Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
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Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is an outrageous and savagely funny fantasy about people, their pleasures, pains and perversions, a penetrating satire on insanity – a millionaire's private lunacy. Featuring an infectious score by the Oscar- and Tony-winning team of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors), God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is a legendary collaboration between one of America's greatest novelists and the songwriting team behind some of the greatest hits of all time.
Eliot Rosewater, drunk, volunteer fireman and president of the fabulously rich Rosewater Foundation, is about to attempt a noble experiment with human nature, with a little help from writer, Kilgore Trout. The result is Vonnegut's funniest satire, an etched-in-acid portrayal of the greed, hypocrisy and follies of the flesh to which we are all heir.
Any fan of the music of Menken and Ashman will delight in producing this gem, which marked the first collaboration for the two. Full of unforgettable characters and a rich and hysterically funny story, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is a perfect choice for theatres that are looking for hidden greats of musical theatre.
Alan Menken speaks about his work:
"Of all the musicals I've composed scores for in my career God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is probably closest and dearest to my heart..."
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"... It was my very first commercially produced musical and, more importantly, my first collaboration with Howard Ashman. Adapted from Kurt Vonnegut's novella, it tells the story of Elliot Rosewater, the eccentric head of the Rosewater Foundation, son of Senator Rosewater, descendant of generations of wealthy and powerful Rosewater's, who finds in the poor and forgotten Americans in Rosewater Township, Indiana, the very people who most deserve his foundation's generosity. And that story struck a deep chord in both Howard and me. The fact that Kurt Vonnegut himself became creatively involved in our little musical was a total dream-come-true.
If you look (and listen) carefully, the seeds of our later work are all over this musical. It was the cradle from which we emerged to write Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid and Aladdin . We lost Howard Ashman way too soon, or that list of titles would have been much longer. That makes it all the more meaningful to me that, nearly 40 years after its creation, God Bless You Mr Rosewater now joins those other titles out in the world."
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- A PLACE CALLED HOMEFromCHRISTMAS CAROL, AFirst Performance Fee:$175Each Additional Performance:$100TypeSHOW EXTRACTIONStarting KeyBbEstimated duration3 min 20 secMusic byALAN MENKENLyrics byLYNN AHRENSInstrumentation5 Bass, 6 Cello, 7 Viola, 17 Violin, 1 Drum, 1 Harp, 1 Horn, 1 Keyboard1,1 Keyboard2, 6 Piano Conductor Scores, 2 Percussion, 1 Reed 1, 1 Reed 2, 1 Reed 3,1 Reed 4, 1 Reed 5, 1 Trombone 1, 1 Trombone 2, 2 Trumpet 1&2, 1 Trumpet 3
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- ACT 2 FINALE - PART 4 ("INTO THE WOODS")FromINTO THE WOODSFirst Performance Fee:$175Each Additional Performance:$100TypeSHOW EXTRACTIONStarting KeyGEstimated duration3 min 50 secMusic bySTEPHEN SONDHEIMLyrics bySTEPHEN SONDHEIMOrchestrated byJONATHAN TUNICKInstrumentation5 Bass, 6 Cello, 2 Horns, 1 Piano, 1 Reed 1 (Flute, Piccolo), 1 Reed 2(Clarinet)1 Reed 3 (Bassoon), 1 Synthesizer, 1 Trumpet in C, 1 Bb Trumpet (opt), 7 Viola, 17 Violin, 3 Percussion, 1 Piano, 2 Piano Conductor Scores, 1 Full Score, 25 Chorus Books
