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A CONCORD THEATRICALS TITLE
Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 2m
By Scott Brown and Anthony King
In this two-man musical spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers’ audition for their new, hilariously ill-advised project – a big, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg.
DOUG SIMON is an innocent. He's a naive, utterly sincere and earnest man who never met a cause he wasn't passionate about. He's a jack of all trades, master of none, who compensates with an infectious, matter-of-fact energy and focus that would probably sound condescending if he weren't so likable. He's incredibly proud of the show he wrote with Bud, and thinks Bud, whom he adores, is a genius.
BUD DAVENPORT is an innocent. He's eager to please, and thrives on approval. When Bud sings one of his songs, he's reveling in his own "brilliance." But he's too naive to be a true egomaniac; if anything, he's overly grateful for the mere opportunity to create and perform. Bud enjoys getting caught up in Doug's passion and admires his friend's Big Ideas.
CHARLES is the pianist.
Tonight is the most important night of their lives. All of the roles were originally written for men, but there's no reason any of the roles couldn't, with only slight changes, be played by anyone.
All of the roles were originally written for men, but there's no reason any of the roles couldn't, with only slight changes, be played by anyone.
“Brilliantly realized and side-splitting!” –New York Magazine
“A smashing success!” – The New York Times
“There are lots of genuine laughs in Gutenberg!” – New York Post
Act I
1. Prologue/Schlimmer2. I Can’t Read3. Haunted German Wood4. The Press Song5. I Can’t Read (Reprise)6. Biscuits7. What’s The Word?8. Stop The Press9. Tomorrow Is Tonight
Act II
1. Second Prologue2. Words, Words, Words3. Monk With Me4. Might As Well (Go To Hell)5. Festival!6. Finale
Anthony King is an Emmy-nominated writer, director and performer currently living in Los Angeles. He co-wrote the off-Broadway show Gutenberg! The Musical!, which also enjoyed a run off-West End in London and is now published by Samuel French and being performed all over the ...
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