Fountains of blood spray over the stage. you are about to witness . If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. mapinc.org and - Please note that by using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Guidelines, We're making a series of improvements to Amdram Community. Jimmy's bad behavior culminates with his stealing Mary's Packard and taking it for a reckless, reefer-induced joyride with Sally. Alone in church, Mary prays that her sweetheart will regain his senses and return to her ("Lonely Pew"). The show returns to Canada during The Lower Ossington Theatre's Toronto production, June 918, 2011. 2023 Playscripts, Inc. All Rights Reserved. They listen to their parents, do well in school, and help out around the community -- that is, until they get caught up in the marijuana subculture. brought to you by STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Email $51 to [email protected] through www.paypal.com and you'll get your score in the mail. Instead it played to packed houses for over a year and a half, captivating audiences and critics alike, winning 20 theater awards and breaking records. 7.5K subscribers in the musicalscripts community. Five and Dime (Reprise) was reinstated. Ensemble: Aukai Cain, Michael Cunio, Kelly Thacker Fournier, Jeff Griggs. And to those who have been helping to keep us running, He sees hallucinatory visions: the ghost of doomed Jimmy, dead Mary in Hell being sodomized by the Devil, and the zombie remnants of all the kids destroyed by reefer. Sally is instructed to remain behind and keep Ralph quiet. The site contains many pages of related propaganda, actor and crew profiles, and critic reviews and commentary. Upon completion of the script, they approached award-winning director Andy Fickman, who accepted the project with great enthusiasm. Reefer Madness - The Movie Musical (2005) 0: Jul 18, 2021: International Blu-ray . - School Crossing On Main Street - Day, Int. The movie itself has long since passed into the public domain. then we ask you to give generously. . This small, boutique production starred Australian TV legend, Barry Crocker as The Lecturer, Brad Facey as Jimmy and Jess Burns as Mary Lane. a heartfeltTHANKYOU! Meanwhile, Mary makes inquiries at the five and dime. The kind we all used to enjoy. When Jack and Mae return with Chinese food, they catch Ralph in the act of gnawing on Sally's severed arm - he has eaten Sally alive! 2023 Playscripts, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Before Jimmy can board the train, Jack appears and tries to convince Jimmy to return to the Reefer Den with him. A Chorus Line. - MALT SHOP - DAY Piano playing, kids dancing. He had a sweetheart whom he loved, the wholesome and sweet Mary Lane. Jack, fearing Jimmy will get arrested and lead the cops back to him, grabs a pistol and ominously vows to bring Jimmy back to the Reefer Den - "one way or another" ("Act I Finale"). Anonymous HQxxVRklY9. Reefer Madness the Musical had its world premiere April 29, 1999 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Los Angeles; since then it's become cult hit worldwide!. reefer madness, reefer madness oh, so mad tell your children reefer madness fight the menace reefer madness kill the devil reefer madness save the country reefer madness madness, madness, madness, madness reefers made us crazy, barking mad Some of you may think i'm overreacting. The film was directed by Louis Gasnier and starred a cast composed of mostly unknown . Learn More. Over the next few weeks, we watch Jimmy make a terrifying transition from "good egg" to "bad apple". It opened on July 24 at Cleveland Street Theatre and ran for 4 weeks. He sees hallucinatory visions: the ghost of doomed Jimmy, dead Mary in Hell being sodomized by the Devil, and the zombie remnants of all the kids destroyed by reefer. Jimmy thinks this is the best brownie he's ever eaten in his life. Reefer Madness still enjoys that status today. Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical. While Ralph goes off to smoke some frankincense, Jimmy receives a vision of Jesus Christ! Here are the major changes from the NYC stage version: During the run, Jolie Jenkins was replaced by Stacy Sibley, and alternates were added for a majority of the cast members, including Michael Cunio for Jimmy; Erik Liberman, J. P. Manoux and Paul Nygro for Ralph, and Larry Pointdexter for Jack/Jesus. Fountains of blood spray over the stage. Ensemble: Andrea Chamberlain, Robert Gallagher, This page was last edited on 14 February 2023, at 23:47. - BREAKFAST AT MARY LANE'S HOUSE - DAY, 31. Kindly Mr. Poppy provides Mary with the address of the Reefer Den. This time it is Mae, who has obtained a presidential pardon. (His warnings are reinforced by the Placard Girl, who throughout the play holds up large signs that clearly state scenes' moral lessons.) Filled with outrageously funny musical performances by Neve Campbell, Christian Campbell, Kristen Bell and Steven Weber, "Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical" is the feel good event of the year! The Canadian premiere was produced by Hart House Theatre in September 2006 with both Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney in attendance. All Kevin Murphy scripts | Kevin Murphy Scripts. See the kids! Sally is instructed to remain behind and keep Ralph quiet. An angry Jack slaps her for wasting "half a jay of good mootah". Bill, Mary, Gwen, and Jimmy are all swell kids. 2005 108 minutes. Jack tries to bring Mae back to her senses in his usual fashion - by giving her a smoke. Inspired by the original 1936 film of the same name, this raucous musical comedy takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music, sex and violence. Ralph, who has been smoking non-stop, is becoming seriously unhinged. Directed by Andy Fickman, it was initially shown at the Hudson Theater on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles. Adlington This small, boutique production starred Australian TV legend, Barry Crocker as The Lecturer, Brad Facey as Jimmy and Jess Burns as Mary Lane. He helps Jack "trundle little children off to pay the wages of sin" ("Five and Dime" reprise). The Act Two opening "Jimmy on the Lam" was given a conceptual overhaul which added Ralph, Mae, and Sally as a jazz backup trio and set up "The Brownie Song". and someone's got to dare to take a stand. The Lecturer's pole dance number was cut in New York previews, due to the absence of a pole. The New Hit Musical. "Look Back at Kristen Bell, Christian Campbell, Gregg Edelman, and More in Reefer Madness", "L.A.'s Ovation Awards Overcome by Reefer Madness", http://librarycatalog.einetwork.net/Record/.b28725256, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reefer_Madness_(musical)&oldid=1139402446, Pages using infobox musical with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Reefer Madness is a musical satire of the 1936 propaganda film and cult classic Reefer Madness that opened in Los Angeles in 1998. . Murder! When Jack and Mae return with Chinese food, they catch Ralph in the act of gnawing on Sally's severed arm - he has eaten Sally alive! If this site has helped you, and you can afford to help us, 0000000536 00000 n Rodgers and Hammerstein Theatricals now administers the stock/amateur rights, and the show has been produced by local theater groups in several cities, including Toronto, Seattle, Philadelphia, Charleston, Sacramento, Raleigh, Norfolk, and London. She'd leave him, but Jack keeps her supplied with the marijuana she craves ("The Stuff"), despite his physical abuse. Deliriously based on the notorious 1936 anti-pot social-guidance film, this is an ultra-campy enterprise that lands somewhere between Rocky Horror and a John Waters comedy. Jack warns the unhinged Mae that the world is kill or be killed; "the winner is the last one left alive.". PR6 9ST, Amdram Community Mae sings as she slashes Jack with the garden hoe, avenging the deaths of Sally, Ralph, Mary, and every other poor kid Jack has ever hooked on marijuana ("The Stuff" reprise). A scuffle ensues. Reefer Madness A propaganda film from 1936 that has become a cult hit because of its dated outlook on marijuana use, Reefer Madness is the height of camp entertainment. ", "Landry's rendition successfully satirizes both Reefer Madness' sordid depiction