Adrift in Macao
by Christopher Durang, Peter Melnick

Name: Adrift in Macao
Brand: Christopher Durang
SKU: 9780573663093
Rating: 3 (6 reviews)

Off-Broadway

Adrift in Macao Book Cover — Adrift in Macao Cover

Highlights

Female

Male

90 mins 1950s Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk Award

Nominee: 2007 Drama Desk Award for Best Music

Synopsis

Set in 1952 in Macao, China, Adrift in Macao is a loving parody of film noir movies.

Everyone that comes to Macao is waiting for something, and though none of them know exactly what that is, they hang around to find out.

The characters include your film noir standards, like Laureena, the curvaceous blonde, who luckily bumps into Rick Shaw, the cynical surf and turf casino owner her first night in town.

She ends up getting a job singing in his night club – perhaps for no reason other than the fact that she looks great in a slinky dress.

And don't forget about Mitch, the American who has just been framed for murder by the mysterious villain McGuffin.

With songs and quips, puns and farcical shenanigans, this musical parody is bound to please audiences of all ages.

Press Reviews

"And there are of course those songs... Melnick demonstrates an affinity for melody and old-fashioned showmanship that link him to his grandfather, Richard Rodgers."
— Talkin’ Broadway

"With a drop-dead funny book and shamefully silly lyrics by Christopher Durang and lethally catchy music by Peter Melnick. Adrift In Macao lovingly parodies the Hollywood film noir classics of the 1940s and 50s."
— BroadwayWorld

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Lureena Blonde bombshell who gets hired to be a singer at a club her first night in Macao, China	female	—	Blonde bombshell who gets hired to be a singer at a club her first night in Macao, China
Tempura Male, Asian, Club's piano player	male	—	Male, Asian, Club's piano player
Corinna Female, Club's entertainer before Lureena	female	—	Female, Club's entertainer before Lureena
Rick Shaw Male, cynical surf-and-turf casino owner who hires Lureena to be his nightclub singer	male	—	Male, cynical surf-and-turf casino owner who hires Lureena to be his nightclub singer
Joe Male, bartender	male	—	Male, bartender
Daisy Female, cigarette girl	female	—	Female, cigarette girl
Mitch Male, an American who has been framed for murder by a mysterious villain named McGuffin	male	—	Male, an American who has been framed for murder by a mysterious villain named McGuffin