ALL SHOOK UP A musical in 2 acts inspired by the songs of Elvis Presley. Book by Joe DiPietro. First developed at Goodspeed Musicals, East Haddam, Connecticut. Opened Palace Theatre, Broadway 24 March, 2005. Closed 25th September, 2005 (213 perfs) SYNOPSIS All Shook Up is a new musical comedy built around a number of songs made famous by Elvis Presley. It is NOT a biographical revue. It takes place in 1955, somewhere in middle America, where one girl's dream and a surprise visit from a mysterious leather-jacketed, guitar-playing stranger help a small town to discover the magic of romance and the power of rock & roll. Among the 24 songs featured in the score are classics like "Heartbreak Hotel," "Love Me Tender," "Don't Be Cruel," "Can't Help Falling in Love," and of course the title tune. CAST (in order of appearance) • Chad: a great-looking, motorcycling, guitar-playing, leather-jacketed roustabout. • Natalie Haller (Early 20s): a mechanic. • Dennis: a young, quirky, and awkward, aspiring dentist. • Jim Haller: Natalie’s widowed father. • Sylvia: the no-nonsense, owner of Sylvia’s Honky-Tonk. • Miss Sandra: the beautiful, intellectual caretaker of the town’s museum. • Lorraine: Sylvia’s 16-year-old daughter. • Mayor Matilda Hyde (mid 40s-50s): the town’s conservative mayor. • Sheriff Earl (mid 40s-50s): the law in town. A man of not many words. • Dean Hyde: Matilda’s 16-year-old son. He has grown up at a military boarding school • Henrietta: Regular at Sylvia’s Honky-Tonk • Ensemble SCENES AND SETTINGS TIME: A 24-hour period, during the summer of 1955 PLACE: A small you-never-heard-of-it town somewhere in the Midwest STORY Act I In the middle of a square state ... ln the middle of a square decade ... ln a square little town ... Natalie pumps gas at her father's filling station and dreams of riding off on her motorbike to find the man who will change her life. Who is not Dennis, her best friend and secret admirer. Unable to tell Natalie his true feelings, Dennis heads to Sylvia's Honky-Tonk, where the townsfolk, black and white, gather to lament the grayness of their lives. Suddenly, the sound of a motorcycle cuts through the air, as Chad, a mysterious stranger, appears on the horizon. When Chad stops in town to get his bike fixed, Natalie is immediately smitten. Sizing up the dreariness of the town, Chad electrifies a broken-down jukebox with his bare hands, infecting everyone with the rebellious spirit of his music. Horrified by the wild celebration, prim and proper Mayor Matilda Hyde arrives on the scene with Sheriff Earl in tow to restore order. Her dutiful son Dean follows in her wake, until his military school uniform catches the eye of Sylvia's lovely African-American daughter, Lorraine. While tuning up his bike in the garage, Natalie tells Chad of her dream of the open road, and Chad
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