Johnny Guitar (musical)
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by Phillip Yordan
Ben Maddow
Johnny Guitar
by Roy Chanslor
| Johnny Guitar | |
|---|---|
| Music | Martin Silvestri |
| Lyrics | Joel Higgins |
| Book | Nicholas van Hoogstraten |
| Basis | Johnny Guitar by Phillip Yordan Ben Maddow Johnny Guitar by Roy Chanslor |
| Premiere | March 23, 2004: Century Center For The Performing Arts |
| Productions | 2004 (Off-Broadway) |
Johnny Guitar is a 2004 stage musical with music by Martin Silvestri, lyrics by Joel Higgins, and a book by Nicholas van Hoogstraten.[1] The musical is based on the 1953 novel by Roy Chanslor, that also inspired the 1954 film of the same name which starred Joan Crawford in the lead role.[2]
The musical is set in a small town in the New Mexico mountains circa 1885. The story centers on Vienna, a sultry saloonkeeper who built a booming business on her back. Though Vienna is the ultimate ‘bad girl gone good,’ her nemesis, the pent-up Emma, sees things differently. A domineering cattle baroness, Emma controls the town with an iron fist but loses her grip when she falls for the dangerously hot-headed Dancin’ Kid. By the time Johnny Guitar, a tall manly stranger with a secret past rides into town, the stage is set for an epic showdown, unlike anything the Old West or Off-Broadway has ever seen.[3]
Original cast and characters
| Character | Off-Broadway 2004 [4] |
|---|---|
| Vienna | Judy McLane |
| Emma Small | Ann Crumb |
| Johnny Guitar | Steve Blanchard |
| The Dancin' Kid | Robert Evan |
| John McIvers | Ed Sala |
| Turkey Ralston | Robb Sapp |
| Bart Lonergan / Old Tom | David Sinkus |
| Eddie | Jason Edwards |