Overview
Synopsis
Francesca is a dedicated, Iowan housewife, living a simple, yet dispassionate, life. Everything changes when her family goes on a trip to the State Fair in Indianapolis, leaving Francesca behind to take care of the house. Francesca is taken aback by a handsome National Geographic photographer named Robert, who asks for directions to the covered bridges of Madison County. The two connect, starting an emotional four-day love affair that has repercussions long after it’s over. Based on the bestselling novel by Robert James Waller and featuring a lush, Tony award-winning score by Jason Robert Brown that ranges from operatic strains to Americana folk, Bridges of Madison County tells the tale of two people caught between duty and desire.
Show Information
- Book
- Marsha Norman
- Music
- Jason Robert Brown
- Lyrics
- Jason Robert Brown
- Conceived By
- Marsha Norman , Jason Robert Brown
- Arrangement
- Jason Robert Brown
- Based On Book By
- Robert James Waller
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 2014
- Genres
- Romance
- Settings
- Multiple Settings
- Time & Place
- 1965, iowa and italy
- Cast Size
- medium
- Orchestra Size
- Large
- Dancing
- Optional
- Licensor
- Music Theatre International
- Ideal For
- College/University, Community Theatre, Mature Audiences, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Adult, Late Teen, Young Adult, Early Teen, Mature Adult Characters, Medium Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
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Lead |
Female |
Soprano |
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Lead |
Male |
Baritone |
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Supporting |
Female |
Soprano |
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Supporting |
Male |
Baritone |
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Supporting |
Male |
Tenor |
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Supporting |
Female |
Alto |
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Supporting |
Male |
Bass |
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Featured |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Featured |
Female |
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Songs
Act One
- To Build a Home - Francesca and Company
- Home Before You Know It - Bud, Michael, Carolyn and Francesca
- Temporarily Lost - Robert
- What Do You Call a Man Like That? - Francesca
- You're Never Alone - Bud and Company
- Another Life - Marian
- Wondering - Robert and Francesca
- Look At Me - Francesca, Robert and Company
- The World Inside a Frame - Robert
- Something From a Dream - Bud
- Get Closer - Marge and Company
- Falling Into You - Robert and Francesca
Act Two
- *State Road 21 - State Fair Singer, Michael, Carolyn and Company
- Who We Are and Who We Want to Be - Robert, Francesca and Company
- Almost Real – Francesca
- Before and After You- Robert and Francesca
- One Second and a Million Miles - Robert and Francesca
- When I'm Gone - Charlie, Bud and Company
- It All Fades Away – Robert
- Always Better - Francesca, Robert and 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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