The jukebox musical all shook up challenges current definitions of what constitutes an adaptation. Hopebox theatre in kaysville, utah brings laughter and healing to their community by presenting all shook up, a raucous musical written by joe dipietro. The toxic avenger musical book by joe dipietro, the author of the longrunning i love you, youre perfect, now change and all shook up, was released the same year. Every kid alive has been embarrassed by their parentswe look at it as part of the job description, kidsbut in shelley pearsalls new book, all shook up, joshs dad, jerry denny, has taken this duty to unimagined heights. All shook up is a song recorded by elvis presley, published by elvis presley music, and composed by otis blackwell. Midvale performing arts center 695 center street, midvale utah 84047. The audience at last nights opening performance of their 50th anniversary year from the highly regarded beeston musical theatre group were suitably all. All shook up is a 2004 musical, book by joe dipietro, based on shakespeares twelfth night, and on the music of elvis presley. 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. All shook up by shelley pearsall goodreads share book. There are more articles from the book on another blog here.
Joe dipietro has won two tony awards, a drama desk award and 2 outer critics circle awards. All shook up cast broadway musical book by joe dipietro. Book by joe dipietro morgan theatre june 19, 20, 25, 30 july 1, 18, 25 all shook up follows a small midwestern town that is thrown into a frenzy with the arrival of chad, a goodlooking, motorcycleriding roustabout, who rides from town to town with a guitar on his back, blue suede shoes on his feet, and a song in his heart. In 20, elvis presley returns to the list of music deemed worthy of parental censorship. All shook up does this perfectly by opening the hearts of audiences and letting them feel the magic and freedom of music and dance. All shook up is a jukebox musical featuring the music of elvis presley. Nice work if you can get it tony noms best book, best musical, memphis tony winner best book, best score, best musical. 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. All shook up is a 2004 american jukebox musical with music from the elvis presley songbook and with a book by joe dipietro.
Its 1955, and into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitarplaying. Dipietro and david bryans memphis won the 2010 tony award for best musical. Im in love with all shook up by sugar factory playhouse in. As glenn altschuler reveals in all shook up, the rise of rock n rolland the outraged reception to itin fact can tell us a lot about the values of the united states in the 1950s, a decade that saw a great struggle for the control of popular culture. Billboard hot 100 on april, 1957, staying there for eight weeks. Nov 01, 2014 elvis live in tupelo mississipi alabama fair september 27th,1957. How rock n roll changed america pivotal moments in american history kindle edition by altschuler, glenn c download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Im in love with all shook up by sugar factory playhouse in midvale. All shook up the musical description, broadway tickets and more. All shook up inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley. Hopebox theatre, 1700 frontage road, kaysville, utah. What happens when you take inspiration from shakespeares twelfth night, set it in a little midwest town in 1955, and add elvis music. All shook up plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips.
Review of all shook up beeston musical theatre group the duchess theatre long eaton may 9th 2017. The flap, which threw the utah story into the international spotlight on. Joe dipietro s first produced work was i love you, youre perfect, now change, written with composer jimmy roberts. Jul 24, 2015 all shook up is presented through special arrangement with, and all authorized performance materials supplied by, theatrical rights worldwide trw, 59 broadway, suite 914, new york, ny.
Joe is indeed all shook up about performing in this show. Refix felt more gloppy, but to keep all the crossword glue to such a small quantity is good work. Combining classic elvis tunes with an allnew story. Dipietro s work made its broadway debut in 2005 with the elvis presley jukebox musical all shook up. The empress theatre presents all shook up, book by joe dipietro, music inspired by. How rock n roll changed america pivotal moments in american history kindle edition by altschuler, glenn c download it once and read it. The audience at last nights opening performance of their 50th anniversary year from the highly regarded beeston musical theatre group were suitably all shook up from the start of the show to its excellent finale. Malia was born and raised in regina, saskatchewan and is excited to be part of the cast of all shook up in her hometown. Music supervision and arrangements by stephen oremus. All shook up is a jukebox musical featuring the music of elvis presley, written by joe dipietro. Hopebox theatre presents all shook up, inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley, book by joe dipietro. Inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley book by joe dipietro. All shook up by shelley pearsall, also writer of the book all of the above, tells a story about a young thirteen year old josh greenwood who has to go to chicago to live with his dad for a few months while his mom goes to florida to take care of his hurt grandma.
