karenina
Anne Of Green Gables
Angels In The Wings
Annie
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Warbucks
Anya
Anyone Can Whistle
Anything Goes
Applause
Archy & Mehitabel
Arms And The Girl
Arthur And Guinevere
As You Like It
Aspects of Love
Assassins
As Thousands Cheer
At Home Abroad
At Long Last love
At The Grand
Athena
Avenue X
Avenue Q
Babes In Arms
Babes In The Woods
Baby
Bajour
Baker Street
Balancing Act
Ballad for Bimshire
Ballroom
Bar Mitzvah Boy
Bare
Barefaced Chic
Bark!
Barnum
Bashville
Basquiat
Bat Boy
Be My Guest
Beast & The Beast
Beatlemania
Bed And Sofa
Bed, Boys, And Beyond
Bedknobs And Broomsticks
Bee Hive
Beggar's Holiday
Behind The Fridge
Behind The Iron Mask
Belle
Below The Belt
Bells Are Ringing
Beowulf
Bendigo Boswell
Ben Frankiln In Paris
Berlin Is Mine
Berlin To Broadway
Bernadette
Bernarda Alda
Best Foot Forward
Bet Your Life
Betjamania
Betsy
Betty Blokk-Buster Follies
Betty Rules
Between The Devil
Beyond The Fringe
Beyond The Rainbow
Big
Big City Rhythm
Big River
Big Sin City
Billion Dollar Baby
Billy
Billy Barnes, L.A.
Billy Barnes Revue
Billy Bishop Goes To War
Billy Elliot
Billy No Name
Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Bingo
Birds of Paradise
Bitter Sweet
Black And Blue
Blackbirds Of 1928
Black Nativity
Blame It On The Movies
Bless The Bride
Blitz
Blondel
Blood Brothers
Bloomer Girl
Blues In The Night
Body And Soul
Body Work
Bombay Dreams
Bonanza Bound
Boogie Nights
Boojum!
Bordello
Born To Dance
Born To Rumba
Bounce
Bow Bells
Boy Meets Boy
Brandon Finds His Star
Bravo Giovanni
Breakfast At Tiffany's
Breathe
Brigadoon
Bright Lights, Big City
Brilliant The Dinosaur
Brimstone
Bring Back Birdie
Bringin' Da Noise, Bringin' Da Funk
Bring In The Morning
Bring On The Girls
Broadway Scandals Of 1928
Brooklyn: The Musical
Brownstone
Bubbling Brown Sugar
Buddy Live: The Buddy Holly Story
Budgie
Buffy "Once More With Feeling"
Bugsy Malone
Burger Town
Bush Is Bad
By Jeeves
By Jupiter
By The Beautiful Sea
Bye Bye Birdie
Cabaret
Cabin In The Sky
Calamity Jane
Call It Love
Call Me Madam
Call Me Mister
Cambridge Circus
Camelot
Camp
Can-Can
Candide
Cannibal: The Musical
Canterbury Tales
Can't Help Singing
Captain Louie
Captain Stirrick
Captive
Carefree
Careless Rapture
Carmelina
Carmen Jones
Carmilla
Carnival
Carolina
Caroline or Change
Carousel
Casino Paradise
Catch Me If I Fall
Catch My Soul
Cats
Cavalcade
Celebration
Chair In The Landscape
Charles And Diane
Charlie Girl
Charlie Sent Me
Charlotte Sweet
Chez Garbo
Chess
Chicago
Child Of Promise
Children Of Eden
Children's Letters To God
Chippy
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Christine
Christy
Chrysanthemum
Chu Chin Chow
Cinderella
Cindy
Cindy-Ella Or I Gotta Shoe
City Of Angels
Cleavage
Closer Than Ever
Clownaround
Clue To A Life
Coco
Cole
Collette
Collette Cottage
Colored Lights
Come Spy With Me
Company
Conversation Piece
Copacabana
Corkscrews
Cotton Patch Gospels
Cover Girl
Cowardy Custard
Cowgirl
Cranks
Crazy For You
Cric? Crac!: A Magical Musical Fable
Cricket On The Hearth
Cry For Us All
Cyrano (1)
Cyrano (2)
Cyrano (3)
Dad's Army
Dames At Sea
Damn Yankees
Dance A Little Closer
Dance Me A Song
Dance On A Country Grave
Darling Lili
Darling Of The Day
Darwin - The Evolution
Dawgs!
Days Of Hope
Dear Anyone
Dear Edwina
Dear World
Dearest Enemy
Death
Debbie Does Dallas
December Songs
Deep In My Heart
Demi-Dozen
Desirèe
Dessa Rose
Destry Rides Again
Dick Tracy In B Flat
Different Times
Dime A Dozen
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Discovering Magenta
District Six
Divas
Divorce Me, Darling!
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
Do I Hear A Waltz?
Do Re Mi
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Selavy's Magic Theatre
Dolls
Donnybrook!
Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope
Don't Play Us Cheap
Don't Stop The Carnival
Doonesbury
Down In The Valley
Downriver
Dracul
Dracula
Drake
Drake's Dream
Drat! The Cat!
Dreamgirls
Dressed To The Nines
Dubarry Was A Lady
Dude
Duel

