The Club
by Eve Merriam, Alexandra Ivanoff

Name: The Club
Brand: Eve Merriam
SKU: 9780573680830
Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)

Off-BroadwayOff-West End

Highlights

Female

1900-1910All WomenUnit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod Costumes

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk AwardObie Award

Nominee: Two 1977 Drama Desk Awards for Unique Theatrical Experience and OUtstanding Director - Musical Winner! 1977 Obie Award for Distinguished Production

Synopsis

Members of a stuffy all-male club, circa 1905, tap dance and sing 14 songs of the era, all indicative of male smugness and superiority.

During the finale, the audience discovers that the top hats, white ties and rails are actually being worn by women.

Press Reviews

"Extraordinary... high caliber... [with] style and verve... A refracting lens for the condescension and bigotry that pervade those good old songs, and by implication, our culture."
— The New York Post

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Freddie Charman of the membership committee. A handsome, vain bachelor who is a wealthy gynecologist. Witty and cynical.	—	—	Charman of the membership committee. A handsome, vain bachelor who is a wealthy gynecologist. Witty and cynical.
Bertie Treasurer of the Club. Extremely attractive to the ladies. Married to a banker's daughter; he loves the good rich life he leads and has a suppressed rage about being the male counterpart to a woman who marries for money.	female	—	Treasurer of the Club. Extremely attractive to the ladies. Married to a banker's daughter; he loves the good rich life he leads and has a suppressed rage about being the male counterpart to a woman who marries for money.
Bobby Newly elected member of the Club. A newlywed, doting on his wife and still wuite attached to mama's apron strings. A young Franklin Roosevelt in type.	female	—	Newly elected member of the Club. A newlywed, doting on his wife and still wuite attached to mama's apron strings. A young Franklin Roosevelt in type.
Henry The stereotypical servant of the times.	—	—	The stereotypical servant of the times.
Johnny A diminutive page, source of information of all kinds for the Club members.	—	—	A diminutive page, source of information of all kinds for the Club members.
Maestro Musical conductor who is onstage and participates in all Club doings.	—	—	Musical conductor who is onstage and participates in all Club doings.
Algy Governor of the Club, thrice married. Somewhat older, jovial, commanding presence.	—	—	Governor of the Club, thrice married. Somewhat older, jovial, commanding presence.