musical 1998
St. Mary's
Junior-Senior High School
Proudly Presents
45 Minutes From Broadway
April 17th & 18th, 1998
Synopsis
The irresistable excitement of George M. Cohan's music and the period charm of his most enjoyable libretto are put into a modern school situation and with this you have the best of all (musical) worlds! "Let's do a musical!"is the cry from the members of the school's drama club. The problem is, which one? This common dilemma is solved by the appearance of an old theatrical trunk filled with the memorabillia of early show business days, such as some George M. Cohan props; his derby straw hat and cane and a script of 45 Minutes from Broadway. Miss Templeton, the teacher, and Jason, the student director, guide the cast through the auditons and casting and presentation of the old Cohan musical. This is an example of a show within a show, complete with such rousing George M. Cohan numbers as "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy,""Give My Reguards to Brodway" and "You're a Grand Old Flag."
Time: The Present
Place: Middletown School Gymnasium
ACT ONE:
SCENE ONE: The School auditorium stage
SCENE TWO: Exterior of the Castleton Manor, morning
ACT TWO:
SCENE ONE: Backstage
SCENE TWO: Interior of Castle Manor, evening
SCENE THREE: School auditorium
Cast of Characters
Ben/George M. Cohan...................................Adam Marx
Miss Templeton............................................Crystal Wettlaufer
Gemma/Miss Higgins.....................................Ashley Cole
Dani/Flora Dora Dean...................................Makala Givens
Steve/Tom Bennett......................................Justin Timmerman
Corinne/Mrs. David Dean..............................Amber Ningen
Chris...........................................................Misty Butts
Joe Cronin...................................................Adam Marx
Jason/Kid Burns...........................................Brian Fuscher
Wilhelmina/Mary Jane Jenkins.......................Becky Gray
Roselynn/Mrs. Purdy....................................Mary Marx
Caterina/Miss Warren...................................Jill Walters
Police Captian.............................................Jason Winters
Policeman...................................................Steven Binkerd
Townspeople and Chorus..............................Misty Butts, Crystal Wettlaufer, Nickie Ludemann,
Shannon Holz, Kala Ryan, Mary Kersenbrock, Jenny Winter
Songs In Act 1
"There's Nothing New Beneath The Sun"
"You're A Grand Old Flag"
"Always Leave Them Laughing When You Say Goodbye"
"Mary's A Grand Old Name"
"Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway"
"Mary Underscore"
"Mary-Burns"
"Give My Reguards To Broadway"
Songs In Act 2
"Broadway Reprise"
"Venus, My Shining Love"
"Push Me Along In My Pushcart"
"Mary's A Grand Old Name (Reprise)"
"You Can Have Broadway"
"Goodbye, Flo"
"So Long, Mary!"
"Discord"
"Yankee Doodle Dandy"