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Gunmetal Blues

Full-Length Musical, Drama  /  1w, 2m

Book by Scott Wentworth
Music & Lyrics by Craig Bohmler and Marion Adler

Is this a hard-boiled detective tale disguised as a lounge act – or the other way around?

Gunmetal Blues

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 2m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
Is this a hard-boiled detective tale disguised as a lounge act – or the other way around? Direct from The Red Eye Lounge, Buddy Toupee tickles the ivories and serves up plot concoctions like a Chandleresque Greek chorus. The private eye searches for a missing blonde through a double-dealing world of smoky bars, rain-slicked streets, and more blondes. This quest lures the audience to an unnamed city of mystery, music, and demolished dreams.
History
Gunmetal Blues premiered at the Phoenix Little Theatre in Phoenix, AZ in May 1991 under the direction of Michael Barnard.
Keywords
Performing Groups
THE PIANO PLAYER
THE BLONDE
THE PRIVATE EYE
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

Media

“Mr. Bohmler's torchy swiveling melodies echo the moody grandeur of the 40s film noir soundtracks.” – The New York Times
"Musically more sophisticated than City of Angels, Mr. Bohmler's torchy swiveling melodies echo the moody grandeur of the 40s film noir soundtracks." – The New York Times

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Music

Music Samples

ACT 1
1. Buddy's Prelude
2. Welcome To This Window - Buddy
2a. Underscoring (Gunmetal Blues Vamp)
3. Don't Know What I Expected - Buddy, Laura & Sam
4. Facts! - Buddy & Sam
4a. Wasp Tower
5. In The Penthouse - Buddy & Sam
6. Loose Change - Princess
6a. After Loose Change
6b. Photo of Jenny
7. Mansion Hill - Buddy & Sam
7a. Jenny-Laura Incidental
8. Shadowplay - Buddy & Sam
9. Skeletons - Laura
9a. After Skeletons 1
9b. After Skeletons 2
10. The Blonde Song - Carol10a. Cocktail Music 1 (Childhood Days)
10b. The Virtuoso Theme - Buddy
11. Childhood Days - Buddy, Sam & Carol
12. Take A Break - Buddy

ACT 2
13. Buddy Toupee Live - Buddy
14. Gunmetal Blues - Sam
14a. After Gunmetal Blues
14b. Before "I'm The One That Got Away"
15. I'm The One That Got Away - Princess
15a. After "I'm The One That Got Away"
16. Before "Jenny" - Buddy
16a. Intro to "Jenny"
17. Jenny - Sam
18. Don't Know What I Expected (Reprise) - Buddy, Sam & Carol
19. Put It On My Tab - Carol & Buddy
19a. Cocktail Music 2
19b. Underscorring
20. The Virtuoso - Buddy
21. Final Act 2 - Buddy, Jenny & Sam
Piano
Reed
Percussion
Bass
  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsEasy
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Author

Craig Bohmler

Marion Adler

Marion Adler

Marion Adler is a lyricist, actress and singer whose work has been seen and produced across North America and Europe. In addition to Gunmetal Blues her work includes Enter the Guardsman (also written with Wentworth and Bohmler) which won Musical of the Year in Denmark's 1996 ...

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Scott Wentworth

Scott Wentworth

SCOTT WENTWORTH is an actor, director and writer whose work has been celebrated across the United States and Canada. He has starred on Broadway; opposite Rosemary Harris in Neil Simon's award-winning LOST IN YONKERS; in ANNA KARENINA and GETTING MARRIED at Circle In The Squar ...

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