Synopsis
Suburb - The Musical
David Javerbaum & Robert S. Cohen
Published by Dramatic Publishing
4 Male 4 Female
Alison, a pregnant young professional determined to avoid moving back to the suburbs
Stuart, Alison's husband, who finds himself suddenly seized by an overwhelming desire to go suburban
Rhoda, the chain-smoking Über-realtor, a perpetual divorcée hell-bent on selling Alison and Stuart their dream house
And Tom, a widower and avid do-it-yourselfer who in the face of retirement has reluctantly put his home of 40 years up for sale
The stories of these four people are interwoven with the Chorus's frequent musical reveries on subjects like mowing the lawn, the mall, and the perfection of perfectly grilled meat
Flexible staging, runs about 2 hours
REVIEWS
"A sure-fire night of musical entertainment" ~ The Herndon Times
"The most enjoyable new musical I've seen all season" ~ Broadway.com
"A show well worth seeing. Do so now, and later you can say you did so before it was cool" ~ The Washington Post
"A sweet, old-fashioned take on the charms and travails of ex-urban life ... Winning and warm ... a wry but enthusiastic celebration of a typical American experience" ~ New York Post