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Laurence O'Keefe

LAURENCE O'KEEFE

  (1969 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Laurence Crawford O'Keefe, also known as Larry O'Keefe, is a composer and lyricist for Broadway musicals, film and television. O'Keefe is a graduate of Harvard College, where he studied anthropology and wrote humor for the Harvard Lampoon and sang with the Harvard Krokodiloes. He got his start in musical theater through Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, performing in the Pudding's drag burlesques, composing two others (notably Suede Expectations, book by Mo Rocca), and penning one libretto (Romancing the Throne). He later studied composition and film scoring at Berklee College of Musicand the University of Southern California. - wiki

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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         Bat Boy         Cam Jansen and the Curse of the Emerald Elephant         Heathers: The Musical         La Cava The Musical         Legally Blonde         Mice

Bat Boy

Bat Boy
Based on a story in the Weekly World News, BAT BOY: the MUSICAL is a musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. For lack of a better solution, the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is eventually accepted as a member of the family and taught to act like a "normal" boy by the veterinarian's wife, Meredith, and teenage daughter, Shelley. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of Hope Falls, they turn on him, prodded by the machinations of Dr. Parker, who secretly despises Bat Boy. Shelley and Bat Boy, who have fallen in love, run away together from the ignorant townfolk and have a blissful coupling in the woods, but their happiness is shattered when Meredith arrives and reveals a secret. Soon the entire town arrives and hears the shocking story of Bat Boy's unholy origin

Notes:
story And book by Keythe Farley And Brian Flemming, music And lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe

1st Produced:
Actors Gang Theater, Los Angeles     1997

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    -

Music:
Off Broadway cast recording: RCA (638009-2) 2001

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Genre:
comedy Musical

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  doubling, flexible

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Cam Jansen and the Curse of the Emerald Elephant

Synopsis:
A girl with a photographic memory uses it to solve crimes.

Notes:
Based on the books by David Adler. Music, lyrics And book by Nell Benjamin; Laurence O'Keefe

1st Produced:
Lamb's Theatre, New York     12 Nov 2004

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Genre:
Musical

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Heathers: The Musical

Heathers: The Musical
Based on the classic 1989 film, Heathers The Musical is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously sexy new kid J.D. When Heather Chandler, the Almighty, kicks her out of the group, Veronica decides to bite the bullet and kiss Heather's aerobicized ass. . .but J.D. has another plan for that bullet.

Notes:
book, music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy. Based on the film written by Daniel Waters

1st Produced:
New World Stages In New York City     31 Mar 2014

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Genre:
Full Length Musical, Dark Comedy 120 min

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  9            Other:  -

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La Cava The Musical

La Cava The Musical
Florinda Espatorias is the daughter of the Spanish general who is governor of Ceuta in North Africa in the early 8th century. When the colony is threatened by Moorish invasion, she is sent away to be schooled in the womanly arts in the court of King Roderic in Toledo, Spain. This takes her away from her childhood sweetheart and secret lover, Somal, the son of a Moorish rebel leader. She has also been promised in marriage to an army officer. King Roderic has shunned his queen, Exilona, because of her apparent infidelity while he was away at war. He is attracted to Florinda immediately upon meeting her. Florinda's lover is killed, almost accidentally, by Roderic's soldiers. Florinda, heart-broken, is spurred on by Exilona's loyal servant Agon to seek revenge by accusing Roderic of rape. Slowly, however, Roderic wins her heart, and she discovers that she is carrying his child. In regret, she tries to send a messenger to redact her claim. The messenger is killed, however, and her father joins with the Moorish army to defend her honor, and massive bloodshed ensues.

Notes:
Book by Dana Broccoli, based on her novel. Music by Laurence O'Keefe and Stephen Keeling. Lyrics by John Claflin and Laurence O'Keefe. Addtional lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Additional music by John Cameron

1st Produced:
Churchill Theatre, Bromley     02 May 2000

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde
based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the hit motion picture. Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more "serious," Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.
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Notes:
music And lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe And Nell Benjamin; book by Heather Hach

1st Produced:
Palace Theatre, NY     03 Apr 2007

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Music:
Original cast recording: Ghostlight 2007

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

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Mice

Mice
Allan is a pest controller. He asks clients to leave their homes for several hours whilst he works. But he uses part of the time to see Virga. they are both married to other people and unable to get divorces to be together. they decide to take rat poison

Notes:
Music by Laurence O'Keefe; lyrics by Nell Dunbar Banjamin; book by Julia Jordan. Based on A short story by Sinclair Lewis. Originally performed with two other one Act musicals under the overall title "3hree"

1st Produced:
Prince Music Theatre, Philadelphia     2000

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Music:
Original cast recording ("3hree"): DRG (12992) 2001

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Genre:
One act musical

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