A musical about the writing of a Broadway Musical!
Book and Lyrics by Elizabeth Hansen
Music and Lyrics by C. Michael Perry
Once a successful writing couple of hit Broadway Musicals, Jenny Sterling and Johnny Hayes, estranged over creative differences and parental conflicts over their three children. Jenny, still writing but not at her former level, is mired down in those writing blocks that threaten to derail her current show. Her producer decides to contact Johnny, now a successful writer of film scores and musicals to come in to ghostwrite the new song needed for a crucial spot in the show. Johnny is unaware that he is writing the song for his former wife’s show. Jenny is unaware that Johnny has been contacted to fill the order. They are told to report to a hotel suite at the Waldorf to write the song the producer needs over 2 days as the opening in Boston is a week away! And the fireworks fly from there!
PART OF THE PREMIERE PLAY FILE — Not an active listing with LBT/PTL. You will be negotiating with the authors themselves (HANSEN-PERRY PRODUCTIONS). LBT/PTL merely provides the space for our authors who have new shows to promote.
This is a work in progress and we are looking for developmental readings, staged readings and workshop productions. The script is not in final form at the present time, but the possibilities are evident. EMAIL US.
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PLAY DETAILS:
- CAST:
- (JENNY) JENNY STERLING — it is her first stab at writing BML (usually just Book and Lyrics)
- MERRICK DEAN— the risk it all, control-freak-producer (a physical presence off to the side or a phone voice only)
- (JOHNNY) JOHNNY HAYES – a composer/lyricist
- About 2 hours
- Single Interior Setting: a hotel suite
- Time: 1950s
- New York City — The Waldorf Astoria
- ORDER# WALDORF
PERUSAL MATERIALS:
SONG LIST:
- ACT ONE
- #1 PRELUDE
- #2 NOT YOU! Johnny & Jenny
- #3a A SONG LIKE THIS Johnny & Jenny
- #3b WHAT WE NEED… Johnny & Jenny
- #4a IS IT LOVE AGAIN? Johnny & Jenny
- #4b THIS ISN’T YOU Johnny
- #5 TOO MANY HOURS Jenny
- #6 JUST TELL HER Johnny
- #7 STARTS AND STOPS Instrumental
- #8 THE SCOOP Jenny
- #9 END OF THE WORLD Johnny
- ACT TWO
- #10 PLEASE DON’T GO Jenny
- #11 SNAKES Jenny
- #12 YOU ARE Johnny
- #13 JUST FOR THE MOMENT Johnny
- #14 NEW SONG
- #15 IT WAS ALWAYS US Johnny & Jenny
- #16 SAYING GOODYE? Johnny & Jenny
- #17 A NEW REFRAIN (Finale) Johnny & Jenny
SONG DEMOS: More to come (formerly titled TWO-HANDER)
This is a work in progress and we are looking for developmental readings, staged readings and workshop productions. The script is not in full form at the present time, but the possibilities are evident. EMAIL US.
BILLING CREDITS:
THE WALDORF SUITE
A Musical
Book and Lyrics by Elizabeth Hansen
Music and Lyrics by C. Michael Perry
NOTE: The names of the Playwright(s), Composer, Lyricist, and Bookwriter shall be equal in size, type, coloring, boldness, and prominence. No billing shall appear in type larger or more prominent than the billing to the Authors except for the title of the play. (In a press release all type, will of course, be the same size.)
ALSO:
THIS NOTICE MUST APPEAR IN ALL PROGRAMS, ON ALL POSTERS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS AND INTERNET ADVERTISING/WEBPAGES FOR THE PLAY:
“The Waldorf Suite is presented through special arrangement with the authors. All authorized materials are also supplied by the authors, Courtesy of Leicester Bay Theatricals Premiere Play File.”