70, Girls, 70

someone1854 — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:22:55 CDT

Lyrics By: Fred Ebb

Music By: John Kander

Based on the 1958 play Breath of Spring by Peter Coke, the plot concerns a group of larcenous old folks who steal furs from various New York City stores with the intent of using the proceeds from their resale to buy their Upper West Side retirement hotel, the New Sussex Arms, which is slated to be sold to developers.

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70, Girls, 70 - Lyrics

someone1854 — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:20:36 CDT

Musical Numbers (Original Dance Music by Dorothea Freitag)

Act One
Old Folks
Home
Broadway, My Street
The Caper
Coffee in a Cardboard Cup
You and I
Hit It
Do We?
Reprise: The Caper
See the Light

Act Two
Boom Ditty Boom
Believe
Go Visit Your Grandmother
The Elephant Song
Reprise: Boom Ditty Boom
70, Girls, 70
Yes

70, Girls, 70 - Full Synopsis

someone1854 — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:17:05 CDT

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Cats - Full Synopsis

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Cats

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42nd Street

someone1854 — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:44:33 CST

Book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble.
Based on the film, 42nd Street and the novel by Bradford Ropes.
Music and lyrics by Al Dubin and Harry Warren.

This is the story of hard work, being in the right place at the right time, talent and love. FORTY-SECOND STREET is a celebration of Broadway and the people involved in shows. It focuses on aspiring chorus girl Peggy Sawyer, and takes us along her journey. Musical hits include You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me, Dames, I Know Now, We're In the Money, Lullaby of Broadway, Shuffle Off to Buffalo and Forty-Second Street. Every audience enjoys watching the underdog succeed!

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42nd Street - Lyrics

someone1854 — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:42:45 CST

• Audition
• Young and Healthy
• Shadow Waltz
• Go Into Your Dance
• You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me
• Getting Out of Town
• Dames
• Keep Young and Beautiful
• Dames (Continued)
• I Only Have Eyes for You
• We're in the Money
• Act One Finale
• Entr'acte
• Sunny Side to Every Situation
• Lullaby of Broadway
• About a Quarter to Nine
• Shuffle off to Buffalo
• 42nd Street
• 42nd Street (Reprise)
• Finale Ultimo

