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Zombies from the Beyond
Zombies from the Beyond
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Author: James Valcq Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Format: Softcover # of Pages: 72 Pub. Date: 1998 ISBN-10: 0822216116 ISBN-13: 9780822216117 Cast Size: 3 women, 4 men
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About
the Play:
Zombies from the Beyond is a full-length musical comedy
with book, music and lyrics by
James Valcq. A small group of scientists have to save
earth from a pack of singing, dancing zombies from outer space.
Songs, dances, and laughs abound as the Cold War and space race
paranoia threaten mankind's very existence. This campy, hilarious
musical is a wonderful spoof of old sci-fi/rock-n-roll B-movies.
Zombies from the Beyond is a tribute to the cheap, 1950s
sci-fi movies that littered television screens for decades after.
With tongue-in-cheek lines, zippy song and dance numbers, and enough
laughs to send you into orbit, this is a musical comedy celebration
of American ideals and foibles in the Eisenhower era. Songs, dances,
and laughs abound in the unlikeliest of settings as the Cold War and
space race paranoia threaten the good folks at the fictional
Milwaukee Space Center in 1955, where the staff is all abuzz at the
arrival of rocket scientist Trenton Corbett. The budding romance of
Trenton and Mary – the daughter of Space Center commander Major
Malone – is jeopardized when a flying saucer lands in Milwaukee.
The craft is piloted by Zombina, an Amazon-like she-creature bent on
procuring he-specimens to re-populate her planet. Can Mary uphold her
lady-like demeanour while using her facile intelligence to save
Milwaukee from a Red Menace and a flying saucer invasion? Can plucky
delivery boy Billy ever get secretary Charlene to notice his
tap-dancing charms?? Can the stalwart men of Milwaukee survive
brainwashing by a musical menace from another world who gives new
meaning to "stratospheric" soprano??? Taking its cue from
pulp movies popular at the time, Zombies from the Beyond
brings the 1950s nostalgically and hilariously to life with a
tuneful, toe-tapping score.
Zombies from the Beyond premiered in 1986 at the Skylight
Opera Theatre in Milwaukee. It opened Off-Broadway in 1995 at the
Players Theatre to virtually unanimous critical acclaim. The
play is regularly performed in regional repertory, college, and
community theatre productions.
Cast: 3 women, 4 men
What people say:
"Dead aim, deadpan, dead-on
new musical with keen-eyed skill to spare." — New
York Times
"A splendid surprise. This
crazy satire is absolutely enchanting. By all means see it — it's
24-carat fun." — New York Post
"Hilarious! Superb! Marvelous!
Out of this world! A droll, tongue-in-cheek book and a zippy score. A
dizzy musical above and beyond the call of hilarity." —
New York Daily News
"James Valcq's
book and songs are ten times cleverer than anything on Broadway right
now. This is a scream, hoot and holler from A to Z and will probably
turn up on many small theatres' rosters thanks to its small set and
cast." — BackStage
About the Playwright:
James Valcq is an American musical theatre composer,
lyricist, and librettist, best known as co-writer of The Spitfire
Grill and writer of Zombies from The Beyond, which have
both become staples in regional and communty theatres. He holds an
MFA from NYU's Musical Theatre Program and a BFA from the University
of Wisconsin–Madison. In addition to musicals, he has composed song
cycles and choral pieces which have been performed in the U.S. and
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Fred Alley, James Valcq, Lee David Zlotoff
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