Zombie Prom: Atomic Edition
- Short Musical, Backing Tracks, Comedy, 1950s
- 5M, 5F
- ISBN: 9780573702297
A youth-theatre adaptation of the popular Off-Broadway girl-loves-ghoul rock and roll musical, set in the atomic 1950's.
Description
- Short Musical
- Backing Tracks, Comedy
- 60 minutes
- Time Period: 1950s
- Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Children (Age 6 - 10), Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Interior Set, Unit Set/Multiple Settings, Bare Stage/Simple Set, Opportunity for Spectacle
- Cautions: No Special Cautions
- Orchestra Size: Piano Only
- Performance Group:
- High School/Secondary, Jr High/Primary
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-seeking 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:
"A musical blast! Fun for the whole nuclear family!"
New York Daily News
"The music by Dana P. Rowe and lyrics by John Dempsey are full-bore teen anthems from start to finish, sing up by a group of full-voiced singers who slalom down (and up) every melodic curve."
The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
"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
"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
"ZOMBIE PROM: Kooky, creepy, campy fun... Packed with soupy mock-'50s sock hop tunes and more teenage turmoil than a John Waters film..."
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
"JOCKS ARE JUMPING AT ZOMBIE PROM!"
The Miami Herald
Characters
- Casting: 5M, 5F
- Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Ensemble cast, Flexible casting, Room for Extras, Features Teens, Expandable casting
- Chorus Size: Large
TOFFEE - Senior; Good girl from the right side of the tracks. Hopelessly in love with Johnny. Sweet and funny -- think Gidget or Sandra Dee.
CANDY - Senior; Nervous and hyper. Always chewing her nails. Think a young Marge Simpson.
COCO - Senior; Coco isn't bad, she's just drawn that way. Think Jessica Rabbit with a dry wit.
GINGER - Senior; Class nerd, sweet and means well but she verges on annoying. Think Gilda Radner.
JOHNNY WARNER - Senior; Good kid from the wrong side of the tracks. Sincere and funny. Think Ross from "Friends."
JOEY - Senior; Class Jock. Big, handsome and dumb. Think "duh..."
JOSH - Senior; the class geek. Aspiring journalist. Think Pee Wee Herman without the weird voice.
JAKE - Senior; probably voted the most popular. He's sweet and personable and is deeply in love with Candy. Think Richie from Happy Days.
EDDIE FLAGRANTE - 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.
ENSEMBLE - Assorted parents, Secretaries, Copy boys, TV floor workers and Singers.
Available Material
| Name | Price |
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Perusal Material
Shipped immediately. This is optional.
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1 x Libretto/Vocal Chorus Book |
$24.00 |
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Libretto
This is optional.
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The libretto is available for SALE ONLY and is not available for hire as part of the Rehearsal Material set. It must be purchased separately. |
$24.95 |
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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 Piano/Vocal Scores |
$400.00 +$135.00/pm |
