Flapper!


Book by Tim Kelly
Music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur

Cast:  Flexible cast of 32 (roughly 11M, 21F, doubling possible),
optional chorus, extras
Set:  Open stage
Time:  About 90 minutes

Script:  $6.25           Move your mouse here to see additional items Piano score:  $20.00
Vocal score:  $8.00
Production/rehearsal CD set:  $65.00
CD sampler J:  $4.00
DVD of amateur performance:  $10.00
Orchestral Parts [Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba/bass, Banjo, Percussion]:  $6.00

Royalty:  $90 First performance/$80 Each additional performance

The Roaring Twenties was such a colorful decade that the unbeatable team of playwright Tim Kelly and musician Bill Francoeur couldn't resist it any longer!  Come celebrate the era with them and meet Polly Pepper, a young flapper who really knows how to live in the time of Stutz Bearcat automobiles, Ziegfield girls, raccoon coats, ukuleles, beauty contests, goldfish swallowers and gangsters.  Polly's about to turn 18 and will then inherit a fabulous diamond necklace called the "Ice Garden."  Shes planning a madcap birthday party and inviting all her pals.  However, with a friend like Susan Stuyvesant-Fish, she doesn't need any enemies!  Polly's new boyfriend, Buck Wayne, wouldn't miss the birthday bash for anything, even if he has to land his private plane on the lawn of the polo grounds.  But there's trouble ahead!  Mobsters are planning to grab the necklace.  But thanks to Polly, they're defeated in uproarious fashion.  Meet fabulous characters like Mona of the Crazy Cat Club, Monica Woodsquirrel of Radio Station WWWW atop Hotel Times Square, crime fighter Lieutenant Fluke, mobsters trying to steal the necklace, and "Flagpole Sitter" Lenny Knickerbocker.  Not only does Polly save the necklace, she also saves her aunt from losing money in a confidence scheme and manages to become the star of the Ziegfeld Follies before she even cuts the cake!  The songs are sensational, including "The Roaring Twenties," "It Has to be Jazz," "Mona's Moaning Low," "Dijja Ever?"  and, natch, "Flapper."  Set on an open stage, this is a simple production with lots of small but funny roles.  Flapper is the "cat's meow," so what are you waiting for?  Evrybody Charleston your way over to this sure-fire audience pleaser!


Song samples
Ev'rybody Charleston

Flapper

Happy Days Are Here Again

It Has To Be Jazz

Stocks And Bonds

The Roaring Twenties

You're Making History Today

Gee, You're Swell

Dijja Ever?

Mona's Moaning Low

Different versions of the same or similar story:
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