The Break Up Notebook: The Lesbian Musical
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The Break Up Notebook is a musical
with music and lyrics by Lori Scarlett and David Manning and a book by Patricia Cotter. Cotter also wrote the play the musical was based on.
The Break Up Notebook tells the story of Helen Hill, a thirty-three year old lesbian
from Los Angeles
. Having just been dumped, she begins dating again with the support of her gay friend Bob and her butch and femme
gal pals Monica and Joanie.
The Break Up Notebook premiered at Hudson Theatre in Santa Monica (December 10, 2005 - March 12, 2006) and was performed at the Diversionary Theatre in San Diego (July 17, 2007 - August 17, 2007). It was produced by Rose Marcario in association with the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center
.
for best new musical, six Garland Awards, and the L.A. Drama Critics Award
for Best Score. It was also one of the musicals the National Alliance for Musical Theatre chose to feature at their 2007 Festival of New Musicals.
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
with music and lyrics by Lori Scarlett and David Manning and a book by Patricia Cotter. Cotter also wrote the play the musical was based on.
The Break Up Notebook tells the story of Helen Hill, a thirty-three year old lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
from Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. Having just been dumped, she begins dating again with the support of her gay friend Bob and her butch and femme
Butch and femme
Butch and femme are LGBT terms describing respectively, masculine and feminine traits, behavior, style, expression, self-perception and so on. They are often used in the lesbian, bisexual and gay subcultures...
gal pals Monica and Joanie.
Original cast
- Helen Hill .... Heidi Godt
- Casey/Sheila .... Christine LakinChristine LakinChristine Helen Lakin is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Alicia "Al" Lambert on the 1990s ABC/CBS situation comedy Step by Step and as Joan of Arc in Showtime's Reefer Madness...
- Bob/Helen's father .... Patrick Bristow
- Monica .... Melody Butiu
- Joanie .... Jacqueline Maloney
The Break Up Notebook premiered at Hudson Theatre in Santa Monica (December 10, 2005 - March 12, 2006) and was performed at the Diversionary Theatre in San Diego (July 17, 2007 - August 17, 2007). It was produced by Rose Marcario in association with the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center
The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center provides a broad array of services for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Its clinic and on-site pharmacy offers free and low-cost health, mental health, HIV/AIDS medical care and HIV/STD testing and prevention, although there are no direct...
.
Awards
The Break Up Notebook was winner of the Ovation AwardOvation Awards
The Ovation Awards are a Southern California award for excellence in theatre, established in 1989. They are given out by the Los Angeles Stage Alliance and are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles. They have been called the "...highest-profile contest for local theatre..." by the Los...
for best new musical, six Garland Awards, and the L.A. Drama Critics Award
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards is an annual awards program presented by the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle . Established in 1969, the awards recognize excellence in theatre in the Greater Los Angeles Area....
for Best Score. It was also one of the musicals the National Alliance for Musical Theatre chose to feature at their 2007 Festival of New Musicals.