Zombie Prom
- Full Length Musical, Backing Tracks, Comedy, 1950s
- 5M, 5F
- ISBN: 9780573695797
A blast...Slick fun for the whole nuclear family.
New York Daily News
Stays safely on the sunny side of the macabre...A gentle send up of the teenage romance films...given a radioactive glow of novelty.
New York Times
Description
- Full Length Musical
- Backing Tracks, Comedy
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: 1950s
- Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Cautions: No Special Cautions
- Orchestra Size: Small/Combo
- Performance Group:
- Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, College Theatre / Student
Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy. Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his motorcycle to the nuclear waste dump. He returns glowing and determined to reclaim Toffee's heart. He still wants to graduate, but most of all he wants to take Toffee to the prom. The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal reporter seizes on him as the freak du jour. History comes to his rescue while a tuneful selection of original songs in the style of 50s hits keeps the action rocking across the stage.
REVIEWS:
This is pure entertainment with a rock 'n roll beat. The sound is polished, the lyrics are strong...Trash becomes treasure when Rowe and Dempsey reflect on contemporary pop culture.
Key West, Solares Hill
Destined to be received with open arms by aficionados of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Little Shop of Horrors...
The Eastsider
A musical blast! Fun for the whole nuclear family!
New York Daily News
ZANY ZOMBIE SONGFEST BRINGS AUDIENCES, CRITICS TO LIFE
The Columbus Dispatch
The music by Dana P. Rowe and lyrics by John Dempsey are full-bore teen anthems from start to finish, sung by a group of full-voiced singers who slalom down (and up) every melodic curve.'
The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Zombie Prom (a toxic schlock opera), a feel-good, user-friendly musical comedy (with) its witty, ribald script and clever-tuneful songs...
The Miami Herald
ZOMBIE PROM: Kooky, creepy, campy fun...Packed with soupy mock-'50s sock hop tunes and more teen-age turmoil than a John Waters film...
Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
Don't miss it! Slicker than 'Grease', smoother than 'Rocky Horror', bigger and funnier than 'Little Shop of Horrors!' - WOR'Zombie Prom is a breath of freshness and vitality, an exhilarating sign of spring and renewed life in today's musical landscape of spectacles and revivals.
Martin Gottfried The New York Law Journal
Exhilarating! Sharp, spiffy, brighter and better crafted than both 'The Rocky Horror Show' and 'Grease' put together. It has musical wit and breathtakingly catchy, rich melodies.
New York Law Journal
JOKES ARE JUMPING AT ZOMBIE PROM!
The Miami Herald
ZOMBIE PROM was produced at The Red Barn Theatre in Key West, Florida in February, 1993. Joy Hawkins, director; Dana P. Rowe, musical director.
Characters
- Casting: 5M, 5F
- Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Local Celebrity Cameo, Ensemble cast, Flexible casting, Room for Extras, Features Teens, Expandable casting, Color blind casting
- Casting Notes: The ranges, doublings and character descriptions in the chart below are only suggestions based on the talent in the New York cast. ZOMBIE PROM has been performed successfully with many different sized casts and vocal types but was originally written for a cast of ten, in which case doubling is needed for the Prologue, I-2 and II-2.
- Chorus Size: Medium
DELILAH STRICT: Female, 35-50 (Range: Mezzo Soprano Belt, G33-A5)
School principal; icy and hard on the outside with a heart of gold. Should have good comic timing - think Carol Burnett or Bette Midler.
TOFFEE: Female, HS Senior (Range: Soprano Belt, F3-E5)
Good girl from the right side of the tracks. Hopelessly in love with Jonny. Sweet and funny - think Gidget or Sandra Dee.
CANDY: Female, HS Senior (Range: Mezzo Belt, F3-G5)
Nervous and hyper. Always chewing her nails. Think a young Marge Simpson. Can double as Mother's Voice, Secretary, Make-Up Lady.
COCO: Female, HS Senior (Range: Soprano Belt, F3-G5)
Coco isn't bad, she's just drawn that way. Think Jessica Rabbit with a dry wit. Can double Secretary (Sheila), Stage Manager.
GINGER: Female, HS Senior (Range: Soprano Belt, F3-G5)
Class nerd, sweet and means well but she verges on annoying. Think Gilda Radner. Can double Secretary, Ramona Merengue.
JONNY WARNER: Male, HS Senior (Range: Rock Tenor, C3-C5)
Good kid from the wrong side of the tracks. Sincere and funny. Think Ross from 'Friends'.
JOEY: Male, HS Senior (Range: Tenor, E3-F4)
Class Jock. Big, handsome and dumb. Think "duh..." Can double Father's Voice, Copy Boy, Motorwise Gasoline Guy.
JOSH: Male, HS Senior (Range: Tenor, E3-Eb4)
The class geek. Aspiring journalist. Think Pee Wee Herman without the weird voice. Can double Announcer.
JAKE: Male, HS Senior (Range: Tenor, E3-F4)
Probably voted the most popular. He's sweet and personable and is deeply in love with Candy. Think Richie from 'Happy Days.' Can double Copy Boy, Motorwise Gasoline Guy.
EDDIE FLAGRANTE: Male, 35-50 (Range: Baritone, D3-Ab4)
Newspaper journalist; opportunistic tabloid reporter who roots for the underdog and "justice" in the end. Think Geraldo Rivera but with Kevin Klein's comic appeal.
CHORUS (SATB)
Covered from within the cast or these parts can be assigned separately to expand the cast: Assorted Parents, Secretaries, Copy Boys, TV Floor Workers and Singers.
Available Material
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Perusal Material
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1 x Libretto/Vocal Chorus Book |
$24.00 |
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Pre-Production Pack
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1 x Vocal Chorus Book / Piano Conductor Score |
$75.00 |
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Rehearsal Material
Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.
20 x Vocal Chorus Books |
$400.00 +$135.00/pm |
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Libretto
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Libretto / Script |
$24.95 |
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Orchestral Material
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1 x Synthesizer |
$60.00 +$60.00/pm |
