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CHRISTOPHER MCGOVERN
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Christopher McGovern's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
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below is a list of Christopher McGovern's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Backwards In High Heels: the Ginger Musical Cagney! Dr Radio Lizzie BordenBackwards In High Heels: the Ginger Musical
Synopsis:
Ginger Rogers who did everything that Fred Astaire did - only backwards in high heels
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Rights for this title only - Bret Adams. Original music And lyrics by Christopher McGovern; Conceived by Christopher McGovern And Lynette Barley; book by Christopher McGovern
1st Produced:
International City Rheatre, Los Angeles 23 Feb 2010
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Musical
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Top of PageCagney!
Synopsis:
the life of Hollywood star James Cagney
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Music And lyrics by Robert Creighton And Christopher McGovern; book by Peter Colley.Additional songs by George M Cohan
1st Produced:
Florida Stage, Manalapan, Florida 2009
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Top of PageDr Radio
Synopsis:
1984. Benjamin Weitz is closing his radio repair shop for the last time. He picks up a 1940 RCA radio - it lights up - and a beautiful band singer appears and takes him back to his youth. He joins in a song of the time when Madame Pilchowa appears - she is a futurologist. She is followed by other radio characters and people from Benjamin's life. Meanwhile, Kate is looking for a shop that she has rented - sight unseen
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Music And lyrics by Christopher McGovern; book by Bill Castellino
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Top of PageLizzie Borden
Lizzie Borden took an axe gave her mother forty whacks. . . Except in this version the handyman did it
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Music by Christopher McGovern; lyrics by Christopher McGovern; lyrics by Amy Powers; book by Christopher McGovern; book by Amy Powers.
1st Produced:
American Stage Company, Teaneck, New Jersey 31 Oct 1998
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Original cast recording: Original Cast Records (OC-9913) 1998
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