Lizzie: The Musical

Musical

New Work
Writers: Tim Maner Steven Cheslik-deMeyer Alan Stevens Hewitt

Overview

Show Information

Book
Arrangement
Category
Musical
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2009
Genres
Drama, Historical/Biographical
Settings
Period, Multiple Settings, Simple/No Set
Time & Place
Fall River, Massachusetts, 1892
Cast Size
small
Orchestra Size
Rock Combo
Dancing
Musical Staging
Ideal for
All-Female Cast, College/University, Community Theatre, Mature Audiences, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Small Cast, Star Vehicle Female, Theatre
Casting Notes
Mostly female cast
Includes young adult, adult characters

Synopsis

In the late summer of 1892, Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe. Testimonies were muddled, evidence was incomplete, and Lizzie was acquitted. Lizzie: The Musical delves into the mysterious mind of Lizzie Borden and speculates on the motivations she may have had: loss of inheritance, history of sexual abuse, overwhelming oppression ,and madness. By her side is her older sister Emma, maid Bridget, and neighbor Alice. Together, the four women create a punk rock score to tell the story of why Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks, and why when she saw what she had done, gave her father 41. An ideal show for a theatre company with an edge and an opportunity to showcase powerful female performers, Lizzie: The Musical is a rock album of an iconic historical moment in American legend and lore.

Lead Characters


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