Zombie Prom
by John Dempsey, Hugh Murphy, Dana P. Rowe

Name: Zombie Prom
Brand: John Dempsey
SKU: 9780573695797
Rating: 3.67 (51 reviews)

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90 mins 1950s Ensemble Cast Interior Set Period Costumes

Synopsis

This girl-loves-ghoul rock 'n' roll Off Broadway musical is set in the atomic 1950s at Enrico Fermi High, where the law is laid down by a zany, tyrannical principal.

Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy.

Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his motorcycle to the nuclear waste dump.

He returns glowing and determined to reclaim Toffee's heart.

He still wants to graduate, but most of all he wants to take Toffee to the prom.

The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal reporter seizes on him as the freak du jour.

History comes to his rescue while a tuneful selection of original songs in the style of 50s hits keeps the action rocking across the stage.

Press Reviews

"A feel-good, user-friendly musical comedy... witty, ribald script and clever-tuneful songs."
— The Miami Herald

"Don't miss it! Slicker than Grease, smoother than Rocky Horror, bigger and funnier than Little Shop of Horrors!"
— WOR

"Exhilarating! Sharp, spiffy, brighter and better crafted than both The Rocky Horror Show and Grease put together. It has musical wit and breathtakingly catchy, rich melodies."
— New York Law Journal

"Zombie Prom is a breath of freshness and vitality, an exhilarating sign of spring and renewed life in today's musical landscape of spectacles and revivals."
— Martin Gottfried, The New York Law Journal

"Kooky, creepy, campy fun... Packed with soupy mock-'50s sock hop tunes and more teenage turmoil than a John Waters film... The music by Dana P. Rowe and lyrics by John Dempsey are full-bore teen anthems from start to finish"
— Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
DELILAH STRICT School Principal; icy and hard on the outside with a heart of gold. Should have good comic timing - think Carol Burnett or Bette Midler.	female	35-50	School Principal; icy and hard on the outside with a heart of gold. Should have good comic timing - think Carol Burnett or Bette Midler.
TOFFEE Good girl from the right side of the tracks. Hopelessly in love with Jonny. Sweet and funny - think Gidget or Sandra Dee.	female	—	Good girl from the right side of the tracks. Hopelessly in love with Jonny. Sweet and funny - think Gidget or Sandra Dee.
CANDY Nervous and hyper. Always chewing her nails. Think a young Marge Simpson. Can double as Mother's Voice, Secretary, Make-Up Lady.	female	—	Nervous and hyper. Always chewing her nails. Think a young Marge Simpson. Can double as Mother's Voice, Secretary, Make-Up Lady.
COCO Coco isn't bad, she's just drawn that way. Think Jessica Rabbit with a dry wit. Can double Secretary (Sheila), Stage Manager.	male	—	Coco isn't bad, she's just drawn that way. Think Jessica Rabbit with a dry wit. Can double Secretary (Sheila), Stage Manager.
GINGER Class nerd, sweet and means well but she verges on annoying. Think Gilda Radner. Can double Secretary, Ramona Merengue.	female	—	Class nerd, sweet and means well but she verges on annoying. Think Gilda Radner. Can double Secretary, Ramona Merengue.
JONNY WARNER Good kid from the wrong side of the tracks. Sincere and funny. Think Ross from "Friends."	male	—	Good kid from the wrong side of the tracks. Sincere and funny. Think Ross from "Friends."
JOEY Class Jock. Big, handsome and dumb. Think "duh..." Can double Father's Voice, Copy Boy, Motorwise Gasoline Guy.	male	—	Class Jock. Big, handsome and dumb. Think "duh..." Can double Father's Voice, Copy Boy, Motorwise Gasoline Guy.
JOSH The class geek. Aspiring journalist. Think Pee Wee Herman without the weird voice. Can double Announcer.	male	—	The class geek. Aspiring journalist. Think Pee Wee Herman without the weird voice. Can double Announcer.
JAKE Probably voted the most popular. He's sweet and personable and is deeply in love with Candy. Think Richie from "Happy Days." Can double Copy Boy, Motorwise Gasoline Guy.	male	—	Probably voted the most popular. He's sweet and personable and is deeply in love with Candy. Think Richie from "Happy Days." Can double Copy Boy, Motorwise Gasoline Guy.
EDDIE FLAGRANTE Newspaper Journalist; opportunistic tabloid reporter who roots for the underdog and "justice" in the end. Think Geraldo Rivera but with Kevin Klein's comic appeal.	male	35-50	Newspaper Journalist; opportunistic tabloid reporter who roots for the underdog and "justice" in the end. Think Geraldo Rivera but with Kevin Klein's comic appeal.

Videos

Alysha Umphress - "Jonny Don't Go" ZOMBIE PROM with Lauren Lawson, Tricia Giordano, Kennedy Caughell

Publication

Publisher Concord Theatricals

ISBN-13 9780573695797

ISBN-10 0573695792

Zombie Prom is a play written by John Dempsey and published by Concord Theatricals .

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