of marijuana and the sordidness of the film itself. A police inspector (played by the Lecturer) bursts in. As soon as Mary is out of earshot, Mr. Poppy telephones the Reefer Den and tells Ralph to inform Jack that an unsuspecting new "client" is on her way over. 2013 Australia, Mary, The Lecturer, Ralph, Jimmy, Mae, Jack, Sally, Heathers: The Musical, Bat Boy: The Musical, Little Mary Sunshine, Legally Blonde, Lysistrata Jones. Get listed in the most prominent screenplays collection on the web! The show's ending in which Jimmy is electrocuted and Mae jumps out a window when she is unable to save him, followed by a scene where all the dead characters recite ridiculous-but-real quotes was cut and replaced with the ending as described above. But when Jimmy is tricked into taking his first puff of reefer, his life quickly spirals downward. There are however many dull moments in the original and this is were most of the changes are done in the remake. hbbg`b``3 i endstream endobj 257 0 obj <>/Metadata 29 0 R/Pages 26 0 R/StructTreeRoot 31 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 258 0 obj <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 504.0 612.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 259 0 obj <>stream The addictive, clever musical numbers range from big Broadway-style showstoppers to swing tunes like "Down at the Ol' Five and Dime" and the Vegas-style "Listen to Jesus, Jimmy," featuring J.C. A hilarious send-up of the 1936 exploitation film, now a cult classic. The shock of all this causes Mae's mind to snap - she's surrounded by the angry visions of Ralph, Sally, Mary, Goat-Man, Jimmy, and the Zombies ("Murder!"). President FDR (played by the Lecturer) orders Jimmy to warn other children to beware the dangers of reefer. But don't take. fast-breaking news analysis about drug policy and illegal drugs. JOE The Lecturer was given a bump-and-grind pole dance reprise of "Five and Dime". They tell the story of Jimmy, a fine, upstanding, All-American boy whose life fell apart because of the evil reefer. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. 0000001648 00000 n Framed as a "documentary," the film is narrated by a high school principal imparting his wisdom and experiences with the demon weed. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Scripts and rental materials are not included in this estimate. Comedy. We meet Mae, the Reefer Den hostess, who is abused by her slick, pusher boyfriend Jack. Pasted as rich text. As the police pull up in front of the house, Mae tells Jimmy that he's innocent of the crime and that Jack is planning to frame him. She dies in his arms ("Mary's Death"). Watch BBQ Films transform Brooklyn's world-famous House of Yes into a "reefer den" where live performances and general debauchery will ensue at a special . In October 2008, Ghostlight Records released a soundtrack for both the original 1998 cast and the 2005 movie musical in a 2-disc CD set.[7]. Web. In the movie, the end credit reprise of the title song has a different arrangement, but uses the same lyrics as the version that appears earlier in the film. Mr. Poppy is once again all man, and played by the Lecturer. The show made its Australian debut in Sydney on July 24, 2008 and UK premiere in London on March 24, 2009. "I was a big fan of the original movie, it always made me laugh," Fickman explains. [On continuing work on the show directly after September 11th, 2001:]. He also meets Sally, a reefer slut who both supports her love child and pays for her habit with the only currency she possesses - her generously proportioned body. You won_t be able to resist the spoofy fun of REEFER MADNESS. Musical Director . A wild musical satire of the campy 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film, Reefer Madness seemed poised to repeat its Los Angeles success when it announced a 2001 Off-Broadway production. murder, kidnapping . hb```b``g`f``4dg@ ~3/zJ,&/pk8vz_Af)i00pA8LEr3003cJaQ8^N t?