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John Weidman

JOHN WEIDMAN

  (1946 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Cowan, Leibowitz & Latman  

John Weidman's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of John Weidman's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Anything Goes         Assassins         Big         Bounce         Contact         Happiness         Pacific Overtures         Road Show         Road Trip         Take Flight
Anything Goes

Anything Goes
Billy Crocker falls in love with a young girl he shares a taxi with. His boss is going to England aboard the S.S. American and Billy goes to see him off. He spots the young girl going aboard - she is heiress Hope Harcourt travelling with her mother and fiance. Billy determines to get on board and is aided by two members of Snake Eyes Johnson's gang who have disguised themselves as a clergyman and a missionary worker. Snake Eyes has not turned up so they give his passport and ticket to Billy. On board Billy professes his love for Hope and she for him but says that she must marry her fiance for financial reasons. the ship's captain receives a wire to alert him to the fact that a wanted gangster is on board

Notes:
Music by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Book by Guy Bolton And P. G. Wodehouse; Book revised by Howard Lindsay And Russell Crouse

1st Produced:
Alvin Theater, New York     21 Nov 1934

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Genre:
Musical

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Assassins

Assassins
Political assissination in the United States from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald

Notes:
Book by John Weidman; Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

1st Produced:
Playwrights Horizon, New York     18 Dec 1990

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Theatre Communications Group, 1991   

Music:
Original cast recording: RCA Victor (60737 2 RC)

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Genre:
Musical

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Big

Big
Josh is twelve and fancies Cynthia 13. But he is too shy to speak to her. He learns that Cynthia thinks he is cute. At the carnival Josh finally talks to Cynthia as they wait to get on one of the rides. Cynthia is there with her date who is sixteen. then Josh is refused admission to the ride as he is too short. He runs away and finds himself by a booth with the sign "Zoltar Speaks". He is told that he can ask Zoltar for a wish - he wants to be big. Next morning when he wakes up he finds that his body has turned into that of a 30 year old man

Notes:
Music by David Shire; lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr; book by John Weidman

1st Produced:
Shubert Theatre, New York     28 Apr 1996

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Original cast recording: Uinversal (53009) 1996

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Genre:
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Bounce

Bounce
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Notes:
Music by Stephen Sondheim; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by John Weidman. Based on the book "The Legendary Mizners" by Alva Johnston

1st Produced:
Goodman Theatre, Chicago     2003

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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: Nonesuch (79830-2) 2004

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Genre:
Gay musical

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Contact

Synopsis:
Three stories told through dance and dialogue as the characters struggle to connect with one another

Notes:
written with Susan Stroman

1st Produced:
Mitzi E Newhouse Theatre, New York     1999

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Studio cast recording: RCA (09026 63764 2) 2000

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Genre:
Dance/Play Dance Drama

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Happiness

Synopsis:
Commissioned and developed by Lincoln Center theater, Happiness tells the story of a disparate group of New Yorkers caught on a subway train under unusual circumstances.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
book by John Weidman; music by Scott Frankel; lyrics by Michael Korie

1st Produced:
Mitzi Newhouse Theater, NY     2009

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Pacific Overtures

Pacific Overtures
Setting: Japan. July, 1853 and on

Notes:
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by John Weidman

1st Produced:
Winter Garden Theatre, NY     1976

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Best Plays of 1975 - 1976" published by Dodds Mead
Theatre Communications Group 1991   

Music:
Original cast recording: RCA (4407) 1976

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Genre:
Musical

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Road Show

Road Show
Spanning 40 years from the Alaskan Gold Rush to the Florida real estate boom in the 1930s, Road Show is the story of two brothers whose quest for the American dream turns into a test of morality and judgment that changes their lives in unexpected ways. This show has been seen, in earlier forms, under the titles Bounce, Wise Guys, and Gold!
- press release

Notes:
music And lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman

1st Produced:
-     2008

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1st Published:
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.; 1 edition (8 Feb 2010)   

Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

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Road Trip

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Based on the book "The Legendary Mizners" by Alva Johnston

1st Produced:
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Music:
Original cast recording: Nonesuch 2009

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Genre:
Gay musical

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Take Flight

Take Flight
Take Flight weaves together fact and fiction to tell the funny, moving and inspirational stories of the pioneers of flight - the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart

Notes:
by Richard Maltby, Jr., And David Shire, with book by John Weidman

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Music:
Original cast recording: P S Classic 2011

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Genre:
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