42nd Street - Full Synopsis

someone1854 — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:36:21 CST

Act I
Andy Lee, the dance director, is auditioning kids for the chorus. While Oscar plays piano, Mac, the stage manager, and Billy Lawlor, the show's romantic lead, watch the boys and girls pick 'em up and lay 'em down (Audition).
The writers, Bert Barry and Maggie Jones, catch the end of the number. They like what they see but warn the dancers that at $4.40 per seat the audience will demand real hoofing. As Mac takes names and addresses, pretty, young Peggy Sawyer bounds on stage. She has spent an hour getting up courage to try out and missed the whole audition. Billy, ever the wolf, introduces himself, tries to make a date, then gets her to sing for Andy. Peggy ties her good-luck scarf around her neck before she starts (Young and Healthy).
The girl is good, very good. But Andy, told Mr. Marsh just arrived, has no time for latecomers. As Peggy rushes out, she bumps into Julian.
Maggie finds Peggy's purse on the piano. Besides a four-leaf clover and a rabbit's foot, there's only 40 cents in it. She's sure the kid from Allentown will be back.
Meanwhile Bert and Maggie try to soft-soap Julian about the prospects for the show. He's not that sure, admitting Wall Street got him and he needs a hit badly. He has more qualms about the cast, especially Dorothy Brock, the leading lady. She's been over the hill for 10 years, but her sugar daddy, Abner Dillon, will invest $100,000, providing she stars.
When Dorothy and Abner arrive, she tells Julian how she has dreamed of working with the King of Broadway. She's very humble until he suggests she try out a number. Abner reminds him that Dorothy has already got the job and doesn't have to audition for anyone. If Julian insists, Dorothy lets it be known she'll quit and take Abner and his money away with her. Bert and Maggie calm her down, explaining they just want to be sure her song is in the right key so Julian can work his stage magic (Shadow Waltz).
Peggy comes back, searching for her purse. Maggie invites her to lunch with three of the chorus girls, Annie, Phyllis and Lorraine. The five start out, practicing a dance as they go. Annie is showing Peggy various steps when Julian walks in. Peggy, certain he's upset because she bumped him so hard earlier, won't face him.
At the Gypsy Tea Kettle the girls can't believe how naive Peggy is. They spell out the Broadway facts of life for her, and as they dance back toward the theater they advise her how to get a job in a chorus (Go Into Your Dance). It turns into an audition for Peggy when Andy comes by, but ends abruptly when Julian runs into them and orders the kids back into rehearsal. But he likes Peggy's talent and tells Andy they need an "extra" girl. She's hired on the spot and sent backstage.
Dorothy and Billy rehearse a love scene. Abner objects, saying he won't put up his good money to watch the lady he loves kissing an actor. The smooch is cut. Billy and Dorothy shake hands instead (You're Getting To Be a Habit With Me).
Peggy, still starved, faints and is carried to Miss Brock's dressing room. Pat Denning, Dorothy's former vaudeville partner and lover, is there and tries to make her comfortable. Dorothy surprises them and blows up, figuring he's two-timing her. Overhearing the argument and worrying about Abner's investment, Julian orders her to get rid of Pat. When she in turn tells him to mind his own business, he has a "hood" do him a favor - sending a couple of boys around to persuade Pat to get lost for a few weeks. Pat gets the "message" and leaves word for Dorothy that he's gone to Philadelphia.
The Atlantic City tryout is cancelled and Philadelphia substituted. The entire company takes off for the Arch Street Theatre (Getting Out of Town).
Scenery and costumes are late arriving, but the dress rehearsal begins anyway (Dames).
Julian is pleased, but Dorothy is unhappy about how little she has to do. He says that's how it's going to be and suggests the cast go out and relax. They throw a party and Peggy asks Julian if he's coming. Charmed by her, he decides that's a good idea. Dorothy is there, slightly loaded and, missing Pat, tells Abner where he can take his money. He's ready to close the show, but the kids talk him out of it. When Dorothy locates Pat, Julian calls that "hood" again. Remembering Pat's kindness, Peggy tries to warn him, infuriating Dorothy, who just won't understand.
It's a great opening for "Pretty Lady." In one production number four ragamuffins find a single dime in a subway grating. They're rich (We're In the Money).
Dorothy rushes on to lead the Act I finale. As the dancers come on stage, Peggy accidently knocks her down. Dorothy can't get up. Enraged, Julian has the curtain dropped, fires Peggy and informs the audience that the rest of the performance is cancelled.
Act II
Backstage, a doctor tells Julian that Dorothy has a broken ankle. Calling Dorothy a trouper, Maggie suggests an Ace bandage will cure it. But Julian says forget it - "Pretty Lady" will close for good. The cast hears the bad news while they are at their dressing tables (Sunny Side To Every Situation). Annie wonders why the panic - all that's needed is a replacement, and she's sure Peggy would be great. The kids agree and rush to the stage to convince Julian. He buys the idea but learns Peggy has already left. It's up to him to get her back. He races to the station, hoping to catch her. She's still there, waiting for the Allentown train, convinced show business isn't for her. Julian pleads that only she can save them all. Soon the entire company shows up, and they talk her into staying on (Lullaby of Broadway).
Back in New York, at the 42nd Street Theatre. "Pretty Lady" must open in exactly 36 hours. All Peggy has to learn: 25 pages, six songs and 10 dance routines. The rehearsals are frantic. Peggy is overwhelmed, discouraged, too bone-weary to care. Julian keeps her at it, pushing, pushing, pushing.
It's "half hour" to curtain when Dorothy, leg in cast, is wheeled into Peggy's dressing room. She confesses she finally realized that Pat was all she ever wanted and that they have married. She wishes Peggy all the best and even coaches her on how to handle and audience (About a Quarter To Nine).
Suddenly it's 8:40, time for "Places, please!" And so the Broadway curtain comes up on "Pretty Lady" (Shuffle Off To Buffalo).
Peggy, totally drained, tells Julian she can't continue, can't remember another lyric. He pushes just once more, stressing how great she will be. Grabbing her lucky scarf, he orders her to go (42nd Street).
The show is a smash. Miss Peggy Sawyer is an overnight sensation - a star. Still, it doesn't go to her head. When invited to a society celebration at the Ritz and to a cast party at Lorraine's, Peggy opts for the kids' gathering. And tells Julian how swell it would be if he came too. She leaves, and the director, back on top, sings of the glory of 42nd Street (Finale: 42nd Street (Reprise).

