Five Guys Named Moe
A Musical Revue in two acts by Clarke Peters featuring Louis Jordan's Greatest Hits.
Theatre Royal, Stratford East - October 12, 1990
Lyric Theatre, London - December 14, 1990
Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York - 8 April, 1992 (445 perfs)
His woman left him, he's broke and it's almost five o'clock in the mornin'. But don't worry about our hero, Nomax. Out of his 30s style radio jump five guys name Moe who cajole, wheedle, comfort and jazz him with the whimsical hit songs of Louis Jordan, one of the most beloved song writing talents of the 20th century.
Musical Numbers:
- Five Guys Named Moe
- Early In the Morning
- Brother Beware
- I Like 'Em Like That
- Messy Bessy
- Pettin' and Pokin'
- Life Is So Peculiar
- I Know What I've Got
- Azure Tie
- Safe, Sane and Single
- Push Ka Pi Shee Pie
- Saturday Night Fish Fry
- What's the Use of Gettin' Sober?
- If I Had the Sense I'd Go Back Home
- Dad Gum Your Hide Boy
- Let the Good Times Roll
- Reet Petite and Gone
- Cal'donia
- There Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
- Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
- Look Out Sister
- Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
- Hurry Home
- I Know What I've Got
- Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
Discography
Original London Cast - First Night - Cast CD 23