Joe dipietro author of over the river and through the woods. The story is based on william shakespeares 1602 play twelfth night. Memphis oct 14, 2011 may 19, 20 book by joe dipietro lyrics by joe dipietro musicaloriginal. All shook up will kick off mimes and mummers season the. You cant help cracking up and being glad its not you as joshthe main characterhas to deal with everything from his dads new sideburns to his gigs. Even by those modest standards, all shook up barely makes the grade. Based on the plot of william shakespeares twelfth night, all shook up is a rock and roll musical hit for rebels of all ages.
Book by joe dipietro, songs made famous by elvis presley. Diana, memphis four tony awards including best musical, best book, best score, nice work if. Broadways memphis was a smash hit and dipietro walked away with a 2010 tony award for best book and lyrics. Joe dipietro opens up to t2c on diana and conscience times. All shook up by joe dipietro 2006, paperback for sale. The story is very loosely based on william shakespeares 1602 play twelfth night. Joe dipietro is the author of over the river and through the woods 3. All shook up mar 24, 2005 sep 25, 2005 book by joe dipietro. Joe dipietros wan little romp, which opened friday in a 3d theatricals production at santa anas oc pavilion, tests. Scripted by joe dipietro who penned the book and lyrics for the revue i love you, youre perfect, now change from equal parts grease, hairspray, and twelfth night, all shook up is. Best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards customer service. All shook up marriott theatre in lincolnshire chicago. All shook up is a 2004 american jukebox musical that is based on william shakespeares play twelfth night. Seeking dancers for all shook up, a musical inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley.
Joe dipietro s clever, funny book updates twelfth night. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The school edition has been carefully edited, with. Times fastpaced show with a lighthearted comic sensibility variety while the play addresses interracial dating and even homosexuality, it is done in a respectful and comedic. The two then turned their attention to a story about a dj faced with southern race issues in the 1950s. Mar 07, 2020 joe dipietro is a playwright and lyricist. Ken robertson and sergio trujillo came up with a bunch of sensational dances.
Jul 25, 2015 and theres certainly no resisting chaffins highly entertaining production of all shook up. All shook up deals with a small town in the 1950s that recognizes the unjustness of. Joe dipietro bio, photos, theatre credits, stage history joe dipietro won tony awards for best book and best score for memphis, which was also awarded the 2010 tony award, drama desk award and. Get your tickets to all shook up online, allshookup or call 18553729866. All shook up at the muny entertains despite cluttered plot. Teaneck is a township of bergen county in new jersey, united states, and a suburb in the new york metropolitan area. Inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley, all shook up brings us to 1955, when into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitarplaying roustabout who changes everything and everyone he meets in this hipswiveling, lipcurling musical fantasy thatll have you jumpin out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as heartbreak hotel. All shook up is a 2004 american jukebox musical with elvis presley music and with a book by joe dipietro. Nice work if you can get it starring matthew broderick and kelli ohara 10 tony noms, including best book, best musical, memphis 4 tony awards including. Chaos are delighted to be returning to stourbridge town hall with the smash hit musical all shook up, featuring the songs of rock and roll legend elvis presley and a plot inspired by shakespearean comedy twelfth. With regard to casting, below is an author note from joe dipietro. Riverland theatre to present musical inspired by elvis. Dipietro s work made its broadway debut in 2005 with the elvis presley jukebox musical all shook up.
