Ludlow Ladd (The Poor Little Orphan Boy) is an all-rhymed operetta that unfolds through Christmas carols. It is a prequel to the hit musical Charlotte Sweet, both revolving around holidays. The two shows have even been performed in repertory (e.g. at the New American Theater in Rockford IL). Ludlow Ladd has also been produced as a concert/staged reading: this is easily achieved as the show is framed as an ongoing Christmas Carol, whereby the cast of carolers appropriately hold their book of carols.
CASTING:
1 ADULT FEMALE / 1 ADULT MALE
8 YOUNG PERFORMERS
Singers!
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auditions.bridgetown@gmail.com
“A GEM OF A SHOW!”
“Wonderful, kooky delight!
Tuneful melodies and pithy, witty lyrics.
The perfect way to celebrate the holiday season.
With good fortune, Ludlow Ladd will return again and again to help merrily and brightly lift spirits high.“
– Marilyn Lester, NiteLife Exchange
“Charming holiday operetta. Perversely sweet.
Good fun. Luscious harmonies.”
– Andrew Poretz, www.theaterpizzazz.com
“Absolutely charming! Dazzling harmonies.
A gem of a show.. .
Some smart network could make
a holiday perennial out of this easily.”
– Jeff Harnar, Cabaret Star
“A fascinating prize.
Plays off all the gooey sentiment that has been built up around the modern Christmas in story and song. Energetic, charming fun!”
– David Zimmerman, The Rockford Register

A Victorian Musical Revue
Written & Arranged by Rick Lewis
A NEW musical revue by the creator of THE TAFFETAS!
It’s Christmastide in Victorian New York City, sometime in the early 1900’s.
Mrs. Theodora Narcissa Chattlethwaite, President of the Lower Upper 5th Avenue Arts Society, is hosting her annual Christmas Tea Musicale - an evening of music and prose presented by her talented family, her pianist, two nieces and two charming orphans from the Orphanage at Our Lady of Perpetual Perspiration.
As Mrs. Chattlethwaite hosts her evening, sipping her “special” Christmas tea, popular and holiday music of the 19th Century and early 1900’s fill the room -
with nostalgia, romance, humor and a touch of bawdiness.
It’s a musical Victorian Christmas card come to life.
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1 Adult Woman / 1 Adult Man
2 Teen Ladies / 2 Boys
1 Young Man
1 Pianist - Man
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