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Mail

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  6w, 9m

Jerry Colker, Michael Rupert

Book and Lyrics by Jerry Colker
Music by Michael Rupert

"A least 12 songs are solid enough to stand on their own. If Mail can't deliver, there is little hope for the future of the musical theatre." - Drama Logue

"Make room for the theatre's newest musical geniuses." - The Same

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 9m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
Mail piles up for months while Alex, an unpublished author, slips away to escape anxieties over his artistic and romantic problems. When he returns to open the accumulation, each letter springs to life. Alex's girl friend, his family and his best friend - even those sending bills and hilarious junk mail - fill the stage with song and dance. This is a wild and wacky musical by the authors of 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down.
History
The Music Box on April 14, 1988. Directed by Andrew Cadiff.
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Performing Groups

ALEX - 29; struggling novelist at the crossroads of life.
DANA - Late 20s/early 30s; PhD in Psychology; smart, sexy, tough, and vulnerable.
MAX - Late 50s/early 60s; grew up in Depression and WWII era; blue-collar Jewish with sense of humor.
FRANKLIN - Late 20s/early 30s; Alex's best friend; hip, sexy, and flasy.
SANDI - Late 30s/early 40s; Alex's literary agent; extremely well-traveled and self-assured.
FEMALE ENSEMBLE - Cast of three female actors to pay a variety of roles.
MALE ENSEMBLE - Cast of three male actors to pay a variety of roles.

The specifics of casting are merely suggestions. It is possible to have an entire cast of six or seven where resources are limited.

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting A Manhattan apartment. 6:00 AM one winter morning, and 11:15 PM four months later.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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"A least 12 songs are solid enough to stand on their own. If Mail can't deliver, there is little hope for the future of the musical theatre." - Drama Logue

"Make room for the theatre's newest musical geniuses." - The Same

Music

Song Samples

Monolithic Madness
Hit the Ground Running
It's Your Life
I'm Cooking with Steam
It's Just a Question of Technique
By the Same Token
Crazy World Intro
The Ambivalent Rag / It's Your Life Part II
Get Outa Town
Power
The World Set on Fire by a Black and a Jew
Family Ties
One Lost Weekend
Junk Mail / Disconnected
Helplessness at Midnight
What Have You Been Doing for the Past Ten Years
A Blank Piece of Paper
Sweepstakes
Harder to Love You
Asshole / Sweepstakes II
They're Gonna Publish Your Book
Happy Birthday You Little Schmuck
They're Gonna Publish Your Book II
They're Gonna Publish Your Book III / Ambivalent Rag II
Pages of My Diary
Ambivalent Rag III
Don't Count on It
Friends for Life Part 1
Friends for Life Part 2
29 Years Ago
Harder to Love You II
Hit the Ground Running II / A Blank Piece of Paper II
Crazy World

Keyboard 1-Conductor Score
Keyboard 2
Reed 1 (Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo)
Reed 2 (Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet)
Violin
Cello 1
Cello 2
Bass
Guitar


  • Orchestra Size Large

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1 Reed 2
1 Violin
1 Cello 1
1 Cello 2
1 Bass
1 Guitar
16 Vocal Book

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Authors

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Jerry Colker

Author

Michael Rupert

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