4 Guys Named Jose - Lyrics

someone1854 — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:29:32 CST

Feel It: Guantanamera / Linda Quisqueya / Piel Canela / Mexico Lindo Y Querido

Perfidia

Then & Now Medley: I Make My Money With Bananas / Babalu / Tito's Timbales /
La Bamba / Black Mag...

La Cumbancha (Oiga Usted)

Nonsense Songs: Burundanga / Corazon De Melon

Mambo Fuego

Las Mulatas Del Cha Cha Cha

Te Quiero Dijiste :: Magic Is The Moonlight

Besame Mucho

Quien Sera (Sway) / Quizas: Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

Es Mentiroso

La Manisera / Muchachita Borincana

Nostalgia Medley: En Mi Viejo San Juan / Santiago / Veracruz / Nostalgia Habanera

Mi Tierra

Rhythm Divine

Maria Medley: Maria Bonita / Maria Elena / Maria La O / Un

Piense En Mi: Gracias A La Vida / La Murga De Panama

Bang Bang: Oye Como Va / I Like It Like That

4 Guys Named Jose

someone1854 — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:28:48 CST

Book and Song Selection by: Dolores Prida
Conceived by: David Coffman and Dolores Prida

Four young Latino men have a chance meeting at Burrito World in Omaha and discover they share the same name! Even though their ancestral roots are different (one is from Puerto Rico, one is from Cuba, one is from Mexico and one is from the Dominican Republic), not only do they share a common name, they share a common dream: to stage a show of Latin standards that puts forth a positive image to counteract Latino stereotypes. Enter Maria, a beautiful woman who provides a romantic interest as the gentlemen vie for her attentions.

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someone1854 — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:17:24 CST

ACT I
Jose Cubano, Jose Domincano, Jose Mexicano and Jose Boricua met in Burrito World in Nebraska. They decided that since they each love to sing and dance so much they should put on a show of the golden oldies they learned from their parents. The local Veteran’s Hall is thus transformed into a tropical paradise. The 4 Guys introduce themselves and their onstage band, El Trio Los Omahaenos, with FEEL IT. With MARIA BONITA they expect the entrance of their fifth performer, Maria. She doesn’t arrive. The men panic until they hear activity offstage. They again prepare for Maria’s entrance. She arrives. But she is the wrong Maria. This Maria begins her wild story: the original Maria, her roommate, could not make the show and she’s taken her place but her boyfriend dumped her that day, so she’s a mess. With PIENSA EN MI and PERFIDIA she culls sympathy from the audience and the 4 Guys about her broken heart. Jose Cubano, however, scolds them. They are not following what has been scripted for the show. They shoo Maria offstage so that she can get into costume and entertain the audience as to how they all met at Burrito World.

