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Christopher McGovern

CHRISTOPHER MCGOVERN

  

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Christopher McGovern's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Christopher McGovern's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

        Backwards In High Heels: the Ginger Musical         Cagney!         Dr Radio         Lizzie Borden



Backwards In High Heels: the Ginger Musical

Synopsis:
Ginger Rogers who did everything that Fred Astaire did - only backwards in high heels

Notes:
Rights for this title only - Bret Adams. Original music And lyrics by Christopher McGovern; Conceived by Christopher McGovern And Lynette Barley; book by Christopher McGovern

1st Produced:
International City Rheatre, Los Angeles    23 Feb 2010

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Genre:
Musical

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Cagney!

Synopsis:
the life of Hollywood star James Cagney

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Robert Creighton And Christopher McGovern; book by Peter Colley.Additional songs by George M Cohan

1st Produced:
Florida Stage, Manalapan, Florida    2009

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Musical

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Dr Radio

Synopsis:
1984. Benjamin Weitz is closing his radio repair shop for the last time. He picks up a 1940 RCA radio - it lights up - and a beautiful band singer appears and takes him back to his youth. He joins in a song of the time when Madame Pilchowa appears - she is a futurologist. She is followed by other radio characters and people from Benjamin's life. Meanwhile, Kate is looking for a shop that she has rented - sight unseen

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Christopher McGovern; book by Bill Castellino

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Genre:
Musical

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Lizzie Borden

Lizzie Borden
Lizzie Borden took an axe gave her mother forty whacks. . . Except in this version the handyman did it

Notes:
Music by Christopher McGovern; lyrics by Christopher McGovern; lyrics by Amy Powers; book by Christopher McGovern; book by Amy Powers.

1st Produced:
American Stage Company, Teaneck, New Jersey    31 Oct 1998

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Music:
Original cast recording: Original Cast Records (OC-9913) 1998

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Genre:
Musical

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