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My Vaudeville Man!
Original Cast Recording
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Karen Murphy and Shonn Wiley star in My Vaudeville Man!, the story of a boy born to dance and the mother who fought to keep him home! This “Pitch Perfect Musical” (NYTheatre.com), based on the life of legendary eccentric tap dancer Jack Donahue (played by Ray Bolger on film) and his mother who fights to keep her son off the wicked vaudeville stage, was the break-out hit of the 2007 NY Musical Theater Festival, tap-dancing its way into the hearts of audiences and critics alike — what Talkin' Broadway proclaimed “a tour de force” — as it made its way to its Off Broadway premiere at The York Theatre Company in November 2008. My Vaudeville Man! has a book by Jeff Hochhauser, music by Bob Johnston, and lyrics by Johnston and Hochhauser, based on Jack Donahue’s Letters of a Hoofer to his Ma. Music produced by Doug Oberhamer.
For more about the show and the making of the album visit myvaudevilleman.com.
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1. Overture
2. Vaudeville
3. The Shadow
4. Oh Bless Me Father #1
5. Picnic in the Kitchen
6. Oh Bless Me Father #2
7. Mud Donahue & Son
8. The Jack Donahue Almond Frappe
9. Oh Bless Me Father #3
10. A Sad Sad Life
11. My Son, I Know
12. Entr’acte
13. I Was Wrong
14. The Tap Drunk
15. How Can I Put It Any Plainer
16. So The Old Dog Has Come Home
17. What If I’m Wrong
18. The Shadow (Reprise)
19. Oh Bless Me Father #4
20. Vaudeville Man
21. Playoff Music (Bonus Track) |
Book by Jeff Hochhauser
Music by Bob Johnston
Lyrics by Bob Johnston and Jeff Hochhauser
Based on Jack Donahue’s Letters of a Hoofer to his Ma
Music Produced by Doug Oberhamer |
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“Just when you think that the fate of
musical theater is doomed to Disney,
along comes a refreshing and
delight ful two character show called
My Vaudeville Man! The center of the
stage is left empty for Shonn Wiley to shine
in his incredibly original and show stopping
dance routines. “The Tap Drunk” should
become a classic – bringing back the best
memories of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.
The show is ingeniously directed and
choreographed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett.”
- Talk Entertainment/Oscar E. Moore
“This two-character musical has plenty of charm, personable acting and great
tapping from Shonn Wiley… Composer Bob Johnston and librettist Jeff
Hochhauser, who collaborated on the lyrics, have come up with some impressive
and well-devised songs. …My Vaudeville Man! gives him a nonstop opportunity to
tap, and tap he does. Wiley has all the moves... The boy can dance. His second act
spot, "The Tap Drunk," borders on astonishing as Jack taps through the night with
a bottle of rye, descending into oblivion.”
- Variety/ Steven Suskin
“For vaudeville and musical theater buffs, this gutsy little musical with a big heart
pays a welcome and overdue homage to an entertainer who is now virtually
forgotten. It boasts an original score with music by Bob Johnston and lyrics by
Johnson and Jeff Hochhauser (who also wrote the book) that resonates with the
lilting musical echoes that quaintly define the era.” Curtain Up / Simon Saltzman
“Jack’s “Tap Drunk” number with imaginary foes is one of the show’s most
enjoyable, as is the duet he sings with Mud while imagining her as a fellow
vaudevillian.… Vaudeville’s charms are undeniable.”
- New York Times /Claudia La Rocco
“My Vaudeville Man! is a valiant and tuneful first step in telling Donahue’s story.
Hochhauser and composer and co-lyricist Bob Johnston have written Murphy two
stirring musical soliloquies, powerfully delivered by Murphy in the second act.
Wiley is completely winning as Jack and demonstrates that he's a terrific hoofer
throughout, performing ingenious choreography that he created with director
Lynne Taylor-Corbett.”
- Back Stage /Andy Propst
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