By Jeeves
By Jeeves
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber | Book and Lyrics by Alan Ayckbourn | Based on the "Jeeves" stories by P.G. Wodehouse
From the classic P.G. Wodehouse stories of the amiably dense Bertie Wooster and his estimable manservant Jeeves, two of the theater's most celebrated talents have fashioned a jolly chamber musical chock full of hilarity and invention. Bertie is looking forward to enlivening a charity benefit at a church hall when his beloved banjo mysteriously goes missing. Assisted by the unflappable Jeeves, Bertie instead entertains the audience with an improvised account of how he and two chums - with, as one song puts it, 'a collective I.Q. of around 42' - all got their names and identities confused in the course of one riotously raucous weekend. This tale of escalating chaos and labyrinthine high jinx unfolds to the accompaniment of one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's most vivacious and sprightly scores. BY JEEVES cleverly intertwines the twin English passions for amateur theatrics and bumbling silliness, taking us back to a time when flirty girls pursued men, not careers, and where good breeding took precedence over brainpower.
Description Tags: Musical Comedy.
Cast Size: No ChorusMedium (5-21). Vocal Demands: Easy. Dance Requirements: Some Dancing Required. Good For: Elementary SchoolHigh SchoolCollege/UniversityAmateur/CommunityProfessional Theatre.
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Think of your favorite Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals and PIPE DREAM will probably not be the first title to come to mind. In fact, you may not even know it. But in its time, it was one of the most eagerly anticipated new shows to reach Broadway, promising another banquet of R&H hit songs and setting box office records. It opened in November of 1955. Then it disappeared. What happened? Read more →
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I had the incredible honor of visiting Salzburg in October 2011 with members of the von Trapp family. We were there to attend the premiere of the first stage production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC ever done in the city where the story is set, and to preside over the opening of a new exhibition. – BERT FINK

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Trivia for By Jeeves

March 22, 1948

Birthday of Andrew Lloyd Weber, composer of hit musicals CATS, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, EVITA, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, BY JEEVES, ASPECTS OF LOVE, and SUNSET BOULEVARD.

April 12, 1939

Birthday of Alan Ayckbourn, renowned British playwright who wrote book and lyrics for the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical BY JEEVES.

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"A cheerfully convuluted tale of mistaken identity, romance thwarted and the triumph of true love. Once the giggles start, they rarely subside!" — Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press
"Nicely done Jeeves! ...Andrew Lloyd Webber's music brightly suits Alan Ayckbourn's neatly turned lyrics. Cozy in style, fizzy in spirits, it makes for a night of jolly good fun!" — Michael Sommers, The Star-Ledger, January 01, 2001
"Nicely done Jeeves! ...Andrew Lloyd Webber's music brightly suits Alan Ayckbourn's neatly turned lyrics. Cozy in style, fizzy in spirits, it makes for a night of jolly good fun!" — Michael Sommers, The Star-Ledger

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Musical Numbers for By Jeeves

Song #
Song Name
Character Name
Play
Other Versions
1
A False Start
Bertie
2
Code of the Wooster
Bertie
3
Travel Hopefully
Bertie, Bingo
4
That Was Nearly Us
Honoria
5
Love's Maze
Stiffy, Bertie, Maids, Gardeners
6
The Hallo Song
Bertie, Budge, Gussie
7
By Jeeves
Bertie, Bingo, Gussie
8
When Love Arrives
Bertie and Madeline
9
What Have You Got To Say, Jeeves
Bertie, Jeeves
10
Half A Moment
Harold, Stiffy
11
It's A Pig!
Honoria, Madeline, Bassett, Gussie, Bertie
12
Banjo Boy
The Company
13
The Wizard Raindbow Finale
The Company

BY JEEVES is a totally rewritten version of a 1975 production. The show opened in Scarborough, England, in 1996, transferring to the Duke of Yorks Theatre and the Lyric Theatre in London. The North American premier of BY JEEVES was at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut, in December 1996. A revised Goodspeed production played on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre in 2001. The Broadway production was also filmed for video release.


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Rental Materials for By Jeeves

STANDARD

  • By Jeeves - Libretti 10 Pack
    • 10 – Libretto
  • BY JEEVES - Orchestra Package (6 Books)
    • 1 – WOODWINDS (Flute, Alto Sax, Clarinet)
    • 1 – SYNTHESIZER
    • 1 – GUITAR (Acoustic)
    • 1 – BASS (Acoustic)
    • 1 – DRUMS (Trap Set)
    • 1 – PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE
  • BY JEEVES - Perusal Package (1Lib., 1 PC)
    • 1 – Libretto
    • 1 – PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE
  • BY JEEVES - Rehearsal Set (24 Books)
    • 12 – Libretto
    • 1 – Logo CD
    • 12 – PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE

ADDITIONAL

  • BY JEEVES - PRE-PRODUCTION PACKAGE
    • 1 – Libretto
    • 1 – PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE

Cast Requirements for By Jeeves

PRINCIPALS
3 Women
7 Men

FEATURED
1 Woman
2 Men

CHARACTERS
Bertram Wooster
Jeeves
Honoria Glossop
Gussie Fink-Nottle
Harold 'Stinker' Pinker
Stiffy Byng
Bingo Little
Sir Watkyn Bassett
Madeline Bassett
Cyrus Budge III (Junior)
Other Personages (3)

Set Requirements for By Jeeves

BY JEEVES takes place on the stage of a church hall, later improvised to represent a London flat and the country house and grounds of Totleigh Towers.

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