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Neal Radice

NEAL RADICE

  (1948 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Neal Radice is Artistic Director of Alleyway Theatre in Buffalo, New York. the company, which he founded in 1980, is dedicated to producing new Theatre works. He received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Buffalo where he taught acting and play production as a graduate fellow and adjunct lecturer. He has taught directing and acting for the British Theatre Association, directed and designed for the Stephenville Festival of Newfoundland, and represented the United States at the International Theatre Association's Second Biannual Conference in Krakow, Poland. As a designer, he has created scenery, costumes, or lighting for more than two hundred productions and designed or consulted on the design of numerous Theatre facilities. His credits as a playwright, composer, musical arranger and lyricist include incidental music for Theatre, full-length plays and musicals, modern operas, comedy and musical revues, plays for children, and an adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

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         Beowulf: the Rock Epic         Casey's Social Club         Christmas Carol, A         Columbus         Ghost Of Fort Niagara, The         Gilgamesh         Golden Days         Granny Bird         I'm Fine         Italian Serenade         Minimum Habitat         Miss Greater Loesserville Pageant, The         Night Work         Over the Falls         Pan Ambitions         Peer         Perpetual Motion Man, The         Road To Bethlehem, The         Shadow Serenade         Sherlock Alone         Sherlock Forever         Sherlock In Love         Tooley And Mary

Beowulf: the Rock Epic

Synopsis:
Beowulf, the Viking hero, faces Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and even a fire breathing dragon as tuneful rock music pours out of a Scandinavian mountain of scaffolding. Geats, Danes and Vikettes (the female back up group) sing and dance throughout. Casting for this production could be greatly expanded but it was originally performed with a company of 18 including musicians. (2 hrs.)

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3 Act Rock Opera. Book & lyrics by Neal Radice, music by Neal Radice & Ken Kaufman

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As Buffalo Theatre Collective

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  chorus, rock band

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Casey's Social Club

Synopsis:
Matt Casey has a club where folks with some pretensions to culture can go for an evening of high-toned entertainment in this turn of the century musical revue. the story line's as thin as a thread, but it weaves songs, snappy patter and the pairing of four couples. Flirtations and misunderstandings give way to sighs and beating hearts. . . all to the persuasive words and music of the like of George M. Cohan, Scott Joplin, and Victor Herbert! (1:50)

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Genre:
Musical Revue, 2 act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Christmas Carol, A

Synopsis:
This delightfully faithful adaptation of Dickens' classic never fails to shift Christmas spirits into high gear. It is, without a doubt, the most playable version you'll find. A small cast performs all the roles, and, with only modest embellishment, it's as true to Dickens' original as a stage adaptation can be. (1:25)

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  3 children/expandable

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Columbus

Synopsis:
Admiral Christopher Columbus discovers that his most compelling exploration was on dry land; as governor of a colony, searching his own heart. the wind has gone from his sails and only a whisper of treachery and deceit remains in this new world of music, dance, masks and spectacle. (2 hours)

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book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice based on A play by Robert Kornhiser

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Genre:
2 acts Musical

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Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Ghost Of Fort Niagara, The

Synopsis:
Western New York's most spine-tingling legend comes alive in this new musical set in the famous eighteenth century frontier outpost. When two hot headed soldiers vie for the love of one Indian maiden, hold on to your hat. . . and your head. . . as the swords start swinging! (5m/2f, piano or 10 piece orchestra, 1:45 minutes.)