When Maria returns, Jose Cubano gives Maria cue cards to keep her on track. She takes the first opportunity not to follow them. Jose Cubano gently guides her back to the script and they delve into the HERE AND NOW MEDLEY featuring: I MAKE MY MONEY WITH BANANA (a la Carmine Miranda); LA BAMBA (a la Ritchie Valens) BIDI BIDI BOM BOM (a la Selena); BALIAMOS (a la Enrique Iglesias) LIVIN’ LA VIDA LOCA (a la Ricky Martin) MACARENA. With OIGA USTED (The Instruments) the company gives the history of Latin music and prepares the audience to hear lyrics in both Spanish and English. This leads into FRENESI, a song about passionate love. They fall into a Spanish lesson game with the audience leading to BURUNDANGA and CORAZON DE MELON. Next, the 4 Guys give a lesson to the audience in Latin Dance which begins with CUMBIA and goes into a Cuban Conga, a Merengue of Santo Domingo, and SALSA. Maria jumps in. But the men have not rehearsed a dance number with the other Maria. Eventually, they permit her to join them in MAMBO FUEGO. Something about her dancing entrances the men. They are all smitten with her – as expressed in LAS MULATAS DEL CHA CHA CHA. Now begins a competition for Maria’s affections. Maria is cast as the muse. She begins AMORE and is soon serenaded by the 4 Guys with TE QUIERO DIJISTE. After BESAME MUCHO Maria expresses her present distaste of romance which leads into the men wooing her with QUIEN SERA and QUIZAS QUISAS. Maria has had enough. She sings ES MENTIROSO (He’s a liar) enforcing her cynicism of love and romance. With a reprise of FEEL IT the act ends. ACT II
At opening Maria is dressed as a traditional peanut vendor. The 4 Guys join her in LA MANISERA. Changing tone, the company performs the traditional Puerto Rican plena with MUCHACHITA BORINCANA featuring Maria as a Puerto Rican girl leaving New York. Jose Boricua tells the audience of his family’s immigrant history and sings EN MI VIEJO SAN JUAN with the others. Jose Cubano, Jose Mexicano and Jose Dominicano also tell about their homelands with VERACRUZ, NOSTALGIA HABANERA, and MI TIERRA. Maria then goes off-script for a third time to wonder aloud if the man who just dumped her still thinks of her fondly. The 4 Guys quickly get her back on track with RHYTHEM DIVINE. The men then fight over Maria’s attention beginning with BUCHE Y PLUMA and going into THE MARIA MEDLEY: MARIA BONITA, MARIA ELENA, MARIA LA O, 123 MARIA. Each Guy is convinced that Maria carries his particular Latin heritage. Maria, however, gives them the truth - she is from LA. One by one, each Jose tells the truth of his origin as well. The 4 Guys ask Maria to make a choice between them. To their great surprise she chooses the band’s piano man, Jose de Nebraska! Maria again sings PIENSA EN MI and GRACIAS LA VIDA in celebration. The 4 Guys, having squelched their jealousy, sing LA MURGA and BANG BANG/ OYE COMO YA, and I LIKE IT LIKE to close the show.

13 Daughters

someone1854 — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:12:14 CST

Book, Lyrics, and Music By: Eaton Magoon, Jr.

With thirteen daughters, Chun, a rich Chinese merchant, and his wife, a Hawaiian princess, have a slight problem: by tradition, the eldest daughter must marry first – and she seems more interested in missionary work than romance. As if that weren’t bad enough, an old family curse stipulates none of the daughters must marry! But when the eldest daughter's mission work turns into matrimony, the younger sisters happily forget their decision to remain old maids and twelve very proper suitors promptly enliven the scene.

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13 Daughters - Lyrics

someone1854 — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:11:32 CST

Hiiaka-E
A House On The Hill
Kuli Kuli
Paper Of Gold
Thirteen Daughters
Let-A-Go Your Heart
Children's Hymn
A Long And Beautiful Life
Alphabet*
Throw A Petal In The Stream
Ka Wahine Akamai
Daughter Or Dowry
You Set My Heart To Music
Thirteen Old Maids
When You Hear The Wind
Calabash Cousins
Hoomalimali
Goodbye Is Hard To Say
My Pleasure
Puka Puka Pants
My Hawaii
Lei Of Memories

13 Daughters - Full Synopsis

someone1854 — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:03:43 CST

PROLOGUE

The curtain rises on a beautiful Hawaiian sunset in the 1850s. Kahuna, an old Hawaiian man of mystical religious powers, leads a group of people in prayerful chants to the goddess Haiika. (HAIIKA E). Everyone is awaiting the arrival of Princess Emmaloa, who today will marry Chun, a man of Chinese descent. Kahuna disapproves of the marriage, as “ foreign waters wash away too much native soil.”

Emmy and Chu arrive, accompanied by Kinau, Emmy’s attendant. The couple asks to be blessed with a son. Suddenly, a black iwa, the sacred bird of the goddess Haiika, begins to circle in the sky above. This signals a bad omen, Kahuna warns. The bird circles thirteen times. Kahuna hands Emmy thirteen calabash seeds, warning that thirteen trees will grow, but none will blossom “as long as a foreigner shares her life.”

