The Pinchpenny Phantom Of The Opera
by Dave Reiser, Jack Sharkey

Name: The Pinchpenny Phantom Of The Opera
Brand: Dave Reiser
SKU: 9780573681851
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

90 mins19th CenturyExpandable CastingInterior SetPeriod CostumesAmerican

Why we like it

"A hilarious take on the classic, this production proves that even a phantom can be budget-friendly with charm and wit."

From: Low-Budget Musicals

Synopsis

Gaston, proprietor and star tenor of a tacky opera house, can only afford a chorus of two (Pristine and Bubby) and one guest soprano per opera.

The guest sopranos keep succumbing to ghastly fates such as strangulation, electrocution, enraged bulls, banana peelings underfoot, poison fleas, falling chandeliers and hypothermia.

Why?

Because unscrupulous Airwick (Phantom of the Opera) wants Pristine to star-- and at the rate he bumps off her rivals, she'll soon be the only soprano in grand opera!

This hilarious melange of crazed desire, gruesome death and bone headed ambition-- done with only four players on a single set -- is a romp for audiences and players alike.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
GASTON owner and lead tenor of IL SPARSO VALORE Opera Theatre	—	—	owner and lead tenor of IL SPARSO VALORE Opera Theatre
PRISTINE a lovely-but-lowly soprano in the opera chorus	—	—	a lovely-but-lowly soprano in the opera chorus
BUBBY a tenor and the only other member of the opera chorus	—	—	a tenor and the only other member of the opera chorus
AIRWICK a weird sewer-dweller, a.k.a. The Phantom of the Opera	—	—	a weird sewer-dweller, a.k.a. The Phantom of the Opera
DIVAS All sopranos played by the selfsame actress:	female	—	All sopranos played by the selfsame actress:
SHMOYNA POTSKI a soprano	—	—	a soprano
AIMEE RAREMENT another soprano	—	—	another soprano
DONNA JOSE also a soprano	—	—	also a soprano
MACHTILDE VON HIMMEL yet another soprano	—	—	yet another soprano
HELGA GEISELN likewise a soprano	—	—	likewise a soprano
ELEKTRA LUXE an additional soprano	—	—	an additional soprano
SONJA SHTOY would you believe a soprano?	—	—	would you believe a soprano?
AUTHOR'S NOTE Despite the five listings above, the catalogue-count is correct: 2m, 2f. You'll have to trust us on this.	—	—	Despite the five listings above, the catalogue-count is correct: 2m, 2f. You'll have to trust us on this.