Mayor
by Charles Strouse, Warren Leight, Edward I. Koch

Name: Mayor
Brand: Charles Strouse
SKU: 9780573681394

Highlights

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Male

90 mins 1980s Ensemble Cast Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

If you love New York – or if you hate it – you will be sure to enjoy this peppy show, which is as much about life in the Big Apple as it is about the Mayor.

Virtually every aspect of the social and political life of New York City is genially lampooned, and the result is an entertaining evening… even for audiences who wouldn’t be able to tell Ed Koch from Frank Perdue!

Press Reviews

"While Mayor Koch has been called many things by his fans and detractors, adjectives like ‘genial,’ ‘mild’ and ‘sweet’ have generally not been among them. It’s those words, however, that most accurately describe [Mayor]… Although lightly critical of the Mayor – and lightly sprinkled with amusing segments – this 90-minute show does transform New York’s brash, archetypal political street fighter into a cuddly, if egocentric, hero."
— The New York Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Carol Bellamy His archrival, cooler, primmer, WASPier	male	—	His archrival, cooler, primmer, WASPier
Trump The brazen builder	—	—	The brazen builder
Goldin The mild-mannered controller	—	—	The mild-mannered controller
Leona Helmsley The hotel Queen	female	—	The hotel Queen
Others Street people, bankers, Yuppies, politicians, waitresses, bike messangers, straphangers, reporters	—	—	Street people, bankers, Yuppies, politicians, waitresses, bike messangers, straphangers, reporters
Mayor Ed Koch Toes the line between forthrightness and arrogance; at the height of his power and knows it	male	—	Toes the line between forthrightness and arrogance; at the height of his power and knows it