NEAL RADICE (1948 - )
| Nationality: | American |
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Plays by Neal Radice
Beowulf: The Rock Epic |
| 1st Produced: | 1983 | |||
| Company: | As Buffalo Theatre Collective | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | chorus, rock band | |||
Notes: 3 Act Rock Opera. Book & lyrics by Neal Radice, music by Neal Radice & Ken Kaufman | ||||
Synopsis: 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. (2 hrs.) | ||||
Casey's Social Club |
| 1st Produced: | 1975 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | Musical Revue, 2 act | - | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: 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! (1:50) | ||||
Christmas Carol, A |
| 1st Produced: | 1990 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | 3 children/expandable | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: 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. (1:25) | ||||
Columbus |
| 1st Produced: | 2005 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | 2 acts | Musical | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice based on a play by Robert Kornhiser | ||||
Synopsis: 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. (2 hours) | ||||
Gilgamesh |
| 1st Produced: | 1997 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: 2 Act Rock Opera, book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice | ||||
Synopsis: 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. (1 hour 50 minutes) | ||||
Italian Serenade |
| 1st Produced: | Rockwell Hall, Buffalo, NY | 2007 | ||
| Company: | Alleyway Theatre | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | Musical Theatre in 2 acts | Musical | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 6 |
| Parts Other: | expandable | |||
Notes: book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice. Scored for piano and ten piece orchestra | ||||
Synopsis: A warm and lively new musical that celebrates the hopes and heartaches, failures and glorious victories of the great immigration that led so many Italian families to make America home. The story begins in a small town in Southern Italy in the 1890s when the death of a poor old man leads to a series of life changing decisions for his newly married grandson. Mirroring the countless stories of so many immigrant families, the road to America and a better life is not an easy one, but the Italian knack for finding joy in even the littlest blessings eases the burdens of poverty and bigotry. In the original version Buffalo, New York is the destination, but this full length musical is truly universal in its appeal and is designed so that its plot is easily adaptable to other communities, capturing the heart of a culture and interweaving musical styles from tarantella to grand opera to jazz. | ||||
Minimum Habitat |
| 1st Produced: | 1987 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | 2 act | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: 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. ( 1:45) | ||||
Miss Greater Loesserville Pageant, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1986 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | 2 act | Musical | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 6 |
| Parts Other: | 1 male pianist/1 male extra | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: 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. (1:45) | ||||
Over The Falls |
| 1st Produced: | 2001 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | expandable | |||
Notes: book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice, based on a play by Arlene Brent Fanale | ||||
Synopsis: 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. (2:05) | ||||
Pan Ambitions |
| 1st Produced: | 2001 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | 2 acts | Musical | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | 1b | |||
Notes: book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice | ||||
Synopsis: Buffalo, New York is the backdrop as four turn-of-the-century Americans embrace the future as it's exemplified in the pageantry and grandeur of Buffalo's 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! (1:50) | ||||
Peer |
| 1st Produced: | 1984 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | expandable | |||
Notes: 2 Act Popular Opera. Book & lyrics by Neal Radice, music by Neal Radice & Ken Kaufman | ||||
Synopsis: 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. (2 hours) | ||||
Perpetual Motion Man, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1997 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | 2 act | Musical | Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: book by James Engelhardt, music & lyrics by Neal Radice | ||||
Synopsis: 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. (2 hours) | ||||
Road To Bethlehem, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1998 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | expandable | |||
Notes: 2 Act Opera/Oratorio, book, music & lyrics by Neal Radice | ||||
Synopsis: 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. (90 minutes) | ||||
Shadow Serenade |
| 1st Produced: | 2002 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | 2 acts | Musical | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | expandable | |||
Notes: book by Neal Radice & James Engelhardt, music & lyrics by Neal Radice | ||||
Synopsis: 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. (2 hours) | ||||
Sherlock Alone |
| 1st Produced: | 1998 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | Musical Revue, 2 act | - | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | expandable | |||
Notes: story & book by Gordon Farrell music & lyrics by Neal Radice | ||||
Synopsis: Mycroft Holmes plays a deep game as he attempts to outwit foreign agents while his brother Sherlock is led by Professor Moriarity to the brink of Reichenbach Falls . . . and disaster. | ||||
Sherlock Forever |
| 1st Produced: | 1999 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | Musical Revue, 2 act | - | Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | expandable | |||
Notes: story & book by Gordon Farrell music & lyrics by Neal Radice | ||||
Synopsis: Now that the world's greatest investigating detective has apparently perished at Reichenbach Falls, how will Dr. Watson solve the mystery of bodies floating in the Thames? | ||||
Sherlock In Love |
| 1st Produced: | 1996 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | Musical Revue, 2 act | - | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | expandable | |||
Notes: story & book by Gordon Farrell music & lyrics by Neal Radice | ||||
Synopsis: The world's greatest detective is confounded by a beautiful woman bent upon revenge. South American artifacts, mysterious Bavarian royalty, and a damsel in distress are just some of the pieces of this fast-paced and musical Holmesian puzzle. (2 hours) | ||||