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No, No, Nanette

A lighthearted romp packed with laughs, deception, romantic mishaps, and comical misunderstandings, along with a classic Vincent Youmans score.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 1920s
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Orchestra Size: Large

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

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! 4 Tony Awards for Choreography; Costume Design; Actress; and Featured Actress (1971)
    Winner! 4 Drama Desk Awards for Book; Choreography; Costume Design; and Outstanding Performer (1971)
    Winner! The Theatre World Award (Roger Rathburn)
    Winner! The Outer Critics Circle Award for Production (1971)
No, No, Nanette is a lighthearted romp showcasing the charming music of Vincent Youmans. The wacky story involves three couples sharing a cottage in Atlantic City in the midst of a blackmail scheme, with plenty of deception, romantic mishaps, and comical misunderstandings.

The score includes two of the best-known songs in musical theatre – "Tea for Two" and "I Want to Be Happy" – as well as "I've Confessed To The Breeze," "You Can Dance With Any Girl" and "Take a Little One-Step."

Premiere Production: No, No, Nanette was first presented in London and played for 665 performances at the Palace Theatre. It then ran for 321 performances on Broadway at the Globe Theatre. The New York revival played for 861 performances at the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre in 1971. The cast for the revival included Ruby Keeler, Jack Gilford, Bobby Van, Helen Gallagher, Susan Watson and Patsy Kelly.

Characters

  • Casting: 3M, 7F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Expandable casting
  • Chorus Size: Large

  • PAULINE - cook at the Smiths'
    LUCILLE EARLY - Billy's wife
    SUE SMITH - Jimmy's wife
    JIMMY SMITH - a wealthy Bible publisher
    BILLY EARLY - a lawyer
    TOM TRAINOR - Lucille's nephew
    NANETTE - a protégé of Sue
    FLORA LATHAM - from 'Frisco
    BETTY BROWN - from Boston
    WINNIE WINSLOW - from Washington

    • Available Material

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

    1 x Lib-Vocal Book

    		$24.00
    Rehearsal Material Shipped upon receipt of a signed License Agreement and full payment of all invoices. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.

    20 x Prompt Books/Vocal-Chorus Books
    1 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.

    3 Violins I & II
    1 Viola (and Violin)
    1 Cello
    1 Bass

    1 Reed I: Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet and Alto Sax. Optional: Soprano Sax
    1 Reed II: Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet and Alto Sax. Optional: Soprano Sax
    1 Reed III: Clarinet and Tenor Sax
    1 Reed IV: Oboe, Clarinet and Tenor Sax. Optional: English Horn
    1 Reed V: Bassoon and Baritone Sax. Optional: Bass Clarinet

    1 Horn
    1 Trumpets I & II
    1 Trumpet III
    1 Trombone I
    1 Trombone II (Optional Bass Trombone Attachment)

    1 Percussion:

    Timpani (One Pedal Drum)
    Bass Drum
    Snare Drum (Brushes & Sticks)
    Tom-Tom (Two Sizes)
    Wood Block
    Temple Block
    Cymbals - Suspended
    Hi-Hat
    Sock
    Choke
    Cow Bell
    Triangle
    Siren Whistle
    Wind Whistle
    Bells

    1 Guitar, Banjo and Ukulele

    Piano-Conductor's Score sent with rehearsal material (2 volumes)

    		$350.00 +$135.00/pm

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