LUCK! A Musical

LUCK! A Musical

Based on a story by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Book and Lyrics by Mark Waldrop
Music by Brad Ross

LUCK! A Musical

LUCK! A Musical

Based on a story by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Book and Lyrics by Mark Waldrop
Music by Brad Ross

Overview

In this fractured folk tale based on a story by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Mazel and Shlimazel, the spirits of Good Luck and Bad Luck, make a bet to determine who is the more powerful. The terms: Mazel will take a hapless young man named Tam under her wing for one year, at the end of which Shlimazel will attempt to undo everything she's done in one second. That's the point at which Tam and the princess with whom he's fallen in love have to rely upon their own ingenuity to save the kingdom and keep Tam's neck out of the hangman's noose. Along the way, matters are complicated by a crafty prime minister, a superstitious nurse, and a lion on the loose!

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Details

  • Genre: Fantasy, Adaptations (Literature), Fables/Folktales
  • Time Period: Not Applicable
  • Cast Attributes: Ensemble cast, Expandable casting, Roles for Teens, Flexible cast size, Multicultural casting, Room for Extras, Parts for Senior Actors
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences

Authors

Mark Waldrop

Winner of the Edward Kleban Award for lyrics, Mark Waldrop wrote lyrics for the acclaimed 75th Anniversary edition of Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular, which he also scripted. He has continued to write all new lyrics and dialogue for the show from then to the pre ...

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Brad Ross

Brad Ross, winner of the Richard Rodgers Development Grant, is a composer of musical theatre, pop and classical music. His musicals and orchestral works have been performed worldwide.

Musical Theatre:
Three Musicals published by Samuel French. Little by Little premiered off-Br ...

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Isaac Bashevis Singer

Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903 - 1991) was a Polish-born Jewish American author of short stories, novels, essays, cultural criticism, memoirs, plays and stories for children. In a career spanning nearly seven decades, he wrote in Yiddish and translated his work into English wit ...

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