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Class Of 77

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Two versions available ... for either 7m, 5f principals or 5m, 7f principals
(the video below is the 7m, 5f version)
 
 

Five daughters from Pride And Prejudice, the musicalClass Of 77 is a comedy/drama musical which takes the audience back to the late 1970’s to meet a class of sixth formers (aka Year 11’s) as they prepare to leave school for university and/or life. Fifteen years later at the school reunion many things have changed, not only for the students but in the world in general as well. The world of 1992 is very different to that which existed in 1977 and through the script and music we see just how different.

The school reunion approaches. It’s the first held since they all left in 1977 and the show opens with Michael and Bruce reminiscing about that final school year (‘Was A Time’). We are transported back to that time to see their friends, share their feelings and suffer their failings; meeting a host of characters including Jenny, Michael’s then girlfriend; Linda, the resident hippy; Adam, Brian and Greg who spend every weekend working on their beloved green Ford Cortina (‘Me And My Cortina’), and Sue, Helen and Judy who think about boys a lot, and spend every Thursday night glued to ‘Top Of The Pops’. Not forgetting Kevin, the computer genius and Sven the Swedish exchange student.

As their time at school comes to an end Michael expects Jenny, who is the love of his life, to follow him to London and to share a flat with him as they go to university. Jenny, however, has other ideas (‘Not The One’) and after talking with Linda, a real ‘free spirit’ who is into women’s lib (‘Girls Talk’), she breaks up with Michael and pursues her own path without him. Meanwhile, Linda herself has decided to skip university altogether and travel, something that her boyfriend, Bruce, cannot understand. Bruce and Michael console each other as they try to look to the future (‘Tomorrow’). Kevin, who can foresee a world of technology (‘Brave New World’) has developed something called a ‘personal computer’ but is ridiculed for it, and Sven, despite his tenuous grasp of the English language, can’t really focus on much except for having a good time. At the end-of-year school dance Greg and Sue unexpectedly hit it off (‘A Girl Named Sue’), and the class finally says goodbye to their school life (‘Class Of 77’) and head off into the big wide world.

During the interval, time marches on fifteen years and Act 2 opens with Judy lamenting the passage of time (‘Fifteen Years’) as she waits for the school reunion to start. As the class re-unite we learn that some very different outcomes have occurred for many of the characters. Kevin, of course, is hugely successful, but surprisingly, so is Sven, who has become the Swedish Ambassador (‘We’ve Come A Long Way’). Linda is still a free spirit, whilst Bruce has become the archetypal hardworking husband and father. Some of the girls are divorced already and Adam has had to trade in his Cortina for a Minivan. Michael and Jenny meet for the first time in fifteen years with Michael revealing the hurt and betrayal he has been feeling (‘The Magic In Her Eyes’). By the end of the show though Michael and Jenny get back together (‘Seventeen’) and the whole class comes to understand that they’re all getting older (‘You Can’t Stay Young Forever’) and that the golden years are not those in the past, but are those up ahead (‘Golden Years’).

Fully orchestrated in six parts (expandable to include strings and brass), or with professionally recorded performance backing tracks available, ‘Class Of 77’ is fully equipped to give your actors and audience a fantastic time. The show is ideally suited to an acting age between 15 and 25 and features a lot of comedy, some drama, a love story and a lot of dance routines.


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Principals (7m, 5f or 5m, 7f)
Michael - bit of a romantic, was passionately in love with Jenny, still carries a torch, now a journalist
Jenny - Michael's long-term girlfriend at school, a nice girl, has now been married and divorced
Bruce - Michael's best friend at school, now married with two kids, an architect, bright, positive
Linda - a free-spirited hippy at school, went out with Bruce, now slightly more worldly, but still fun
Kevin - the archetypal geek at school who never 'fitted-in', now very rich, owns a computer company
Adam - car-crazy lad at school, the trio's leader, now settled down, married with kids, house, car etc
Brian - car-crazy lad at school. always tried too hard to be 'one of the blokes', now realises he is gay
Greg - car-crazy at school, fancied Sue, but was too shy to tell her, eventually married her though
Sue - boy-crazy at school, secretly fancies Greg
Helen - boy-crazy at school, a 'good-time' girl, never marries, tries out all the men at the reunion
Judy - boy-crazy at school, had imperfect life afterwards, divorced, two kids, alone, slightly sad
Sven - Swedish exchange student with poor English, now Swedish Ambassador with perfect English
 
in the 5m, 7f version, Kevin and Sven are replaced by ...
Jodie - a tomboy keen on physical fitness, becomes rich owning a chain of workout gyms for women
Olga - Swedish exchange student with poor English, now Swedish Ambassador with perfect English
 
Support (3m, 2f plus chorus)
Mr Franklin - friendly science teacher liked by his students, patiently waiting to retire, tweed jacket etc
Leonie - a girl at school
Fiona - a girl at school
Chris - a boy at school (backing singer only)
Mark - a boy at school (backing singer only)
Chorus of students (1977) and ex-students (1992)
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Click on a title to hear a Windows Media clip. All tracks (except # which are from the backing tracks CD) are studio recordings taken from the demo/concept album.
 
  1) Overture # Orchestra
  2) Was A Time Michael & Chorus (inc Principals)
  3) Girls Talk Jenny & Linda (backing vocals : Judy, Sue & Helen)
  4) Brave New World Kevin & Chorus
  5) Me And My Cortina * Adam, Brian & Greg (backing vocals : Mark, Chris & Bruce)
  6) Tomorrow Bruce & Michael
  7) Not The One Jenny
  8) A Girl Named Sue # Greg & Sue
  9) Class Of 77 Company
~~ Interval ~~  
10) 15 Years Judy
11) We've Come A Long Way Kevin, Sven & Company
12) The Magic In Her Eyes Michael
13) You Can't Stay Young Forever Bruce, Linda & Company
14) Seventeen Michael & Jenny
15) Golden Years Company
* Cortina in the UK, but Torana in the Australian original
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Orchestration / Band Parts
These are available for hire as follows :-
Standard Arrangement
  • MD / Conductor
  • Keyboard (Piano)
  • Keyboard (Synth)
  • Electric Guitar
  • Acoustic Guitar
  • Electic Bass Guitar
  • Drums / Percussion
  • Enhanced Arrangement
    All of the above, plus
  • Flute
  • Clarinet
  • Alto Sax
  • Violin 1
  • Viola
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    Duration : 130 mins
    Acts : 2
    Characters
     Principals
    : 7m, 5f
      (or 5m, 7f)
    Support
    : 3m, 2f
    Sets : 1
     
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