Cody, Hickok & Jack — A Cowboy Musical Farce
Book by R. Rex Stephenson & Mike Trochim
Music by Jon Cohn
Lyrics by R. Rex Stephenson
For professional, educational and community theatre groups
A two-act musical about the real life theatrical exploits of Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok, and Texas Jack — taken a step or two further! The time is 1870, in Chicago, where three legends of the Old West trade their horses and buckskin outfits for make-up and store-bought costumes. Confronted by lines to memorize, Irish stockyard workers as Indians, and an Italian opera singer portraying an Indian Princess and more bizarre casting—this is a true story of American heroes on the stage. The only thing this farce is missing is five doors. (or seven doors, depending on which side of the Atlantic you are on.) The physical comedy is priceless. The situations are classic. “Let’s put up a play in five days (one that isn’t even written yet) and become famous, with no professional actors or even any money to mount the show.” A premise like that seems slim, but it worked! The original show that this musical is based on was called, “Scouts of the Prairie.” The show went on. It ran for several years. The musical itself was very successful in a summer run in 2000 at the Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre in Ferrum, Virginia.
PLAY DETAILS
- 11M 7W + ensemble
- ORDER #3156
- SETTINGS: 1 Interior (stage and different settings on it) / 1 exterior street
- COSTUMES: 1870s Wild West and Chicago
Available for production!
PERUSAL MATERIALS
- The PERUSAL PAGES file (in PDF format) is available here: WeBandofBrothersPERUSAL
SONG LIST:
- ACT ONE
- #2 — WE’RE REBUILDING OUR CHICAGO Company
- #3 — COWBOYS ON THE STAGE Company with Male Solo
- #4 — AND NOT ONE INDIAN Cody, Hickok, Jack & Company
- #5 — GUNFIRE ON THE RIDGE Ned, Cody, Hickok, Jack & Company
- #6 — WHAT WILL TOMORROW BRING? Cody, Hickok & Jack
- #7 — WE ARE THE PAWNEE Indians
- #8 — THAT LITTLE GUY’S GOT FIGHT Cody, & Company
- ACT TWO
- #9 — WE BAND OF BROTHERS Cody, Hickok, Jack & Company
- #10 — WHAT WILL TOMORROW BRING (REPRISE) Cody, Hickok, Jack & Company
- #11 — THE MAN THAT I LOVE Morlacchi & Company
- #12 — SEE YOU IN ST. LOUIS Company
- #13 — BOWS and Exit Music Company
DEMO SAMPLES (These demos are without vocals. An instrument other than a piano plays the melody.)
REHEARSAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE
- Performance License Application: No production rights can be granted until this application is filled out and sent to us. This is a filler form that after you click “SUBMIT” will send directly to our email address. Response averages 2-3 business days.
- Script in PDF format — Order #3156a : $25.00 (will be sent to you by email, from which you will be authorized to make copies for your production)
- Piano-Vocal Score (in PDF format) — Order #3156b : $20.00 (will be sent to you by email, from which you will be authorized to make copies for your production)
- Vocal Book (in PDF format) — Order #3156c : $15.00 (will be sent to you by email, from which you will be authorized to make copies for your production)
- First Performance Amateur/Educational Royalty — Order #3156d : (will be quoted upon application)
- Second Performance Amateur/Educational Royalty — Order #3156e : (will be quoted upon application)
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- Professional Royalties will be quoted upon application.
BILLING CREDITS
The following is how the credits should read in all programs, posters, fliers, handbills and other promotional advertising for the show:
We Band of Brothers
A Cowboy Musical Farce
Book by
R. Rex Stephenson & Mike Trochim
Lyrics by
R. Rex Stephenson
Music by
Jon Cohn
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.
ALSO:
THIS NOTICE MUST APPEAR IN ALL PROGRAMS, ON ALL POSTERS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS AND INTERNET ADVERTISING/WEBPAGES FOR THE PLAY:
“We Band Of Brothers is presented through special arrangement with Leicester Bay Theatricals. All authorized materials are also supplied by LBT, www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com”
PRODUCTIONS
- Subsequently toured
- Premiere at The Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre — 2000
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