A Night at the Nutcracker

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Cast Size

5w, 7m
Duration

120 minutes (2 hours)
Subgenre

Farce, Christmas/Holiday, Period
Target Audience

Appropriate for all audiences

Accolades

Winner! 2002 Newark Star-Ledger's Best Musical of the Year
Winner! 2002 Newark Star-Ledger's Best Book of a Musical
Nominee! 2002 Newark Star-Ledger's Best Score of a Musical

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Summary

With book and lyrics by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore, and music by Ed Alton (and, of course, Tchaikovsky), the hilarity ensues when the world’s greatest detective, Felix T. Filibuster comes to the rescue of dowager patron of the arts Constance Stuffington, whose fortune has been swindled away. With the help of Pepponi, the Italian butler, and Pinchie, the silent butler, can Felix T save the opening night of the city’s Nutcracker ballet in time?

History

2002, Brookdale Performing Arts Center, Van Zandt/Milmore Productions

Cast Attributes

Keywords

Performing Groups

PEPPONI
NIKOLAI RASPUTIN
PINCHIE
CONSTANCE STUFFINGTON
EDIE
EDDIE
CLYDE RATCHETTE
ILONA
FELIX T. FILIBUSTER
SEAMUS MCRILEY O’REILLY

Plus two Dancers

Time Period 1930s
Setting The Park Avenue mansion of Constance Stuffington, NYC, 1933
Features Period Costumes
Additional Features Physical Comedy, Play w/ Music
Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
Cautions
- No Special Cautions

Media

REVIEWS

“Tchaikovsky must be rolling in his grave…with laughter! No one who ever sees A Night at the Nutcracker is likely to take the actual ballet seriously ever again!” - Two River Times

“The movie the Marx Bros. never made, but should have! This new musical makes for a zany night! Van Zandt and Milmore have a wintertime perennial! It’s terrific! Perfect holiday fun for the whole family! The best musical of the year!” - The Star Ledger

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Music

Song Samples

Overture

Because I Love You

Three Cheers for Filibuster

Felix Filbuster

Down in Rio

In Darkest Africa

Entr'Acte

Christmas is You

Nutcracker Medley

Curtain Call

13 Piano/Vocal Scores

Optional Full Orchestration:

Piano-Conductor Score
Woodwind 1 (Flute, Alto Sax)
Woodwind 2 (Oboe, Tenor Sax)
Woodwind 3 (Clarinet Bb, Alto Sax)
Woodwind 4 (Bassoon)
Horn in F
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
Trombone
Harp
Percussion 1
Percussion 2
Piano
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
Bass

Musical Style Classic Broadway
Vocal DemandsEasy
Orchestra Size Small/Combo
Chorus Size No Chorus

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Optional Full Orchestration:

1 Piano/Conductor Score
Woodwind 1
Woodwind 2
Woodwind 3
Woodwind 4
Horn in F
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
Trombone
Harp
Percussion 1
Percussion 2
Piano
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
Bass

13 Piano-Vocal Scores

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Authors

Billy Van Zandt

Billy Van Zandt and his writing partner, the late Jane Milmore, are two of the most often produced playwrights in the world. Together for 46 years, they wrote and starred in 23 plays together, including the international hit comedy You’ve Got Hate Mail; off-Broadway’s tribute ...

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Jane Milmore

Jane Milmore began her career as an actress. After starring in several national TV commercials, she appeared in the TV shows Anything But Love and Sydney, as well as guest-starring on Bless This House, Newhart, Martin, The Hughleys, and The Wayans Bros. Jane also appeared in ...

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Ed Alton

Ed Alton’s music has maintained a constant presence on prime time TV for nearly 30 years. To date, he has composed scores for over 530 episodes of 31 different prime time network TV series. For 21 of those series he also composed the Main Title themes. Daily Variety recognize ...

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A Night at the Nutcracker