Plays And Musicals by Neal Radice


	BEOWULF: THE ROCK EPIC book & lyrics by Neal Radice, music by Ken Kaufman & Neal Radice Beowulf, the Viking hero, faces Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and even a fire breathing dragon as tuneful rock music pours out of a Scandinavian mountain of scaffolding. Geats, Danes and Vikettes (the female back up group) sing and dance throughout. Casting for this production could be greatly expanded but it was originally performed with a company of 18 including musicians. (5m/4f/chorus/5 piece rock band 2 hrs.)


	PEER book & lyrics by Neal Radice music by Neal Radice & Ken Kaufman A life's journey comes around to one final, triumphant moment in this fast-paced musical. Based on Ibsen's PEER GYNT, the far flung adventure goes even into the Mountain of the Troll King. It's full of fun, surprises, and magical music which ranges in style from blues to country to gospel to Broadway show. It's chorus and dance numbers offer room for expanded casting or it can be played with a cast of eleven. (6m/5f 2 hours)


	THE MISS GREATER LOESSERVILLE PAGEANT book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice A musical spoof of small town American beauty pageants. It's got it all... talent, swim suits, evening gowns, back stabbing, parental interference, souvenir programs... with plenty of room for comic invention throughout. The winner and runners-up are actually selected by audience judges at each performance making each final scene a comedy improvisation. (1m/6f/1m pianist/1m extra 1:45)


	A CHRISTMAS CAROL adapted by Neal Radice This delightfully faithful adaptation of Dickens' classic never fails to shift Christmas spirits into high gear. It is, without a doubt, the most playable version you'll find. A small cast performs all the roles, and, with only modest embellishment, it's as true to Dickens' original as a stage adaptation can be. (5m/3f/3c /expandable 1:25)


	THE ROAD TO BETHLEHEM book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice A faithful musical adaptation of the story of Christmas based on the New Testament. "Inspirational… a dramatic sweep of gesture sound and emotion… the entire production is top notch." This is the opposite of a Christmas pageant. The people are real, the places are simple. It's power is in the very accessibility of the story and the music. (5m/3f 1:30)


	MINIMUM HABITAT by Neal Radice A play for eight actors and a bed. A series of vignettes touch the many little moments in which lives are changed within the confines of the smallest of habitats. From birth to death, comedy to tragedy; all the living we do around one elemental piece of furniture. (4m/4f 1:45)


	THE PERPETUAL MOTION MAN book by James Engelhardt music & lyrics by Neal Radice Did science ignore the greatest discovery in modern times? This powerful musical is based on the true story of the man who claimed to have done the impossible. His great perpetual motion wheel turned non-stop for 54 days, but his early eighteenth century downfall was brought on by a woman scorned. (8m/2f 2 hours)


	GILGAMESH book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice Ishtar, Goddess of Love is flight attendant on this epic adventure that travels the astronomical distances between loneliness and friendship, life and death, heaven and hell. It's the world's oldest story told with new music for restless hearts. A modern opera flavored with rock, Latin and show music, available on disk. (3m/1f 1:50)


	SHADOW SERENADE book by James Engelhardt & Neal Radice, music & lyrics by Neal Radice Adapted from a Hans Christian Andersen story, this mythical tale features romantic and memorable music that crosses the boundaries of place and time. A photographer uses his talent to search for truth and beauty only to discover the dark side when he mysteriously loses his shadow. (5m/3f 2 hours)


	PAN AMBITIONS book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice Buffalo, New York is the backdrop as four turn-of-the-century Americans embrace the future as it is exemplified in the pageantry and grandeur of the Pan American Exposition. One fateful day in 1901, paths cross, and the city embarks on an unforeseen journey. A tuneful trip to a time gone by but not forgotten. Do the Pan, don't miss a thing! (5m/3f 1:50)


	OVER THE FALLS book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice based on a play by Arlene Brent Fanale A happy new musical version of one of the great tales of Niagara Falls. In the midst of the Pan American Exposition… for the first time ever, someone goes over Niagara Falls in a barrel and lives! One hundred years later, Anna Edson Taylor's amazing story will surprise and delight as you ride the rapids of her life. (4m/4f 2:05)


	CASEY'S SOCIAL CLUB by Neal Radice Matt Casey has a club where folks with some pretensions to culture can go for an evening of high-toned entertainment in this turn of the century musical revue. The story line's as thin as a thread, but it weaves songs, snappy patter and the pairing of four couples. Flirtations and misunderstandings give way to sighs and beating hearts... all to the persuasive words and music of the like of George M. Cohan, Scott Joplin, and Victor Herbert! (4m/4f 1:50)


	COLUMBUS book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice based on a play by Robert Kornhiser Admiral Christopher Columbus discovers that his most compelling exploration was on dry land; as governor of a colony, searching his own heart. The wind has gone from his sails and only a whisper of treachery and deceit remains in this new world of music, dance, masks and spectacle. (6m/2f, 2 hours)


	ITALIAN SERENADE book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice A musical celebration of the hopes and heartaches, failures and glorious victories of the great immigration that brought Italian families to America. The heart and soul of a culture is captured in musical styles that range from tarantella to grand opera to jazz. Adaptable to any city with an Italian community. Suitable for all ages. Piano or ten pieces (6m/6f, 2 hours)