
A Musical Salute to the G.I. Joes and Jills of the 1940s
Book by Tim Kelly
Music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur
CAST: Flexible cast of 30 (about 10M, 20F), optional chorus, doubling
SET: Interior U.S.O. club set
TIME: About 90 minutes
Script:
$8.75 each Director’s book: $25.00 each
Piano score: $27.50 each
Vocal score: $12.00 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $75.00
Lyric Learner™: $45.00 each
CD sampler J: $4.00 each
DVD of amateur performance: $10.00 each
Orchestral Parts [Alto sax/tenor sax, Trumpet I, Trumpet II, Trombone, Bass, Percussion]: $8.00 each
ROYALTY:
$100 First Performance
$100 Each Additional Performance
SET: Interior U.S.O. club set
TIME: About 90 minutes
Script:
$8.75 each Director’s book: $25.00 each
Piano score: $27.50 each
Vocal score: $12.00 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $75.00
Lyric Learner™: $45.00 each
CD sampler J: $4.00 each
DVD of amateur performance: $10.00 each
Orchestral Parts [Alto sax/tenor sax, Trumpet I, Trumpet II, Trombone, Bass, Percussion]: $8.00 each
ROYALTY:
$100 First Performance
$100 Each Additional Performance
Salute the brave men and women serving in the military with this patriotic comedy. We guarantee there won’t be a dry eye in the house after the stirring ’Together We Must Stand’ and a tribute to all branches of the military. Still, Kilroy is a comedy and the setting is a U.S.O. Club (’The Serviceman’s ’Home Away From Home’’) in Brooklyn in 1942. Ships leaving the nearby Navy yard are being sunk by enemy U-boats. Allied intelligence suspects the club is unknowingly harboring Axis spies. Enter Private Joe Kilroy, a young soldier who draws a curious cartoon face everywhere he goes (and is this causing trouble!). He’s the only one who knows where the next Allied convoy will converge. The enemy agents are stopping at nothing to learn his secret. The action builds to an exciting finale during a wild radio broadcast. The score includes such hits as ’Don’t Say No To The U.S.O.,’ ’Slap That Jukebox,’ ’Jitterbug Saturday Night,’ and ’Rat-a-tat-tat That Rivet,’ with classic Andrews Sisters style harmony.
Additional products available:
Director’s book: $25.00 each
Piano score: $27.50 each
Vocal score: $12.00 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $75.00
Lyric Learner™: $45.00 each
CD sampler J: $4.00 each
DVD of amateur performance: $10.00 each
Orchestral Parts [Alto sax/tenor sax, Trumpet I, Trumpet II, Trombone, Bass, Percussion]: $8.00 each
Director’s book: $25.00 each
Piano score: $27.50 each
Vocal score: $12.00 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $75.00
Lyric Learner™: $45.00 each
CD sampler J: $4.00 each
DVD of amateur performance: $10.00 each
Orchestral Parts [Alto sax/tenor sax, Trumpet I, Trumpet II, Trombone, Bass, Percussion]: $8.00 each
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CHRISTA ASHLEY
WILMINGTON, OH
WILMINGTON, OH
TROUPE OVER THE HILL
HILLTOP LAKES, TX
HILLTOP LAKES, TX
DEBRA ZEPICK
PONOKA, AB CANADA
PONOKA, AB CANADA
GEORGIA BAYLOR
VICTORIA, TX
VICTORIA, TX
ACORN HIGH SCHOOL
MENA, AR
MENA, AR
HICKORY UMC
HERMITAGE, PA
HERMITAGE, PA
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
SACRAMENTO, CA
SACRAMENTO, CA
HICKORY HIGH SCHOOL
HERMITAGE, PA
HERMITAGE, PA
COLORADO ACTS
ARVADA, CO
ARVADA, CO
AMY SOWERS
CONROE, TX
CONROE, TX
BERRIEN SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI
BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI
MARCIA BRASWELL
BELLEVILLE, IL
BELLEVILLE, IL
TOWLE INSTITUTE
HOCKESSIN, DE
HOCKESSIN, DE
SKAGIT ACADEMY
MT VERNON, WA
MT VERNON, WA
JANAE DEIMEKE
MERRITT ISLAND, FL
MERRITT ISLAND, FL
MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MONTEVIDEO, MN
MONTEVIDEO, MN
ST PATRICK'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
KINGMAN, KS
KINGMAN, KS
JOLIET PUBLIC SCHOOLS
JOLIET, MT
JOLIET, MT
SUSAN B ANTHONY MIDDLE SCHOOL
MANHATTAN, KS
MANHATTAN, KS
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPOKANE VALLEY, WA
SPOKANE VALLEY, WA
GIBSONBURG HIGH SCHOOL
GIBSONBURG, OH
GIBSONBURG, OH
CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC SCHOOL
CHAMBERSBURG, PA
CHAMBERSBURG, PA
KARI IFLAND
DERIDDER, LA
DERIDDER, LA
EMILY MONTIEL
CASA GRANDE, AZ
CASA GRANDE, AZ
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Together We Must Stand
Slap That Jukebox
Never Gonna Give Up
We'll Meet Again
Hey, America, What's Cookin'?
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Hear what directors and critics are saying:Slap That Jukebox
Never Gonna Give Up
We'll Meet Again
Hey, America, What's Cookin'?
Kilroy Was Here was the most incredible show ever. The audience was clapping, crying, applauding, standing and cheering! We got comments such as the best show our school has ever done! An 86 year old Japanese woman who had been in internment camps, yet became a citizen at age 70, said ‘I wanted to stand in the military salute. I am so proud to be an American.’ Dianne Padget, Mira Loma, CA
The music made it amazing
The music and dance is straight out of the 1940s, featuring jitterbug and swing. It is an uplifting tale of American courage and determination. Oswego Daily News, Oswego NY
We have done Kilroy Was Here twice and each time it was a little different. We used pictures of each student’s family armed service members in the last number an there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. Donna Ellis, Clarkston Village Youth Players Theater, Clarkston, MI
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