Five Guys Named Moe
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Five Guys Named Moe is a jazz and blues musical revue featuring the songs of Louis Jordan, created by Clarke Peters and centered on a man whose life is transformed by five lively, imaginary musicians.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical revue
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stage musical ⓘ |
| basedOn | songs of Louis Jordan ⓘ |
| broadwayPremiereDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Helen Hayes Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
personal responsibility
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redemption through music ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Clarke Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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jazz ⓘ |
| hasCastRecording |
original Broadway cast recording
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original London cast recording ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Big Moe
NERFINISHED
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Eat Moe NERFINISHED ⓘ Four-Eyed Moe NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Moe NERFINISHED ⓘ No Moe NERFINISHED ⓘ Nomax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat | stage musical revue ⓘ |
| hasRevival | 1992 Broadway production ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
jump blues
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swing ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Caldonia
NERFINISHED
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Choo Choo Ch'Boogie NERFINISHED ⓘ I Like 'Em Fat Like That NERFINISHED ⓘ Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ Knock Me a Kiss NERFINISHED ⓘ Let the Good Times Roll NERFINISHED ⓘ Safe, Sane and Single NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturday Night Fish Fry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMainCharacters | 6 ⓘ |
| originalProductionLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionVenue | Theatre Royal Stratford East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWestEndTheatre | Lyric Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| setIn | contemporary urban setting ⓘ |
| subject | a man whose life is transformed by five imaginary musicians ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
male friendship
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romantic relationships ⓘ self-improvement ⓘ |
| usesMusicBy | Louis Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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