KEN LUDWIG (1950 - )
| Nationality: | USA |
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Plays by Ken Ludwig
Be My Baby |
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| 1st Published: | 2008 | |||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
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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. | ||||
Class Night |
| 1st Produced: | Haverford, Pennsylvania | 1970 | ||
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| 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: | Sketches | Sketch | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Crazy For You |
| 1st Produced: | Washington D.C. | 1991 | ||
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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.... | - | ||
Original cast recording: Capitol: (54618) | 1992 | |||
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| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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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 | ||||
Divine Fire |
| 1st Produced: | Washington D.C. | 1979 | ||
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| 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 | |||
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Dramatic License |
| 1st Produced: | Cleveland, Ohio | 1985 | ||
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| 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 | |||
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Lend Me A Tenor |
| 1st Produced: | Milford, New Hampshire | 1986 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1985 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 |
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Notes: aka Opera Buffa | ||||
Synopsis: A meek understudy replaces the drunken Italian tenor and becomes a star overnight. | ||||
Moon Over Buffalo |
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1996 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Farce | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: aka Over The Moon | ||||
Synopsis: Disjointed on-goings backstage through a performance of The Scarlet Pimpernel | ||||
Over the Moon |
| 1st Produced: | 2001 | |||
| Company: | Bill Kenwright | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| 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: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | formerly Moon Over Buffalo | |||
Notes: Was 'Moon Over Buffalo' | ||||
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Postmortem |
| 1st Produced: | Milford, New Hampshire | 1984 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1983 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Thriller | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 |
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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 | ||||
Shakespeare in Hollywood |
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| 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: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 14 | Female | 3 |
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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. | ||||
Sullivan And Gilbert |
| 1st Produced: | Milford, New Hampshire | 1983 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY | 1989 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Play with Music | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Treasure Island |
| 1st Produced: | Round House Theatre, DC | 2007 | ||
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| 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: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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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 | ||||