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Full-Length Musical, Drama / 4w, 9m
Tom Sharkey
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Thomas M. Sharkey Based on the Frank Capra film and the original story by Philip Van Doren Stern
A musical adaptation of Frank Capra's masterpiece film.
The actor playing the never-seen JOSEPH will usually double as POTTER'S MAN. The actor playing POTTER will usually double in some of the anonymous crowd scenes. The play is thus well-served with only 13 actors: nine male and four female.
"Funny, moving and memorable! Thomas M. Sharkey did a wonderful thing when he took one of America's favorite holiday film classics and wrote music and lyrics for it. Frank Capra would be proud!" - Woodstock Herald
"Great! Memorable! It's even better the second time around!" - Quad City Times
"Charming! Endearing! It's a wonderful life and you just have to believe it!" - Northwestern
"Superb! A musical to remember!" - Norfolk Daily Press
ON BREAKING CHARACTER
19 Holiday Shows for 2019by Jim ColleranAugust 14, 2019
Tom Sharkey (1934-2008), author-composer-lyricist-producer, began his career at the age of 19 as a writer-editor for the Chicago Magazine and published two books before graduating from Chicago State University. He was playwright-in-residence at Southern Illinois University, C ...