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The Last Leaf (Ekstrom)

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  2w, 2m

Peter Ekstrom, O. Henry

Adaptation, Music, and Lyrics by Peter Ekstrom
Based on O. Henry's famous Christmas story

This tells of two impoverished young women, Sue and Johnsy, struggling to become established artists in Greenwich Village, New York, in 1905 and how their aspirations are threatened when one is stricken with pneumonia. Published in An O. Henry Christmas.

The Last Leaf (Ekstrom)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday

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Summary
This tells of two impoverished young women, Sue and Johnsy, struggling to become established artists in Greenwich Village, New York, in 1905 and how their aspirations are threatened when one is stricken with pneumonia. A combination of faith, prayer and strong chicken broth turns the tide, but not before a life allows itself to be selflessly given up in place of another. With The Gift of the Magi forms the double bill An O. Henry Christmas.
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

Song Samples

What's She Like?
Let's Drink, A Toast!
I Want To Paint the Bay of Naples
The Last Leaf
Tomorrow, When You're Feeling Well Again
Come to My Humble Abode
I'm a Failure in Art
Listen to the Wind
How the Wind Howled
  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo, Piano Only
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Peter Ekstrom

Peter Ekstrom was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in nearby Painesville. He received a B.A. from Antioch College in 1973. Five years later, he went down the Mississippi on a raft from St. Louis to New Orleans with the Otrabanda Troupe, stopping to do shows in 32 towns alo ...

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