Notes:
author, lyricist And composer

1st Produced:
Alleyway theatre
1 Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo, NY 14202     01 Sep 2011

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Genre:
musical

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Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  Piano or small orchestra

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Gilgamesh

Synopsis:
Ishtar, Goddess of Love is flight attendant on this epic adventure that travels the astronomical distances between loneliness and friendship, life and death, heaven and hell. It's the world's oldest story told with new music for restless hearts. A modern opera flavored with rock, Latin and show music, available on disk. (1 hour 50 minutes)

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2 Act Rock Opera, book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Golden Days

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Alleyway Theatre, Buffalo, New York     1981

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Granny Bird

Synopsis:
Something magical and musical happens when the prospect of sending Granny to a senior care facility prompts an escape to a tree house where the winds of freedom carry her even beyond this earthly plane! (1m/1f/1boy/1girl, piano or small ensemble, 90 min)

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book, music and lyrics by Neal Radice. (suggested by the one-act play "Grannie Bird" by Robin Rice Lichtig)

1st Produced:
Alleyway Theatre, Buffalo, NY     Sep 2015

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Genre:
musical in 2 acts

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1b 1g

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I'm Fine

Synopsis:
After a marriage that spanned his adult life, Mike finds himself a middle-aged widower. A sense of humor is key as he travels the road back from grief, confronted by a thorny universe of finances, family, health, regrets, career, cooking, religion, loneliness, sex and the absurdities of online dating. (2m/2f, 1:40)

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Alleyway Theatre, Buffalo, NY     Apr 2017

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Genre:
play in 2 acts

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Italian Serenade

Synopsis:
A warm and lively new musical that celebrates the hopes and heartaches, failures and glorious victories of the great immigration that led so many Italian families to make America home. the story begins in a small town in Southern Italy in the 1890s when the death of a poor old man leads to a series of life changing decisions for his newly married grandson. Mirroring the countless stories of so many immigrant families, the road to America and a better life is not an easy one, but the Italian knack for finding joy in even the littlest blessings eases the burdens of poverty and bigotry. In the original version Buffalo, New York is the destination, but this full length musical is truly universal in its appeal and is designed so that its plot is easily adaptable to other communities, capturing the heart of a culture and interweaving musical styles from tarantElla to grand opera to jazz.

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book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice. Scored for piano And ten piece orchestra

1st Produced:
Rockwell Hall, Buffalo, NY     2007

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Alleyway Theatre

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Genre:
Musical theatre in 2 acts Musical

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  6            Other:  expandable

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Minimum Habitat

Synopsis:
A play for eight actors and a bed. A series of vignettes touch the many little moments in which lives are changed within the confines of the smallest of habitats. From birth to death, comedy to tragedy; all the living we do around one elemental piece of furniture. ( 1:45)

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Genre:
2 act Play/Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Miss Greater Loesserville Pageant, The

Synopsis:
A musical spoof of small town American beauty pageants. It's got it all. . . talent, swim suits, evening gowns, back stabbing, parental interference, souvenir programs. . . with plenty of room for comic invention throughout. the winner and runners-up are actually selected by audience judges at each performance making each final scene a comedy improvisation. (1:45)

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Genre:
2 act Musical

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Male:  1            Female:  6            Other:  1 male pianist/1 male extra

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Night Work

Synopsis:
When waitress Anna Schmidt delivers a food order past ten o'clock at the Rotisserie Restaurant on Main Street, State inspectors step in to make an arrest. In the midst of World War I, restaurateur Joseph Radice takes his case disputing restrictions on employment for women all the way to the US Supreme Court. Based on a true story that unfolds at the beginning of a century long, and as yet unsettled, debate over the treatment of women. (1:40)

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Alleyway Theatre, Buffalo, NY     Sep 2013

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Genre:
play in 2 acts

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Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Over the Falls

Synopsis:
A happy new musical version of one of the great tales of Niagara Falls. In the midst of the Pan American Exposition. . . for the first time ever, someone goes over Niagara Falls in a barrel and lives! One hundred years later, Anna Edson Taylor's amazing story will surprise and delight as you ride the rapids of her life. (2:05)

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book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice, based on A play by Arlene Brent Fanale

