~ EASY MONEY ~
EASY MONEY
~or~
THE STREETS OF NEW YORK
Musical Comedy Adaptation. In a cash panic during the 1850's Free Banking Era, Wall Street banker Gideon Bloodgood callously destroys a stranger's family in order to secure a fortune for his own. The repercussions of one opportunistic white-collar crime plunge Bloodgood and his daughter into a world of wealth, power, blackmail, kidnapping, arson and attempted murder.
Adaptation, Music & Lyrics : Frank Oden
Based on: "The Poor of New York"
1857 social drama by Dion Boucicault
~ PRODUCTION DETAILS ~
WORLD PREMIERE
Heritage Square Music Hall, Golden, Colorado
Billed as: "Easy Money, or The Streets Of New York"
Open : November 9th, 2000
Close : February 25th, 2001
Performances: 80
ORIGINAL CAST
Gideon Bloodgood: TJ Mullin
Edwards: Alex Crawford
Jonathan Badger : Rory Pierce
Mark Livingston: Renato Lunnon
Capt. Fairweather: Scott Koop
Alida Bloodgood: Annie Dwyer
Lucy Fairweather: Johnette Toye
Mrs. Fairweather: Scott Koop
Producer: TJ Mullin
Director : Frank Oden
Musical Director: Randy Johnson
Recordings
Original cast Audio/Video - Private Archive
Billed as: "Easy Money, or The Streets Of New York"
Open : November 9th, 2000
Close : February 25th, 2001
Performances: 80
Edwards: Alex Crawford
Jonathan Badger : Rory Pierce
Mark Livingston: Renato Lunnon
Capt. Fairweather: Scott Koop
Alida Bloodgood: Annie Dwyer
Lucy Fairweather: Johnette Toye
Mrs. Fairweather: Scott Koop
Producer: TJ Mullin
Director : Frank Oden
Musical Director: Randy Johnson
Recordings
Original cast Audio/Video - Private Archive
SCENES & SONGS - ACT ONE
OPENING - The Streets of New York
Bankers - Ensemble
Character Frenzy - Gideon
SCENE 1 - Bloodgood's Private Office
CHARACTER FRENZY - Badger
RUINED - Bloodgood & Badger
SCENE 2 - The Streets of New York
FAST FORWARD - Ensemble
CHARACTER FRENZIES - Mark, Alida, Lucy
NOTHING - Lucy & Mark
SCENE 3 - Bloodgood's Office
WHY, DADDY? - Alida
MAYBE - Ensemble
SCENES & SONGS - ACT TWO
SCENE 1 - The Streets of New York
MONEY - Ensemble
FRENZIES - Gideon, Alida, Mark, Badger
THE SLIP - Badger
Act 2 - Scene 2 - A Wretched Attic Garret
FIRE / THE OLD HOUSE- Gideon / Quartet
Act 2 - Scene 3 - Bloodgood's Office
CHARACTER FRENZY - Edwards
MONEY (Reprise) - Ensemble
MONEY - Ensemble
FRENZIES - Gideon, Alida, Mark, Badger
THE SLIP - Badger
Act 2 - Scene 2 - A Wretched Attic Garret
FIRE / THE OLD HOUSE- Gideon / Quartet
Act 2 - Scene 3 - Bloodgood's Office
CHARACTER FRENZY - Edwards
MONEY (Reprise) - Ensemble
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