Origin
Sign In My Cart
Search
alphabetical author index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Adrift in Macao

Set in 1952 in Macao, China, Adrift in Macao is a loving parody of film noir movies.

More information

Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Comedy
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: 1950s
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Orchestra Size: Small/Combo

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Dinner Theatre, Professional Theatre

  • Accolades:
  • Nominee! Drama Desk Award for Best Music
Set in 1952 in Macao, China, Adrift in Macao is a loving parody of film noir movies. Everyone that comes to Macao is waiting for something, and though none of them know exactly what that is, they hang around to find out.

The characters include your film noir standards, like Laureena, the curvaceous blonde, who luckily bumps into Rick Shaw, the cynical surf and turf casino owner her first night in town. She ends up getting a job singing in his night club – perhaps for no reason other than the fact that she looks great in a slinky dress. And don't forget about Mitch, the American who has just been framed for murder by the mysterious villain McGuffin.

With songs and quips, puns and farcical shenanigans, this musical parody is bound to please audiences of all ages.
REVIEWS:

And there are of course those songs...Melnick demonstrates an affinity for melody and old-fashioned showmanship that link him to his grandfather, Richard Rodgers...

Talkin' Broadway.com

...With a drop-dead funny book and shamefully silly lyrics by Christopher Durang and lethally catchy music by Peter Melnick. A Drift In Macao lovingly parodies the Hollywood film noir classics of the 1940's and 50's...

BroadwayWorld.com
Premiere Production: Adrift in Macao premiered at the New York Stage and Film Company at Vassar College in July 2002.

Characters

  • Casting: 4M, 3F

MITCH - Male, an American who has been framed for murder by a mysterious villain named McGuffin.
LUREENA - Blonde bombshell who gets hired to be a singer at a club for her first night in Macao, China.
TEMPURA - Male, Asian, Club's piano player.
CORINNA - Female, Club's entertainer before Lureena.
RICK SHAW - Male, cynical surf and turf casino owner who hires Lureena to be his nightclub singer.
JOE - Male, bartender.
DAISY - Female, cigarette girl.

Available Material

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

1 x Piano Vocal Score
1 x Vocal Chorus Book

$24.00
Libretto This is optional. Order Now

The LIBRETTO is available for SALE ONLY and not available for hire as part of the Rehearsal Material set. It must be purchased separately and is available through our office.

$24.95
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.

8 x Vocal Chorus Books
1 x Piano Vocal Score

$100.00 +$25.00/pm
Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

1 x Piano Conductor Score
1 x Bass
1 x Drums
1 x Reed (Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Flute)
1 x Synthesizer

$50.00 +$25.00/pm

Related Works