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Piano Bar

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  2w, 4m

Doris Willens, Rob Fremont

Music by Rob Fremont
Lyrics by Doris Willens
Story by Doris Willens and Rob Fremont

"A wonderfully engaging show...the songs are clever, sophisticated stuff, falling lyrically between Porter and Sondheim," - WABC-TV
It's a rainy Tuesday and the four customers in Sweet Sue's Piano Bar enjoy a lyrical trip through their lives and feelings.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
An answer to the search for a small musical; cast of six, and one set. It's a rainy Tuesday and the four customers in Sweet Sue's Piano Bar enjoy a lyrical trip through their lives and feelings.
JULIE (Julietta) - one of the girls in the office, 30ish, a little shopworn, vulnerable, sympathetic, dresses without much flair
DEBBIE - in her early 20s, spunky, lovable, wears designer jeans and silk blouses, but is casual, not spiffy
WALT - in his 30s, a guy with a line, trying hard to make it in the Big Apple, dresses a bit flashily. You think you'll dislike him, but in the end you can't.
NED - in his late 40s, wears three-piece business executive suit; clearly successful, also attractive, unassuming, restless, introspective
PRINCE - a gnomish and wry, perhaps slightly seedy, piano player who wears turtle-neck shirt and jacket; controls the mood of the evening
BARTENDER - does not speak or sing during the Play, but is important in creating the reality of the bar with his activities (serving drinks, polishing glasses, cutting fruit), which also must be unobtrusive

Two male singers, one in his 40s, the other in his late 20s. Two female singers, one about 20, the other about 30. One male bartender, no speaking lines. A pianist.

  • Time Period 1970s
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"A wonderfully engaging show...the songs are clever, sophisticated stuff, falling lyrically between Porter and Sondheim." - WABC-TV

"If there's any musical this season that I'd really like to have a cast album of, it's this one." - Cue

"...attractive score, attractive lyrics." - The New Yorker

Music

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Doris Willens

Doris Willens's career began with journalism (the Minneapolis Tribune, the New York Journal- American, the Washington Post), and branched into songwriting/performing (a member of The Babysitters, Vanguard Recording Society's children's songs quartet); books (Lonesome ...
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Rob Fremont

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