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PetPourri

A Musical Review about People & Their Pets

Lyrics by Andrea Dodds
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma

Synopsis

A musical comedy review filled with hilarious and touching song-stories of how people’s true natures are revealed by their relationships with their pets.

Creep, crawl, and flutter over to PetPourri, where fabulous songs about our four-legged, high-flying, creeping and slithering friends are awaiting you.” – Joel Markowitz, DCTheatrescene.com

History

PetPourri was originally produced as a benefit for the Playwrights Forum at Washington, DC’s Arena Stage in 1997. It went on to be produced at NYC’s John Houston Studio Theatre in 1999 by Galaxy Stage. A newly revised version was produced in December of 2002 at Olney Theatre in Olney, MD, under the direction of Tony Award winner Michael Rupert. Its most recent incarnation was brought to the stage at Marymount College and the Norris Center for the Performing Arts by director Robert Marra.

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Musical Numbers

Act I

1. OPENING FUGUE - All

2. S.P.C.A. - Alto

3. REX - Baritone

4. THIS BIRD CAN SING - Soprano

5. DOG WALKER - Tenor

6. THE LIE - Alto (or Child), Soprano

7. GULLIVER - Baritone, Soprano

8. THIS ISN'T EASY - Alto

9. LOVE SONG - Tenor

10. SOMETHING FLUFFY - Baritone, Alto, Soprano

Act II

11. GROUP THERAPY - All

12. IN MY NEXT LIFE - Baritone (or Child)

13. THE CHRISTMAS LETTER - Tenor, Baritone

14. DANCING ON THE LAWN - Soprano

15. CAT HAT - Baritone

16. SPEAKING UP FOR FRED - Alto (or Child)

17. LOLA - Tenor

18. A FISH TALE OF PASSION - Baritone, Soprano

19. KATY - Alto

20. THE VET - All

Listing to the cast album on Apple Music or Spotify.
Featuring Sherrie Edelen (Alto), Klaude Krannebitter (Baritone), Lynn Sharp Spears (Soprano), and Richard Tappen (Tenor)

Production Elements

Cast: 2 Women, 2 Men (with an optional Child) playing multiple roles

Music: Musical Theatre pastiche
Musical Difficulty: Moderate
Technical Requirements: None
Suggested Audience: High School/Adult

Is it a widdle bit pwecious? Why, yes, a widdle. But it’s funny, too…wonderfully told and utterly arresting.’ – Nelson Pressley, The Washington Post

Authors

DEBORAH WICKS LA PUMA (music) – see her bio page

Purchase

Listing to the cast album on Apple Music or Spotify.
Buy the cast album from Bandcamp.
Featuring Sherrie Edelen (Alto), Klaude Krannebitter (Baritone), Lynn Sharp Spears (Soprano), and Richard Tappen (Tenor)

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A Fish Tale of Passion
Dancing on the Lawn
Dog Walker
Cat Hat
Gulliver
Lola
Something Fluffy
Speaking Up for Fred
The Christmas Letter
This Bird Can Sing
This Isn’t Easy