RICHARD HENRICKSON (1948 - ) |
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Born in Portland, OR on November 27, 1948. Bachelor of Science and Master of Music Degrees, The Juilliard School; professional violinist, recording producer, composer/arranger in New York City. Richard has worked as com-poser and lyricist with several playwrights on various musical plays. Recipient: First American Finalist and Performing Grand Prize winner, Grand Prix de Paris International de Ia Chanson for Lovely Dancer (lonely dancer), 1976; Medaille d'Or, Prix d'Academie Internationale de Ia Chan-son, How Do You Want to Love Me.
Address (in 1981) : 243 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10023
Agent (in 1981) : Beautiful Music Unlimited, Ltd., 545 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (212) 582-8800
Plays by Richard Henrickson
Cleopatra | ||
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| 1st Published: | Elan Associates, Ltd., c/o Eli Ask, 218 West 22nd St., New York, NY 10011, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #16300 | |||
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Notes: | written by Richard Henrickson and Bruce Feld | |||||
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Great American Success, The | ||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #40425 | |||
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Genre: | Musical Play, 150 min Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 18 | Female | 9 | ||
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Notes: | 2½ hours, 25 musical segments, 18 with lyrics | |||||
Synopsis: | A Queens, New York, rock n roll quartet is hired by their former violinist, Richard Henrickson, to be a "bad rock group" in his Broadway production of The Great American Success, a musical play. The quartet are comedians in their own right and steal the show, which bombs on opening night. Never aware that they were hired by their "buddy" Richard because they were supposed to be terrible musicians, they return to their anonymous existence, rehearsing in a telephone-less abandoned bowling alley in Queens, never to learn that record companies want to offer them contracts. The play is a play within a play, a mirror image of itself, and, except for background music, employs music and lyrics in only real-life situations. | |||||
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Ozone Hour | ||
| 1st Produced: | Hanna Theatre, Cleveland, OH | - - - | ||||
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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 | #40426 | |||
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Genre: | rock ballet musical play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 15 | Female | 15 | ||
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Notes: | written by Richard Henrickson, Ian Horvath and Dennis Nahat. Two versions, 35 minutes and 2 hours | |||||
Synopsis: | traces the history of rock from the SOs to the 80s. The setting is the late 60s Golden Age of Rock with flashbacks into the light hearted SOs and visions into the disillusioned future. The main character is a white-suited, red-vested, mustached Mephistopheles-style drug pusher, pimp, and devil who witnesses apathetically the progress and ultimate demise of rock. A brutal ending wherein a glitter rock star is murdered on a chrome "cross" by three male and two female punk rockers comments on the simultaneous seriousness and tongue-in-cheek humor of rock theater. | |||||
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