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SCOTT MILLER (1964 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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SCOTT MILLER has been directing and writing musicals since 1981 and is the founder and artistic director of New Line Theatre in St. Louis, the country's only alternative musical theatre company. Miller has written the book, music, and lyrics for nine musicals and two plays, and his 1999 play Head Games has enjoyed successful runs in St. Louis, Los Angeles, London, in various cities throughout the UK, and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. His 2006 musical Johnny Appleweed was nominated for four Kevin Kline Awards. With a degree in music and musical theatre from Harvard, Scott has written six books on musical theatre, From Assassins to West Side Story, Deconstructing Harold Hill, Rebels with Applause, Let the Sun Shine In: The Genius of HAIR, Strike Up the Band: A New History of Musical Theatre, and Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and Musicals, coming in fall 2011. He also appeared in the 2008 documentary, Hair: Let the Sun Shine In. Scott co-hosts Break a Leg: Theatre in St. Louis and Beyond every Monday night on KDHX 88.1 FM in St. Louis and his blog is online at http://newlinetheatre.blogspot.com.
Plays by Scott Miller
Adam's Apple | ||
| 1st Produced: | Affton High School | 191 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #129967 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | High school comedy about Adam and his choice between the school bad girl and the school good girl | |||||
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Astro Turf | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #103432 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Twenty minute musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Five astronomers from the past try to present their ideas in song | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Attempting the Absurd | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #103433 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Jason is convinced that he is a character in a musical. Everyone thinks he is mad. He sets out with his best friend Chaz to prove it. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Breaking Out In Harmony | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #103434 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Parents break into the High School library and destroy books they disapprove of. They are taken to court by their children | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Head Games | ||
| 1st Produced: | St Mark's Theatre | 1999 | ||||
Company: | New Line Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #47133 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A director writes a frothy sexy gay play with plenty of nudity in an effort to recoup losseson previous earnest programming | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Hot Cup Of Murder, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #103435 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | A candidate is murdered at his own fundraising dinner. His family try to hide this from the other guests but in the end decide that it would be better to blackmail them to keep it secret | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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I Was A 12 Year Old Frankenstein | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #103436 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Orson Welsh twelve year old directing prodigy is about to start his new movie but a dead milk lady, his unbearable mother and a stroppy cast all conspire against him | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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In The Blood | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | iUnverse.com 2000 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #93619 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A gay vampire in the age of AIDS | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Johnny Appleweed | ||
| 1st Produced: | New Line Theatre | 2006 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #129971 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
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Synopsis: | The stoner political satire about a friendly, itinerant stoner-philosopher and his friends who visit the White House to convince the President to change his conservative ways. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Line, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | CenterStage Theatre Co. | 1985 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #129969 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Based on a real-life book-banning case (same source story as Miller's other musical "Breaking Out in Harmony") | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Musical | ||
| 1st Produced: | Harvard Off-Key Musical Theatre Co. | 1983 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #129968 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A story of characters unable to finish the musical they're in. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Topsiders | ||
| 1st Produced: | Harvard Off-Key Musical Theatre Co. | 1984 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #129970 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A concept musical about the over-achievers at Harvard University | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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