Angry Housewives and Wayne Cilento- Page 2

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 5/24/05 at 12:32am

Camille Saviola was Mama Maddelena in the Broadway revival of NINE as well as a replacement for Mama Morton in CHICAGO.

Lee Wilkof is one of the busiest character actors in New York in the last two decades -- he's the original Seymour in LITTLE SHOP (off-Broadway), the original Samuel Byck in ASSASSINS, was Tony-nominated for the recent KISS ME KATE revival and just finished being part of the ensemble of DEMOCRACY.

David Jenkins is a twice-Tony nominated scenic designer with dozens of Broadway credits.

Updated On: 5/24/05 at 12:32 AM

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 5/24/05 at 12:34am

This must have been a massive flop!

Thanks Margo for your kind insight!!!!! Updated On: 5/24/05 at 12:34 AM

[theatreguy]

Posted: 5/24/05 at 1:04am

I saw a production of Angry Housewives about 2 and a half years ago. A fun show. Not great, but some good music. It is pretty funny to see 4 middle aged women in punk costumes singing a song called "Eat Your F***ing Cornflakes."

I know it originated in Seattle where it ran for quite a while. Not long after another production started up in Portland (Oregon) that also ran for a long time. I believe in each city it went to, the authors would incorporate some local humor and create new situations for the characters based on the city it was playing in, just keeping the same basic scenario.

I have no idea what other shows the book writer has done, but the composer, Chad Henry, has written 2 other shows (that I know of), both for Seattle Children's Theater. They are The Magic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and Jack and the Beanstalk. Both have been performed several times around the country (Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle was done in Minneapolis last year and I myself was in a production of Jack and the Beanstalk last year as well).
Updated On: 5/24/05 at 01:04 AM

[shermanslave]

Posted: 5/24/05 at 1:13am

One of the songs from that show is one of my regular audition pieces. 16 bars of "First Kid on the Block". A great uptempo comic belt that noone else ever does.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 5/24/05 at 3:45pm

I saw this show originally at the Minetta...I remember liking it alot and referring friends, etc.

Camilla Saviola was terrific as was Vicky Lewis. She stole the show, even tho they were sidekicks. The main "housewife" was pretty forgettable and trying WAY too hard...I'm sure I have the playbill, but finding it may be a challenge.

[OtherDaryl]

Posted: 5/24/05 at 6:48pm

There was an extended run in Chicago at the old Organic Theatre, best I can recall, about 1983, though it could have been 1984.