Overview
It’s 1955, and into a square little town rides a guitar-playing young man who changes everything and everyone he meets. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT, this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy will have you jumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as “Teddy Bear,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Hound Dog,” and “Jailhouse Rock.” With great roles for girls and boys and an irresistible rock ‘n’ roll pedigree, this 60-70 minute Broadway adaptation is an unforgettable thrill for middle school-age performers and their audiences.
ALL SHOOK UP Young@Part® is the authorized 60 minute edition of the Broadway musical for elementary and middle schools, and youth theatres. Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, this new version of the show is perfect for kids to perform! Through a series of workshops with industry professionals and actual kids, the Young@Part® musicals are tailor-made for younger actors. Song keys are changed where needed, songs and scenes are edited for time and content, while keeping the spirit of the original Broadway show intact.
Each Young@Part® title comes complete with Performance Tracks, Guide Vocal Tracks, Director’s Guide, 30 Student Scripts and more with an affordable Performance License package.
Casting & Production
Casting
NATALIE HALLER – Although she’s a teenager, she’s an excellent mechanic. She’s much more at home in greasy overalls than a dress.
CHAD – A great-lookin’, motorbike-ridin’, guitar-playin’, leather-jacketed roustabout.
SYLVIA – The no-nonsense owner of SYLVIA’S HONKY-TONK CAFE.
LORRAINE — Sylvia’s daughter.
DENNIS – An awkward young man. He aspires to be a dentist.
SANDRA – The beautiful, intellectual caretaker of the town’s museum.
MAYOR MATILDA HYDE – The town’s very conservative mayor.
Flexible casting and featured roles in the large ensemble of townspeople
DEAN HYDE – Matilda’s teenage son. He has spent his youth at military boarding schools and he has never disobeyed his mother.
SHERIFF EARL – The law in town and a man of not many words. He loyally follows the Mayor wherever she goes.
MALE & FEMALE ENSEMBLE play an assortment of TOWNSPEOPLE and are featured throughout the show.
Setting
The Place
A small you-never-heard-of-it town somewhere in the Midwest
The Time
A twenty-four hour period, during the summer of 1955.
Credits
ALL SHOOK UP
Young@Part®
Inspired by and featuring the songs of ELVIS PRESLEY® Book by JOE DIPIETRO
Young@Part® Edition Adapted by Marc Tumminelli
Young@Part® Edition originally produced at Broadway Workshop in New York City.
Originally workshopped at Hoboken Children’s Theater Hoboken, NJ, Chase Leyner, Director
Music and Materials
Young@Part® Materials Include:
Director’s Script – 1
Cast Script & Vocal Books – 30
Piano/Vocal Score – 2
Guide Vocals CD – 1
Performance Tracks CD – 1
Logo Pack – 1
*Additional materials and resources may be added a la carte.
Media
Upcoming Productions
Moss Performing Arts Academy
Erlanger, KY
Augustana College - Penguin Project of the Quad Cities
Rock Island, IL
Augustana College - Penguin Project of the Quad Cities
Rock Island, IL
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