When they return to Dogpatch, Daisy Mae and Earthquake proceed with their wedding. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Some may not like the production, Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2018. Beautiful Daisy Mae is pining after strong handsome Li’l Abner, an unsentimental youth who escapes her pursuit to go fishing. Abner takes the tonic to Washington to make a case that there is something special about Dogpatch. Based on Andy Capp’s beloved comic strip, with clever book by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, and catchy score by Johnny Mercer and Gene de Paul, Li’l Abner is a rousing, bombastic, tuneful American musical, which is equal parts slapstick comedy, knowing government satire, and tale of young love. Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent © 2020. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. Based on Andy Capp’s beloved comic strip, with clever book by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, and catchy score by Johnny Mercer and Gene de Paul, Li’l Abner is a rousing, bombastic, tuneful American musical, which is equal parts slapstick comedy, knowing government satire, and tale of young love. Pappy gives Abner the potion, which is secretly just water, and Abner immediately rushes in to stop the wedding. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All I wanted to do was download a album to my computer & place it in the same folder I have my other albums in. The scientists reveal that while the potion makes men handsome, it also removes their romantic desire. Mammy Yokum dreams of Bullmoose’s plot to kill Abner and asks Daisy Mae to head to Washington to save him. This is the soundtrack from the 1959 film, which is how I first came to know and love Li'l Abner - I adore it still. This race is the only way anyone in the town can get married, and a prospective bride must catch a boy during the race in order to be hitched. Johnny Mercer and the gang could not have done better. They find them transformed into virile specimens, but unfortunately they no longer have any interest in their wives. He decides to have his voluptuous girlfriend Apasionata Von Climax catch Abner on Sadie Hawkins Day, and then kill Abner once they are married so Appasionata will inherit the formula. Some of the political lyrics are even now relevent. Mammy is able to get Bullmoose to confess and he and his crew are promptly arrested. dogpatch, southern usa, washington dc, 1950s, College/University, Community Theatre, High School, Large Cast, Middle School. The show features music by Gene De Paul and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, along with a book by Norman Panama. The town agrees that Sadie Hawkins Day is worth saving the town for, so they plan to prove that Dogpatch has some necessary qualities. Daisy Mae requests that Earthquake accompany her and agrees to marry him if he does. Mammy and Pappy Yokum arrive with Daisy Mae and Earthquake to stop him, and Earthquake inadvertently bounces the beam from Fleagle’s evil eye with a mirror. Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2013. Daisy Mae’s relatives arrive and on being informed they will be moving in with the couple, Earthquake begins to have second thoughts. Daisy Mae confesses to Abner that she has now agreed to marry Earthquake but would prefer to marry him. Johnny Mercer and the … Daisy Mae’s trailer trash family, the Scraggs, decide to accept Earthquake’s $1 to allow him to be caught by Daisy Mae on Sadie Hawkins Day. Abner returns home and assures everyone that “The Country’s in the Very Best of Hands.” General Bullmoose, Apasionata, and their cohort Evil Eye Fleagle arrive just in time for Sadie Hawkins Day, as the women begin chasing the men in the annual race. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. 1957 Tony Awards: Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Edith Adams), Best Choreography (Michael Kidd), Nominated for: Best Costume Design (Alvin Colt), 1957 Theatre World Awards: Peter Palmer, Wynne Miller, The Country’s In The Very Best Of Hands (encore), Progress Is The Root Of All Evil (reprise). Many attempts were made to musicalize the comic strip, but the deal was finally won by Paramount Pictures who wanted to turn the stage musical into a film. Li’l Abner is based on the famous Al Capp comic strip and was a popular musical of the 1950s. In Washington, Bullmoose realises he will not have to have Abner marry Apassionata and can instead use Fleagle’s evil eye to still Abner’s secret and then convince him to commit suicide. Li’l Abner is based on the famous Al Capp comic strip and was a popular musical of the 1950s.The show features music by Gene De Paul and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, along with a book by Norman Panama. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Li'l Abner (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Vinyl, Soundtrack, Original recording, January 1, 1959, Johnny Mercer and the gang could not have done better. Many attempts were made to musicalize the comic strip, but the deal was finally won by Paramount Pictures who wanted to turn the stage musical into a film. Reality sets in and the town begins to reject the idea of being an “Unnecessary Town.” Mammy Yokum reveals that it is her Yokumberry Tonic that has given Abner his perfect all-American looks. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. The women ask the scientists to “Put ‘Em Back” to the way they were. But when Dogpatch is chosen for an atomic test site, and Daisy Mae is claimed in marriage by dirty wrestler Earthquake McGoon, Li’l Abner has to step up and fight for the things he doesn’t know he loves. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. The bomb testing is cancelled and Dogpatch returns to its simple, happy life. The music; the characters and the ones who played the characters; the insane storyline - absolute perfection. Handsome Abner has no interested in girls or getting a job, so Abner’s mother Mammy tells Daisy Mae to get Abner to come to the Cornpone Meetin’ in the centre of town. There's a problem loading this menu right now. I actually got to meet Leslie Parrish (Daisy Mae) when she traveled from California to help with a TV advertisement for our high school play of Li'l Abner. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! Guided and guarded by traveling preacher Marryin’ Sam, Li’l Abner travels to Washington, DC, where he tangles with a gaggle of goofy scientists, unscrupulous capitalist General Bullmoose, and scheming minx Appassionata Von Climax. Instead I had to first download some program that I don't know dip about which placed a short cut on my desk top. Discover releases, reviews, track listings, recommendations, and more about Norman Panama, Melvin Frank, Michael Kidd, Johnny Mercer, Gene De Paul* - Li'l Abner - An Original Musical Comedy at Discogs. In Dogpatch, U.S.A., it’s “A Typical Day” as bombshell Daisy Mae is trying to convince Li’l Abner Yokum to be her boyfriend.

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