EDWARD PADULA (c1916 - 2001)
| Nationality: | USA |
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Plays by Edward Padula
Joyful Noise, A |
| 1st Produced: | Mark Hellinger Theater, New York | 1966 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Music by Oscar Brand and Paul Nassau; Lyrics by Oscar Brand and Paul Nassau; Book by Edward Padula; Based on "The Insolent Breed" by Borden Deal | |||||
| Synopsis: | A travelling musician, Shade, arrives at a remote village. All the young women are fascinated by him and one, Jenny falls in love with him. Jenny is engaged to the local clergyman and when Shade gives her a locket, Jenny's father orders him to leave the village. At that moment someone arrives looking for Shade and he is offered a recording contract. Shade leaves to become famous and Jenny marries the clergyman | |||||