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THUGS: A Musical Mafiasco
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Music by
Kim Douglass
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D. Richard Tucker
Book and lyrics by
D. Richard Tucker
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It’s 1929, and two thugs banished from Chicago's gangland community
find work in the lazy town of Shady Groves as bodyguards for a man
and a woman, both disguised as the late Anthony Sartori. Added to this
are two feuding crime lords, their lovesick children, and an effeminate
hit man, resulting in a whirlwind of mistaken identity. This farcical look
at organized crime is laughter you cannot refuse.
Songs and Lyrics Video Trailer
CAST of CHARACTERS
| MAMA Risotto |
the owner of the local sidewalk café, a woman with attitude who doesn’t take flack from anybody. MEZZO |
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| JULIA Cappuccino |
a young girl in love with Romy, a spoiled little rich girl, but very grounded. She’s in love, possibly more with the idea of being in love, but knows that she and her boyfriend have no future. SOPRANO |
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| ROMY Montecarlo |
the poetic lover, in love with Julia, the hopeless romantic, speaks in a poetic prose and moves about in a graceful, almost ballet-like manner. classical character stuck in a modern world. He is deeply in love with Julia. TENOR |
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| GINA Sartori |
disguised as a man, her brother Anthony. She’s smart and has to be to get away with this impersonation. MEZZO |
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| LOUIE |
an unemployed thug, not overly bright, he is ruled by his stomach. Not very tough, actually kind of sensitive and simple-minded. BARITONE |
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| VITO |
another unemployed thug. He speaks in a stilted manner, mainly because he thinks it makes him sound smart. TENOR/HIGH BARITONE |
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| JOEY Testeroni |
disguised as Anthony Sartori, Gina’s boyfriend. Joey is a tough guy, a mobster - his only fault: he’s crazy about Gina. TENOR/HIGH BARITONE |
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| Don CAPPUCCINO |
crime lord , father of Julia. Insecure and annoyed that people think less of him than they do Don Montecarlo. BARITONE/BASS |
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| Don MONTECARLO |
a crime lord , the father of Romy. The big man in town. TENOR/HIGH BARITONE |
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| The SHARK |
an effeminate hit man. He has a sense of danger about him, but can also be very flamboyant. TENOR/HIGH BARITONE |
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Setting: Shady Groves, Illinois, a small town outside Chicago, 1929.
A sidewalk café represented by two tables with chairs and a café entrance,
next to a hotel entrance and park bench. One set.
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