The Great American Trailer Park Musical
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The Great American Trailer Park Musical is a two-act musical, written by David Nehls and Betsy Kelso. It was performed in the first annual New York Music Theater Festival in 2004. Trailer Park opened off-Broadway
at Bows at Dodger Stages on September 27, 2005, and starred Marya Grandy (Lin), Linda Hart
(Betty), Shuler Hensley
(Norbert), Kaitlin Hopkins
(Jeanne), Leslie Kritzer
(Pickles), Orfeh
(Pippi), and Wayne Wilcox
(Duke).
The U.S. regional premiere of Trailer Park opened on June 2, 2006 at Hippodrome State Theatre
in Gainesville, Florida
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The 1st National Tour of The Great American Trailer Park Musical began January 2008 in Spokane, Washington. Directed and choreographed by Steven Smeltzer; starring Erica Livingston (Jeanne), David Howard (Norbert), Sara Ruzicka (Pippi), MaryAnne Piccolo (Lin), Lindsay Devino (Pickles), Dane Agostinis (Duke), Doreen Barnard (Betty), Kenneth D'Elia and Carolyn Kimmel (Swings). The Role of Jeannie was replaced by Amanda Earls and the role of Pickles was replaced by Caitlin Maloney in the second U.S. leg.
The Great American Trailer Park Musical made its UK premiere with the same cast from the 1st National Tour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2008. It then made its English premiere later that year in Birmingham, England.
In January of 2010, Tucson, Arizona
based theatre company Arizona Onstage Productions
will present The Great American Trailer Park Musical in a unique format—what is believed to be the worlds first scratch and sniff
musical, with scent cards distributed to the audience to be scratched at specific points in the show.
The Great American Trailer Park Musical made its Australasian premier at the New Theatre (Newtown)
in Sydney, NSW, Australia on 18th November 2010.
.
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
at Bows at Dodger Stages on September 27, 2005, and starred Marya Grandy (Lin), Linda Hart
Linda Hart
Linda Hart is an American singer, musician, and actress, mainly appearing in musical theatre.- Biography :As a child, Hart sang in her church choir; at age seven, she joined her father and the rest of the family in The Harts, a weekly gospel television series. Hart attended Los Angeles City...
(Betty), Shuler Hensley
Shuler Hensley
-Early life:Hensley was born in Atlanta, Georgia. The youngest of three children, Hensley grew up in Marietta, Georgia. His father, Sam P. Hensley, Jr., is a former Georgia Tech football star, retired civil engineer and former state senator. His mother, Iris Antley Hensley, was a ballerina and the...
(Norbert), Kaitlin Hopkins
Kaitlin Hopkins
Kaitlin Hopkins is an American stage, screen, and television actress, the daughter of actress Shirley Knight and stage producer/director Gene Persson....
(Jeanne), Leslie Kritzer
Leslie Kritzer
Leslie Kritzer is an award-winning Broadway actress. She is from Livingston, New Jersey.-Biography:Kritzer, a 1999 graduate of the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music, has also appeared on Broadway in Hairspray and was the character Serena in Legally Blonde The Musical...
(Pickles), Orfeh
Orfeh
Orfeh is an American singer, songwriter and Tony-nominated actress from New York City.-Biography:Orfeh, born and raised in Manhattan, began her career straight out of high school. She attended the famous LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts, and got a record deal right after her graduation...
(Pippi), and Wayne Wilcox
Wayne Wilcox
Wayne Wilcox is an American actor/singer who appeared in the film version of the musical RENT as Gordon, a member of Angel and Tom's AIDS support group....
(Duke).
The U.S. regional premiere of Trailer Park opened on June 2, 2006 at Hippodrome State Theatre
Hippodrome State Theatre
The Hippodrome State Theatre is a regional professional theatre in downtown Gainesville, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1972 by local actors. The address is 25 Southeast 2nd Place....
in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
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The 1st National Tour of The Great American Trailer Park Musical began January 2008 in Spokane, Washington. Directed and choreographed by Steven Smeltzer; starring Erica Livingston (Jeanne), David Howard (Norbert), Sara Ruzicka (Pippi), MaryAnne Piccolo (Lin), Lindsay Devino (Pickles), Dane Agostinis (Duke), Doreen Barnard (Betty), Kenneth D'Elia and Carolyn Kimmel (Swings). The Role of Jeannie was replaced by Amanda Earls and the role of Pickles was replaced by Caitlin Maloney in the second U.S. leg.
The Great American Trailer Park Musical made its UK premiere with the same cast from the 1st National Tour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2008. It then made its English premiere later that year in Birmingham, England.
In January of 2010, Tucson, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
based theatre company Arizona Onstage Productions
Arizona Onstage Productions
Arizona Onstage Productions is a non-profit theater company in Tucson, Arizona. The company was founded by former touring actor Kevin Johnson and is mainly known for producing unusual, thought-provoking and often controversial musicals...
will present The Great American Trailer Park Musical in a unique format—what is believed to be the worlds first scratch and sniff
Scratch and sniff
Scratch and sniff technology generally refers to things that have been treated with a microfragrance coating. When scratched, the coating releases an odor that is normally related to an image being displayed under the coating...
musical, with scent cards distributed to the audience to be scratched at specific points in the show.
The Great American Trailer Park Musical made its Australasian premier at the New Theatre (Newtown)
New Theatre (Newtown)
The New Theatre is an independent theatre company in the inner western Sydney suburb of Newtown, Australia. Established in October 1932, it is the oldest theatre company in continuous production in New South Wales...
in Sydney, NSW, Australia on 18th November 2010.
Recording
The Great American Trailer Park Musical was recorded on October 26, 2005 at Right Track Studio A in NYC and was released on January 17, 2006 by Sh-K-Boom RecordsSh-K-Boom Records
Sh-K-Boom Records is a record label, a producer of recorded and live entertainment, and an interactive community at www.sh-k-boom.com — all devoted to the mission of bridging the gap between pop music and theater...
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Music, Lyrics and Book
The Music, Lyrics and Book of The Great American Trailer Park Musical is published in paperback by Dramatists Play Service, Inc. (ISBN: 978-0822221371, December 30, 2006).Webisodes
In 2009, a Nashville production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical released a series of webisodes with the characters from the musical. The storyline followed the introduction of the internet to the trailer park and the mayhem it caused.Musical numbers
- This Side of the Tracks
- One Step Closer
- The Buck Stops Here
- It Doesn't Take A Genius
- Owner of My Heart
- The Great American TV Show
- Flushed Down the Pipes
- Storm's A-Brewin'
- Road Kill
- But He's Mine / It's Never Easy
- That's Why I Love My Man
- Panic
- Finale
- This Side of the Tracks (Reprise)