Cowgirls - A Musical

She has twenty-four hours to save Hiram Hall - her father's once-famous country-western saloon in Rexford, Kansas - from foreclosure

Although the place has seen better days, Jo is determined to keep it open

But what will pack in a crowd to make the money she needs?

Mickey, Jo's hard-livin', wise-crackin' waitress has been dyin' to get up on that stage and prove she's got what it takes to make it as a country singer, and Mo, Jo's cook/cashier, is right behind her

But Jo has other plans: She's booked the Cowgirl Trio, sure it will save the place

Problem is there is no Cowgirl Trio

A minor misunderstanding on the telephone brings to Rexford the Coghill Trio: Rita, Lee and Mary Lou, classical musicians currently on a reunion tour

Jo isn't looking for classical music but the Coghill Trio show up for a legitimate booking

These six women surely mix like oil and water ...

Jo could have had a brilliant career as a country singer herself, but gave up her dream to run her daddy's business

Mickey feels she must have this chance to perform or all her dreams will slip through her fingers

Mo can't bear to think that Jo might lose the place and will do anything to help her keep it

Rita planned the current tour of the trio because she and her husband are about to have their first child and she's not sure she'll ever perform again

Lee, always searching, has begun to feel like she's never going to find what she's looking for and feels they should give Hiram Hall a chance

Mary Lou, just about to bust from following rules all her life, can't stand that Hiram Hall is not a real booking and sees her career as doomed

Fate must have brought these women together and they side out - it's Classical versus Country

Can they meet in the middle?

REVIEWS

"A joyous slapstick hoe-down! COWGIRLS wrings every drop of moonshine humor from its crossbreeding of classical and country" ~ NY Times

"An unplugged gem of a musical, COWGIRLS is a fun, honky-tonk romp" ~ Newsday

"Fun! Sassy! Knee-slapping spirit as warm as a heated mobile home" - NY Daily News

NB: Script/Libretto only - Score for Hire only