Overview
Synopsis
Beehive: The 1960’s Musical is a celebration of the powerful female voices of the 1960s. This musical review will transport audiences with timeless hits such as “My Boyfriend’s Back”, “Son of a Preacher Man”, and “You Don’t Own Me”. The story is told through the lense of six women as they sing their way through 40 of the most iconic songs of this impactful decade. Featuring the music of Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, and Janis Joplin, this toe-tapping, non-stop musical will have audiences dancing in their seats!
Show Information
- Conceived By
- Larry Gallagher
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1986
- Genres
- Jukebox/Revue, Historical/Biographical
- Settings
- Period, Unit/Single Set
- Time & Place
- 1960's
- Cast Size
- small
- Orchestra Size
- Rock Combo
- Dancing
- Some Dance
- Licensor
- Theatrical Rights Worldwide
- Ideal For
- All-Female Cast, College/University, Community Theatre, Diverse Cast, Ensemble Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Small Cast, High School, Includes Late Teen, Young Adult, Adult Characters
Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
|
|
Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
|
|
Lead |
Female |
Alto |
|
|
Lead |
Female |
Soprano |
|
|
Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
|
|
Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
Songs
ACT ONE
- Round the Beehive/ Let’s Rock - Company
- The Name Game - Company
- It’s My Party/ Supremes - Patty, Jasmine, Alison, and Company
- Walking In the Rain/ Junkman - Wanda, Gina, and Company
- Academy Award - Jasmine and Company
- I’ll Never Change Him - Laura and Company
- Sweet Talkin’ Guy - Wanda and Company
- You Can’t Hurry Love - Alison, Jasmine, and Company
- My Boyfriend’s Back - Alison and Company
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Laura and Company
- One Fine Day - Jasmine and Company
- Where the Boys Are - Alison and Company
- Be My Baby - Pattie and Company
- Then He Kissed Me - Wanda and Company
- Baby, I Love You - Pattie and Company
- The Beehive Dance - Wanda and Company
- Abraham, Martin, and John - Laura, Wanda, Jasmine, and Company
- You Don’t Own Me - Pattie
- Son of a Preacher Man - Pattie and Company
- To Sir, With Love - Laura and Company
ACT TWO
- River Deep/ Proud Mary - Gina and Company
- Aretha Medley - Gina, Pattie, and Laura
- Somebody to Love - Laura
- Cry Baby - Laura
- Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)/ Bobby Mcgee - Laura
- Make Your Own Kind of Music - Company
This show can be performed as a one act piece as the intermission is only in place to provide time for costume changes. To cut the intermission, “To Sir, With Love” becomes a solo for Laura while the rest of the cast changes. Laura can do a costume change during “River Deep/Proud Mary” and reenter discreetly when ready.
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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Scenes
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Guide Written By:
Emma Houlahan
Canadian vocalist and actor now based in London.