Playing the Palace
Product Code: P63000
Musical
Comedy
Cast size: large, variable, with chorus, or smaller with doubling.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
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.
Synopsis
Everybody wanted to play the Palace. It represented glamour and excitement and home to the greatest talent of its day. All that remains is an empty theatre and its "ghost light," which gives a glow that is a constant reminder of the stars who performed on its stage. Rosie and her friends are determined to restore the Palace to its former splendor, but they must find a way to stop the developers who want to tear it down and build a condominium in its place. Join in the fun—sing and dance to the greatest songs associated with stars like Eva Tanguay, "I Don't Care"; Joe Howard, "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now?"; Nora Bayes, "Shine on Harvest Moon"; George M. Cohan, "Give My Regards to Broadway"—and help Rosie make her dream come true. You, too, can play the Palace and know the thrill of being a part of show business!
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Musical
- Product Code P63000
- Minimum Cast Size 15
- Pages of Dialogue 70
- Min. Royalty Rate $85.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 90 min
- Staging Area staging.
Categories
- Target Audience Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Senior Adults
- Performing Group Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | Touring Group | Dinner Theatre
- Genre Comedy
- ISBN(13) 9780871296801
Customer Reviews
Great show for a junior high, especially with kids new to musicals. The songs have catchy melodies and have few harmonies. Also, many of the songs can be found onlineÑsung by the original singers/songwritersÑwhich kids enjoyed discovering. Would highly recommend this show.
Playing the Palace was an audience participation show that they greatly enjoyed. We did a PowerPoint of lyrics to any songs the full chorus sang so the audience could sing along with the words before them. They really enjoyed the running joke that everything seemed to be a cue for an old song.
Hints, Tips, and Tricks
I cast teachers in the roles of the former vaudeville stars/ghosts. This worked beautifully!
Also By These Authors
Lynn Ellingboe, The Blake Middle School, Hopkins, Minn.