Drums This pointed polticial satire will go straight to your head! "Then I listened to Dan and Kevin warbling away on the demo track, which didn't made me laugh, it made me cry. Template:Otheruses1 Template:Infobox Film Reefer Madness (aka Tell Your Children) is a 1936 exploitation film revolving around the tragic events that ensue when high school students are lured by pushers to try "marihuana": a hit and run accident, manslaughter, suicide, rape, and descent into madness all ensue. The year is 1936. (His warnings are reinforced by the Placard Girl, who throughout the play holds up large signs that clearly state scenes' moral lessons.) Even the revelation that Sally has sold her baby for drug money fails to snap him out of it. The site contains many pages of related propaganda, actor and crew profiles, and critic reviews and commentary. Kevin Murphy (Lyrics, Book): In terms of the tragedy, what is wonderful and unique about this country is the fact that you can poke fun at the institutions, at the ivory towers, and you don't get thrown into prison and you don't get shot and you don't get ostracized from society. Set: Unit set with chairs used to represent scene/location shifts. She'd leave him, but Jack keeps her supplied with the marijuana she craves ("The Stuff"), despite his physical abuse. Sally is instructed to remain behind and keep Ralph quiet. Anonymous HQxxVRklY9. Full-Length Musical, Satire/Political Satire There, Jimmy encounters Ralph, a psychotic ex-college student who communicates primarily with cackling, maniacal laughter. They sing and dance ("Listen to Jesus, Jimmy" reprise). The term "Reefer Madness" has become a shorthand way to describe misconceptions about weed that are spread through fearmongering or political motivation. The Truth now ends the show. An outrageous tongue-in-cheek musical comedy adaptation of the classic anti-marijuana propaganda film Reefer Madness (1936). Mae stubs it out. The cost and license availability quoted are estimates only and may differ when you apply for a license. Jimmy scoffs at the Son of God's message. Jimmy arrives at the local train station and attempts to purchase a one-way ticket for "Parts Unknown". Playscripts, Inc. Comedy 2005 1 hr 48 min. Showshare is the premier platform for streaming plays. The film was directed by Louis Gasnier and starred a cast composed of mostly unknown . As the police pull up in front of the house, Mae tells Jimmy that he's innocent of the crime and that Jack is planning to frame him. They kiss. Drama Critic's Circle Awards, Best Production. He mouths off to his parents, brutalizes a puppy, and even attempts to tongue-kiss a shocked Mary, sending her running off in tears. Description. All had crazy titles, fun themes, unusual and fun music, and wonderful casts! "Look Back at Kristen Bell, Christian Campbell, Gregg Edelman, and More in Reefer Madness", "L.A.'s Ovation Awards Overcome by Reefer Madness", http://librarycatalog.einetwork.net/Record/.b28725256, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reefer_Madness_(musical)&oldid=1139402446, Pages using infobox musical with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. We're doing something that we didn't set out to do, which is important, which is to provide a respite from fear. A film adaptation of the same name by Fickman, Murphy and Studney themselves was made in 2005, with several actors reprising their roles. Meanwhile, Mary makes inquiries at the five and dime. Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical: Directed by Andy Fickman. [1] The book and lyrics were written by Kevin Murphy and the book and music by Dan Studney. %PDF-1.4
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The movie Instead it played to packed houses for over a year and a half, captivating audiences and critics alike, winning 20 theater awards and breaking records. . "Frank Zappa's concept of a musical and then it just hit me. The President promises Jimmy plenty of help getting the message out. Comedy. Lyric revisions in existing songs Five & Dime, Orgy, Murder and Tell Em the Truth. https://www.scripts.com/script.php?id=reefer_madness%3A_the_movie_musical_16735&p=2, https://www.scripts.com/script/reefer_madness:_the_movie_musical_16735. Musical Director . Frightened by Mae's intensity, Jack tries to shoot her - alas, he expended all his bullets on Ralph! The original cast recording was released by Madness Records in 1999, and has all the original songs (i.e. And to those who have been helping to keep us running,
