Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Full Length Musical, Comedy, 1920s
- 5M, 5F
- ISBN: TW-8923
This screwball comedy is a surefire crowd-pleaser, with classic Gershwin tunes, romance, exuberant production numbers, and a hilarious script poking fun at class snobbery in the Prohibition era.
Description
- Full Length Musical
- Comedy
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: 1920s
- Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Alcohol
- Orchestra Size: Large
- Performance Group:
- High School/Secondary, College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre
- Accolades:
- Winner! 2 Tony Awards for Featured Actor and Featured Actress (2012)
Winner! 3 Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Book (2012)
Highlights from the score include "Fascinating Rhythm," "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off," "Someone To Watch Over Me," "Sweet and Low Down," "Delishious" and the title song.
REVIEWS:
"A bubbly crowdpleaser...a good new old-fashioned musical!"
Steven Suskin, Variety
"Delishious...a farcical romantic comedy that has more twists than a pretzel and keeps the laughs building to the final curtain."
Wilborn Hampton, The Huffington Post
"[A] frothy Jazz Age cocktail, brewed around a string of evergreen Gershwin tunes."
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
"Nonstop giddy fun thanks to its dynamic cast, Joe DiPietro's wickedly funny dialogue, and a treasure trove of timeless Gershwin favorites and rarities."
Matt Windman, amNY
"A lovely, witty diversion...an old-fashioned romp."
Scott Brown, Vulture
"Effervescent...screwball musical comedy meets the sublime songs of George and Ira Gershwin."
Christine Dolen, The Sun-Sentinel
"Nice Work provides a welcome break from the troubles of the world, allowing you to get lost in some glorious songs performed by actors who clearly love what they’re doing."
Jay Handelman, Herald-Tribune
Characters
- Casting: 5M, 5F
- Casting Attributes: Room for Extras, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
- Chorus Size: Medium
JIMMY WINTER — A wealthy and handsome playboy, dripping with charm and charisma.
BILLIE BENDIX — A tough, feisty and street-wise young woman. Partners in rum-running with Cookie and Duke.
COOKIE McGEE — A fast-talking, wise-cracking bootlegger.
EILEEN EVERGREEN — Thin and lovely, she is the self-proclaimed finest interpreter of modern dance in the world.
Supporting
DUKE MAHONEY — Cookie’s sidekick. Not the brightest guy around.
SENATOR MAX EVERGREEN — Eileen’s father. A humorless career politician. Serious, stern, judgmental.
DUCHESS ESTONIA DULWORTH — Duchess of Woodford. A noted prohibitionist and bejeweled dowager.
JEANNIE MULDOON — A lovely chorus girl from Brooklyn.
CHIEF BERRY — Chief of the Long Island Police Department. Fiercely dedicated to his job.
MILLICENT WINTER — A wealthy matron with great élan. Jimmy’s mother.
The Chorus Girls:
OLIVE
DOTTIE
ALICE
MIDGE
FLO
ROSIE
ELLIOT
FLETCHER
EDGAR
FLOYD
VIC
SLIM
Available Material
| Name | Price |
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Perusal Material
Shipped immediately. This is optional.
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1 x Libretto-Vocal Books |
$24.00 |
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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.
23 x Libretto-Vocal Books |
$550.00 +$135.00/pm |
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Orchestral Material
Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.
1 Reed I: Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone & Alto Saxophone |
$350.00 +$135.00/pm |
