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Tenderly, The Rosemary Clooney Musical Based on the life of Rosemary Clooney

America's favorite girl singer comes to life on stage in this exhilarating and inspiring musical biography. Tenderly, The Rosemary Clooney Musical offers fresh, remarkably personal, and poignant picture of the woman whose unparalleled talent and unbridled personality made her a legend.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Drama
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 20th Century
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre
Tenderly is based on the life of Rosemary Clooney, who was hailed as America's favorite girl singer, in this exhilarating and inspiring new musical biography. Her journey starts with her humble Midwest childhood and rise to Hollywood stardom, and continues beyond battles with depression to a triumphant comeback. Through it all, she topped the charts for nearly five decades with signature songs. Tenderly offers a remarkably personal and poignant picture of the woman whose unparalleled talent and unbridled personality made her a legend.

The show, which received rave reviews and a double-extension of its run in its second incarnation at Cincinnati Playhouse earlier this year, features many of Mrs. Clooney’s signature hits, including “Hey There (you with the stars in your eyes),” “Tenderly,” and “Come On-A My House.”

Mrs. Clooney was born on May 23, 1928, in Maysville, Kentucky. She became a popular recording artist during the 1950s, known for her warm, engaging voice. She started out singing with her sister Betty on a Cincinnati radio show, and the two joined Tony Pastor's touring big band orchestra in 1946.

After her sister retired from singing, Mrs. Clooney went to New York to launch her solo career in 1949. Two years later, after signing with Columbia Records, she had her first No. 1 hit with "Come On-a My House." More hits followed, such as "Hey There," "This Ole House" and "Tenderly." She also appeared in feature films, including The Stars Are Singing (1953) and White Christmas (1954) with Bing Crosby. In the late 1950s, she had her own self-titled television show.

She experienced personal problems in the late 1960s, including a divorce from actor Jose Ferrer, medication addiction, and depression. She spent years recovering and rebuilding her career, starting out in small clubs and lounges. In the mid-1970s, she joined Bing Crosby on his final tour, which helped spur her comeback. She later signed a recording contract with the Concord Jazz label and married Dante DiPaolo, a dancer she had known from two of her films, in 1996.

Mrs. Clooney continued to record and perform, and in 2002 received a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement. Mrs. Clooney died from complications related to her battle with lung cancer on June 29, in Beverly Hills, CA. She had five children from her marriage to Mr. Ferrer.

"Tenderly is touching, affecting, and greatly entertaining."

 David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer

"It's a thoroughly entertaining two hours... appealing to audiences since the show has been extended twice!"

 Rick Pender, Cincinnati City Beat

"...Well deserved reverence being shown to Rosie's memory without sugar coating some of her tragedies. Well done. ...It's selling out night after night."

 Kirk Shepherd, Cincinnati Arts Critic

Premiere Production: Tenderly was first featured at the New Works Festical 2010 at the Human Race Theatre in Dayton, Ohio and had its stage premiere in Spring of 2012 at the Victoria Theatre in Dayton where it played in the Broadway series to over 15,000 people. Most recently, Tenderly performed 69 straight sold-out performances at the TONY AWARD winning CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK in November 2014 through January 2015.

Characters

  • Casting: 1M, 1F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)

  • ROSEMARY CLOONEY
    THE DOCTOR

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