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Book and lyrics by Joel Paley
Music by Marvin Laird |
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Ruthless!: The Musical (1994 Los Angeles Cast)
Ruthless! The Script |
The young Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking and she will do anything to win the part in her school musical. Anything includes murdering the leading lady! This aggressively outrageous musical hit garnered rave reviews during its long Off Broadway run which starred Brittany Spears in the title role.
This musical is a parody of The Bad Seed, Gypsy, All About Eve, and a host of other shows.
All characters are exaggerated and larger than life. There is no chorus – and some actors will pay two roles. Audition with an off-Broadway style comedy piece. |
- Tina Denmark (child belt, 9 - 13)
- the greatest song-and-dance sensation to ever hit the third grade
- Judy Denmark / Ginger DelMarco
- Tina's wimpy, dull, and untalented housewife mother who transforms into Ginger, a star Broadway performer
- Sylvia St. Croix
- Tina's sleazy agent who nurses aspirations of stardom - may be played by a woman, or man in drag
- Miss Thorn
- the third grade teacher
- Lita Encore
- Judy's mother, a theatre critic and former Broadway star - Ethel Merman type
- Louise Lerman
- a thoroughly untalented third grader
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- Prologue
- Tina's Mother
- Born to Entertain
- Talent
- To Play This Part
- Teaching Third Grade
- Where Tina Gets It From
- The Pippi Song
- Kisses and Hugs
- Teaching Third Grade (reprise)
- Talent (reprise #1)
- I Hate Musicals
- Angel Mom
- Entr'acte/Montage
- A Penthouse Apartment
- It Will Never Be That Way Again
- I Want the Girl
- Parents and Children
- Ruthless!
- Talent (reprise #2)
- Ruthless! (reprise)
- Unkie's Muncle
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