Hands On A Hardbody

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HANDS ON A HARDBODY

Buch von DOUG WRIGHT
Gesangstexte von AMANDA GREEN
Musik von AMANDA GREEN undTREY ANASTASIO

Nach dem Dokumentarfilm Hands on a Hardbody von S. R. BINDLER

Photo: Original Broadway Produktion, 2013 (Chad Batka)

LIZENZANFRAGE

ANSICHTSMATERIAL

HANDS ON A HARDBODY

BESETZUNG
6 Damen
10 Herren
Details siehe unten

SPIELDAUER
2 Stunden 20 Minuten
zzgl. Pause

GENRE
Komödie
Soziale Themen
Film-Adaption

SPRACHFASSUNGEN
Englisch
Deutsch (auf Anfrage)

DETAILS

ÜBER DAS STÜCK

10 Wettstreiter. 4 Tage. 1 Pickup-Truck. Und ein munterer Roots-Rock-Vibe.

Zehn texanische Pechvögel kommen einem neuen Leben so nah, dass sie es beinahe berühren können. Tagelang unter glühender Sonne, bewaffnet mit nichts als Hoffnung, Humor und Tatendrang, kämpfen sie, um einen brandneuen Truck in die Hand zu bekommen und ihn für sich zu gewinnen. In dem absurd-komischen, hart umkämpften Wettbewerb HANDS ON A HARDBODY kann es nur einen Gewinner geben, der am Ende mit dem American Dream wegfährt.

HINTERGRUND

Auf Grundlage der wahren Ereignisse, wie sie der gefeierte Dokumentarfilm von 1997 zeigt, produziert von Kevin Morris und Bindler.

PRODUKTIONEN (Auswahl)

Uraufführung
April 2012
La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla

Broadway Premiere
21. März 2013
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
New York

AWARDS & NOMINIERUNGEN

2013 Tony® Awards
Best Original Score - Trey Anastasio & Amanda Green (Nominierung)
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Keith Carradine (Nominierung)
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Keala Settle (Nominierung)

2013 Outer Critics Circle Award
Outstanding New Broadway Musical (Nominierung)
Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Nominierung)
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Keala Settle (Nominierung)

2013 Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical (Nominierung)
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Keith Carradine (Nominierung)
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Keala Settle (Nominierung)
Outstanding Choreography - Sergio Trujillo (Nominierung)
Outstanding Music - Trey Anastasio & Amanda Green (Nominierung)
Outstanding Lyrics - Amanda Green (Nominierung)
Outstanding Book of a Musical - Doug Wright (Nominierung)
Outstanding Orchestrations - Trey Anastasio & Don Hart (Nominierung)
Outstanding Sound Design - Steve Canyon Kennedy (Auszeichnung)

2013 Fred and Adele Astaire Award
Outstanding Choreographer of a Broadway Show - Sergio Trujillo (Nominierung)

2013 Theatre World Award
Keala Settle (Auszeichnung)

MUSIK

MUSIKALISCHE NUMMERN

1. AKT

01
Human Drama Kind of Thing

02
If I Had This Truck

03
If She Don't Sleep

04
My Problem Right There

05
Alone With Me

06
Burn That Bridge

07
I'm Gone

08
Uncontrollable Laughter

09
Joy of the Lord

10
Stronger

11
Hunt with the Big Dogs

2. AKT

12
Hands on a Hardbody

13
Born in Laredo

14
Alone With Me (Reprise)

15
It's a Fix

16
Used to Be

17
It's a Fix (Reprise)

18
God Answered My Prayers

19
Joy of the Lord (Reprise)

20
Keep Your Hands on It

HÖRBEISPIELE

BESETZUNG

ROLLEN

JD Drew: Male, 60 (Range: Baritone, G2-D4)
A “good old boy” with pomaded gray hair and a highwattage grin.
Kelli Mangrum: Female, 22 (Range: Mezzo-Soprano, A3-E5)
A pretty brunette with steel ambition.
Benny Perkins: Male, Mid 40’s (Range: Tenor, C#3-G#4)
Lanky frame, weatherbeaten face, ingratiating grin and lots of homespun philosophy.
Greg Wilhote: Male, Early 20’s (Range: Tenor, D3-B4)
A freckled white kid in a baseball cap.
Jesus Pena: Male, 20’s (Range: Tenor, E3-B4)
A driven Mexican kid.
Chris Alvaro: Male, 20’s (Range: Tenor, Ab2-Ab4)
Well-built under his hoodie, a pair of aviator glasses conceal his eyes.
Ronald McCowan: Male, 35 (Range: Tenor, F3-B4)
A goodnatured African-American with a slight Louisiana accent.
Heather Stovall: Female, 29 (Range: Mezzo-Soprano, A3-D#5)
A flirtatious blonde restaurant hostess.
Virginia Drew: Female, Mid 50’s (Range: Mezzo-Soprano, G3-C5)
A one-time beauty settling into middle-age.
Mike Ferris: Male, Late 30’s (Range: Tenor, Eb3-Bb4)
Boyishly handsome, wears a cheap tie with a Nascar clip.
Cindy Barnes: Female, 34-50 (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)
Former Miss Gregg County, still fond of pageant hair and pastels.
Norma Valverde: Female, 35-45 (Range: Low Mezzo, D3-G5)
A stout Latina woman in tennis shoes and a floral applique t-shirt.
Janis Curtis: Female, Mid 60’s (Range: Low Mezzo, D3-Bb4)
A tough old bird with sun-burnished skin and missing teeth.
Don Curtis: Male, Mid 60’s (Range: Baritone, A2-Bb3)
Wears a cardboard sign on his head that proclaims “I LOVE YOU JANIS, GO BABY GO!"
Frank Nugent: Male, Mid 50’s (Range: Bari-Tenor, Eb3-Gb4)
Disc Jockey, a diehard good ole boy dressed in a Stetson.
Doctor Stokes: Male, Age Flexible (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)
A professor from LeTourneau University.
Brand New, Nissan Hardbody Truck
Rendered realistically; it should have corporeality, heft and an alluring, shiny red finish.

NOTE: Despite their colorful eccentricities and regional turns of phrase, the characters in our story are inspired by very real people. They should not be played broadly, or with an implied "wink." Rather, they should be acted with integrity, with full regard for their ardent hopes, heart-breaking foibles and core decency.

INSTRUMENTAL-BESETZUNG

Drums
Gitarre I, II
Keyboard I (Dirigent), II
Violin (+ Mandoline)
Cello
Bass

Tracks für Halbplayback auf Anfrage verfügbar.

MEDIEN

VIDEOS

Quote Montage

What is a Hardbody?

Behind the Soundtrack

The Driving Force Behind Hands on a Hardbody

PHOTOS

Photo: Original Broadway Produktion, 2013 (Chad Batka)