Emmy explains to Chun that the omen means that they will have thirteen daughters, but none will marry until there are blossoms on the trees. Chun dismisses the prophecy as rubbish. He predicts that they will share (A HOUSE ON THE HILL) where their love will last forever.

A (WEDDING PROCESSIONAL) follows, and Chun’s house becomes visible behind a scrim. As the wedding guests exit, the scrim rises on the courtyard set.

ACT I

Scene 1

Twenty-six years have passed. In the courtyard of Chun and Emmy’s Honolulu mansion, Mana, the young prince of Hawaii, pops up from behind a wall. He whistles a bird call, and Malia, Chun’s teenage daughter, appears. They embrace, but she begs him to leave for fear her father or sisters will see him. He proposes marriage, but she reminds him of her father’s Chinese custom—The eldest daughter must marry first. Malia, the seventh daughter, must wait. Mana asks Malia to meet him later at the waterfall. Kinau, overhearing this part of the conversation, wants to know exactly what Malia will learn at the waterfall. Mana answers in song (KULI KULI) that she will learn the “wonders of nature” and that the Earth is a happy place to be. The song charms Kinau and entices Malia.

As the number ends, Mana sneaks away. Chun appears, carrying a lantern and claiming he heard a bird. He asks Malia if there is anything she has to tell. She asks when she may marry, and is reminded again that her sister Isabel must marry first. Chun tells his daughter not to fret; he has a plan. William, Chun’s secretary appears, announcing that the boat from Paris has arrived. Chun’s plan can begin today. Emmy enters, and Chun informs her that the boat carries Jacques De Villon, the most famous fashion designer in Paris. Chun has hired him to create beautiful outfits for all thirteen daughters. Marrying off his daughters, he reasons, is a problem of merchandising. If the girls are “packaged” properly, the men will come calling. (PAPER OF GOLD)

Kinau strikes a gong. Suddenly, all thirteen girls, aged 8 to 25, explode into view. Some run, some slide down banisters. Jacques is a bit overwhelmed by the circus-like atmosphere. Chun introduces his brood in (THIRTEEN DAUGHTERS). He explains why Jaques is there, and announces that there will be a “coming out” ball to present the girls to Hawaiian society. Ceceilia, the tomboyish daughter, resists the whole idea, but the others are excited. In BOX DANCE, Jacques displays his wares for the girls, and they dance all around. At the end of the number, Cecilia manages to trap Jacques in a large trunk and victoriously slams it shut.

Scene 2

Emmy and Kinau discuss how the thirteen trees, as always, have buds, but never blossoms. Emmy attempts to brush away the evil spirits using ti leaves. Isabel, the eldest daughter, and a teacher at the local Christian mission, enters. Kinau coaxes a reluctant Isabel into participating in the ritual. They are interrupted by Dr.Willoughby, Isabel’s boss at the mission. He clearly disapproves of this “Hawaiian custom.” He suggests that perhaps Emmy should pay a visit to the mission that day.

Scene 3

The scene is a contentious cabinet meeting, presided over by Keoki, the King of Hawaii. Chun, the King’s treasurer, has suggested a marriage between Mana, the King’s eldest son, and Isabel, but the offer is rejected because Isabel is “of foreign blood.” Matters turn to a mysterious debit of $51,000 on the books. Keoki admits that he has perhaps spent too extravagantly. Now, the treasury is empty and the people are resentful of the king’s lifestyle. Chun suggests a public works program to appease the people. Chun will lend the government his own money for roads and hospitals if Keoki agrees to the marriage deal. Keoki agrees.

Scene 4

Mana and Malia meet by the stream. They flirt playfully. Mana again professes his love (LET-A-GO YOUR HEART). Two guards interrupt, announcing that the king wishes to see his son at once regarding something “very important for the future of Hawaii.” At this moment, Malia notices the dreaded iwa bird circling above. The lovers pledge themselves to one another as Mana exits with the guards.

Scene 5

Chun surprises Isabel by making an appearance at the mission school. He tells Isabel he has arranged for a marriage between her and Mana. She asks for time to think about it, but assures her father there has been no other proposal. She wants to please her parents, but also enjoys her work with Dr. Willoughby and the children at the mission.

Dr. Willoughby and Emmy enter. The two men argue about the importance of Christian wedding rituals. As Willoughby begins to quote from the Bible, Chun sings that Chinese philosophy is his guide for (A LONG AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE).

