Abie's Island Rose

A musical in 2 acts: music by Doug Katsaros; lyrics by Richard Engquist and Frank Evans.

Jewish Repertory Theatre, Off-Broadway - Opened April 29, 2000. Closed May 21, 2000 (9 previews, 15 perfs)

Synopsis

Abie's Island Rose is a four-character musical comedy which tells the story of the romance between Abie, a young New York Jewish medical student and Rose, an Afro-Caribbean nurse. The show takes place in two mythical islands:Tornados in the Caribbean and Manhattan on the Hudson.

Musical Numbers:

1. Two Islands
2. Omens
3. That Was Him
4. Rainbow
5. A Bit of a Surprise
6. That Girl
7. Something Else
8. What's Going On?
9. Crazy Mixed Up Me
10. Somwehere in the World
11. Liberal
12. All For Her
13. Welcome To Manhattan
14. Nice While It Lasted
15. The Way It's S'posed to Be
16. Late Night TV
17. He Used to Whistle
18. Wasted On the Young
19. Finale

Characters

• Fletcher Augustin Hyacinth
• Rose Hyacinth
• Madeline Feinman
• Abie