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Free Food and Frontal Nudity

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	Once out of the gate on this retrospective romp, our first stop is the Garden of Eden, for the title song.	Produced by Don Loze and Hit Show Partners. Directed by Boyd Graham Choregraphed by Troy Garza Musical Direction by Jeff Swinkin Lighting Design by Jeremy Kumin Set Design by Basil DuMaurier Sound Design by Jonathan Gottlieb Production Stage Managed by Brad Robertson May 1997 This show had its World Premiere at the Royall Center for the Arts in Durham, NC. It was conceived and written by Boyd Graham (book and lyrics) and Jed Feuer (music and lyrics). This wacky two man show, performed by the authors, is a send-up of history on the one hand and the Broadway Musical on the other. The audience is brought in as if they are prospective investors in the biggest, most expensive show ever written for the stage. It portrays all of history, from creation (hence the title's reference to the Garden of Eden) to modern times. Since the show they are pitching is so gargantuan, the two authors can only show you "highlights" from it. Although the songs themselves are quite clever and totally enjoyable, much of the comedy stems from the difference between what they have conceived for tha grandest scale imaginable, and what they show you within the confines of an apartment loaned to them for the evening by Dr. and Mrs. Lipbalm.
	Next our two authors portray slaves in Egypt, "singing the blues" because it rhymes with "Jews".
	Nefertitti, "Queen of ALLL Egypt, and don't you forget it honeychile."
	Two of the world's greatest mothers, Mary and Mrs. Gandhi.
	Emperor Constantine was a really cool cat who might have sung in a voice like Sammy Davis Jr,
	The Middle Ages mildly improved over the Dark Ages, as we see in a small convent in the hills of France.
	Cooking for Henry VIII was a full time occupation.
	Chief Powhatan rebukes his daughter for not finding a brave to marry,
	...while her unrequited suitors do the "Pocahontas Polka".
	The Industrial Revolution and the opening of the Orient to the West
	Vaudeville: A salute to brothers throughout history...
	from Cain and Abel to Orville and Wilbur to Dr Joyce.

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This document was created July 22, 1998.

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