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"Wake Up Little Suzie! is a true feelgood show and great fun for all the family. It got the audience laughing, clapping and singing in their seats and even up and dancing in the aisles. (Oldham Advertiser)
"Peppered with nostalgic glimpses of holiday camp glories, this is a show with laughter and heartache, moments of comic genius and sing-along tunes that have the audience bopping in the aisles. (theatre-reviews website)
"A winner. A great production that has the audience clapping, stamping their feet and rising to dance for the finale. (Clitheroe Advertiser)
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Synopsis
'Wake Up Little Suzie!' is a feelgood jukebox musical set in Tilton’s holiday camp during the long hot summer of 1976. It follows the fortunes of newcomer chalet-maid and wannabe singer Suzie Bellamy, who, on the run from a loveless marriage to a careless clot, finds herself competing with her ambitious workmate Ben, in the camp's fiercely-contested annual talent show.
The musical features a poptastic parade of solid gold hits including ‘Summer in The City’, ‘Bye Bye Baby’, ‘More More More’, ‘When You’re Young And In Love’, ‘In The Midnight Hour’, ‘Summerlove Sensation’, ‘Under The Moon of Love’, ‘A Little Bit More’, ‘(Is This the Way To) Amarillo’, ‘I Only Wanna Be With You’, ‘That’s Alright (Mama)’, ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’, and ‘Crocodile Rock’.
But it isn’t just about the tunes. The entertainment at Tilton’s also features a stand-up comedy contest bitterly fought out between husband and wife duo Derek and Valerie, a top-billed tight-trousered TV crooner named Rocky Sorrento, a frighteningly-foxy female impersonator called Lucille La Mer, the heartbroken ventriloquist Chris Peacock (and his unsympathetic dummy Terry Bull), a surprise Elvis impersonator, and of course, the ever-present promise of steamy holiday romance.
They say that you used to be able to see the sea from Tilton’s Holiday Camp, on a clear day, before they built the power station. But nobody at Tilton’s will want to leave the premises until a winner is declared between Suzie Bellamy or Ben Tilton (and he happens to be the owner’s son). Is it a stitch-up, or will true talent triumph? This sizzling jukebox musical is guaranteed to have everyone fondly remembering their own Seaside Special summer of love.
'Wake Up Little Suzie!' broke box-office records when it was produced in a co-production by Oldham Coliseum Theatre and Basingstoke Haymarket Theatre in 2005.
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Characters
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min 6m, 3f; max 13m, 6f
Bold names indicate a part with 20 lines or more, or a singing solo/duet/trio, or both.
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- Harry Tilton (95 lines, 1 solo, 1 duet)
- Ben Tilton (127 lines, 5 solos, 4 duets, 1 trio)
- Suzie Bellamy (145 lines, 2 solos, 2 trios)
- Francesa (8 lines, can double with Julie-Ann)
- Julie-Ann (65 lines, 1 solo, 3 trios, can double with Francesca)
- Billy Butler (38 lines, 1 solo, can double with Pat)
- Pat Gently (4 lines, can double with Billy)
- Mick Martin (11 lines, can double with Chris, Bradley/Lucille and Rocky)
- Chris Peacock (22 lines, can double with Mick, Bradley/Lucille and Rocky)
- Bradley Bostock / Lucille La Mer (3 lines, 1 solo, can double with Mick, Chris and Rocky)
- Rocky Sorrento (9 lines, 2 solos, can double with Mick, Chris and Bradley/Lucille)
- Derek / Carlos Fandango (43 lines, 1 solo can double with Tony)
- Tony Bell (8 lines, can double with Derek/Carlos)
- Silent Marjorie (2 trios, can double with Valerie and Maudie)
- Valerie (28 lines, can double with Marjorie and Maudie)
- Maudie (34 lines, 1 solo, can double with Marjorie and Valerie)
- Andy Cash (13 lines, 1 solo, can double with Kenny)
- Kenny (44 lines, 1 solo, can double with Andy)
The musical was written for a cast of nine actor-musicians (as above), but a separate pit band or on-stage band would work equally well.