Emmy invites Dr. Willoughby to the upcoming ball. The missionary comments that the church looks upon dancing as the “snare of the devil.” He suggests that Isabel’s parents observe her teaching a lesson, but is appalled when he sees that Isabel has taught the children the hula alphabet, complete with “pagan movements.” Willoughby threatens to report her to church authorities. Outraged by his reaction, Isabel quits her job and tells her father she will accept the arranged marriage.

Scene 6

Malia is alone at the stream. She sings to herself as she throws petals in the water (THROW A PETAL IN THE STREAM). Isabel appears, and tells her sister she knows how anxious everyone is for her to marry. Malia inquires whether Dr. Willoughby has proposed. Isabel tells her no, but that she has found another way to make things work. Mana enters. Excitedly, Malia begins to tell him that Isabel has a beau, but is devastated to learn that Mana and Isabel are to be married. Mana insists that he has a duty to Hawaii, while Malia argues that marriage should be based on love. All three characters sing a sad reprise of (THROW A PETAL IN THE STREAM).

Scene 7

All the daughters except Malia are being fitted for their gowns. They excitedly question Isabel about wedding plans. Cecilia insists she will not wear a dress with a bustle. Instead, she wants to wear puka-puka pants. She and Jacques compromise on a lace dress. As he fits her for the dress, he obviously begins to see her in a new light.

After Jacques exits, Kinau enters with ti leaf skirts, insisting she will show the girls the Hawaiian hula dance that is part of their heritage. Emmy also joins in. At first, the girls are embarrassed, but they are eventually all swept up in the rhythm and energy of the dance (KA WAHINE AKAMAI).

Scene 8

Chun is upset when he sees his smallest daughters in ti leaf skirts practicing the Hawaiian dance. He and Emmy argue about the clash of cultures at play. They sing a duet (DAUGHTER OR DOWRY) in which Chun assures Emmy that he will make sure all their daughters marry honorable men.

Scene 9

Emmy and Kinau prepare for the ball. Kinau worries that Emmy is no longer thinking like a Hawaiian. How could she approve an arranged marriage? Isabel enters. Kinau leaves to assist the other girls in dressing. Emmy and Isabel discuss what it was like when Emmy and Chun first met. Emmy admits that she gave up everything to marry Chun, but that she knew she loved him at first sight. (YOU SET MY HEART TO MUSIC). After the song, Emmy offers flowers for Isabel’s hair, and the daughter inadvertently replies that “Dr Willoughby would think it vain.”

The girls continue readying for the party. Cecilia has suddenly blossomed in her new dress. Chun realizes that she is no longer a little girl. The father and daughter discuss Emmy and Chun’s first meeting in much the same way as Emmy and Isabel did moments before. YOU SET MY HEART MUSIC – REPRISE)

William, Chun’s secretary, announces that Dr. Willoughby has arrived, and that he has decided to attend the dance after all. William also delivers Isabel’s Bible, which she left at the mission. Clutching the Bible, Isabel sings her own reprise. (YOU SET MY HEART TO MUSIC-REPRISE).

Scene 10

The ball is in full swing. Chun presents his daughters to Hawaiian society (THIRTEEN DAUGHTERS). This leads into the HAWAIIAN COURT DANCE. At the start of the dance, Mana and Isabel are paired, but during a change in partners, Mana ends up with Malia, Isabel with Willoughby. Malia bursts into tears. Isabel runs after her. There is chaos and confusion as Chun, Emmy, Willoughby, Mana, etc.. are all criss-crossing the stage. When the music stops, Chun abruptly announces that the marriage cannot take place because Isabel and Mana do not love one another. Keoki offers to let Mana and Malia marry, but Chun still insists that Isabel must marry first. Keoki is outraged that the “business arrangement” has been terminated. He insists that no foreigner will make a fool of him, and promptly forbids any of Chun’s daughters from getting married.

ACT 2

Scene 1

The next day, all the daughters are on Chun’s porch. They are glum, and lament that because of the king’s anger they are now all destined to be (THIRTEEN OLD MAIDS.) Chun enters. He is trying to figure a way out of this predicament. He surveys the girls to determine which have potential suitors. Isabel insists that “Dr. Willoughby is only interested in… the land next to the mission.” Chun orders William to purchase that land immediately at any price.

