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David Thompson

DAVID THOMPSON

  

Nationality:    USA
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below is a list of David Thompson's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

        Beast in the Jungle, The         Christmas Carol, A         Electra         Phoenician Women, The         Scottsboro Boys, The         Steel Pier         Thou Shalt Not         World Goes 'round, The


Beast in the Jungle, The

Synopsis:
Adapted from Henry James classic 1903 novella, The Beast in the Jungle is the story of John Marcher, a man haunted by personal demons, whose great yet unfulfilled love affair with an unforgettable woman spans decades and continents.

Notes:
music by John Kander

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  7            Other:  -

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Christmas Carol, A

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Based on the book by Charles Dickens

1st Produced:
Mccarter Theatre, Princeton     10 Dec 2010

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Electra

Synopsis:
Electra and Orestes kill their mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus

Notes:
Original Playwright - Euripides

1st Produced:
Le Metro Club, New Compton Street, London     Apr 1970

Organisations:
Soho Theatre

1st Published:
Newstage Publications 1964   

Music:
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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  chorus

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Phoenician Women, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Euripides

1st Produced:
The Other Place, Stratford Upon Avon     10 Oct 1995

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in "Euripides, Plays: One" Methuen, London, 1988   

Music:
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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  extras

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Scottsboro Boys, The

Scottsboro Boys, The
the Scottsboro Boys explores the infamous "Scottsboro" case of the 1930s when a group of African American teenagers were unjustly accused of attacking two white women-and the boys' attempts to prove their innocence.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
book by David Thompson; music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb

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Original cast recording: Jay Records (1421)

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Steel Pier

Steel Pier
Stunt pilot Bill Kelly crashes but seemingly survives - he realises that he has been given a temporary reprieve of three weeks. He goes to a dance marathon where star turn Rita Racine will be one of the dancers. Rita is known as the Lindberg Lovebird as she kissed Lindbergh after he arrived back from his epic flight. Rita is secretly married to the marathon promoter - Mick - and he plans to have her win. Bill dances with Rita and they fall in love. One of the other dancers tells Rita that she has been having an affair with Mick. Mick has seen how Bill and Rita are around each other and hits on a publicity stunt - that Bill and Rita will get married whilst dancing in the marathon. But time has passed and Bill's three weeks are up. Alone Rita starts packing

Notes:
Book by David Thompson; Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Conceived by Scott Ellis, Susan Stroman And David Thompson

1st Produced:
Richard Rodgers Theatre, NY     24 Apr 1997

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Music:
Original cast recording: RCA (68878) 1997

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Thou Shalt Not

Thou Shalt Not
A beautiful married woman has an affair that leads to murder and retribution

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Harry Connick Jr; Book by David Thompson. Based on "therese Raquin" by Emil Zola

1st Produced:
Plymouth Theatre, New York     25 Oct 2001

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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World Goes 'round, The

Synopsis:
This revue of material by the composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb began life in 1989, when it was first conceived by Scott Ellis, Susan Stroman and David Thompson. tion brims over with this cokound Three years later, after signi'ficant redevelopment, it reached its finished form

Notes:
music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb; conceived by Susan Stroman, Scott Ellis And David Thompson

1st Produced:
Pheasantry in Chelsea, London     07 Jul 1905

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
compilation musical Musical

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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