Ruthless

Musical

Writers: Joel Paley Marvin Laird

Overview

Show Information

Book
Music
Lyrics
Category
Musical
Number of Acts
2
Genres
Comedy, Dark Comedy, Parody
Cast Size
small
Casting Notes
Mostly female cast
Includes child, adult, mature adult, young adult characters

Synopsis

Ruthless is the story of a naive 1950s housewife, Judy, and her adorable but sociopath 8-year-old daughter Tina. Encouraged by her manager, Sylvia, Tina will do ANYTHING to get the lead role in her school play “including murdering the leading lady!" In Act II, while Tina spends time at a reform school for psychopathic ingenues, Judy discovers from her adoptive mother that her birth mother was a famous actress. Judy decides that she should be famous as well and becomes a Broadway diva.

Lead Characters

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