THE GLORIOUS ONES now licensing
THE GLORIOUS ONES now licensing
By Marcus Woollen on May 15, 2009
"A VALENTINE" TO ACTORS
THE GLORIOUS ONES, based on the novel by noted author Francine Prose, was hailed by the New York Times as "a valentine to the actor's life--joyfully naughty, with buoyant music by Stephen Flaherty and a bawdy book by Lynn Ahrens."
Both slapstick and serious, the musical follows a traveling band of seven actors in 16th century Italy, as they search for immorality and love, on a journey that leads right to present day. Its seven archetypal characters are--the charismatic leading man, the sly harlequin, the quack "dottore", the old miser, the voluptuous leading lady, the devoted dwarf, and the elegant Moon Woman.
THE GLORIOUS ONES is especially well suited for groups with small stages and/or budgets - a single unit set, perhaps a bit tattered, is all that's needed for these seven characters to steal your heart! The original New York production played the intimate Mitzi Newhouse Theatre at Lincoln Center (after an out-of-town engagement in Flaherety's hometown of Pitsburgh - see profile here) and utilized a simple, single-unit set. The small cast size (all roles are about even in stage time) gives each actor an opportunity to shine, and create a richly-layered performance.
For more information or to license, visit The Glorious Ones' on MTI Shows.
To "click" with other The Glorious Ones fans, visit MTI ShowSpace.
THE GLORIOUS ONES, based on the novel by noted author Francine Prose, was hailed by the New York Times as "a valentine to the actor's life--joyfully naughty, with buoyant music by Stephen Flaherty and a bawdy book by Lynn Ahrens."
Both slapstick and serious, the musical follows a traveling band of seven actors in 16th century Italy, as they search for immorality and love, on a journey that leads right to present day. Its seven archetypal characters are--the charismatic leading man, the sly harlequin, the quack "dottore", the old miser, the voluptuous leading lady, the devoted dwarf, and the elegant Moon Woman.
THE GLORIOUS ONES is especially well suited for groups with small stages and/or budgets - a single unit set, perhaps a bit tattered, is all that's needed for these seven characters to steal your heart! The original New York production played the intimate Mitzi Newhouse Theatre at Lincoln Center (after an out-of-town engagement in Flaherety's hometown of Pitsburgh - see profile here) and utilized a simple, single-unit set. The small cast size (all roles are about even in stage time) gives each actor an opportunity to shine, and create a richly-layered performance.
For more information or to license, visit The Glorious Ones' on MTI Shows.
To "click" with other The Glorious Ones fans, visit MTI ShowSpace.
THE GLORIOUS ONES, Pittsburgh. Bill Wade, Post-Gazette photos
