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The George M. Cohan Revue

Full-Length Musical  /  4w, 4m

Book and Arrangements by Chip Deffaa
Music and Lyrics by George M. Cohan

This original show boasts 60 Cohan songs in about two hours, which it delivers at madcap speed. The narrative is told largely through song and dance, interspersed with some fascinating facts about Cohan’s family, upbringing and career provided by a Narrator who occasionally joins in the singing.

The George M. Cohan Revue

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 4m

Details

Summary
Considered the foremost living authority on Cohan, Chip Deffaa has culled from a lifetime of Cohan hits and lesser-known gems and miraculously crams them into this little production. Conceived, written and directed by Deffaa, the show boasts 60 Cohan songs in about two hours, which it delivers at madcap speed. This narrative is told largely through song and dance, interspersed with some fascinating facts about his family, upbringing and career provided by a Narrator who also sings occasionally. This is the perfect vehicle for a small and talented cast of eight to ten, so summer theatres and community groups take note – nostalgic but fresh, The George M. Cohan Revue might be the perfect revue for your next season.
Cast Attributes

Cast can expand up to 5 males and 5 females, plus chorus

  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

“Sparkles like the Fourth of July fireworks!” – Cabaret Scenes

“Don't miss The George M. Cohan Revue. It's an ebullient biographical account, miraculously achieved and conceived by hardcore Cohan enthusiast Chip Deffaa.” – ­The New York Blade

“Deffaa has done the musical theater a great service.” – TheaterMania.com

Music

Song Samples

The Man Who Owns Broadway
Give My Regards to Broadway
Where the Jack O'Lanterns Grow
Musical Moon
Nothing New Beneath the Sun
The Warmest Baby in the Bunch
I Never Doubted You'd Be True
My Father Told Me
A Song For Mother
I Want to Hear a Yankee Doodle Tune
The Yankee Doodle Boy
The Derby
I Want the World to Know I Love You
Forty-Five Minutes to Broadway
Nellie Kelly
You're a Grand Old Flag
The American Ragtime
Under Any Old Flag at All
I'm in Love with One of the Stars
All-American Sweetheart
Down By the Erie Canal
Dancing My Worries Away
I'm Mighty Glad I'm Living and That's All
Over There
I Won't Be An Actor No More
Hello Broadway
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo

Licensing & Materials

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9 Piano-Vocal scores
1 Drums
1 Bass
9 Piano-Vocal scores

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Authors

Author

Chip Deffaa

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