Two Person Musicals! - TheatreFace

JOHN AND JEN (Music Theatre I…

2009-09-12T08:48:02.146Z

JOHN AND JEN (Music Theatre International), THE BIG BANG (Samuel French)

HAHA i was going to say Last…

2009-09-08T07:42:48.027Z

HAHA i was going to say Last Five Years too :)

probably the greatest one male one femal musical ever. its composed by Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Songs for a New World).

Im a senior theater arts major at Azusa Pacific University. we did it a few years ago as a senior capstone project. here some video from our production so you can see what it is.

Females song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GHa-doxUfg&feature=channel
Male Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCOJ9gihYh8&feature=channel
Both of them (There are a few where they actually sing together): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErdqvRkwOsI&feature=channel

basicly the concept of the show is that it is about the relationship/marriage of a couple. However the story is told from the perspective of both partners one song at a time. The females songs go backwards (so her first song is after the divorce) and the males part goes foreward in time (his first song is the first date). both perspectives eventually meet in the middle before intermission with thier marriage. after intermission they continue on thier course moving in opposite directions so that the males last song is when he decides to leave while her last song is after the first date.

its wonderful i highly suggest it. its one of my al time greatest shows :)

I know you said 2 person musi…

2009-09-08T01:39:05.469Z

I know you said 2 person musical, but if you are flexible, Tick, Tick...Boom is three people, 2 male, 1 female.

The Telephone "L'Amour à Troi…

2009-04-21T14:55:39.449Z

The Telephone "L'Amour à Trois" -
Book Gian-Carlo Menotti; Lyrics by Gian-Carlo Menotti; Music by Gian-Carlo Menotti

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Telephone

One of my favorites is "john…

2009-04-18T20:51:37.827Z

One of my favorites is "john and jen". Jen as a child raises her baby brother in act one until they have a huge fight and he leaves to fight in the Vietnam War. John dies, and Jen is crushed. End of Act I.

Act II begins with the birth of Jen's firstborn, who she names John after her late brother. The action continues as in Act I where Jen raises her new child, but she also remembers all the things she went through with her brother when they were young. She begins smothering her boy, making sure he is always safe in her care, but the growing man slowly tries to gain autonomy from his mother and be his own person. In the second to last scene, Jen finds herself at her brother's grave, and finally comes to terms with what happened twenty years ago, promising to move on. Finally, Jen and her son reconcile and she is able to let him go, knowing that they will both be alright.

Two actors are needed: Jen (toddler through middle age), and John (baby to late teens/early 20s). The same actor plays both Johns.

The music is beautiful and the story is fantastic. I highly recommend it!

Shocked (and happy) that no o…

2009-04-17T21:05:26.771Z

Shocked (and happy) that no one has set "Love Letters" to music yet ...

Romance Romance, They're Play…

2009-04-17T17:06:44.040Z

Romance Romance, They're Playing Our Song, I Do, I Do!

Obsure: Goblin Market, 2 wome…

2009-04-16T13:35:57.581Z

Obsure: Goblin Market, 2 women.

Last Five Years

2009-04-15T19:49:55.090Z

Last Five Years

Marry Me a Little is a great…

2009-04-15T19:40:12.337Z

Marry Me a Little is a great 2-person show. You could also do the first act of The Apple Tree and cut the Snake's part. The original source (Mark Twain's the Diary of Adam and Eve) was a 2-character piece. Always Patsy is a 2-woman musical featuring the songs of Patsy Cline.