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Full-Length Play / 5w, 1m
Dan O'Brien, Michael Friedman
How far can you go with ambition, gumption, a good heart -- and no talent? The Cherry Sisters' dreams of Vaudeville took them from their Iowa barn to Broadway, where their inept acrobatics and tone-deaf caterwauling continually sold out, bringing them fame -- and a barrage of rotten cabbages. Based on a true story and with music by Michael Friedman, Dan O'Brien's thought-provoking comedy takes a look at the insatiable urge to perform, and the audience's inability to look away.
”It's Gypsy by way of Waiting for Guffman, a frothy mix of gallows humor and naivete set to composer Michael Friedman's jaunty vaudeville tunes. - Erin Keane, Humana Courier-Journal
”Dan O'Brien's brilliant play tells the important story of how a group of talentless showbiz spinsters from Iowa gave birth to the twentieth century. This play was right on point, and moved me on every level. I rarely go back to see a play for a second time, but this one I will watch again.” - J.S. Holland, Louisville Mojo
8 Piano-Vocal (with cued Trumpet for 2 numbers)
Dan O’Brien is a playwright, poet, memoirist, essayist and librettist. His play Newtown, winner of the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Theatre Visions Fund Award, premiered at Geva Theatre in 2024, directed by Elizabeth Williamson. The Body of an American, O’Brien’s play ...
Michael Friedman was an Obie Award-winning composer/lyricist. He was most well-known as the co-creator of the critically-acclaimed musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, which premiered in New York at the Public Theater and subsequently transferred to Broadway. Other credits i ...