Created by Dennis Deal, Albert Evans and James A. Rocco
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- Piano/Keyboards
- Bass
- Drums
- Bongos and Percussion
Two Acts
Two Acts
The action takes place during the Eisenhower Era: 1956-1961, in New York, Las Vegas and Hollywood.
The setting for NITE CLUB CONFIDENTIAL, is a stylized single unit set, depicting the overall feeling of swank 1950's nightclubs like The Copacabana, The Blue Angel, The Stork Club, and The Coconut Grove. The lines should be Mid-century Modern – sleek, curvy, and asymmetrical. (Keep in mind that pink and turquoise were the popular colors of that period.)
A handful of other small set pieces can be added throughout the show.
Two Acts
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The Camp Masterpiece Of The Cabaret Genre.
A Show That Does Everything Right.
And If On The 8th Day It Was Decreed ‘Let There Be Music, Dancing, Joy & Laughter On Earth’ Certainly What God Had In Mind Was Nite Club Confidential!
Step into the glamorous world of Nite Club Confidential, a world of music, neon lights, and mysterious shadows. You'll meet Kay Goodman, the stylish star who's seen better days, Buck Holden, the seductive saloon singer who manages her career, and the Hi-Hopes, a mesmerizing vocal trio with stars in their eyes.
The atmosphere is as cool and crisp as a dry martini, and the music is as smooth as silk. But be warned; this dazzling world comes to a sudden halt when a shot rings out from a smoking gun.
Join a dynamic and diverse cast of five in a show where film noir meets a jazz and gin-soaked nightclub of yesteryear.
This show is perfect for a theatre organization looking for a small cast show in an intimate setting with a score of classic hits from the 1950s-- songs your audiences will remember fondly or younger audiences will discover and really dig.
KAY GOODMAN: The most modern of women, the toast of mid-century New York nightclubs. A chic, attractive, flamboyant chanteuse. She is still dynamic and irresistible although we feel her fortieth birthday is a cloudy event. A veteran performer, who has long since conquered stage fright and is now pre-occupied with "age fright", the after-hours demon. Think Lena Horne, Kay Thompson, Rosemary Clooney
BUCK HOLDEN: A good-looking nightclub singer/hustler type, the kind you’d expect to meet in a Raymond Chandler novel or a dark alley. In his early thirties, his talents are overshadowed by his personal magnetism and sex appeal. He is street smart, but not intellectual; friendly, but not kind. Throughout the show his opportunistic tendencies come to the fore, and his broad shoulders develop a chip.
DOROTHY FLYNN: A cute young cabaret performer, equally skilled as a comedienne and singer. She begins the show as the girl no one notices but once she takes her glasses off, she emerges as an energetic bombshell. She enjoys her newfound sex-appeal and exploits it to her gain. (Think Della Reese, Nina Simone)
JONNY: Buck’s streetwise singing partner. A tough, steamy, talented guy in his late twenties. His versatile voice makes him equally comfortable with 50s Rock and Roll and Jazz. Jonny grew up with Mitch and at times their relationship has been “very” close. (Think Bobby Darin, Jackie Wilson)
MITCH DUPREÉ: Jonny’s friend and Buck’s other singing partner. A lover of Bebop who lives for music. In his late twenties, with off-beat, appealing looks. Mitch is an outsider who is more comfortable in the Village than Park Avenue. (Think Mark Murphy, Jon Hendricks)
Cast and Musician Note
Due to the nature of the score, it is imperative the cast and musicians have some background in pop and jazz vocals (solo and harmony), nightclub and cabaret performing.
The Musical Director/Pianist must have knowledge of the period and be savvy with chord/lead sheet playing and improvisational skills.
ACT I
PROLOGUE
- Dead End Street (Deal/Evans) - Dorothy, Mitch, Jonny
OPENING NUMBER
- Confidential (Deal/Evans) - The Hi-Hopes
Scene 1: Limbo & Café High Society, New York City, 1956
- Hello! Hello! Hello! (Deal/Evans) - The Hi-Hopes
- Hello New York City (Deal/Evans) - Kay Goodman
- I Refuse to Rock and Roll (Brodszky/Cahn) - Kay Goodman & The Hi-Hopes
- Love Isn't Born, It's Made (Schwartz/Loesser) - Kay & Buck
Scene 2: Limbo & Café High Society, New York City, 1957
- Hello! Hello! Hello! Reprise (Deal/Evans - The Hi-Hopes
Scene 3: The Silver Rocket Lounge/Radio Broadcast Studio, New York City, 1957-1958
- Goody, Goody (Malneck/Mercer) - The Hi-Hopes
- Nothing Can Replace A Man (Shapiro/Fain)- Dorothy
Scene 4: Limbo
- Jackpot (Deal/Evans) - The Hi-Hopes
Scene 5: A Hollywood Sound Stage, 1958
- Put The Blame On Mamie! (Deal/Evans) - Kay & The Hi-Hopes
Scene 6: Limbo & A Dive in the Village, New York City, 1959
- The Canarsie Diner (Deal/Evans) - Dorothy & The Hi-Hopes
Scene 7: Kay’s Apartment in Hollywood / Buck’s Pad in New York City, 1959
Scene 8: Limbo & Dorothy’s Apartment, 1959
Scene 9: Limbo & The Golden Lariat, Las Vegas, 1959
- That Old Black Magic (Arlen/Mercer) - Kay & The High Hopes
ACT II
ENTR’ACTE
Scene 1: Limbo & Buck’s Office in Vegas, 1960
Scene 2: The Hip-O-Sphere, The Strip in Vegas, 1960
- Crazy New Words (Deal/Evans) - Mitch
Scene 3: The Steel Pier in Atlantic City, 1960
- Black Slacks (Bennett/Denton) - Jonny
Scene 4: Limbo & A Dive Bar in a Vegas Back Alley, 1960
- Something Cool (Barnes) - Kay
Scene 5: Limbo & Club Tip of The Strip, Vegas, 1960
- If I Had A Hammer (Hays/Seeger) - Dorothy
Scene 6 : An Alley Behind the Club, Vegas, 1960
- Ballad of the Sad Young Men (Landesman/Wolf) - Mitch
Scene 7: Limbo & Club Au Revoir, Vegas, 1961
- Club Au Revoir (Deal/Evans) - Buck
- Everybody’s Boppin’/Cloudburst (Hendricks/Hall/Kirkland) - The New Hi-Hopes
- That Old Black Magic (Reprise) - Kay
Scene 8: Limbo & Club Au Revoir, Vegas, 1961
- I Refuse to Rock and Roll (Reprise) - Dorothy
- The Long Goodbye (Deal/Evans) - Kay
- The Other One (Deal/Evans) - Kay
Scene 9: Backstage & On Stage at Club Au Revoir, Vegas, 1961
- Dressed To Kill (Deal/Evans) - Kay
- The Long Goodbye (Tag) (Deal/Evans) - Kay
- Dead End Street (Tag) (Deal/Evans) - Kay
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