Kurt Vonnegut's
God Bless You Mr. Rosewater
New York City Center
Encores!
Opening Night: July 27, 2016
Closing Night: July 30, 2016
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Howard Ashman
Dennis Green
Book: Howard Ashman
Based on Kurt Vonnegut’s 1965 novel, the musical tells the story of Eliot Rosewater, a millionaire who develops a social conscience and creates a foundation to improve the lives of the citizens of an impoverished Indiana town.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Overture………………………………………………..Orchestra
The Rosewater Foundation……………………….Company
The Rosewater Foundation (Reprise)………………..Eliot
Dear Ophelia…………………………………………………..Eliot
Thank God for the Volunteer Fire Brigade……….Eliot,
Volunteer Firemen
Mushari’s Waltz (Magical Moment)…………….Mushari
Thirty Miles From the Banks of the Ohio/Look
Who’s Here……………………………………..Eliot, Company
Cheese Nips………………………………………………….Sylvia
The Rosewater Foundation (Reprise II)…………….Eliot,
Charley,
Mary
Since You Came to This Town…..Diana, Mary, Dawn,
Delbert, Jerome,
Company
ACT TWO
A Poem by William Blake………………………………..Choir
The Rhode Island Tango………Fred, Caroline, Mushari
Eliot/Sylvia………………………………………….Eliot, Sylvia
Plain Clean Average Americans…………Mushari, Fred,
Caroline, Company
A Firestorm Consuming Indianapolis………………..Eliot
Dear Ophelia (Reprise)…………………………………….Eliot
I, Eliot Rosewater…………………………….Eliot, Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Skylar Astin Norman Mushari
Derrick Baskin Charley Warmergran
Arthur Garvey Ulm
Applicant #1
Jeff Blumenkrantz Thurmond McAllister
Nick Choksi Sergeant Boyle
John
Psychiatrist
Executive
Writer #2
Man in Telephone Booth
Eddie Cooper Jerome Hays
Paul
Appicant #2
Kevin Del Aguila Fred Rosewater
Noyes Finnerty
Mail Boy
Writer #1
Santino Fontana Eliot Rosewater
Clark Johnson Sen. Lister Ames Rosewater
James Earl Jones Kilgore Trout
Rebecca Naomi Jones Mary Moody
Blanche
Ms. Swathmore
Telethon Hostess
Nun
Kevin Ligon Delbert Peach
Bill
Executive
Man in Suicide Parlor
Man in Bar
Marla Louissaint Marla
Usher
Wheelchair Attendant
Liz McCartney Diana Moon Glampers
File Clerk
Operator
Bonnie Milligan Bonnie
Applicant #3
Usher
Kid
Brynn O. Malley Sylvia Rosewater
Kate Wetherhead Dawn Leonard
Caroline Rosewater
Artistic Consultant
Waitress
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