Two-person musicals

Two-person musicals

Open Ended

Describe some challenges you imagine might come up when creating a 2-person musical.

In order of appearance

• I Do!, I Do!

• John and Jen

• The Last Five Years

I Do I Do

• 1966

• Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt (Fantasticks)

• Set in 1890s

• "My Cup Runneth Over"

John & Jen

• 1993

• Act One - Brother and Sister

• Act Two- Mother and Son

Hold Down the Fort

The Last Five Years

• Jason Robert Brown

• 2001

• Chronological Twist

• Characters only interact at mid-point

Open Ended

Quick! Think of another two-person scenario for a musical (besides straight couple, sibling/parent)