Origin Theatrical | It Girl, The

Full Length Musical
Comedy

Time Period: 1920s
Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult, Senior
Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings

Performance Group:
Large Stage, Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, College Theatre / Student

Based on the Paramount picture It

Here is a lighthearted tribute to silent movies and Clara Bow that reinvents her 1927 film about a sassy department store salesclerk who wins an advertising contest held to find the girl with the elusive, thrilling quality known as "It." Among those she enchants with sexy charm is the heir to the retail empire that employs her.

REVIEWS:

Perky ... Irresistible melodies! A savvy score.... makes frivolity a virtue. A very pleasant surprise!
New York Times

Flapper flamboyance gives 'It' to 'Girl'.... [This charming] musical with plenty to flaunt! Funny, frothy tunes.
New York Daily News

A total charmer! Hugely effective. A neat, very witty book. Not to be casually missed.
New York Post.

A funny, breezy Valentine to the Jazz Age. This Girl is IT!
Entertainment Weekly

Evokes the Gee-Whiz spirit of Broadway's Golden Age! All the elements gel.... The show embraces it's small scale with cheerful elan.
Time Out

Premiere Production: It Girl was first presented at the York Theatre Company in New York City. It was directed by BT McNicholl.

Casting: 3M, 4F
Casting Attributes: Flexible casting, Expandable casting, Room for Extras
Casting Notes: Can be case with a minimum of 3 male, 4 female (with doubling) or expandable up to 50, with chorus
Chorus Size: Small

BETTY LOU SPENCE - The IT girl. 20s - early 30s. Vivacious dynamo with spunk, effortless sex appeal, tomboy charm and street smarts. Creative physical comedienne, dynamic singer and high-stepping dancer. Adorable, altogether winning ingenue with fire and moxie. Soprano/Belt.

JONATHAN WALTHAM - The IT boy. Mid 20s - mid 30s. A leading man with light comedic skills and easy charm. Masculine but gentle. Classic proper, upstanding member of society with Ivy League good looks. A button-down man who, unconsciously, wants to be unbuttoned. Confident lyric baritone.

MONTY MONTGOMERY - The Comedic Sidekick. Mid 20s - mid 30s. Energetic, nimble light comedian with sure-fire timing and a period sensibility. An upper-crust dilettante concerned with the latest fads, impulsively adventurous, good-hearted but sometimes simple-minded man of leisure. Jonathan's best friend. Facility with physical comedy. Character baritone.

ADELA VAN NORMAN - The Comic Villainess. 20s - early 30s. Socialite, whose bad behavior stems from insecurity and desperation, not an evil nature. Stylish, manipulative, aggressive former debutante who slyly balances charm and wicked determination in order to snag her man. Alto/mezzo/belt.

JANE/MRS. VAN NORMAN/MRS. SULLIVAN - Mid 20s - mid 30s. Jane is a brash, wisecracking shop girl from Brooklyn (a young Bea Arthur or Elaine Stritch); Mrs. Van Norman (Adela's mother) is a haughty, demanding aristocratic matron who values money and breeding (a la Margaret Dumont); Mrs. Sullivan is is a shriveled, feisty Irish landlady. Must move well. Alto/character singer, only needs to carry a tune.

MOLLY/DAISY/BREARLY - 20s - early 30s. Molly is a sweet but plucky Lillian Gish type who shows spirit in the face of adversity; Betty's upbeat loyal best friend. Daisy is a delicate, innocent eager-to-please shopgirl. Lyric soprano who can also give vocal punch to a ragtime tune.

MR. NOTTING/MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES - 20s - mid 30s. Mr. Notting is a self-important, punctilious, officious shop manager who lives life by the time clock. Plays other roles which require him to be adept at physical comedy skills; an aristocratic gossip, a french waiter, a Coney Island barker, a scandal sheet reporter and a sailor. Tenor

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