Pump Boys And Dinettes
by John Foley, Debra Monk, Mark Hardwick, Jim Wann, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel
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Awards & Recognition
Nominee: 1982 Tony Award for Best Musical Nominee: Four 1982 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Music
What readers are saying
Readers have mixed feelings about the musical. While one finds it lighthearted and enjoyable, another is critical, deeming it not a good musical at all.
Synopsis
The 'Pump Boys' sell high octane on Highway 57 in Grand Ole Opry country and the 'Dinettes', Prudie and Rhetta Cupp, run the Double Cupp diner next door.
Together they fashion an evening of country western songs that received unanimous raves on and off Broadway.
With heartbreak and hilarity, they perform on guitars, piano, bass and, yes, kitchen utensils.
Press Reviews
"Both musically and theatrically, a triumph of ensemble playing. It doesn't merely celebrate the value of friendship and life's simple pleasures, it embodies them."
— The New York Times
"Totally terrific… It is such fun."
— The New York Post
"A gasser, with buoyant, earthy humor."
— New York Daily News
"When the inevitable ‘closing time’ comes along, you'll wish you could stay a while longer."
— Christian Science Monitor
Characters
| Character |
|---|
L.M. Piano/Accordian |
Prudie Cupp Percussion |
Rhetta Cupp Percussion |
Eddie Bass |
Jim Rhythm Guitar |
Jackson Lead Guitar |
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Publication
Pump Boys And Dinettes is a British play written by John Foley and published by Samuel French in New York (1983).
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Samuel French · 1983 · 54 pp
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