Small Musicals
ALL STRESSED UP
Book, Music & Lyrics by David Warrack
Additional book by Lona Davis
5 characters; Males: 3, Females: 2, Doubles: 1
2 Acts
Originally Produced At: Muskoka Festival, 1994
Originally Directed By: Ken Walsh
A day in the life of Suzanne, a dancer who has it all, but is nearing the end of her prime. She races from home to the bank to an audition to a lunch with her ex, to the studio, to the closing night of her current show. It’s fun, it’s moving and it’s real.
BACKSTAGE
Book by James Saar
Music & Lyrics by David Warrack
4 characters; Males: 2, Females: 2
2 Acts
Originally Produced By: Peter Caldwell & Encore Entertainment, 1979
Originally Directed By: James Saar
The show is on, but the real fun is behind the scenes, where the four performers’ true selves are revealed, in hilarious and often touching scenes.
BEING CRAZY IS FUN
Book, Music & Lyrics by David Warrack
3 characters; Males: 2, Females: 1
2 Acts
Originally Produced At: Old Angelo’s by Warrack Productions, 1973
Originally Directed By: Michael Oscars
Are we in a mental institution or back in the days of Moses? You decide.
CHEEK TO CHEEK
Book & Original Lyrics by Barrie Wood
Various Composers
Arrangements by David Warrack
7 characters
2 Acts
Musicians: 4 (piano, bass & drums)
Originally Produced At: Muskoka Festival, 1982
Originally Directed By: Barrie Wood
The wonderful song and dance story of film stars Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers told with a musical score which is a mixture of songs from their greatest movies and original material.
COUNTER MELODY
Book, Music & Lyrics by David Warrack
3 characters; Males: 2, Females: 1
2 Acts
Originally Produced At: Old Angelo's, 1976
Originally Directed By: Randy Davies
Set in the first class lounge of a jumbo jet, it shows the kind of fun we could have if we could get out of our seats more often.
LOTTO MILLIONAIRE (ORIGINALLY "I LOVE MONEY")
Book by Rod Hayward
Music & Lyrics by David Warrack
5 characters
Originally Produced At: Saidye Bronfman Center in Montreal
Originally Directed By: Rod Hayward
Oscar Gapp wins $8,000,000 in a lottery. This French-Canadian comedy is loaded with charm and laughter, and hits home for anyone who has ever dreamed of becoming rich overnight.
MEN, WOMEN, AND WHY IT WON’T WORK
Book by June Siegel & Miriam Fond
Music by David Warrack
Lyrics by Miriam Fond
7 characters; Males: 3, Females: 4
2 Acts
Originally Produced At: Theatre at Mama Gail’s in New York by Charles Leslie, 1975
Originally Directed By: Miriam Fond
The musical takes place in New York and suburbs. It’s basically about Men and Women and why it won’t work
NEIGHBOURS
Music & Lyrics by David Warrack
Book by Jeff Sweet
4 characters; Males: 2, Females: 2
Originally Produced At: Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton, 1975
Originally Directed By: Peter Mandia
When a new couple moves into the apartment next door, you don’t really want to find out your wife used to live with her husband. It’s wacky, it’s romantic, it’s unpredictable, and wonderfully entertaining.
OH SUZANNA
Book, Music & Lyrics by David Warrack
3 characters; Males: 1, Females: 2, Doubles: 2
2 Acts
Originally Produced At: Quinte Festival in Picton, Ontario, 1988
Originally Directed By: David Warrack
Suzanna Moodie was a pioneer lady who dared to write about all her adventures. Set to music, the story becomes a marvelous entertainment, as Suzanna grows from a blushing bride newcomer into a feisty, self-possessed woman of the new world.
PRAISE
Book, Music & Lyrics by David Warrack
8 characters; Males: 4, Females: 4
Originally Produced At: Bayview Playhouse by Warrack Productions, 1978
Originally Directed By: Richard Pochinko
The farm boy goes to the big city and experiences that joy of discovery which turns him into a man deserving of praise.
TEASE FOR TWO
Book, Music & Lyrics by David Warrack
2 characters; Males: 1, Females: 1
Originally Produced At: Old Angelo's, 1975
Originally Directed By: Walter Burgess
Act I takes place in a piano bar – the pianist and a couple of his regulars deal with life on the barstool. Act II moves to the apartment.
TUT TUT
Book, Music & Lyrics by David Warrack
3 characters; Males: 2, Females: 1, Doubles: 1 (1 male plays 4 parts)
2 Acts
Originally Produced At: Village by the Grange, 1979
Originally Directed By: Heinar Piller
From a 20th century TUT exhibit we are transported back into the past to experience the life, love, and death of this celebrated Pharaoh of Egypt.
THE VAUDEVILLIANS
Book & Original Lyrics by Heinar Piller & Peter Colley
Various Composers including David Warrack
Arrangements by David Warrack
3 characters; Males: 2, Females: 1
Originally Produced At: Old Angelo’s, 1977
Originally Directed By: Ken Walsh
Three vaudevillians near the end of their careers share memories and demonstrate why, for some people, all of life is crystallized in that time on stage where they are allowed to entertain.