Boogie Nights

Musical devised by Jon Conway.

Savoy Theatre, London - previewed 16th October, 1998; opened 20th October, 1998: closed 9th January, 1999

Synopsis

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's 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!

Musical Numbers

Prelude

1. Ladies' Night / Car Wash / Dancing Queen (Recorded Track)
2. Boogie Nights (Recorded Track )

ACT ONE

3. Celebration (Roddy and Company)
4. Scene Change (lnstrumental)
5. If You Leave Me Now (Instrumental)
6. Scene Change (Instrumental)
7. Blame It On The Boogie Medley (Company)
   7a Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel [Recorded Track )
8. Lady Marmalade (Lorraine, Girls)
9. You Sexy Thing (Spencer)
10. Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Debs, Roddy, Trish, Terry)
    10a. Always On My Mind (Recorded Track)
11. All Shook Up (Eamon, Roddy, Dean, Terry - Band Tacet)
12. Scene Change (Instrumental)
13. Yesterday Once More (Debs, Ensemble)
14. Bye Bye Baby (Terry, Roddy)
15. Medley (Shaft/ Kung Fu Fighting / Happy Days) (Company)
16. Medley Playout (Instrumental)
17. Pearl and Dean Theme (Recorded Track )
    17a Jaws Theme (Recorded Track)
18. Sugar Baby Love (Terry, Boys)
19. Sugar Baby Love Playoff (Instrumental)
20. I Love You Just The Way You Are (Spencer - Band Tacet)
    20a Jammin' (Spencer -Band Tacet)
21. Y.M.C. A. (Spencer, Roddy, Terry, Dean, Eamon)
22. Scene Change (Instrumental)
23. Don't Go Breaking /Yesterday Once More (Debs, Dean)
24. Enough Is Enough (Debs, Lorraine)
25. If You Leave Me Now (Roddy)
26. Jailhouse Rock (Eamon)
27. Funky Music No 1 (Play That Funky Music White Boy) (Roddy)
    27a A Little Bit More (Recorded Track )
28. Last Dance / Reach Out (Lorraine, Debs)

ACT TWO

29. Entr' acte (lnstrumental)
30. I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper (Trish, Ensemble)
31. Disco Inferno (Trish, Dean, Terry, Ensemble)
32. Grease Sting No 1 (Instrumental)
33. Grease Sting No 2 (Roddy)
34. Grease Sting No 3 (Instrumental)
35. Dead Man /Street Life Sting (Lorraine)
36. I Will Survive (Debs)
37. Street Life - Reprise (Instrumental)
38. Always On My Mind (Eamon)
39. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (Roddy, Eamon, Ensemble)
40. Theme from "Our Tune" (Radio) (Recorded Track )
    40a Shaddup a Ya Face (Radio) (Recorded Track)
41. If You Leave Me Now (Instrumental)
42. If You Leave Me Now (All, Roddy)
43. Celebrate Scene Change (Instrumental)
44. Scene Change (Instrumental)
45. Yesterday Once More - Underscore (Instrumental)
46. Play That Funky Music - Reprise (Roddy, Ensemble)
47. Boogie Wonderland (Company)
48. Finale Megamix (Can You Feel The Force / Instant Replay /Ain't No Stopping Us Now / Disco Inferno / We Are Family) (Company)
49. Finale Playout (Company)

Cast

The Guys

• Roddy - mid twenties. 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.
• Terry - mid twenties. 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 - late twenties. 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, live-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

The Girls

• Debs - Mid twenties. Bold and brassy, a pretty, pert girl who has been Roddy's sweetheart since schooldays. They hove 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. 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 ore the older sisters of the Sharons and Traceys of the eighties.
• Lorraine - Late twenties. 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.

Others

• Baz the Bouncer
• Gos the Doorman/Cinema Manager
• Mandy - A girl in the disco

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