Scene 2

Based on the outcome of their father’s last plan, the girls are not overly optimistic about the success of this one. They sing (THIRTEEN OLD MAIDS – REPRISE)

Scene 3

Mana and Keoki argue at a meeting of the governors and privy council. Keoki is determined to seize the property of all foreigners as a way to pay off his debt. Mana argues that this will mean the end of Hawaii. Keoki decides that Mana is too influenced by foreigners. He will be sent to Tahiti to learn the way of his ancestors. The boat will sail this afternoon.

One of the governors enters to announce that the first of the foreign properties has been confiscated. As the scene freezes, Mana sings a love song about how Malia will always be with him (WHEN YOU HEAR THE WIND). He is lead off by guards.\

The governors continue arguing over how they will divide the proceeds. Keoki advises that instead of bickering over the spoils, they should toast to their success (CALABASH COUSINS).

Scene 4

Emmy is in the forest, at the statue of the goddess Hiiaka. She is reading the Bible, but also hears Hawaiian chanting offstage. She is distraught and confused about who to listen to and what to believe. Mana and the two guards enter. Mana must first repent at the statue of Hiiaka before sailing to Tahiti. Emmy is distressed to hear that Mana is being sent away. One of the governors enters, announcing that the foreigners are meeting and that they have guns. He sees Emmy, and remarks with disgust “You, Princess Emmaloa have brought this upon us.” Alone again, Emmy asks Hiiaka if she will be forced to sacrifice everything she loves (GOODBYE IS HARD TO SAY).

Scene 5

At Chun’s house, the daughters are helping Isabel prepare for her meeting with Willoughby, who has been unknowingly summoned by Chun. Isabel is unsure how she should act. Kinau advises Isabel to use all her seductive powers, her (HOOMALIMALI). Chun enters and hands Isabel an envelope for Willoughby. It’s a “Chinese insurance policy,” he assures her. William interrupts, announcing that the representatives of foreign governments are converging on the palace. Chun instructs William to sell or mortgage everything Chun owns in order to pay the foreign debt. When William protests, saying that Chun will be left penniless, he responds, “if Hawaii is lost, I will be less than penniless.”

Willoughby enters. Isabel, with her sisters egging her on from balconies above, tries everything to get close to him. She feigns illness and fainting, and then, finally, lowers her sleeve off of her shoulder. At first Willoughby is appalled, but after Isabel begins to cry, the two finally declare their love. She hands him the letter, which is a deed for the land next to the mission school. The two sing of the work they will do and the life they will share (MY PLEASURE).

Next, as Jacques reveals that he is already at work on nine wedding dresses, he and Cecilia finally come together (PUKA PUKA PANTS).

As they dance offstage, the lighting and music changes. Two Hawaiian boys enter with vines. Emmy has ordered them to clear the vines from the idol so that the prophecy may finally be fulfilled. Kinau begs her to wait, but Emmy will not relent. Malia enters, distraught at the news that Mana is being sent away. Chun hears the commotion and promises to try and help. Everything is falling apart, and Emmy insists that it is her fault for trying to marry off her daughters. “There is only one thing left, and it is I who must do it.” She runs off, despite Chun’s pleas.

Next, Emmy appears alone on stage, bracing against the wind and the storm. She falls to her knees at the foot of the idol (HIIAKA E REPRISE). Male dancers perform a dance symbolizing Emmy’s sacrifice. A female dance counterpart of Emmy beseeches, but is thrown about and rejected. As the dance ends in a tremendous thunderclap, she is raised up as if to be sacrificed.

Scene 7

The storm is raging. Inside the palace, Keoki is besieged by foreigners demanding his resignation. Just as he is about to sign the papers, Chun enters and saves the day by providing the money the foreigners demand. In return for his service to Hawaii, Keoki declares Chun a Noble of the Highest Order of the Land, and a “true Hawaiian.” Keoki also grants permission for Malia and Mana to be married (CALABASH COUSINS REPRISE).

Scene 8

Emmy is still missing. Kinau and Chun are frantic, but they have looked everywhere. There is nothing left to do but wait. Kinau goes off to bed, and Chun paces alone. Emmy slowly enters. She is haggard and defeated. She explains that she tried to make the sacrifice, but that the storm suddenly ended. Chun assures her that everything is fine now. She must have faith in what they have always had together (A LONG AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE REPRISE). He explains that the king has declared him a “true Hawaiian”. The curse that stood “until the day no foreigner shares her life” has finally been broken.

Scene 9

In the spectacular final celebrations, all the daughters and their beaux are married in a Christian wedding ceremony (FINALE)

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