All Shook Up?
All Shook Up?
#1All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/11/08 at 11:10pm
Our Community Theater group is gonna put on All Shook Up this summer. And was wondering if anybody knew what significant changes were made from the broadway version to the one schools/communities do now?
And how do the Lorraine and her change if you can't find black women to play the roles?
Any help would be amazing?
#2re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/11/08 at 11:17pmWhere is your community theater? I want to see the show again.
#2re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/11/08 at 11:18pm
The Broadway version opens with "Jailhouse Rock" and Chad has spend the weekend in jail for exciting the towns women. Love Me Tender is moved from the opening number to later in Act I as a "duet" with Chad and Natalie. Natalie sings it to Chad and Chad to Miss Sandra.
Devil in Disguise is moved from Act I to Act II. It now involves Matilda dreaming about chasing Chad out of her town as opposed to her warning Dean to stay away from him.
If you're unable to find an African-American actress for Lorraine/Sylvia they can be played as white women from the "wrong" side of the tracks.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#3re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/11/08 at 11:26pm
Thank you so much. My community theater is in west virginia and were not that great so i wouldnt come see us lol ... but im hoping mow its under new direction it will get better!
if anyone would like to go into detail about this show becasue i need all the info on everything to make it good PM me ur aim and we can chat
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#4re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/11/08 at 11:29pm
If anything... the homosexual/gay implications (between Natalie's male alter-ego and Chad) will be removed. I don't think high schools are ready to play around with that subtext. 
#5re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/11/08 at 11:33pmno i was watching clips from high school productions and that is pretty much still in there
misto625
Broadway Star Joined: 11/10/05
#6re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/12/08 at 12:01amBroadway version opened with Love Me Tender, and Jailhouse Rock did not appear until halfway through Act II when Chad is arrested by Sheriff Earl. On tour, Jailhouse Rock opens the show for no tangible reason other than it is a widely known number and the show was trying to be more like Grease. Love Me Tender is sung by Natalie as she is changing into Ed onstage. Devil in Disguise was first sung by Mayor Matilda and the church ladies, and then on tour involved the mayor imaging Chad clones dancing around her and engaged in an electric guitar duel. I hope they are licensing the Broadway version, but I doubt it.
Dean: Can I tell you something?
Lorraine: That depends on what it is.
Dean: I think you're really really pretty.
Lorraine: (after a pause) Ok, you can tell me that.
#8re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/12/08 at 12:35amI need a regional production in NYC, or even Philly!!
#9re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/12/08 at 12:36amIn MD, there's also a regional production this summer! It's a professional dinner theatre group. Seems like a fun show. I know like 1/2 the cast.
#10re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/12/08 at 12:41amThe tour version is the one that's being licensed. I saw the show in March in Long Beach, CA and the show opened with "Jailhouse Rock". And I think the change is a good one. A show of this nature should open with a rousing number and not a ballad.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#11re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/12/08 at 12:44amim so excited to do this show ... i hope we get a good turn out for auditions .... not so much worried about girls its the guys that never have a turnout ... i think they think theyre all too macho ... but im straight and LOVE theater!
#12re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/12/08 at 12:58amDoes anyone have pictures of the set design ... I kinda liked the broadway version but am open to anykind ... I looked on the internet but cant find any good ones son anyone please help i want this show to be perfect i want theater to interest this town again like it use to be!
#13re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/12/08 at 1:01amIf you send me a plane ticket to come see the show, I'll send you a video of it.
#14re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/12/08 at 1:05am
Here are some shots from the Musical Theatre West site
MTW
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#15re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/12/08 at 1:35am
How am i suppose to send u a plane ticket im a poor kid lol ... and thank you Eris for the site with the pics!
Updated On: 5/12/08 at 01:35 AM
friedrichVT
Leading Actor Joined: 5/4/06
#16re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/12/08 at 4:09pmThe sets from that site are the National tour sets and costumes, The tour sets and costumes were the broadway sets,minus Ms. Sandra's trailer.
popular_elphie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/05
#17re: All Shook Up?
Posted: 5/12/08 at 4:22pm
The Broadway version opens with "Jailhouse Rock" and Chad has spend the weekend in jail for exciting the towns women.
Correction: the TOUR version opens that way. Misto is correct in the order. As for the African-American thing, I believe it's played as a class issue when there aren't enough African Americans. Like a how could the mayor's son date the daughter of a honky-tonk owner type of thing.
I miss this show. Two and a half YEARS. Wow.
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