KEN LUDWIG   (1950 - )


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Plays by Ken Ludwig

KEN LUDWIG
Be My Baby
1st Produced:
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Company:
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1st Published:
2008
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Genre:
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Comedy
Parts:
Male
3
Female
3
Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis: The play tells the story of John, an irascible Scotsman and an uptight English woman, Maude, both in their late 50s, who take on the journey of a lifetime. They are brought together when his ward marries her niece. Then, when the young couple decides to adopt a new born baby, the older couple has to travel 6,000 miles to California to pick up the child and bring her safely home to Scotland. The problem is, John and Maude despise each other. To make matters worse, they get stranded in San Francisco for several weeks and are expected to jointly care for the helpless newborn. There they form a new partnership and learn some startling lessons about life and love.
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KEN LUDWIG
Class Night
1st Produced:
Haverford, Pennsylvania
1970
Company:
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1st Published:
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Genre:
Sketches
Sketch
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis:
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KEN LUDWIG
Crazy For You
1st Produced:
Washington D.C.
1991
Company:
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1st Published:
Bobby Child the heir of a wealthy banking family is hooked on the theatre. He has been told by his family he must marry Irene but he does not want to. He sent to Deadrock to foreclose a theatre because the mortgage payments are over due. Polly Baker is the daughter of the theatre's owner and she has threatened to see off anyone who comes from the bank. When she meets Bobby it is love at first sight....
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Music:
Original cast recording: Capitol: (54618)
1992
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: Music by George Gershwin; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin; Book by Ken Ludwig; Conceived by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent; Inspired by material by Guy Bolton and John McGowan
Synopsis: Setting: New York City and Nevada in the 1930s
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KEN LUDWIG
Divine Fire
1st Produced:
Washington D.C.
1979
Company:
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1st Published:
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Genre:
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-
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis:
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KEN LUDWIG
Dramatic License
1st Produced:
Cleveland, Ohio
1985
Company:
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1st Published:
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Genre:
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-
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis:
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KEN LUDWIG
Lend Me A Tenor
1st Produced:
Milford, New Hampshire
1986
Company:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London
1985
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Genre:
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Comedy
Parts:
Male
4
Female
4
Parts Other:
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Notes: aka Opera Buffa
Synopsis: A meek understudy replaces the drunken Italian tenor and becomes a star overnight.
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KEN LUDWIG
Moon Over Buffalo
1st Produced:
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Company:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London
1996
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Genre:
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Farce
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: aka Over The Moon
Synopsis: Disjointed on-goings backstage through a performance of The Scarlet Pimpernel
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KEN LUDWIG
Over the Moon
1st Produced:
2001
Company:
Bill Kenwright
1st Published:
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
5
Female
4
Parts Other:
formerly Moon Over Buffalo
Notes: Was 'Moon Over Buffalo'
Synopsis:
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KEN LUDWIG
Postmortem
1st Produced:
Milford, New Hampshire
1984
Company:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London
1983
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Genre:
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Thriller
Parts:
Male
4
Female
4
Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis: Actor manager famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Homes invites cast back to his Gothic mansion for a seance, only to discover that someone is trying to murder him
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KEN LUDWIG
Shakespeare in Hollywood
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Genre:
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Comedy
Parts:
Male
14
Female
3
Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis: The real Oberon and Puck find themselves on the set of Max Reinhardt's 1935 film of "A Midsummer Nights Dream" along with Tarzan, Dick Powell and Groucho Marx.
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KEN LUDWIG
Sullivan And Gilbert
1st Produced:
Milford, New Hampshire
1983
Company:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY
1989
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Genre:
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Play with Music
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis:
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KEN LUDWIG
Treasure Island
1st Produced:
Round House Theatre, DC
2007
Company:
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1st Published:
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Genre:
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Adaptation
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: Adapted from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Synopsis: One of Mr. Ludwigs adaptive devices, borrowing from the historical tradition of having a woman playing a boys role, works well thanks to an enthusiastic and endearing performance by Marybeth Fritzky as our protagonist, young Jim Hawkins. Other new wrinkles range from mildly interesting, such as the use of Shakespearean quotes as a bonding device, to the inconsequential, such as the introduction of two female characters not found in the novel.
- Steven McKnight, DC Theatre Scene
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