All shook up, the elvis presley musical ctx live theatre. All shook up deals with a small town in the 1950s that recognizes the unjustness of segregation after a leatherjacketed stranger motorcycles into town. However, the alternately hackneyed and bizarre story line from uninspired book writer joe dipietro of the terminally ubiquitous i love you, youre perfect, now change will leave elvis fans scratching their heads. He has won two tony awards, a drama desk award and three outer critics circle awards. All shook up school edition theatrical rights worldwide. It is jam packed with elvis presley tunes and plot twists that will tickle your funny. What distinguishes marriott theatres all shook up, easily one of the best jukeboxcompilation musicals since mamma mia. Michael sommers of starledger says its an unexpected delight to discover that all shook up proves to be a terrifically entertaining time. But until someone comes along to write a brandnew score for a big show that gets us all shook up with dancealong rhythms and singalong lyrics, the catalogue or juke box musical will. It remains to be seen whether this elvis presley musical can rival the superinternational hit status of the similarly structured abba tribute, mamma mia. As much as any network television show, all shook up, which is directed by christopher ashley from a book by joe dipietro, appears to have been assembled by committee according to. Oct, 2015 thomas is indeed appearing in a play by mr. The book by joe dipietro best known for i love you, youre perfect, now change, and whose book for the 2010 musical memphis won that years tony award creates the ideal framework for 25 of presleys best songs, including jailhouse rock, blue suede shoes and, of course, the song for which the. Latest headlines black panther star winston duke to star in apples basketball drama swagger from kevin durant.
All shook up book by joe dipietro directed by dan knechtges choreographed by jessica hartman all shook up is certainly a crowdpleaser. Inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley book by joe dipietro. Joe dipietro born 1961 is an american playwright, lyricist and author. Based on the plot of the story by joe dipietro, this is what meets the trend of the national taste. Set in 1955 midwestern, usa, all shook up is a charming tale blending footloose and shakespeares twelveth night bound together with the music of elvis presley. Thats all shook up in a nutshell, a 2005 broadway show. Jailhouse rockall shook up rider university youtube. All shook up brings elvis best to santa ana orange. All shook up inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley. All shook up is easily one of my top 10 favorite musicals of the past decade. It is obvious that the idea of the musical is similar to the idea of mamma mia with the songs of abba. Joe dipietro s most popular book is over the river and through the woods.
Joe dipietro s first produced work was i love you, youre perfect, now change, written with composer jimmy roberts. Inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley, all shook up brings us to 1955, when into a square little town in a square little state rides a. Nice work if you can get it tony noms best book, best musical, memphis tony winner best book, best score, best musical. Joe dipietro s clever, funny book borrows inventively from shakespeares twelfth night. Follow natalie, a small town girl with big dreams, on a journey that leads to true love. Joe dipietros clever, funny book borrows inventively from shakespeares twelfth night, updated to the year 1955 the better to revolve around a. All shook up is a 2004 american jukebox musical with music from the elvis presley songbook and with a book by joe dipietro. Michael kuchwara of associated press says a mixed up merrygoround of fun anchored by all those presley tunes. Fenwick students put 50s spin on shakespeare plot chicago. If there were more justice in the world of broadway theater, all shook up would now be in its third year of playing there to standing ovations. Book by joe dipietro by kind permission of theatrical rights worldwide.
Joe dipietro opens up to t2c on diana and conscience. A whole lot of shakings going on in laguna beach this summer as a mix of eastcoasters and oc locals join talents to entertain audiences of all ages with all shook up, the crowdpleasingest jukebox musical since mamma, mia. Nice work if you can get it starring matthew broderick and kelli ohara 10 tony noms, including best book, best musical, memphis 4 tony awards including best book, best score, best musical, all shook up, living on love starring renee fleming. Inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley book. Book by joe dipietro inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley. Joe dipietros book is pretty flimsy, despite drawing inspiration from shakespeares. Weslee vance choreographer angela burkey stage manager mallory sellers sound design amber winnett light design amber winnett. Auditions for all shook up will be held virtually only, and are open to high school and college students ages 14 25. All shook up school edition has been adapted from the original broadway production. Inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley, all shook up tells the story of rock n rolls introduction to a small midwestern town. Of course, these observations into the heart and soul of the piece would have been impossible without a production that was equally on par, and i dont have. Video auditions for all shook up are being accepted through may 11. Offbroadway credits include i love you, youre perfect, now change, over the river and through the woods, the toxic avenger, and clever little lies. This crowdpleasing musical is inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley.
