Judy Freed
Playwright/Author
Playwright/Author
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Emma & Company
Book by Judy Freed, Music & Lyrics by Jon Steinhagen.
Based on the "Emma McChesney" stories by Edna Ferber.
Synopsis
Divorced mother and "traveling salesman extraordinaire."
These are the roles that have defined Emma McChesney's
life. But with her son graduating from college, a new man
taking charge at the Featherloom Petticoat Company, and
with her arch-rival spreading rumors that she'd do
"anything for a sale," Emma's life is about to change in
ways she never could have predicted.
2 acts, 2 hours.
Romantic comedy.
Cast: 6+ women, 6+ men.
Orchestrations: Piano.
Songs:
Act I
Take It From Me, Start With A Brand New Hat, Not On Your
Tintype, Anything For A Sale, In The Lobby Of The Sims
Hotel, My Petticoat Feelings, This Fine Old Firm, It Pays To
Advertise, See You In The Morning, You Go Your Way - I'll
Go Mine
Act II
I Wonder - I Wonder, Thank You, This Fine Old Firm
(reprise), How Do You Resist Him?, Independent Gal,
Once More, See You In The Morning (reprise)
Book by Judy Freed, Music & Lyrics by Jon Steinhagen.
Based on the "Emma McChesney" stories by Edna Ferber.
Synopsis
Divorced mother and "traveling salesman extraordinaire."
These are the roles that have defined Emma McChesney's
life. But with her son graduating from college, a new man
taking charge at the Featherloom Petticoat Company, and
with her arch-rival spreading rumors that she'd do
"anything for a sale," Emma's life is about to change in
ways she never could have predicted.
2 acts, 2 hours.
Romantic comedy.
Cast: 6+ women, 6+ men.
Orchestrations: Piano.
Songs:
Act I
Take It From Me, Start With A Brand New Hat, Not On Your
Tintype, Anything For A Sale, In The Lobby Of The Sims
Hotel, My Petticoat Feelings, This Fine Old Firm, It Pays To
Advertise, See You In The Morning, You Go Your Way - I'll
Go Mine
Act II
I Wonder - I Wonder, Thank You, This Fine Old Firm
(reprise), How Do You Resist Him?, Independent Gal,
Once More, See You In The Morning (reprise)
Copyright
2008 Judy Freed and her licensors. All rights reserved.