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Peace, Love and Cupcakes: The Musical

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  5w, 1m plus ensemble

Book, Music and Lyrics by Rick Hip-Flores
Based on the Book by Sheryl Berk and Carrie Berk

Kylie Carson has a big problem: she’s different. And different isn’t necessarily a good thing in 7th grade. A musical that celebrates kid power, friendship and standing up for who you are and what you believe in, based on the bestselling children’s book series.

Peace, Love and Cupcakes: The Musical

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 1m plus ensemble
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Theatre for Young Audiences
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)
Peace, Love and Cupcakes: The Musical

Details

Summary

Kylie Carson has a big problem: she’s different. And different isn’t necessarily a good thing in 7th grade. She loves vampires, zombie and all things pertaining to monster movies – one of the many reasons why kids at her new school avoid her like the Creature from the Black Lagoon. To sweeten up her image – and find a place where she belongs – Kylie starts a cupcake club (Peace, Love & Cupcakes), attended by three other socially invisible girls.

Together, they forge a powerful friendship, figure out how to create crowd-pleasing cupcakes and become a booming baking business that would make Martha Stewart envious. But when Meredith Mitchell, Blakely Middle School’s resident Queen Bee, tries to sabotage their efforts, will Kylie have the courage to stand up to the bully and bring the school together? A musical that celebrates kid power, friendship and standing up for who you are and what you believe in, based on the bestselling children’s book series.

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History

Peace, Love and Cupcakes: The Musical debuted off-Broadway at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, produced by Vital Theatre Company, on 15 March 2014.

KYLIE – Female. Leader of the Cupcake Club. A quirky, slightly awkward, nervous new girl – described as having “weird taste in clothes and freckles on her nose.” The butt of everyone’s jokes, she struggles with self-doubt and finding a place she fits in amidst the school social scene.
LEXI – Female. One of The Cupcake Club. A shy, demure girl, who “tends to disappear” around her peers until she finds her voice and her power as a member of PLC.
JENNA – Female. One of The Cupcake Club. Jenna is vivacious, loquacious, and the “golden tastebuds” of PLC--she knows everything about flavors and ingredients.
SADIE – Female. One of The Cupcake Club. Captain of the Blakely Bears Basketball team, she years to be looked upon as something other than a “dumb jock.” She is physically tall and athletic; skilled with dribbling a basketball or twirling it on her finger.
MEREDITH – Female. Leader of The Blah Girls (popular girls). Snide, snarky and self-absorbed, Meredith is Blakely’s Queen Bee who rules by fear, intimidation and a massive Instagram following. At her core, there is insecurity, vulnerability and the need – as much as anyone else – to feel loved.
MR. LUDWIG – British accent.  Warm and friendly.
JEREMY– Genuine, smart, all-around good guy, and DJ for the school radio broadcast.  Kylie’s romantic interest.
NERDY BOY – The school weirdo.  A bit ludicrous in manner and appearance.
MRS. SHOTLAN – Kylie’s nurturing and well-meaning Home-Ec teacher.
MRS. LUDWIG – British accent.  Comically uptight, but waiting to burst.  
DITZY GIRL – Slow-witted. One of Meredith’s lackeys.   

OTHERS – Male and Female. JOY, EMILY, HEATHER, etc, May be played by the Actors playing LEXI, JENNA, SADIE and FEMALE/MALE ENSEMBLE ACTOR(S).

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting

    Blakely Junior High School. Now.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)

Media

”A vehicle to further the important conversation around school bullying and its detrimental fallout.” – OnStage

“A sweet bubble gum musical.” – Theatre Reviews Limited

Music

Music Samples

1. “Blakely’s School Song’ – Company
2. “Kylie Carson Doesn’t Belong” – Emily, Heather, Joy, Meredith, Nerdy Boy, Kylie
2A. Radio 1 – Underscore
3. “Different” – Kylie
3A. Imaginary Shotlan – Underscore
3B. Transition To B.L.A.H. Girl – Underscore
4. “When You Are a B.L.A.H. Girl” – Meredith, Ensemble
4A. Radio 2 – Underscore
4B. Tick Tock – Underscore
5. “Recipe For Success” – Kylie, Sadie, Jenna, Lexi
5A. Recipe Playoff – Underscore
5B. “Meredith Beat” – Meredith
6. “It’s Delicious” – Mr. Ludwig, Mrs. Ludwig
6A. Delicious Playoff – Underscore
6B. Sinister Chord – Underscore
7. “Making Progress” – Kylie, Lexi, Jenna, Sadie
7A. Making Progress Transition – Underscore
7B. Holiday Party – Underscore
8. “Kylie Carson Doesn’t Belong (Reprise)” – Meredith, Nerdy Boy, Ditzy Girl
8A. KCDB Transition – Underscore
9. “How Do You Deal With A Monster?” – Kylie
9A. Radio 3 – Underscore
9B. B.L.A.H. Reprise – Underscore
9C. Sneezing Disaster – Underscore
9D. “Monster Reprise” – Kylie
10. “Without My Friends” – Company
10A. Bows – Underscore
10B. Exit Music – Underscore

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Authors

Rick Hip-Flores

Rick Hip-Flores has written music and lyrics to Neon Mirage (Humana Festival, 2006), My New York (Vital Theater), Dido and Aeneas (Prospect Theater), and the Columbia Varsity Show. He has also composed scores for Tartuffe and As You Like It (Worth Street Players). He is a mem ...
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Sheryl Berk

Sheryl Berk has written about fashion for more than 20 years, first as a contributor to InStyle Magazine, and later as founding editor-in-chief of Life & Style Weekly. She has written dozens of books with celebrities including Britney Spears, Zendaya, Maddie Ziegler, Derek Ho ...

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