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Oh, Brother!

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  10w, 16m

Book and Lyrics by Donald Driver
Music by Michael Valenti

Freely adapted from The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare

“Nonstop zaniness with perpetual motion belly dancers, burlesque turns, bad puns, gun-toting Arab revolutionary chorus boys and other assorted sight gags, from a sneaker-shod camel to a self propelled skateboard.” – Women's Wear Daily

Oh, Brother!

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    10w, 16m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Shakespeare)

Details

Summary
Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, substantially revised, augmented with song and dance, and set in the modern Middle East, provides an evening of hilarious slapstick comedy.
History
Oh, Brother! opened on Broadway at the ANTA Playhouse on November 10, 1981. Directed by Donald Driver, the production featured David Carroll, Harry Groener, Judy Kaye, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joe Morton, Alyson Reed, Richard B. Shull and Alan Weeks.
Cast Attributes
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Principal Roles (3f, 4m)
Saroyana
Musica
Fatatatatatima

Western Mousada
Western Habim
Eastern Mousada
Eastern Habim

Supporting Roles (3m, 1f)
Lew
Revolutionary Leader
Balthazar
Lillian

Ensemble/Featured
Revolutionaries
Ayatollah
Bugler
A Camel

  • Time Period Present Day, 1980s
  • Setting The Persian Gulf. The near present or recent past.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Nonstop zaniness with perpetual motion.” – Women's Wear Daily

“It'll be great in dinner theatres!” – WMCA

“Nonstop zaniness with perpetual motion belly dancers, burlesque turns, bad puns, gun-toting Arab revolutionary chorus boys and other assorted sight gags, from a sneaker-shod camel to a self propelled skateboard.” – Women's Wear Daily

Music

Song Samples

Prologue (We Love an Old Story)
I to the World
How Do You Want Me?
Revolution
My World's Commin' Unwrapped
That's Him
Everybody Calls Me By My Name
Opec Maiden
It's a Man's World
A Man / How Do you Want Me? (Reprise)
Tell Sweet Saroyana
Opec Maiden (Reprise)
Loud and Funny Song
Oh, Brother!

“We Love An Old Story” – Revolutionary Leader and Revolutionaries
“I To the World” – Eastern Mousada and Habim Twins
“How Do You Want Me?” – Saroyana
“That's Him” – Musica and Revolutionaries
“Everybody Calls Me by My Name” – Western Mousada and Revolutionaries
“O.P.E.C. Maiden” – Western Mousada and Revolutionaries
“A Man” – Eastern Mousada
“How Do You Want Me? (Reprise)” – Saroyana
“Tell Sweet Saroyana” – Eastern Mousada, Western Habim and Arabs
“What Do I Tell People This Time?” – Saroyana
“O.P.E.C. Maiden (Reprise)” – Musica and Women
“A Loud and Funny Song” – Saroyana, Musica and Fatatatatatima
“The Chase” – Company
“I To the World (Reprise)” – Eastern Mousada and Habim Twins
“Oh, Brother” – Company

Piano-Conductor

1 Reed 1 (Flute, Piccolo, Alto Flute, Soprano Saxophone)
1 Reed 2 (Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Alto Clarinet)
1 Reed 3 (Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet)
1 Reed 4 (Bassoon, Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone)
2 Trumpets 1&2
1 Horn
1 Trombone 1
1 Trombone 2
2 Percussion 1&2 (Timpani, Bells, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Gong, Drums)
2 Violins A & B
1 Viola
1 Cello
1 Bass (Acoustic, Fender)
1 Harp
1 Guitar/Bouzouki
  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Orchestra Size Large

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1 Reed 1
1 Reed 2
1 Reed 3
1 Reed 4
2 Trumpets 1&2
1 Horn
1 Trombone 1
1 Trombone 2
2 Percussion 1&2
2 Violins A & B
1 Viola
1 Cello
1 Bass
1 Harp
1 Guitar/Bouzouki
27 Piano-Conductor
(No Chorus Books available.)
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Authors

Author

William Shakespeare

Author

Donald Driver

Michael Valenti

Michael Valenti

Michael Valenti composed, arranged and conducted the music for the Emmy Award-winning television series A Walk through the 20th Century. For CBS radio he shared the Peabody Award for Newsmark.

His Broadway credits include Oh, Brother!, Clothes for a Summer Hotel (Tennessee Wil ...

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