Jack accuses Jimmy of murdering Mary while "hopped up" on reefer. Directed by Andy Fickman, it was initially shown at the Hudson Theater on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles. Jack tricks Jimmy by offering him a seemingly innocent brownie. It also appears in #6, #15, #22, #26, #27 and #34. then we ask you to give generously. Pasted as rich text. He had a sweetheart whom he loved, the wholesome and sweet Mary Lane. From his podium, the Lecturer warns the audience that action must be taken immediately, before the Good Ol' U.S.A. succumbs to the Demon Weed ("Reefer Madness"). The show made its Australian debut in Sydney on July 24, 2008 and UK premiere in London on March 24, 2009. Reefer Madness (film) - Listen To Jesus Jimmy, Full Orchestration While Ralph goes off to smoke some frankincense, Jimmy receives a vision of Jesus Christ! Playscripts, Inc. It contains most of the music and lyrics from the 2001 Off-Broadway production with complete piano charts. The made-for-cable musical satire Reefer Madness is based on the award-winning play of the same name, which in turn was inspired by the notorious -- and deliciously awful -- 1936 anti-marijuana film originally titled Tell Your Children. Inspired by the original 1936 propaganda film of the same name, this raucous musical comedy takes a tongue-firmly-planted-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana . Upon completion of the script, they approached award-winning director Andy Fickman, who accepted the project with great enthusiasm. drugsense.org, 5. It's all on Hulu. Jimmy thinks this is the best brownie he's ever eaten in his life. About halfway through the soundtrack to Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical, you realize you are hearing the best thing to hit the Great White Way -- and the Showtime cable television -- since Little Shop of Horrors, only this is far funnier, raunchier, and way more subversive. Bill, Mary, Gwen, and Jimmy are all swell kids. In October 2008, Ghostlight Records released a soundtrack for both the original 1998 cast and the 2005 movie musical in a 2-disc CD set.[7]. [The set is] as sensational as the script." Some of the comedy of Reefer Madness: The Musical comes not just from making a farce out of drug culture and sensationalism but by satirizing other musicals, such as Grease and Jesus Christ . Many of the scenes in Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical are taken straight from the original. Directed by Andy Fickman, it was initially shown at the Hudson Theater on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles and then moved to the New York City "Off-Broadway" scene. It opened on July 24th at Cleveland Street Theatre and ran for 4 weeks. When Jack and Mae return with Chinese food, they catch Ralph in the act of gnawing on Sally's severed arm - he has eaten Sally alive! "Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical" Scripts.com. Jimmy is knocked unconscious and Jack accidentally shoots Mary through the heart. The fugitive Jimmy realizes that he must get far away from Mary lest he bring her down with him. His addiction leads him to debauchery, sin, theft, and, eventually, murder. 0000000536 00000 n
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The reprise of Listen to Jesus was deleted (to keep things moving along). Meanwhile, Mary makes inquiries at the five and dime. Before Jimmy can board the train, Jack appears and tries to convince Jimmy to return to the Reefer Den with him. Yes, their heads are on the chopping block. "The Monkey Song", wherein a hallucinatory vision of Sally judges a boxing match between Jimmy and the literal monkey on his back, was replaced with "The Brownie Song". In 2005, Showtime released a movie musical adaptation of the show, following the same plot and songs, and starring Kristen Bell as Mary, Christian Campbell as Jimmy, Ana Gasteyer as Mae, Steven Weber as Jack, Amy Spanger as Sally, John Kassir as Ralph, with Alan Cumming as The Lecturer and Neve Campbell as Miss Poppy. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Equity/professional customers should contact the Licensing department directly at [emailprotected] to inquire about a title's availability. A hilarious send-up of the 1936 exploitation film, now a cult classic. Drama Critics Circle awards as writer, producer and composer. Filled with outrageously funny musical performances by Neve Campbell, Christian Campbell, Kristen Bell and Steven Weber, "Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical" is the feel good event of the year! Stopping at nothing to make his point, Dr. Carroll tells the sad, sordid story of how the nicest kids in town are lured into a world of violence, weird orgies, wild parties, unleashed passions, and drug-crazed abandon. Armory Free Theater (Illinois Repertory Theater). All the while, Ralph, stricken with a severe case of the munchies, moans about starving to death. Five and Dime (Reprise) was reinstated. This estimator is only for non-equity/amateur productions. If the idea of making a musical