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Red, White and Rosie

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  5w, 5m

Doug Lind, Christine Harger, John Phillips Hutton

Book and Lyrics by Doug Lind and Christine Harger
Music by John Phillips Hutton

A Riveting New Musical! Red, White and Rosie celebrates the
forgotten soldiers of World War II – the women who worked in the
factories, building the ships and planes so vital to the war effort.

Red, White and Rosie

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary
This riveting musical is about the forgotten soldiers of World War II – the women who worked in the factories, building the ships and planes so vital to the war effort. We see their initial naivete about working in a man's world, their growing sense of pride in what they are accomplishing and, eventually, their strength as they stand up for their rights.
History
Red White and Rosie made its premiere at the Gene Dynarski Theatre in Hollywood, California on July 24, 1986, under the direction of Doug Lind.
Keywords

ROSE JOHNSON – a young woman in the Midwest, works in a defense plant called Royce Industries
SALLY HASTINGS – high school friend of Rose’s, also works at the plant
OLIVER ROYCE – middle-aged industrialist, owner of Royce Industries
MRS. ROYCE – his wife
EMMIE WASHINGTON – a black woman, works as Mrs. Royce’s maid
MISSOURI EMERSON – another worker at the plant, has husband overseas and children at home. She is older than Rose and Sally.
MR. SMITH – foreman and union rep at Royce Industries, a man in his forties, is opposed to women working in the factory
RALPH – works for Mr. Smith, shares his attitudes
PETERSON – also works for Mr. Smith, shares his attitudes
HAL DAVIS – radio reporter for Mutual Broadcasting
BARBARA DESMITH – Hollywood movie star, touring the Royce Factory for the war effort

APPLICANTS – in line during the factory job interview (played by actors playing Barbara, Hal, Ralph and Peterson)

  • Time Period 1940s / WWII
  • Setting Royce Industries, a defense factory, during World War II (1941-1945)
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"Original and clever!" - Drama Logue

"Rosie the Riveter helped build planes in World War II. Now she has her own musical comedy. May it fly even longer than the planes did. Red, White and Rosie entertains without much strain, yet it also makes pointed comments about sexism, racism, militarism, even capitalism. You can enjoy it as a piece of nostalgia, but it has a lot more on its mind than most World War II musicals." - Los Angeles Times

"As entertaining a new musical as any in town." - Los Angeles Reader

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    "The Rivet Song" from Red, White and Rosie

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    "Today We Made A Difference" from Red, White and Rosie

Music

Song Samples

Is The Sky Blue at Midnight?
Rosie the Riveter
Tango 86
Wings

Act I

1. Overture – Orchestra
2. “Red, White and Rosie” – Riveters
3. “It’s Over” – Royce
3b. “It’s Over (Tag)” – Orchestra
4. “Workin’ Is The Way” ¬ Rose, Sally & Applicants
5. “Hey, Dad” – Rose
6. “Over Here” – Ralph & Peterson
7. “The Rivet Song” – Smith, Rose, Sally, Missouri, Ralph, Peterson & Women
7b. “The Rivet Song (Tag)” – Orchestra
8. “Is The Sky Blue At Midnight?” – Emmie
9. “Today We Made A Difference” – Women
9b. “Today We Made A Difference (Tag)” – Orchestra
10. “Freedom Will Always Fly” – Royce, Ralph, Peterson, Mrs. Royce, Rose & Company

Act II

11. “Go, Go, Go The Extra Step” – Barbara & Women
12. “U ‘N’ I O G.E.” – Hal & Barbara
12b. “Over Here (Tag)” – Orchestra
13a. “I Love To Work With You (Lead In)” – Orchestra
13. “I Love To Work With You” – Sally, Rose, Ralph, Peterson & Women
13b. “I Love To Work With You (Tag)” – Orchestra
14. “Tango ‘86” – Royce & Smith
15. “The Last Shift” – Missouri
16a. “Wings (Lead In)” – Orchestra
16. “Wings” – Rose
16b. “Today We Made A Difference (Underscore)” – Orchestra
17. “Freedom Will Always Fly (Reprise)” – Rose & Company

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway, Jazz
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only

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Authors

Author

Doug Lind

Author

Christine Harger

John Phillips Hutton

John Phillips Hutton
John Phillips Hutton's music career is a varied one, ranging from trying to write hit tunes to staging John Cagesque 'happenings'.  Mr. Hutton has written film scores, children and adult ballets and, of course, for musical theatre.  Through out it all, his main focus has been ...
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