With a book by joe dipietro, a tony winner for 2003s memphis and author of broadways current nice work if you can get it, its made clear that tribute musicals can be witty and. Mar 24, 2005 while all shook up isnt as jawdroppingly inane as good vibrations. While all shook up isnt as jawdroppingly inane as good vibrations. All shook up overview the best broadway source for all shook up tickets and all shook up information, photos and videos. All shook up at the hopebox theatre is a great example of an upbeat, lighthearted romp written by joe dipietro that goes through a l. Elvis live in tupelo mississipi alabama fair september 27th,1957. Blue suede shoes well, its one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go. Not only have most productions refrained from announcing the musical as an adaptation, but the question of what all shook up is an adaptation of is almost infinitely contestable, given the sheer number of potential combinations of source texts that any one audience member is capable of. Hopebox theatres all shook up in kaysville will have you. The play is loosely based on william shakespeares play twelfth night. Herriman high all shook up good to go if one elvis song is cut, school district. Joe dipietro, book writer on all shook up, made a few thousand dollars in royalties during the six months the elvis presley jukebox tuner ran on broadway in. 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 musical teddy bearhound dog youtube elvis wedding cake topper in love and all shook up elvis presley jailhouse rock sheet music ebay. All shook up, broadway show details theatrical index. View additional production details on theatrical index. All shook up original, musical, broadway opened in new york city mar 24, 2005 and played through sep 25, 2005. Watch the video for all shook up from billy joels my lives for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. All shook up is presented through special arrangement with, and all authorized performance materials supplied by, theatrical rights worldwide trw, 59 broadway, suite 914, new york, ny. All shook up brings elvis best to santa ana orange county register all shook up las vegas ticket.
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. Shake your shoes over to all shook up at the hopebox theatre. The empress theatres all shook up in magna is a chart topper. With its hitfilled score made up of over two dozen elvis classics, its clever, funny book by joe dipietro, its delicious cast of characters, and ample opportunities for a choreographer to strut his or her stuff, all shook up, the elvis musical, is not only one of the most thoroughly entertaining broadway shows of the past decade, it. All shook up featuring the songs of elvis presley presented. All shook up book by joe dipietro inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley musical director dolores durancefalu directed and choreographed by robert barry fleming press night is september 8th at 7. Inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley. Joe dipietros first produced work was i love you, youre perfect, now change, written with composer jimmy roberts. The book is by joe dipietro i love you, youre perfect, now change. Hopebox theatres all shook up in kaysville will have you shaking.
Jul 18, 2012 nostalgia is the order of the evening in all shook up, centerpoint legacy theatres crowdpleasing mashup of elvis presley hits. All shook up brings elvis hits to life with energetic music. Joe dipietro memphis wrote the book for all shook up, which weaves these elvis songs through a benign but likable story about what. All shook up musical project gutenberg selfpublishing. Nostalgia is the order of the evening in all shook up, centerpoint legacy theatres crowdpleasing mashup of elvis presley hits. The school of theatre at florida state presents all shook up, a musical inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley. Project muse all shook up and the unannounced adaptation.
Aug 07, 2003 as glenn altschuler reveals in all shook up, the rise of rock n rolland the outraged reception to itin fact can tell us a lot about the values of the united states in the 1950s, a decade that saw a great struggle for the control of popular culture. Join facebook to connect with joe dipietro and others you may know. Malia was born and raised in regina, saskatchewan and is excited to be part of. Production sponsored in part by the city of san diego commission for arts and culture, the city of san. Jan 01, 2008 all shook up by shelley pearsall, also writer of the book all of the above, tells a story about a young thirteen year old josh greenwood who has to go to chicago to live with his dad for a few months while his mom goes to florida to take care of his hurt grandma. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Cleo in the most happy fella, lucille in once upon a mattress, chaperone in the drowsy chaperone theatre sheridan. Its fixed format so its better with a tablet, laptop, or computer. A utah school district has banned a high school from performing all shook up, an elvis presley musical. All shook up is a new musical comedy built around a number of songs made famous by.
All shook up opened on broadway in 2005 and tells the story of chad, a hip swiveling roustabout who blows into a small town in the 1950s to get his bike repaired. Apr 23, 20 a utah school district has banned a high school from performing all shook up, an elvis presley musical. You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes. I would have loved to not have stew damn hot, and to have more strong bonus fill. Lyric repertory company, caine lyric theatre 28 west center. Dipietros work made its broadway debut in 2005 with the elvis presley jukebox musical all shook up. All shook up is a new musical comedy built around a number of songs made famous by elvis presley.
Hopebox theatre, 1700 frontage road, kaysville, utah 84037. Download for a price of your choosing at nicklutsko. All things considered, all shook up does possess a certain amount of appeal largely in part to the talent of the cast and musicians and the timeless music of elvis presley. But its become a popular show in regional theaters, high schools and colleges. It opened on broadway in march 2005, and closed the following septembera short and disappointing broadway run.
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