Do you remember where you were the night Elvis died? Well, tonight's the night. Boogie Nights-The Musical tells the hilarious and heart-warming story of Roddy, a Jack-the-lad, whose life of birds, booze and boogie is about to be turned upside down.

It's the night that the King, Elvis Presley, died and Roddy O'Neill is busy dreaming of life as a rock star! Debs, his girlfriend, has her own thoughts... basically that Roddy is a selfish, arrogant, horrible, unfeeling, rude, heartless pig! But the truth is that Roddy is in love with Debs, and Debs is in love with Roddy, but Debs knows that her Roddy has more than a roving eye! Through all their tears and laughter - can they both find what they are truly searching for?

Packed with all the greatest Disco classics Boogie Nights-The Musical will have the audience up on its feet doing The Bump and The Hustle, and funking along to the grooviest chart topping hits like 'You Sexy Thing',' Y.M.C.A.', 'I Will Survive', 'In The Navy', 'Can You Feel The Force', 'I Love To Love', 'Boogie Wonderland' and many many more!
 

Roddy - mid twenties/early thirties. An “Alfie” for the 70’s, speaks directly to the audience. Good looking,

brash, confident ‘ladies man’ with oodles of charm that soften his rough edges. He is our hero, although sometimes in spite of himself. Roddy wants to live life to the full and do what’s best for him . . . if only he knew what that was.

 
RODDY’S FRIENDS

Terry - mid twenties/early thirties. Likeable nerdy garage mechanic, who is inclined to put his mouth in gear before engaging his brain. Always trying to keep up with his sharper pals. Trish has been his steady for ages but they have still not ‘done it’ yet.

Dean – Early – Mid Thirties. Is the DJ at the club. More sensitive and intelligent than his friends. He has a proper day job and career. A good looking medallion man before the term was used in a derogatory fashion.

Eamon - fifties. Roddy’s father. An old rock’n’roller who is partial to a 'glass'. Still mourns for Roddy's mother ('God rest her soul') and lives his life to every song Elvis ever sang. He brought Roddy up alone and still gives his son a beating every now and again. He idolises Roddy but of course would never show his true feelings.

Spencer - thirties. Bald, charismatic, jive-talking front man for the resident band. Barry White and Errol Brown with a touch of Shaft. He has a chauvinistic and slightly sinister streak. However, his lack of irony makes us laugh at him and eventually he reveals a warm more human side to his character.

Baz the Bouncer – Self Explanatory

Gos the Doorman / Cinema Manager – Self Explanatory


THE GIRLS

Debs - mid twenties/Early thirties. Bold and brassy, a pretty, pert girl who has been Roddy’s sweetheart since schooldays. They have both had other relationships, but she and Roddy always seem to come back together. Although she is as strong as Roddy on the surface, Women’s Lib wasn’t really for a girl like Debs. She likes doors to be opened for her and even when they are slammed in her face will try to see the best in people.

Trish - mid twenties/Early Thirties. Girls always went around in twos. One was always much plainer, this was Trish. She compensates for a lack of drama in her own life by absorbing Debs’ problems. Still a virgin and will keep Terry waiting until their wedding day. She and Debs are the older sisters of the Sharons and Traceys of the eighties.

Lorraine - late twenties/thirties. The singer in the local band, her ethnic background and provocative sexuality make her the focus of attention to most men. She is Spencer’s girlfriend but not for long, we sense. His possessiveness is no good for her free spirit. She acts as the catalyst in the drama.

Mandy - late twenties/thirties. A girl in the disco that Roddy “Gets to know”

Lots and lots of Chorus

 

ACT ONE

CELEBRATION (Roddy and Company)
IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW (Instrumental)
BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE MEDLEY (Company)
LADY MARMALADE (Lorraine, Girls)
YOU SEXY THING (Spencer)

DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART (Debs, Roddy, Trish, Terry)

ALL SHOOK UP (Eamon, Roddy, Dean, Terry – Band Tacet)

YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (Debs, Ensemble)
BYE BYE BABY (Terry, Roddy)
TV MEDLEY (SHAFT / KUNG FU FIGHTING / HAPPY DAYS (Company)

SUGAR BABY LOVE (Terry, Boys)

I LOVE YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (Spencer – Band Tacet)
JAMMIN’ (Spencer – Band Tacet)
“C. M. Y. A.” (Spencer, Roddy, Terry, Dean, Eamon)

DON’T GO BREAKING . . . / YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (Debs, Dean)
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH (Debs, Lorraine)

IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW (Roddy)
JAILHOUSE ROCK (Eamon)
FUNKY MUSIC No. 1 (PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WHITE BOY) (Roddy)
LAST DANCE / REACH OUT (Lorraine, Debs)

Interval

ACT TWO

I LOST MY HEART TO A STARSHIP TROOPER (Trish, Ensemble)
DISCO INFERNO (Trish, Dean, Terry, Ensemble)
GREASE STING No. 1 (Instrumental)
GREASE STING No. 2 (Roddy)
GREASE STING No. 3 (Instrumental)

DEAD MAN / STREET LIFE STING (Lorraine)
I WILL SURVIVE (Debs)

ALWAYS ON MY MIND (Eamon)
SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD (Roddy, Eamon, Ensemble)

IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW (All, Roddy)
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC – REPRISE (Roddy, Ensemble)
BOOGIE WONDERLAND (Company)

FINALE MEGAMIX (CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE / INSTANT REPLAY   (Company)

AIN’T NO STOPPING US NOW / DISCO INFERNO / WE ARE FAMILY)  (Company)

 

The show will be staged 28th to 31st July 2010.