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Synopsis

North Atlantic is a comic valentine to the genre of Rodgers and Hammerstein, set in Eskimo Land. With South Pacific its closest touchstone, this family musical features elements reminiscent of the R & H classics, as well as the Golden Age of the Broadway musical. Every ridiculous cliché has been thrown in in for good musical measure.

Yet North Atlantic is more than a takeoff that demonstrates the craziness of its genre. It also works, uniquely, as a madcap Eskimo story. Just as The Flintstones evolved from The Honeymooners, North Atlantic — akin to Family Guy spoofs—takes its origins and springboards into its own idiomatic lunacy.

The show tells how Honey Snodgrass and Melanie Fong, members of the Iowa branch of the Teaching Corps, visit this exotic region, finding romance, bigotry, and the dream ballet to end all dream ballets.

Show Information

Book
Michael Colby
Music
James Fradrich
Lyrics
Michael Colby , James Fradrich
Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
1977
Genres
Parody, Comedy
Settings
Period, Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
The mysterious Eskimo land of North Atlantic—somewhere on the opposite side of the globe from South Pacific, Sometime after World War II
Cast Size
small
Orchestra Size
Small
Dancing
Musical Staging
Licensor
Steele Spring Stage Right
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, High School, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Small Cast

Context

Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Honey Snodgrass

Lead

Female

Soprano

Melanie Fong

Lead

Female

Alto

Sir William Littlewood

Lead

Male

Baritone

Sandy Shore

Supporting

Male

Tenor, Baritone

Essie Norton / Eskimo Annie

Supporting

Female

Alto

Nanook

Featured

Male

Tenor, Baritone, Bass

Songs

ACT ONE

  • Overture Orchestra
  • The Happier Side - Honey, Melanie, Essie
  • Where the Hell is Annie? - Eskimo Men
  • Someting Special - Eskimo Annie, Voices
  • Before I Fall - Honey, Eskimo Men
  • Now is Here - Essie,Melanie, Nanook, Eskimo Annie, & Eskimos
  • Duo Thoughts - Honey, Sir William
  • I’ve Held a Hope - Sir William
  • The Sleigh With the Cream Colored Team - Sandy Shore, Melanie
  • The Sign Song - Honey, Eskimo Students
  • There’s a Rainbow at the End - Essie
  • Raising an Igloo - Company
  • Solo Thoughts - Sir William

ACT TWO

  • Entr’acte - Orchestra
  • Reprise: The Happier Side - Honey, Nanook, Eskimo Students
  • Erase Him - Honey, Melanie, Essie
  • And Ya Won’t Compain - Sandy Shore, Melanie
  • North Atlantic - Company
  • Who’d Have Guessed It? - Honey, Sir William
  • Deep In My Mind - Honey
  • Ballet - Company
  • Reindeer Moss - Company
  • Finale - Company

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Alexandra Appleton

Alexandra Appleton

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