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Gaslight Girl

Gaslight Girl

Musical melodrama. Music by Claire Strauch. Book and lyrics by John Jakes.

Product Code: G01000

Musical

Cast size: 6m., 4w. (plus chorus which plays bit parts also.)



Rights and availability

This title can be licensed and sold throughout the World.

* Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. The actual royalty rate will be determined upon completion of a royalty application.

$9.95
In Stock

Min. Royalty Rate: $85.00/perf

Synopsis

There's something uniquely new about this old-fashioned melodrama musical. This sort of show has always been a delicious staple of the popular theatre but always with period songs just dropped in as musical intervals in the text. What's so exciting about this new approach is that, without sacrificing the marvelous and familiar elements—the virtuous heroine, the unspeakable villain, the handsome hero, the comic secondary characters, all playing out an utterly improbable plot with intense emotions and perfectly straight faces—it's all done in terms of a genuine musical comedy approach. Songs and dances are integrated into the story line and are inseparable from it. The author's aim was nothing short of blending the best of two worlds—19th-century melodrama and 20th-century musical theatre—into a delightful single show. We think your cast and your audience will love it!

Details

  • Status In stock
  • Type of Show Musical
  • Product Code G01000
  • Minimum Cast Size 10
  • Pages of Dialogue 116
  • Min. Royalty Rate $85.00/perf
  • Approx. Run Time 125 min
  • Staging Area staging.

Categories

  • ISBN(13) 9781583422908

* Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. The actual royalty rate will be determined upon completion of a royalty application.

Customer Reviews

An excellent play for mature amateurs. A real crowd pleaser. All of the characters afford an opportunity for actors to "ham it up." Many of our cast blossomed in this play; consequently, they can't wait for the next production.

Barbara McKean and Marianne Johnson, Eagle Bend Players, Aurora, Colo.