Musical Comedy

Book by Nicholas van Hoogstraten. Music by Martin Silvestri. Lyrics and Music by Joel Higgins. Based on the Republic motion picture Johnny Guitar.

6m, 2f (with doubling) plus 4 musicians.

Unit set with added pieces.

This laugh-filled musical based on the legendary Joan Crawford cult western embraces and sends up fifties-style movie acting, melodramatic romance and rough-and-tumble cowboy action. Featuring a sensational score with echoes of doo-wop and steamy southwestern ballads, Johnny Guitar tells the story of a sultry saloon keeper and her jealous nemesis, the town's tycoon. When a handsome stranger with a secret past rides into town, the stage is set for a hilarious showdown unike anything the Old West -or the theatre- has ever seen!

"Bravo! Johnny Guitar works, joyously!"-The New York Post

"Screwy fun! A rip-snorting, bang 'em up, rootin', tootin' good time!"-WOR Radio

"Staged with the agreeable goofiness of a Mel Brooks spoof." -Newsday

Terms quoted on application.

Music available on rental.

Standard rental package includes:
Keyboard
First Guitar
Second Guitar
Bass
Drums
(No Chorus Books available.)

Click below for additional materials:

Johnny Guitar (CD - Cast recording)