Home Movies (musical)
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Home Movies is an Obie Award
-winning 1964 Off-Off-Broadway
musical written by Rosalyn Drexler
. It was scored by Al Carmines
who played the role of Father Shenanigans. It opened from March 20 until March 30, 1964 at Carmines' Judson Poets' Theater, located at Judson Memorial Church
in Greenwich Village
. The outrageously bawdy spoof also ran for 72 performances at the off-Broadway
Provincetown Playhouse. The show was produced by actor Orson Bean
.
Obie Award
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards given by The Village Voice newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City...
-winning 1964 Off-Off-Broadway
Off-Off-Broadway
Off-Off-Broadway theatrical productions in New York City are those in theatres that are smaller than Broadway and Off-Broadway theatres. Off-Off-Broadway theaters are often defined as theaters that have fewer than 100 seats, though the term can be used for any show in the New York City area that...
musical written by Rosalyn Drexler
Rosalyn Drexler
Rosalyn Drexler is a Pop artist, novelist, Obie Award-winning playwright, and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter. She is represented by Pace Gallery.-Early life:...
. It was scored by Al Carmines
Al Carmines
Reverend Alvin Allison "Al" Carmines, Jr. was a key figure in the expansion of Off-Off-Broadway theatre in the 1960s.Carmines was born in Hampton, Virginia...
who played the role of Father Shenanigans. It opened from March 20 until March 30, 1964 at Carmines' Judson Poets' Theater, located at Judson Memorial Church
Judson Memorial Church
The Judson Memorial Church is located on Washington Square South between Thompson and Sullivan Streets, opposite Washington Square Park, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York City...
in Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
. The outrageously bawdy spoof also ran for 72 performances at the off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
Provincetown Playhouse. The show was produced by actor Orson Bean
Orson Bean
Orson Bean is an American film, television, and Broadway actor. He appeared frequently on televised game shows in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, including being a long-time panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth....
.