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Civilization & Its Discontents
Composer: Michael Sahl
Eric Salzman
Librettist: Michael Sahl
Eric Salzman
Original Cast: Candice Farley (Jill Goodheart)
Paul Binotto (Jeremy Jive)
William Perry (Derek Dude)
Karl Patrick Krause (Carlos Arachnid)
Work Web Site: http://www.schirmer.com/default.aspx?TabId=2420&State_2874=2&workId_2874=32259
Premiere Date: May 19, 1977
Producing Company: American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Description: Derek Dude goes to a bar with his girlfriend, Jill Goodheart, but leaves by himself. Jeremy Jive picks Jill up and returns to her apartment, which she shares with Derek. Derek returns and, rather than instigating a fight, talks with Jeremy. The two discover that they are involved in the same business deal. Ignored, Jill tries to kill herself with an electric knife. She is saved by the entrance of the stoned guest Carlos Arachnid, who transports the three to his Club Bide-a-Wee, where they live happily ever after.
Character List (Major): Baritone, Soprano, 2 Tenors
Length: 00:45
Total Acts: 1
Chorus: optional chorus
Orchestration: dm, perc - kbd
Contact: G. Schirmer, Inc.
Address: 257 Park Avenue South, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10010
E-mail Address: pm@schirmer.com
Phone: 212-254-2100
Composer Web Site: http://www.schirmer.com/default.aspx?TabId=2419&State_2872=2&composerId_2872=2724
Publisher Web Site: http://www.schirmer.com/

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