Pump Boys and Dinettes
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Pump Boys and Dinettes is a country- and rock-infused musical revue set in a roadside diner and gas station, known for its actor-musicians who perform both the score and the story onstage.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical revue
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stage musical ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Cass Morgan
NERFINISHED
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Debra Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Wann NERFINISHED ⓘ John Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ John Schimmel NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Hardwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| broadwayRunLengthPerformances | 573 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Princess Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Cass Morgan
NERFINISHED
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Debra Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Wann NERFINISHED ⓘ John Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ John Schimmel NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Hardwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacters |
dinettes
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pump boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
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musical theatre ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| hasType | actor-musician musical ⓘ |
| includesInstrumentation |
accordion
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bass ⓘ drums ⓘ guitars ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| lyricsBy |
Jim Wann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Hardwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Jim Wann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Hardwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
cast members play their own instruments
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concert-style staging ⓘ features actor-musicians performing onstage ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayClosingDate | 1983-06-19 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayOpeningDate | 1982-02-04 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| performanceFormat |
ensemble-driven
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minimal book ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Off-Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
gas station
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roadside diner ⓘ |
| style | jukebox-like original score ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | working-class life in the American South ⓘ |
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