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Boy Called Lizard, A
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$8.95

ISBN 978-0-573-69883-5

Book by James J. Mellon
Music and Lyrics by James J. Mellon and Scott DeTurk
Based on the 1991 Delacorte Prize-winning and best selling book by Dennis Covington

Dramatic Musical

8m, 5f

This musical revolves around a boy named Lucius Sims. With his sea-green eyes more displaced than most people’s and a nose deformed at birth, Lucius, or “Lizard” as he is called by his friends at the Leesville State School for Retarded Boys, looks and feels like a freak due to his reptilian features. So when Callahan, a shoe salesman from up North arrives and claims to be his father, Lizard takes a chance. Believing that his father is dead, he escapes from his miserable life at the reformatory and into the madcap world of Callahan’s traveling theater troupe and their ragtag production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. His journey with the charismatic yet brooding Callahan is at the heart of this deeply affecting story as Lizard touches the lives of all that know him and in his search to find a real “home,” Lizard just might find a world in which he can truly be accepted and set his spirit free.

"Impressive...Every bit as sweeping and panoramic as anything on Broadway!" –Variety.

"This production shines. It's a wistful coming-of-age odyssey with shades of Charles Dickens and Mark Twain." –Backstage West.

"Outstanding! Very touching! This entire show is resplendent with heart, soul and captivating music." –ReviewPlays.com.

Music available for rental. Terms quoted upon request.

Music Rental Package includes:
Piano/Conductor
Drums & Percussion
Guitar/Banjo
Secondary keyboard
Bass
Harmonica

Music Numbers include:
The Ballad of Lizard
Who Are You
Lullaby (Blue Skies)
Set My Spirit Free
Everybody Needs Shoes
You’re Goin’ There Too
The Silver Bowl
Whatever I Did Know
Save Her
Just Imagine
Missing Myself
A Tempest In The Air
And So It Is
Full Circle

Character Descriptions:
Callahan
Lucius Simms (Lizard)
Miss Cooley
Anton Broussard
Bus Driver
Nurse Barmore
Walrus
Ricardo
Mike
Mr. Tinker
Sally
Homer
Knute
Rain
Preacher Jones
Wanda
Eddie
Rhonda
Bartender
Robert Howell
Ronnie
Miranda
Woman
Bess

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