Rodgers & Hammerstein's valentine to the theatre takes place both onstage and backstage during the production of a musical entitled - what else? - "Me And Juliet". This show-within-a-show follows the romance between a chorus girl and an assistant stage manager leading to their secret marriage.
Their happy union is threatened by the electrician who still carries a torch for the girl and, in a drunken rage, tries to kill them both. A contrasting romance involves the stage manager, whose credo never to fall for a girl in a show he\'s working on is complicated when a dancer he\'s been wooing is suddenly thrown into the case of "Me and Juliet". Informed by rich insights into the world of Broadway - how jobs are gotten and lost, the inside tricks of the trade and the pitfalls of backstage romances - ME AND JULIET is an innovative, irresistible show that consistently delivers both musically and dramatically.
Cast Requirements: PRINCIPALS
2 Women
3 Men
FEATURED
7 Women
11 Men
ENSEMBLE
Large singing-dancing ensemble consisting of Theatre Patrons, Company, Stage Crew, Audience.
CHARACTERS
George - 2nd Assistant Stage Manager
Sidney - Electrician
Jeanie - Chorus Singer
Herbie - Candy Counter Boy
Chris - Rehearsal Piano Player
Milton - Drummer
Stu - Bass Fiddle Player
Michael - A Chorus
Bob - Electrician
Larry - Assistant Stage Manager
Mac - Stage Manager
Monica - Chorus Dancer
Ruby - Company Manager
Charlie (Me) - Featured Lead
Dario - Conductor
Lily (Juliet) - Singing Principal
Jim (Don Juan) - Principal Dancer
Susie (Carmen) - Principal Dancer
Voice of Mr. Harrison - Producer
Voice of Miss Davenport - Choreographer
Hilda - An aspirant for a dancing part
Marcia - Another aspirant for a dancing part
Betty - Successor to Susie as Principal Dancer
Buzz - Principal Dancer
Ralph - Alley Dancer
Miss Oxford - A Bit Player
Sadie - An Usher
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Set Requirements: ME AND JULIET takes place in and around the theatre in which the show-within-the-show, "ME AND JULIET," is currently playing.
SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
Backstage
The Orchestra Pit
First Scene of ME AND JULIET
The Light Brigade
Alley Leading to the Stage Door
Betty's Dressing Room
Night Club Scene in ME AND JULIET
Downstairs Lounge in the Theatre
The Bar Across the Street
Second Act Sequence from ME AND JULIET
Theatre Manager's Office
Last Scene from ME AND JULIET
Genre / Style: Musical, Drama and Romance
Rehearsal / Orchestral Material: Rehearsal Set
20 Libretto
20 Vocal Book
2 Piano Vocal Scores
Orchestration Package (21 Books)
1 Piano Conductor Score
1 REED I (Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Baritone Sax)
1 REED II (Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Tenor Sax)
1 REED III (Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax)
1 REED IV (Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet)
1 REED V (Clarinet, Bassoon, Tenor Sax, Bass Sax)
1 HORN
1 TRUMPET I-II
1 TRUMPET III-IV
1 TROMBONE I
1 TROMBONE II
1 TROMBONE III
1 PERCUSSION
1 VIOLIN A (Divisi)
1 VIOLIN B (Divisi)
1 VIOLIN C (Divisi)
1 VIOLA
1 CELLO
1 BASS
1 HARP
1 PIANO (Piano Conductor Score)
Musical Numbers: No Other Love, The Big Black Giant, Intermission Talk, Marriage Type Love, It Feels Good, That's The Way It Happens.