Atlantic
Book and Lyrics by Michael Colby
Music and Lyrics by James Fradrich
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North Atlantic
Gene Frankel Theatre, NYC
Musical Comedy/ 7 Characters, 4 Women, 3 Men, Chorus/ Full length, Two acts
The first act of North Atlantic may be read by clicking on the "Read It Now" button. For a complete reading copy, please see the Contact Information elsewhere on this page.
Synopsis: North Atlantic is an affectionate multi-level spoof of Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals -- set in Eskimo land. With South Pacific as its closest touchstone, this family musical features elements reminiscent of the entire Rodgers and Hammerstein catalogue. Set somewhere in the mysterious North Atlantic, it takes place sometime after World War II. It tells how Honey Snodgrass and Melanie Fong, members of the Iowa branch of the Teaching Corps, find romance, bigotry, and a dream ballet in this exotic region.
"Not only the best
of the three musicals I saw last week. It was the best of the year."
- Henry Hewes, former President, New York Drama Critics Circle
Winner of the Show Business Award for "Outstanding Production of the Year."
Contact Information:
Amateur and Professional Rights:
New Theatre Publications
2 Hereford Close
Woolston
Warrington
Cheshire, UK
WA1 4HR
Ph.: 0845 331 3516
Fax: 0845 331 3518
Email: plays4theatre@ntlworld.com
Publisher's website: http://www.plays4theatre.com/
North Atlantic website: http://hometown.aol.com/ludlow29/northatlantic.html
Playwright's website:
http://www.michaelcolby.com
About the playwright: Michael Colby is the librettist/lyricist of such musicals as Charlotte Sweet
(Drama Desk Award nomination), Tales of Tinseltown (Coconut Grove Playhouse),
North Atlantic (Show Business Award), Mrs. McThing (Goodspeed), and Delphi or
Bust (Amas Musical Theatre). He was chief writer for the Drama Desk
Award-winning New Amsterdam Theatre Company, and has written special material
for numerous celebrities and Theatre By the Blind. He is a member of BMI.
About the composer: James Fradrich assisted the orchestrator of the Broadway
productions of Miss Saigon, The Secret Garden, and the first national tour of
Jerome Robbins' Broadway. He has played engagements with
several symphony orchestras, and was arranger and musical director for the
hit off-Broadway musical Boy Meets Boy. Other off-Broadway productions as musical
director and/or arranger have included Carnival (Equity Library
Theatre), Gift of the Magi (Players Theatre), Babes in Arms (Playwrights
Horizons), From Brooks with Love (Harold Clurman), and Man With a Load of Mischief
(The Production Company). He has served in the same capacity on
several regional productions and toured as pianist/arranger on I Am an American
(for USO) and as pianist for Columbia Artists Management with The
First Gilbert & Sullivan Quartet. He is a graduate of Lawrence University and
was Archivist/Concert Librarian/General Musical Consultant for Rodgers and
Hammerstein.
North Atlantic was first produced by the Gene Frankel Theatre, New York City.
