Lovelace: A Rock Musical

Lovelace: A Rock Musical
Music Anna Waronker & Charlotte Caffey
Lyrics Anna Waronker & Charlotte Caffey, Jeffery Leonard Bowman
Book Anna Waronker & Charlotte Caffey
Productions 2008-2009 Los Angeles
2010 Edinburgh

Lovelace: A Rock Musical is a rock musical about the life of adult film star and women's liberation advocate, Linda Lovelace. The book, music, and lyrics are by Anna Waronker (that dog.) and Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Go's), with original concept and lyrics by Jeffery Leonard Bowman. The show debuted with a six-month run at the Hayworth Theatre (Los Angeles) in 2008. A new production of Lovelace: A Rock Musical made its United Kingdom debut at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2010.

Musical numbers

Act I
  • Overture
  • Spring of '69
  • Good Morning
  • From This Moment On
  • Traynor's Place
  • For Better Or Worse
  • Dashiki Interlude
  • Wedding Song
  • You Love Me
  • Save It For Your Prayers
  • Back to Business
  • Hide My Soul
  • Mrs. Boreman
  • Mama
  • Til Death Do Us Part
  • I'll Be Good, I'll Be Bad
  • Mary Had A Little Lamb
  • Who Could Ask For Anything More?
  • Gerard's Trilogy
  • Let's Fuck
  • Glamour & Glitz
  • Back To Business

Act II
  • Girl Next Door
  • Room Service
  • In Too Deep
  • Overnight Sensation
  • Best Love
  • Well Well Well
  • Best Love (Reprise)
  • Lovelace Interlude
  • So Far, So Fast
  • Traynor's Place (Reprise)
  • Who Do You Think You Are?
  • From this Moment On (Reprise)
  • I've Done Things I Would Never Do
Act III
  • Leaving The Limelight
  • Good Morning (Reprise)
  • Can You Feel My Love?
  • Take Back The Night
  • Ordeal
  • I Stand Before You
  • Eulogy
  • Out Of Bondage

Roles and cast

Edinburgh Cast

Los Angeles Cast

Critical reception

Reception for Lovelace: A Rock Musical has been largely positive. The Los Angeles Times chose the rock musical as a "Critics' Choice," and described it as a "candidate for the most original musical since Spring Awakening." [1] Times critic David C. Nichols praised Anna Waronker and Charlotte Caffey's "accomplished score", called Ken Sawyer's direction "brilliant," and lauded Katrina Lenk's "vast emotional range" in the role of Linda Lovelace.[2] The LA Weekly called Waronker and Caffey's musical "dark and haunting" and described Lenk's lead performance as "sensational." [3] Backstage (West) praised the performances of Lenk, Jimmy Swan (Chuck Traynor), and Josh Greene (Harry Reems), but called the musical's story "simplistic." [4] Frontiers (magazine) gave the musical a rating of three and a half stars.

Awards

Ovation Awards

Back Stage Garland Awards

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award

LA Weekly Theatre Awards

Stage Scene LA Awards

References

  1. Nichols, David C. (2008-11-02). "Lovelace: A Rock Opera". The Los Angeles Times: Section F Page 13.
  2. Nichols, David C. (2008-10-31). "Unlikely, mesmerizing rock opera". The Los Angeles Times: Section E Page 2.
  3. Nicholson, Amy (2008-10-31). "Of Art and Fellatio: A new rock opera about legendary pornstar Linda Lovelace". LA Weekly: Page 50.
  4. Mann, Iris (2008-11-05). "Lovelace: A Rock Opera". Backstage.

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