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The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd

A rousing music-hall allegory, The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd explores British class structure through the antics of two comic figures: Sir, who has everything, and Cocky, who has nothing.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Dramatic Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
  • Orchestra Size: Large

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! 1964-65 Theatre Award for Debut Performance by Joyce Jillson
A rousing music-hall allegory, The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd explores British class structure through the antics of two comic figures: Sir, who has everything, and Cocky, who has nothing. The two clowns fiercely compete in a "Game of Life," in which Sire holds every advantage. Cocky struggles to overcome the obstacles Sir lays in his path, and soon grows as judgmental and bellicose as Sir himself. In time, Cocky and Sir reconcile and develop a mutual, if cautious, understanding. 

Premiere Production: The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on May 16, 1965, starring Anthony Newley, Cyril Ritchard, Sally Smith and Joyce Jillson. The production played for 231 performances.

Characters

  • Casting: 3M, 2F
  • Casting Attributes: Role(s) for Black Actor(s), Roles for Multicultural Casting, Roles for Children, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
  • Chorus Size: No Chorus

  • SIR
    COCKY
    THE KID
    THE GIRL
    THE NEGRO
    THE BULLY
    THE URCHINS

    • Available Material

    Name Price
    Perusal Material Shipped immediately. This is optional. Order Now

    1 x Lib-Vocal Book

    		$24.00
    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 Prompt Books / Vocal-Chorus Parts
    4 x Piano-Conductor's Score

    		$550.00 +$135.00/pm
    Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

    2 Violin A
    1 Violin B
    1 Cello I & II
    1 Bass

    1 Reed I: Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet & Alto Flute (or Clarinet)
    1 Reed II: Flute (or Clarinet) & Clarinet
    1 Reed III: Oboe, English Horn (or Clarinet), Clarinet, Bass Clarinet (or Tenor Sax) & Tenor Saxophone
    1 Reed IV: Clarinet, Bassoon (or Baritone Sax) & Baritone Sax

    1 Horn I & II
    1 Trumpet I & II
    1 Trombone (optionally doubling Euphonium)

    2 Percussion I & II:

    Timpani (2 drums)
    Snare Drum
    Bass Drum
    Tom-Toms (2)
    Toy Drums (3)
    Bongo Drums
    Cymbals (large & small suspended)
    Hi-Hat Cymbals
    Anvil
    Tam Tam
    Temple Blocks (4)
    Ratchet
    Siren
    Castanets
    Wood Blocks (2)
    Celeste
    Bells
    Xylophone
    Chimes
    Tambourine
    Triangle
    Cowbell
    Sistrum (small metal Rattle)
    Train Whistle
    Slide Whistle
    Slapstick
    Glass Tree
    Raspberry

    1 Harp
    1 Guitar & Banjo

    (Piano-Conductor's Score sent with rehearsal material. There is now Piano in the orchestration.)

    		$350.00 +$135.00/pm

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