Creators
Bret Silverman
Music By Bret Silverman is a pianist, composer and vocalist residing in Boston, MA. He is on the faculty of The Boston Conservatory where he trains young performers for careers in musical theater. He also music directs at the...
Joel Benjamin
Book and Lyrics By Joel Benjamin has a busy photo studio in Boston, MA, where he shoots fashion, portraits, and stills for many editorial and commercial clients, including the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, the Boston Globe Magazine,...
James Ansart
Book and Lyrics By Jim Ansart wrote, directed and produced the 1966 World Premiere of The Death of Mary Walker in his parent’s basement in North Massapequa, New York. Other basement credits include The Death of Mr. Tibbetts,...
Steve Silverman
Book By Steve Silverman is a critically-acclaimed, award-winning writer/director/producer. He’s written over 20 plays and two web series, Pretty and The Inn. Steve’s work in the entertainment industry...
Reviews
"A wonderfully wacky world!"
The Boston Herald
"Downright hysterical."
The Boston Phoenix
Orchestration
3 Musicians
PIANO/VOCAL
BASS
DRUMS
Casting
Connie
Female - Mid-to-late-30s
The group’s leader, she is ambitious and self-assured, sometimes to the point of being autocratic. She tries for an aura of motherly warmth, but is tightly wound underneath. She is all show business all the time. She sings Alto 1, with a gutsy belt up to D.
Lonnie
Female - Late 30s to 40
Oldest sister in the group, she is the classic fading siren: red-headed, sexy, bitingly sarcastic, but vulnerable underneath. She has a dusky alto that anchors the harmony of the group and breaks your heart as a ballad soloist. Belt up to B, strong mix up to Db, needs audibility down to low F. She sings Alto 2.
Bonnie
Female - Early-to-mid-30s
The youngest of the sisters, she is pretty but in an old-fashioned way, very lovable, naïve and reserved but has a habit of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. Late in the show, she undergoes a radical personality change that turns her into an over-the top red-hot mama. This is a vocally challenging part–she sings Soprano 2 and has a clear and blendy mix; however, when her personality changes in Act II she belts up to a high F in a sassy R&B style.
Abigail
Female - 16 years old
She is the newcomer to the group, filling in for her ailing mother. She is blonde, bright, starry-eyed, always looking for her place to shine and consequently overstepping her bounds. She is the new generation of the '60s, very lithe and beautiful, a foil to her older aunts. She sings Soprano 1 with a bell-like tone up to high A. She can sing legit, pop and also in a folky style like Joan Baez. This actress must feel comfortable wearing a bikini on stage.
Bernard
Male - Late 40s to 50
This character is heard but not seen. The show’s announcer, he has a voice that sounds like a walking advertisement. A classic womanizer, he also inhabits the role of blustering corporate executive trying not to panic as he watches his empire crumble.
Polly
A parrot seen in an onstage cage, she has a few lines that are best done using a small, very localized speaker so that the sound is not artificially big.
Production Materials
The required production package will include the materials listed below. These materials will be shipped upon receipt of payment if your license request is approved.
5 Cast Script/Vocal Books
A combination of the show’s full script and the full vocal book. All dialogue within each song is printed in the score to prevent flipping back and forth during rehearsals. All books are spiral-bound and double-sided.
2 Director’s Scripts
A single-sided, spiral-bound script designed with plenty of space for the director to take notes and add blocking during the rehearsal process.
1 Stage Manager’s Script
A single-sided, three-hole punched script that can be inserted into your three-ring binder.
2 Piano/Vocal Scores
This piano score includes all vocal parts. It can be used during the rehearsal process and during performance.
Orchestration Set
Bass, Drums
Production Resources
Digital Orchestration PDFs
Prefer playing or rehearsing from your tablet? All of our orchestration scores (including PC and PV) are available in digital copies.
Digital PC or PV $50
Full Digital Orchestration Set $150
Broadway Plus
A workshop experience in which a Broadway artist speaks and works with students in an educational setting through our partnership with Broadway Plus.
Prices Vary by Product
TurnKey Transpositions
Our catalogue is full of iconic music, and we can customize many of our titles to your performers' unique voices with our TurnKey Transpositions. Get the perfect key for the perfect actor! Our team will transpose any songs at your request during any point in your license period. All files will be delivered digitally and priced for your specific needs.
$50 per song for PV or PC
$150 per song for all orchestral parts (including PC/PV)
Credits
Music by Bret Silverman
Lyrics by Joel Benjamin, James Ansart, and Bret Silverman
Book by Joel Benjamin, James Ansart, Bret Silverman and Steve Silverman
