A Roaring Twenties Musical
The musical is about the
performers in a vaudeville theatre in 1925. The theatre's existence is
being threatened by the local gangster, Mugs Mavery. But the performers
and crew rally their forces and save the day, all the while doing three
shows a night and a matinee.
Interspersed
with authentic Vaudeville tunes from the 1920's ("Ballin' the Jack",
"Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage", "Hello, My Baby") are original songs
written in a style to blend the story line with the 'on stage'
performances. Will the clumsy magician marry the pretty singer ("He's
My Guy")? Will someone discover that the Countess of Kiev is actually
Maggie Schlotsky from Brooklyn ("That's the Theatre")? And through it
all, will the show go on ("We're On!")? Your audience will laugh their
way through the answers to these questions and in the process learn a
lot about the era of hoofers, crooners, flappers, and mobsters. There
is one simple set: a "backstage" of a theatre.
