Over Here!
by Will Holt, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman

Name: Over Here!
Brand: Will Holt
SKU: 9780573680946

Broadway

Over Here! Book Cover — Over Here! Cover

Highlights

Female

Male

120 mins 1940s/WWII Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes

Synopsis

Over Here!

is a toe-tapping choo-choo ride into the patriotic past – to wartime America in the 1940s.

The crowd-pleasing musical, from the composers of Mary Poppins , is an affectionate lampoon of the Big Band era of World War II America.

On a train full of draftees heading for Europe, the “DePaul Sisters” are looking for a third singer to transform their duo into a trio.

They find her in Mitzi – a down-home girl with a secret: she's a Nazi spy with a slinky Dietrich accent and a microphone conveniently hidden in her lipstick.

Seventeen rollicking Big Band numbers evoke the originals of the period while gently spoofing musical memories of the wartime era.

The original Broadway production starred the two surviving Andrews Sisters and featured a star-studded lineup of young talent, including John Travolta, Marilu Henner, Ann Reinking and Treat Williams.

Press Reviews

"Engaging and devilishly clever."
— Clive Barnes

"Warm, wise and witty show."
— Newsweek

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
NORWIN SPOKESMAN, RAILROAD CONDUCTOR, SARGE All to be played by the same actor, suave, charming, talks to the audience, bridges the gap between 1977 and 1940s.	male	40s	All to be played by the same actor, suave, charming, talks to the audience, bridges the gap between 1977 and 1940s.
PAULETTE DE PAUL, PAULINE DE PAUL A sister singing act looking for the Big Break and a third member for the act, because trios are what make it.	female	—	A sister singing act looking for the Big Break and a third member for the act, because trios are what make it.
MITZI A Nazi spy, plucked from the German cabarets, given an intensive course in English from watching American films from the 30s. Her slang is a little behind the times, and her expressions not quite “American.”	female	30s	A Nazi spy, plucked from the German cabarets, given an intensive course in English from watching American films from the 30s. Her slang is a little behind the times, and her expressions not quite “American.”
BILL America’s normal, average juvenile.	—	—	America’s normal, average juvenile.
JUNE His girl, America’s ingenue.	female	—	His girl, America’s ingenue.
MOTHER The War has brought a new blush to her cheek. She is involved. She is concerned. She is knitting what turns out to be the longest scarf in history.	female	—	The War has brought a new blush to her cheek. She is involved. She is concerned. She is knitting what turns out to be the longest scarf in history.
FATHER A sweet man, not too successful, with no idea in his head that after the War, he’ll be supplanted by supermarkets.	male	—	A sweet man, not too successful, with no idea in his head that after the War, he’ll be supplanted by supermarkets.
RANKIN Same age as FATHER and SPOKESMAN, but very prosperous automotive executive. He is making a great deal of money from the War.	male	—	Same age as FATHER and SPOKESMAN, but very prosperous automotive executive. He is making a great deal of money from the War.
UTAH A young draftee whose belief in everything is sincere.	—	—	A young draftee whose belief in everything is sincere.
DONNA A waitress who gives up her job to work in a defense plant.	female	—	A waitress who gives up her job to work in a defense plant.
LUCKY A big-city street kid whose sneer is only skin deep.	—	—	A big-city street kid whose sneer is only skin deep.
MAGGIE A rich young lady off to college who is very snooty.	—	—	A rich young lady off to college who is very snooty.
SAM A Black railroad porter who has to cope with a train full of wartime military and civilians cooped up for a non-stop cross-continental trip.	—	—	A Black railroad porter who has to cope with a train full of wartime military and civilians cooped up for a non-stop cross-continental trip.
ENSEMBLE	—	—	—