out of Roger Corman's Z-movie quickie The Little Shop of Horrors sounded weird, stick around for the all-singing, all-dancing Reefer Madness. They thought MJ/ML would be more visually interesting. Along the way he receives help from his girlfriend Mary and Jesus himself, but always finds himself in the arms of the Reefer Man and the rest of the denizens of the Reefer Den. She remains silent and Jimmy is dragged away to stand trial. Enthusiasm is high over the 4/20 opening of CSU Theatre's production of the cult classic, Reefer Madness, The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney. Here are the major ones: Kevin and Dan then adapted Reefer for the screen. The Lecturer's pole dance number was cut in New York previews, due to the absence of a pole. We meet Mae, the Reefer Den hostess, who is abused by her slick, pusher boyfriend Jack. The government will use the power of radio, the papers of William Randolph Hearst, and powerful iconography: Uncle Sam, George Washington, and Lady Liberty (played by Ralph, Jack and Sally respectively). (His warnings are reinforced by the Placard Girl, who throughout the play holds up large signs that clearly state scenes' moral lessons.) As the police pull up in front of the house, Mae tells Jimmy that he's innocent of the crime and that Jack is planning to frame him. Studney: It's obviously affected the show. [masterslider alias="ms-106-1] Enthusiasm is high over the 4/20 opening of CSU Theatre's production of the cult classic Reefer Madness, The Musical by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney.. Alone in church, Mary prays that her sweetheart will regain his senses and return to her ("Lonely Pew"). Abe Meyer Editor: Carl Pierson Art Director: Robert Priestley Properties: Lois Diege Cast: Dorothy Short as Mary . Start planning your production with a cost estimate you can save and share with your team. Just answer a few questions. 256 0 obj
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The reprise of Listen to Jesus was deleted (to keep things moving along). 440 Park Ave S, Fl 11 +1 (212) 540-9330 They listen to their parents, do well in school, and help out around the community -- that is, until they get caught up in the marijuana subculture. Jimmy's immense relief is short-lived. Fearing that Ralph's insane caterwauling will prompt a neighbor to call the cops, Jack and Mae leave to get Ralph something to eat. The Lecturer was given a bump-and-grind pole dance reprise of "Five and Dime". The crowd sings: Several songs were cut out of the show during its varying incarnations, though they have appeared on the original cast recording. The Five & Dime's Mr. Poppy was given a sex change and became Miss Poppy to create a role for. Lancashire Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. It's appeared in Mtley Cre music videos and in other movies, even if only as a shot of the famous poster on a college dorm room wall. Near the end of the original Los Angeles run, a number of major changes to the show were made: Soon afterward, the Los Angeles production shuttered in preparation for the move to Off-Broadway. Mary appears dressed as an angel, freed from Hell by Jimmy's heroic destruction of property, and ascends to heaven while vowing to wait in Heaven for Jimmy until his death. Before he can give her his school ring as a token of his undying love, a siren sounds in the distance. Jimmy arrives at the local train station and attempts to purchase a one-way ticket for "Parts Unknown". Angels weep. We meet Mae, the Reefer Den hostess, who is abused by her slick, pusher boyfriend Jack. In 2005, Showtime released a movie musical adaptation of the show, following the same plot and songs, and starring Kristen Bell as Mary, Christian Campbell as Jimmy, Ana Gasteyer as Mae, Steven Weber as Jack, Amy Spanger as Sally, John Kassir as Ralph, with Alan Cumming as The Lecturer and Neve Campbell as Miss Poppy. To learn more information about ShowShare by Broadway On Demand, click HERE. I turned to Kevin and said 'What about doing Reefer Madness as a musical?'" Reefer Madness: The Musical provides examples of:. 60 - 75 minutes. Ensemble: Aukai Cain, Michael Cunio, Kelly Thacker Fournier, Jeff Griggs. For information about other versions of the show and cut songs, see below. Alone in church, Mary prays that her sweetheart will regain his senses and return to her ("Lonely Pew"). Meanwhile, in an execution chamber, Jimmy walks the last mile and is strapped into the electric chair. During the online licensing process, you will be asked if you are planning on streaming your production. Display as a link instead, He helps Jack "trundle little children off to pay the wages of sin" ("Five and Dime" reprise). 0000001411 00000 n
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