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Scandalous

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The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson

Musical in 2 acts: (originally titled Saving Aimee) Music  - David Pomeranz and David Friedman; book and lyrics by Kathie Lee Gifford

Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway - 15 November, 2012 - 9 December, 2012 (29 perfs) (31 previews from 13 October, 2012)

Synopsis

Scandalous is based on the life of Aimee Semple McPherson, a colourful evangelist from the early 20th century.

The musical relates events in her life in early 20th century as an evangelist and pop culture icon. It follows her life and career from her childhood to her controversial death in 1944, focusing on her mysterious kidnapping and the ensuing trial. Other highlights include her becoming the first woman to obtain a radio broadcast license in the United States, her cross-country drive unaccompanied by a man, her multimedia empire that included several newspapers, and her interactions with such contemporaries as Charles Chaplin and William Randolph Hearst.

Musical numbers

Act I

  1. Stand Up – Aimee & Ensemble
  2. Minnie's Prayer – Minnie
  3. Why Can't I? – Aimee
  4. He Will Be My Home – Robert & Aimee
  5. Come Whatever May – Robert & Aimee
  6. He Will Be My Home (Reprise) – Robert, Aimee, James & Minnie
  7. That Sweet Lass From Cork – Ensemble
  8. Come Whatever May (Reprise) – Robert, Aimee & Ensemble
  9. How Could You? – Aimee
  10. You Have a Fire - Aimee & James
  11. Minnie's Prayer (Reprise) – Minnie
  12. Follow Me (Part 1) – Aimee & Ensemble
  13. A Girl's Gotta Do What a Girl's Gotta Do – Emma Jo & Girls
  14. Follow Me (Part 2) - Aimee & Ensemble
  15. For Such a Time as This - Aimee & Ensemble

Act II

  1. Hollywood Aimee – Reporters
  2. Adam and Eve – Aimee, David & Eve
  3. Foursquare March – Aimee & Ensemble
  4. Samson and Delilha – Aimee, David & Ensemble
  5. Hollywood Aimee (Reprise) – Reports
  6. Moses and Pharaoh – Aimee, David, Emma Jo & Ensemble
  7. It's Just You – Kenneth & David
  8. The Coconut Grove - The Lovely Coconuts, Louella & Reports
  9. No Other Choice – Minnie
  10. Hollywood Aimee (Reprise) - Ensemble
  11. Lost or Found? - Aimee, Asa & Ensemble
  12. What Does It Profit? - Aimee
  13. I Have a Fire - Aimee & Ensemble

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