>.94#0 >+ endstream endobj 266 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/Index[31 225]/Length 30/Size 256/Type/XRef/W[1 1 1]>>stream On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 2001 Off-Broadway "Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical" Scripts.com. New York, NY 10016. The Lecturer illustrates his point by re-enacting "the Harper Affair", which he claims is a true and horrific scandal. I turned to Kevin and said 'What about doing Reefer Madness as a musical?'" The Five & Dimes Mr. Poppy was given a sex change and became Miss Poppy to create a role for Neve Campbell. Jack tries to bring Mae back to her senses in his usual fashion - by giving her a smoke. But the music was great and I thought, 'God, if real singers were singing that.' . Precious kids! Mary Jane/Mary Lane now permanently replaces Dead Old Man.. A Chorus Line (Teen Edition) The book and lyrics were written by Kevin Murphy and the book and music by Dan Studney. Muezzin Duet: Michael Cunio, Rena Strober, Ensemble: Aukai Cain, Michael Cunio, Kelly Thacker Fournier, Jeff Griggs, Erik Liberman, Lesli Margherita, Elijah Myles, Wendy Parker, Fidelia Rowe, Matt Shepard, Stacy Sibley, Rena Strober, Ensemble: Andrea Chamberlain, Robert Gallagher, Jennifer Gambatese, Paul Nygro, Michael Seelbach, Molly Zimpfer, Ensemble: Andy Cook , Lucas Hall, Sophia Katos , Celeste O'Hara. When Mary arrives looking for Jimmy, the lecherous Ralph is lying in wait. Five and Dime (Reprise) was reinstated. Reefer Madness The Movie Musical Full Movie (2005) FREEWATCH FULL MOVIE! https://re.movieunlimited.net/movie/tt0404364/DOWNLOAD FULL MOVIE! https://w. 4f, 4m, Book by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney / Music by Dan Studney / Lyrics by Kevin Murphy, Image: 2010 Gallery Players Production (Bella Muccari). Over the next few weeks, we watch Jimmy make a terrifying transition from "good egg" to "bad apple". Learn More. "The Monkey Song", wherein a hallucinatory vision of Sally judges a boxing match between Jimmy and the literal monkey on his back, was replaced with "The Brownie Song". The crowd sings: Several songs were cut out of the show during its varying incarnations, though they have appeared on the original cast recording. New York, NY 10016, 6 W,8 M, (11-30 actors possible: 5-10 W, 6-22 M). A film adaptation of the same name by Fickman, Murphy and Studney themselves was made in 2005, with several actors reprising their roles. "Frank Zappa's concept of a musical and then it just hit me. 0D{l&)JQD#g)E-of,KyC*}kQaUmPGP$Fry\d Shl!$s_GB"8?rJ^&X H1+ ++ endstream endobj 260 0 obj <> endobj 261 0 obj <> endobj 262 0 obj <> endobj 263 0 obj <> endobj 264 0 obj <>stream 2004 St. Louis Kevin was a producer of the original LA and NY productions of Heathers (Drama Desk nom for music). Mae reacts with cold fury and picks up a hoe from the victory garden. "The Orgy" was revamped with new choreography by Paula Abdul. 0000000949 00000 n Mary's dying moments triggered a sad reprise of "Romeo and Juliet" for the lovers. This synopsis reflects the current version of the show as licensed. Mae sings as she slashes Jack with the garden hoe, avenging the deaths of Sally, Ralph, Mary, and every other poor kid Jack has ever hooked on marijuana ("The Stuff" reprise). Clear editor. The Reefer Sting is a short two-measure power-chord riff used throughout the show to punctuate the ends of scenes or dramatic moments. From his podium, the Lecturer warns the audience that action must be taken immediately, before the Good Ol' U.S.A. succumbs to the Demon Weed ("Reefer Madness"). The year is 1938. generosity of volunteers and visitors to keep it up and running. Be sure to include your mailing address. Many of the scenes in Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical are taken straight from the original. Woodwind (Alto Sax, Flute, Clarinet). - IN FRONT OF BOSS'S OFFICE - DAY, 15. She remains silent and Jimmy is dragged away to stand trial. The Lecturer assumes the guise of kindly Mr. Poppy, the singing and dancing proprietor. The fugitive Jimmy realizes that he must get far away from Mary lest he bring her down with him. We learn that Mr. Poppy is secretly on Jack's payroll. has always depended on the Mary's ballad, "Lonely Pew", was added to the first act. 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