IT'S 1969 AND "WOMEN'S RIGHTS"
IS AN IDEA ABOUT TO EXPLODE...
JUDITH MANOCHERIAN LLC
presents
CONCEPT & BOOK BY
DAYLE ANN HUNT
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS BY
DOUG OBERHAMER
DIRECTED BY
SHEA SULLIVAN
It’s 1969. The Carlettes — three young women, childhood friends — leave Moose Town, Minnesota in a VW bus, headed to New York City for a singing contest. But what happens when life comes along for the ride? From debates over feminism and Betty Friedan, break ups, break downs and the rescue of another young woman they meet along the way, Mickey, Sharon, and Bonnie are all on the road, each looking to find her place in this new world comin’.
With an original concept and book by DAYLE ANN HUNT and featuring songs made famous by CASS ELLIOT, PETULA CLARK, and LESLEY GORE, NEW WORLD COMIN' is a toe-tappin', heart-warmin' new “juke-book” journey aimed at regional and community theatres and university programs that seek musicals with small casts and minimal orchestra, set and costume requirements.
THE MUSIC
Set in the late '60s, NEW WORLD COMIN’ taps into the rich soundscape of the era, drawing inspiration from female icons of the day. These artists, on the cusp of monumental cultural change, provide the perfect soundtrack to the story’s themes.
"NEW WORLD COMIN' FINALE"
The Institute for American Musical Theatre workshop production of NEW WORLD COMIN’. Tyler Milliron, Videographer
Feminist themes began to emerge in music, helping to shape the second-wave feminist movement and its call for equality. These songs provided a platform for women to express their experiences, challenge traditional gender roles, and find solidarity within a broader social movement.
THE CHARACTERS
NEW WORLD COMIN' is written to be cast with six actors (4 Women, 2 Men), but is expandable to work with larger-sized regional, community, and university theatres.
MICKEY COOPER
ACTOR 1
Female, 20s. Lead singer of the Carlettes. A reluctant dreamer, brimming with talent; a motherless daughter who is not quite sure of her place in the world, but longs to find it. She can change a tire blind-folded and knows her way around under the hood of a car as well as she can sing; helpful if she can play guitar.
SHARON LEE BETTIS
ACTOR 2
Female, 20s. A Carlette and Mickey’s best friend since childhood. A highly intelligent, no-nonsense, well-read girl; she and her mother are among the few families of color in Moose Town, a place she longs to escape.
BONNIE LOU WALTERS
ACTOR 3
Female, 20s. A Carlette; a bubbly, somewhat sheltered, hometown girl with the soul of a poet. She is in love with her childhood sweetheart, Eddie Harper.
ELLIE HART
JAN WAGNER
JUNE WALTERS
ACTOR 4
Female, 20s. A sweet, small-town girl trapped in an abusive relationship.
Ms. Magazine Journalist
Bonnie’s homemaker mom, a Moose Town Festival Performer and Volunteer
CARL COOPER
BRIAN BELLOWS
STAN WISEMAN
ANNOUNCER/EMCEE
ACTOR 5
Male, 40s. Mickey’s Father; a former singer who runs Carl’s Garage.
A Bar Owner
Carl’s old buddy from his singing days; a mensch. Owns a coffeeshop in the village, books talent.
EDDIE HARPER
JOEY JAMES
JERRY JONES
FRANK POLASKI
NYC CONTEST MAN
ACTOR 6
Male, 20s. A big-hearted mechanic who works at Carl’s Garage; Bonnie’s childhood sweetheart.
Ellie’s controlling boyfriend
A Stage Manager
Village Gate Sound Engineer
THE TEAM
Click on the photos to read their biographies
SCOTT NEWSOME | SN PRODS - GENERAL MANAGER
THIRTY SAINTS - MUSIC LICENSING
CHRISTOPHER MICHAELS - GRAPHICS & WEB
A PERFECT MUSICAL FOR FULL-SCALE REGIONAL THEATRE PRODUCTIONS...
The Encore Musical Theatre production of NEW WORLD COMIN’ - Dexter, MI; Michele Anliker, Photographer
...OR EDUCATIONAL THEATRE PROGRAMS & SECONDARY BLACK BOX SPACES!
The Institute for American Musical Theatre workshop production of NEW WORLD COMIN’; Brian E. Long, Photographer
