Overview
Synopsis
The music of Elvis comes alive in All Shook Up. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, All Shook Up follows a small Midwestern town that is thrown into a frenzy with the arrival of Chad, a good-looking, motorcycle-riding roustabout, who rides from town to town with a guitar on his back, blue suede shoes on his feet, and a song in his heart. Repressed by their conservative mayor, the town begins to come alive once more under Chad’s influence. Lovers meet, woo, pursue, and more, all in one zany night that will change the town forever. All Shook Up is a rocking, heartwarming tale about following dreams, opening up to love, and the power of music.
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Context
A note on casting:
All Shook Up depicts a small Midwestern town in the 1950s with a racial divide. Over the course of the play, through Dean and Lorraine’s relationship, the townspeople realize the unjustness of the segregation. In keeping with that, productions feature an interracial cast of African-American and white performers. If a production has any specific casting issues that are unavoidable, though, the script provides an alternative source of conflict, in which the town is divided
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Songs
ACT ONE
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*Jailhouse Rock - Chad and Prisoners
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Love Me Tender - Natalie and Dennis
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Heartbreak Hotel - Henrietta, Dennis, Sylvia, Lorraine, Jim, and Barflies
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Roustabout - Chad
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One Night With You - Natalie
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*C’mon Everybody - Chad, Natalie, Dennis, and Company
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Follow That Dream - Chad and Natalie
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Teddy Bear/Hound Dog - Chad, Miss Sandra, Dennis, and Natalie
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*That’s All Right - Sylvia, Lorraine, Chad, Dennis, Dean, and Barflies
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It’s Now or Never - Dean, Lorraine, and Company
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Blue Suede Shoes - Ed and Chad
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Don’t Be Cruel - Chad and Jim
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*Let Yourself Go - Miss Sandra and Statues
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Can’t Help Falling in Love - Company
ACT TWO
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All Shook Up - Company
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It Hurts Me - Dennis and Company
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A Little Less Conversation - Ed and Company
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The Power of My Love - Chad, Jim, and Miss Sandra
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I Don’t Want To - Chad
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You’re the Devil in Disguise - Mayor Matilda and Ladies Church Council
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There’s Always Me - Sylvia
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If I Can Dream - Chad, Lorraine, Dean, and Company
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Can’t Help Falling in Love (Reprise) - Earl, Jim, Sylvia, and Matilda
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Fools Fall in Love - Natalie and Company
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Burning Love - Company
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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