- ADELAIDE'S LAMENTFromGUYS & DOLLSFirst Performance Fee:$175Each Additional Performance:$100TypeSHOW EXTRACTIONArranged for1 FEMALE VOICEStarting KeyGbEstimated duration5 min 10 secMusic byLOESSER, FRANKLyrics byLOESSER, FRANKOrchestrated byGEORGE BASSMAN & TED ROYALInstrumentation1 Flute, 1 English horn, 1 Clarinet in Bb, 1 Clarinet 2, 1 Clarinet 3, 1 Bassoon, 1 Horn, 2 Trumpet 1&2, 1 Trumpet 3, 1 Trombone, 9 Violin AC, 8 Violin BD, 7 Viola, 6 Cello, 5 Bass, 2 Percussion, 2 Piano Conductor
- ADVENTURES OF A ZOOFirst Performance Fee:$300Each Additional Performance:$150TypeSYMPHONIC COMPOSITION (WITH NARRATION)Arranged forNARRATORStarting KeyCEstimated duration23 min 20 secMusic byKLEINSINGER, GEORGELyrics byTRIPP, PAULInstrumentation1 Oboe 1, 1 Oboe 2, 1 Flute 1, 1 Flute 2, 1 Flute 3, 1 Clarinet 2(in B), 2 Bassoon 1&2, 1 Clarinet 1(in Bb), 1 Tuba, 1 Trumpet 1, 1 Trumpet 2, 1 Trumpet 3, 1 Trombone 1, 1 Trombone 2, 1 Horn 1(in F), 1 Horn 2(in F), 1 Horn 3(in F), 1 Horn 4(in F), 9 Violin 1, 8 Violin 2, 7 Viola, 6 Cello, 5 Bass, 3 Percussion, 1 Narrator, 1 Fullscore
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- AIN'T IT GOODFromCHILDREN OF EDENFirst Performance Fee:$175Each Additional Performance:$100TypeSHOW EXTRACTIONStarting KeyAmEstimated duration6 min 53 secMusic bySTEPHEN SCHWARTZLyrics bySTEPHEN SCHWARTZInstrumentation1 Bass, 2 Guitars, 1 Drums, 2 Percussion, Keyboard 1, Keyboard 2, 1 Reed 1, 1 Reed 2, 1 Reed 3, 20 Piano-Conductor Score, 1 Full Score
- ALDOLPHOFromDROWSY CHAPERONE, THEFirst Performance Fee:$175Each Additional Performance:$100TypeSHOW EXTRACTIONEstimated duration0 secMusic byLisa LambertGreg MorrisonLyrics byLisa LambertGreg MorrisonOrchestrated byLarry BlankInstrumentationReed 1 (Clarinet, Alto Sax), Reed 2 (Clarinet, Alto Sax), Reed 3 (Piccolo, Clarinet, Tenor Sax), Reed 4 (Bass Clarinet, Baritone Sax), 3 Trumpets, 1 Trombone, Keyboard 1, Keyboard 2, Drums, Percussion, Bass. Your rental set will also include 3 Piano-Conductor Scores.
- ALL THE WASTED TIMEFromPARADEFirst Performance Fee:$175Each Additional Performance:$100TypeCONCERT/SYMPHONIC ARRANGEMENT (WITH VOCAL)Starting KeyBbEstimated duration7 min 21 secMusic byJASON ROBERT BROWNLyrics byJASON ROBERT BROWNOrchestrated byDON SEBESKY & JASON ROBERT BROWNInstrumentation1 Flute/Piccolo, 2 Oboe, 2 Bb Clarinet, 1 Bass Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 4 Horn, 2 Trumpet, 1 Trombone, 1 Tuba, 2 Percussion, 1 Timpani, 1 Guitar, 1 Piano, (8) Violin I,(8) Violin II, (7) Viola, (6) Cello, (5) Bass. Your materials will also include 1 Full Score.
- ALMOST REALFromBRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, THEFirst Performance Fee:$175Each Additional Performance:$100TypeSHOW EXTRACTIONMusic byJason Robert BrownLyrics byJason Robert BrownOrchestrated byJason Robert BrownInstrumentation2 Piano Conductor Scores, 1 Full Score, 2 Guitar 1 (Acoustic, Mandolin), 1 Guitar 2 (Acoustic), 5 Bass, 3 Percussion (Timpani, Vibraphone, Crotales, Chime, Suspended Cymbal), 17 Violin 1/Violin 2, 7 Violin 3 (Viola)/Viola, 6 Violincello
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- AND THIS IS MY BELOVEDFromKISMETFirst Performance Fee:$175Each Additional Performance:$100TypeSHOW EXTRACTIONArranged for1 FEMALE VOICE, 3 MALE VOICESStarting KeyFEstimated duration7 min 23 secMusic byWRIGHT, ROBERTFORREST, GEORGELyrics byWRIGHT, ROBERTFORREST, GEORGEOrchestrated byKAY, ARTHURInstrumentation1 Flute 1, 1 Flute 2, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet 1, 1 Clarinet 2, 1 Bass clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 2 Horn, 2 Trumpet 1&2, 1 Trumpet 3, 1 Trombone 1, 1 Trombone 2, 1 Tuba, 1 Vibes, 9 Violin AC, 8 Violin BD, 7 Viola, 6 Cello, 5 Bass, 3 Percussion, 1 Harp, 2 Piano Conductor, 4 Chorus books
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Rosewater Foundation - 1st Reprise
Dear Ophelia
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