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AMANDA MCBROOM
Nationality: USA
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below is a list of Amanda McBroom's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
A. . .My Name Is Still Alice Dangerous Beauty HeartbeatsA. . .My Name Is Still Alice
Synopsis:
A musical revue with a feminist slant; sequel to A. . .My Name Is Alice. Dan's contributions are the sketches: the GROUP: in the conservative near-future, when abortion is illegal, four very pregnant women find themselves arguing with the Matron in the David Souter Home for Unwed Mothers. GROSS ANATOMY LECTURE: at the First Women's Medical School, a Professor lectures the students about the problems women physicians may encounter with male patients. COVER-UPS #1, 2, and 3 (the show's running gag): a woman lets the audience in on a top-secret new makeup which can make anyone - even a housewife from LaJolla - look like Madonna, Queen Elizabeth, or the Pope.
Notes:
a. . .My Name Is Still Alice premiered At the Old Globe in San Diego, moved to Second Stage in New York, And has since been produced Around the United States And Canada. Dan Berkowitz is co-author; other contributors include Stephen Schwartz, Carol Hall, Michael John LaChiusa, Amanda McBroom, And David Zippel.
1st Produced:
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California
Organisations:
Old Globe Theatre
1st Published:
Samuel French, Inc., 1993 -
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Genre:
Musical Revue
Parts:
Male: - Female: 5 Other: -
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Synopsis:
Veronica Franco is forced into the life of a courtesan when her family loose all their money. She adapts to her new life, embraces the chance for education. When plague grips Venice she is put on trial as a witch.
Notes:
Music by Michelle Brourman; lyrics by Amanda McBroom; book by Jeannine Dominy. Based on the film "Tdangerous Beauty" screenplay by Jeannine Dominy
1st Produced:
Powerhouse Theater, New York
Organisations:
New Stage and Film Summer Theater Season
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Music:
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Top of PageHeartbeats
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Notes:
Music Amanda McBroom; lyrics And book by Amanda McBroom
1st Produced:
Goodspeed Opera House, Connecticut
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: Varese (5527) 1994
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