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  expandable

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Pan Ambitions

Synopsis:
Buffalo, New York is the backdrop as four turn-of-the-century Americans embrace the future as it's exemplified in the pageantry and grandeur of Buffalo's Pan American Exposition. One fateful day in 1901, paths cross, and the city embarks on an unforeseen journey. A tuneful trip to a time gone by but not forgotten. Do the Pan, don't miss a thing! (1:50)

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book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice

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Genre:
2 acts Musical

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  1b

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Peer

Synopsis:
A life's journey comes around to one final, triumphant moment in this fast-paced musical. Based on Ibsen's PEER GYNT, the far flung adventure goes even into the Mountain of the Troll King. It's full of fun, surprises, and magical music which ranges in style from blues to country to gospel to Broadway show. It's chorus and dance numbers offer room for expanded casting or it can be played with a cast of eleven. (2 hours)

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2 Act Popular Opera. Book & lyrics by Neal Radice, music by Neal Radice & Ken Kaufman

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  expandable

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Perpetual Motion Man, The

Synopsis:
Did science ignore the greatest discovery in modern times? This powerful musical is based on the true story of the man who claimed to have done the impossible. His great perpetual motion wheel turned non-stop for 54 days, but his early eighteenth century downfall was brought on by a woman scorned. (2 hours)

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book by James Engelhardt, music & lyrics by Neal Radice

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Genre:
2 act Musical

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Male:  8            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Road To Bethlehem, The

Synopsis:
A faithful musical adaptation of the story of Christmas based on the New Testament. "Inspirational& a Dramatic sweep of gesture sound and emotion. . . the entire production is top notch." This is the opposite of a Christmas pageant. the people are real, the places are simple. It's power is in the very accessibility of the story and the music. (90 minutes)

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2 Act Opera/Oratorio, book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  expandable

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Shadow Serenade

Synopsis:
Adapted from a Hans Christian Andersen story, this mythical tale features romantic and memorable music that crosses the boundaries of place and time. A photographer uses his talent to search for truth and beauty only to discover the dark side when he mysteriously loses his shadow. (2 hours)

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book by Neal Radice & James Engelhardt, music & lyrics by Neal Radice

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Genre:
2 acts Musical

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  expandable

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Sherlock Alone

Synopsis:
Mycroft Holmes plays a deep game as he attempts to outwit foreign agents while his brother Sherlock is led by Professor Moriarity to the brink of Reichenbach Falls . . . and disaster.

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story & book by Gordon Farrell music & lyrics by Neal Radice

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Genre:
Musical Revue, 2 act

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Male:  7            Female:  3            Other:  expandable

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Sherlock Forever

Synopsis:
Now that the world's greatest investigating detective has apparently perished at Reichenbach Falls, how will Dr. Watson solve the mystery of bodies floating in the Thames?

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story & book by Gordon Farrell music & lyrics by Neal Radice

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Genre:
Musical Revue, 2 act

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Male:  8            Female:  2            Other:  expandable

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Sherlock In Love

Synopsis:
the world's greatest detective is confounded by a beautiful woman bent upon revenge. South American artifacts, mysterious Bavarian royalty, and a damsel in distress are just some of the pieces of this fast-paced and musical Holmesian puzzle. (2 hours)

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story & book by Gordon Farrell music & lyrics by Neal Radice

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Genre:
Musical Revue, 2 act

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Male:  7            Female:  3            Other:  expandable

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Tooley And Mary

Synopsis:
This musical allegory of the 60's unfolds in song, dance and projected images. A small town boy and average teenager seeks his destiny in the big city where he discovers that he's not so ordinary after all. the decade of peace, love and revolution declares him a phenomenon, but, on the verge of success, reality comes crashing down. (3-4 vocalists, 4 or more dancers, 4-5 piece rock band, 90 minutes)

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author, lyricist And composer

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Alleyway theatre
1 Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo, NY 14202     01 Apr 2010

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Genre:
Rock Opera Ballet

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Male:  2 singers and 2 or more dancers            Female:  2 singers and 2 or more dancers            Other:  Rock band

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