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Songs
| 1) Summer in The City [The Loving Spoonful] |
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| 2) Bye Bye Baby [Bay City Rollers] |
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| 3) Raining In My Heart [Buddy Holly] |
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| 4) I’ll Never Fall In Love Again [Bobby Gentry] |
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| 5) Summertime Blues [Eddie Cochrane] |
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| 6) Yakety Yak The Coasters] |
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| 7) I’m Doin’ Fine Now [New York City] |
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| 8) Shake, Rattle And Roll, Extract [Bill Haley & The Comets] |
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| 9) I’m A Woman [Helen Reddy] |
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| 10) More, More, More [Andrea True Connection] |
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| 11) That’s Amore [Dean Martin] |
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| 12) When You’re Young And In Love [Marvelettes] |
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| 13) In The Midnight Hour [Wilson Pickett] |
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| ~~ Interval ~~ |
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| 14) Summerlove Sensation [Bay City Rollers] |
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| 15) She Loves You [The Beatles] |
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| 16) Under The Moon of Love [Showaddywaddy] |
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| 17) How Does It Feel? [Slade] |
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| 18) A Little Bit More [Dr Hook] |
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| 19) (Is This the Way To) Amarillo [Tony Christie] |
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| 20) Wake Up Little Susie [Everly Brothers] |
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| 21) Tell Him [Billie Davis] |
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| 22) Let’s Stick Together [Bryan Ferry] |
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| 23) I Only Wanna Be With You (Dusty Springfield) |
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| 24) That’s Alright, Mama [Elvis Presley] |
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| 25) Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (Elton John & Kiki Dee) |
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| 26) Crocodile Rock (Elton John) |
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Information for Production Administrators
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Here's a list of all the supporting material available and some other information you might need. Pricing for the production materials is supplied automatically with a Perusal Set. Royalty pricing can only be provided as a formal quotation.
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| Perusal Set |
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These are available free of charge exclusively to bona fide representatives of organised musical theatre production organisations. The set is provided on a non-returnable USB Stick and contains...
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No recorded music is supplied as all the songs are commercially available. No DVD is available. |
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| Libretti/Vocal Scores |
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Available to purchase as a Rehearsal Master Set on a USB Stick. This contains the script and piano vocal score for your cast and crew provided as A4 pdf files. No problem about possible loss of deposit on sets of rented books, as they are yours to print out and mark up as required. The price includes a multiple copying licence allowing you to copy the files on the Stick (enabling you to give or sell copies to your cast for them to make up their own rehearsal books) or to make multiple prints of the pdf's on the Stick for your production company to organise and provide to your cast or crew.
To order this, create an account with us, then go to the 'Order Rehearsal Material' page. Please note that we do not sell printed copies of the libretti, nor do we hire sets of printed rehearsal libretti or scores.
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| Backing Tracks |
| All the songs are well-known standards and suitable tracks should be acquired from a supplier of backing tracks. |
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| Orchestrations |
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All the songs are well-known standards and suitable band parts should be acquired from a supplier of sheet music.
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| Royalty Type |
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Royalties for this title are 'variable fee, post paid', and will be calculated on a percentage of your box office income once your production has finished. See our pricing policy for details. We work on a quotation system for royalties, based on information you supply to us. Complete a printed application form or create account with us, and use the online version.
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| Video Licence |
| We have secured the rights to video productions of this title from the Author, and we manage them on his behalf. Once a 'Licence To Perform' has been granted, and then on payment of a fee, we will be able to issue a 'Licence To Record'. There are some strings attached to this, but these are far outweighed by the benefits. |
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- Record one or more live performances and mix down to a single video
- Give or sell copies to your cast and crew
- Sell copies to your audiences (take advance bookings on the night)
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