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JOHN WEIDMAN |
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Literary Agent: Cowan, Leibowitz & Latman |
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Plays by John Weidman |
Assassins | ||
| 1st Produced: | Playwrights Horizon, New York | 18 Dec 1990 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Theatre Communications Group, 1991 | ISBN/ASIN: | 60737-2-RC | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: RCA Victor (60737 2 RC) | doollee no | #61772 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Book by John Weidman; Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | |||||
| Political assissination in the United States from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Big | ||
| 1st Produced: | Shubert Theatre, New York | 28 Apr 1996 | ||||
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: | Original cast recording: Uinversal (53009) 1996 | doollee no | #63032 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by David Shire; lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr; book by John Weidman | |||||
| Josh is twelve and fancies Cynthia 13. But he is too shy to speak to her. He learns that Cynthia thinks he is cute. At the carnival Josh finally talks to Cynthia as they wait to get on one of the rides. Cynthia is there with her date who is sixteen. Then Josh is refused admission to the ride as he is too short. He runs away and finds himself by a booth with the sign "Zoltar Speaks". He is told that he can ask Zoltar for a wish - he wants to be big. Next morning when he wakes up he finds that his body has turned into that of a 30 year old man | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Bounce | ||
| 1st Produced: | Goodman Theatre, Chicago | 2003 | ||||
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: | Original cast recording: Nonesuch (79830-2) 2004 | doollee no | #85426 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Music by Stephen Sondheim; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by John Weidman | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Contact | ||
| 1st Produced: | Mitzi E Newhouse Theatre, New York | 1999 | ||||
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: | Studio cast recording: RCA (09026 63764 2) 2000 | doollee no | #36515 | |||
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Genre: | Dance/Play Dance Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written with Susan Stroman | |||||
Synopsis: | Three stories told through dance and dialogue as the characters struggle to connect with one another | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Happiness | ||
| 1st Produced: | Mitzi Newhouse Theater, NY | 2009 | ||||
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 | #95362 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | book by John Weidman; music by Scott Frankel; lyrics by Michael Korie | |||||
Synopsis: | Commissioned and developed by Lincoln Center Theater, Happiness tells the story of a disparate group of New Yorkers caught on a subway train under unusual circumstances. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Pacific Overtures | ||
| 1st Produced: | Winter Garden Theatre, NY | 1976 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Contained in: "Best Plays of 1975 - 1976" published by Dodds Mead | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: RCA (4407) 1976 | doollee no | #66354 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by John Weidman | |||||
Synopsis: | Setting: Japan. July, 1853 and on | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Road Show | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2008 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.; 1 edition (8 Feb 2010) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1559363419 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #91390 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | large cast | |||||
Notes: | music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman | |||||
| Spanning 40 years from the Alaskan Gold Rush to the Florida real estate boom in the 1930s, Road Show is the story of two brothers whose quest for the American dream turns into a test of morality and judgment that changes their lives in unexpected ways. This show has been seen, in earlier forms, under the titles Bounce, Wise Guys, and Gold! | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Take Flight | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2007 | |||||
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: | Original cast recording: P S Classic 2011 | doollee no | #67170 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | by Richard Maltby, Jr., and David Shire, with book by John Weidman | |||||
| Take Flight weaves together fact and fiction to tell the funny, moving and inspirational stories of the pioneers of flight the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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