Its 1955, and into a square little town, in a square little state, rides a guitarplaying young man who changes everything and everyone he meets in. Dealing with interracial or societal divides within this town, the all shook up script has the availability to work with a diverse cast of characters or not. Style is different, but that does not change direction. Joe dipietro s book is pretty flimsy, despite drawing inspiration from shakespeares. Books by joe dipietro author of over the river and through. Mar 23, 2015 the show, featuring elvis presley music, is based on a book by joe dipietro, who won tony awards for best book and best score for memphis. Dipietro called clever little lies, but while it feels like a throwback to broadway comedies of the 1960s, this is a new play, or at least it was. Director becki esch assistant director sarah tomasi music director b. It has a clever and very funny book by joe dipietro. Reviews elvis presley, shakespeare and a touch of footloose may not seem like a match made in theatrical heaven, but somehow it all comes together in the sprightly musical all shook up, l. Music supervision and arrangements by stephen oremus. Inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley book by. Hey, it doesnt get any worse than a seminormal dad changing careers to become an elvis impersonator.
Born in teaneck, new jersey, dipietro grew up in nearby oradell, the son of lou and jean dipietro. Rehearsals will be conducted virtually during june, and held in person at the al larson prairie center for the arts during july. All shook up open casting call the fireside theatre. A jukebox musical featuring many songs famously associated with elvis presley, this is the latest show in the munys season. There is only a little of shakespeares original story in it, although it pays homage to some of the universal themes, and is a very witty and well. The mimes staging of the 2004 musical, set to the music of elvis presley with a book by joe dipietro, is shiny, funny. You aint nothin but a hound dog if you dont dig this fun show. All shook up book by joe dipietro inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley greater cleburne carnegie players. All shook up musical of elvis presley music and with a book by joe dipietro. Joe dipietro has 11 books on goodreads with 307 ratings. On a more positive note, all shook up demonstrates that such musical tributes can be clever and enormous fun. Tickets available at all broadway in chicago box offices including the shubert and oriental as well as the cadillac palace, through the broadway in chicago ticket line 3129021400 and through ticketmaster.
All shook up tells the all new story of a square little town in the middle of a square state in the middle of a square decade where a lonely young girl dreams of hitting the open road. In keeping with this spirit, all shook up was performed on broadway with an interracial cast, featuring both africanamerican and white performers. All shook up marriott theatre in lincolnshire its footloose, grease and happy days all rolled into one. All shook up inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis pr. Books by joe dipietro author of over the river and. All shook upthe elvis fueled broadway musicalrolls into durban at glenwood high school shakespeare meets james dean, set to the music of elvis presley. Dipietro and david bryans memphis won the 2010 tony award for best musical. So let yourself go to all shook up, and youll be jumpin out of your blue suede shoes. All shook up continues through january 23, 2005 at the cadillac palace theatre, 151 w.
Dealing with interracial or societal divides within this town, the all shook up script has the availability to work with a. All shook up, aka the elvis musical, has come to san diegoadjacent vista as. Susan anton having a blast with elvis and the bard the. He attended oradell public school and river dell regional high school, before graduating phi beta kappa from rutgers university in 1984 with a bachelors degree in english.
Joe dipietro has won two tony awards, a drama desk award and three outer critics circle awards. In this book, pearsall takes on the bane of all teens. Joe dipietros most popular book is over the river and through the woods. He has won two tony awards, a drama desk award and 3 outer critics circle awards. Glenwood high school is proud to present the 2005 broadway hit, all shook up in march 2015.
With its hitfilled score made up of over two dozen elvis hits, a clever, funny book by joe dipietro, a cast of delicious characters that make this one of the best triplethreat ensemble shows around, and opportunities aplenty for a choreographer to strut his or her. The riverland theatre and music department presents all shook up, a musical inspired by the music of elvis presley and a book by joe dipietro. A hunk, a hunk of burnin nostalgia the new york times. Its 1955, and chad, a motorcycle ridin, rovin roustabout pulls into a small midwestern town. Joe dipietro has won two tony awards, a drama desk award and 2 outer critics circle awards. His musicals and plays have received thousands of productions across the country and around the world.
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