Shout! The Mod Musical
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SHOUT! The Mod Musical is a Broadway musical featuring songs from the swinging sixties. The musical features five colored girls, Orange, Blue, Green, Yellow and Red — "all very different but with only one thing on their mind".
The Storyline
The beginning of the story is set in London during the start of the 60's, and the years fly by as the story progresses, until it's nearly the 70's. The play is focused on the life and problems of five women in their 20's (The Red Girl), 30's (Green, Blue, and Yellow girls) and 40's (Orange girl) who all face tough situations, usually involving relationships. Throughout the story, all five women send letters to Gwendolyn Holmes, who works for the magazine "Shout!" in an advice column and gives them advice on how to deal with said issues.
The Yellow girl is the only American character in the show, who travelled all the way to Britain in order to see Paul McCartney. The Orange woman is shown as a full grown woman who is married, in her forties, and is starting to suspect her husband is cheating on her. The Blue girl is gorgeous and wealthy, and while she can go on and on about how perfect her life is, she does face some questions regarding her sexuality. The Green girl is a bit of a "slut" in the show, always hooking up with many men and throwing innuendos around. Finally, the Red girl is the youngest and most hopeful character; she is a bit hopeless in the beginning, stating she is not good-looking like other girls, until the man of her dreams comes along.
Songs Included
Songs in the show include "Don't Sleep In The Subway", "These Boots Are Made For Walking", "To Sir, With Love", "Downtown", and several other hits from the 1960's.
Malaysian Production
SHOUT! The Mod Musical was originally produced Off Broadway by Victoria Lang, Pier Paolo Piccoli, Brent Peek & Mark Schwartz. It has been presented all over the world including in Malaysia by Broadway Academy (M) Sdn Bhd for 2 seasons.[1]
South African Premier
SHOUT! The Mod Musical will premier in Cape Town, South Africa from 19 - 28 July 2012 for a total of 6 shows. The show is being produced by Pinelands Players and directed, choreographed and musically directed by Garth Tavares. It will showcase the well-known local talents of Martine Kawalsky, Melissa Sanderson, Luella Holland, Laura Bosman and Jennifer Moss.
References
- ^ "SHOUT! The Mod Musical". SHOUT! The Mod Musical. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- "Shout! The Mod Musical Channels the Energy and Style of 60s London"from The Houston Press
- "'Shout!' Sings Its Way Back to the Mod Years" from The New York Times
- "Musical makes you 'Shout!,' pout" from Chicago Sun-Times
- "REVIEW:'Shout! the Mod Musical'" from Associated Press
- "Five Women in the Key of Lulu: Shout! The Mod Musical Gets NYC Run" from Playbill