A rock'n'roll musical based on Ed Wood's 1959 movie
THE BELL HAS RUNG
Kathleen Everett as Tanna / Andy Simpson as The Ruler / Brian Atterbury as Eros
in BDP's 2020 movie version
It's a
rock'n'roll, zombie, vampire, teenage hot-rod,
bikini beach, outer space, horror, science-fiction
lollapalooza!
"Loved, loved (Plan 9 From Outer Space) last evening! So much fun!" H.G. Perth
"Better than the original!" F.B. Arden (Faint praise, indeed!)
Ed Wood's 1959 science-fiction offering is considered
"the worst movie ever made", so bad it's unintentionally funny -- and almost impossible to make sense of.
So, of course, it had to be turned into a rock'n'roll musical!
But, rather than simply make a scene-for-scene copy, this version expands the plot and characters into an intentionally funny, plot-logical (which the original wasn't) and always entertaining musical that uses 1950's B&W horror movie cliches in a new and fun way.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Act One
1 The Science Fiction Overture
2 Plan 9 From Outer Space
3 The Shadows Of Grief/A Time To Live
4 A Time To Live, Reprise
5 Space Love
6 Plan 9 From Outer Space, Reprise
7 It’s A Saucer
8 Your Pillow By My Side
9 Near The Cemetery
9a Near The Cemetery, Transition
10 The Lost Roses of Her Cheeks
10a It’s A Saucer, Underscore
10b It’s A Saucer, Transition
11 Eros Calling Earth
12 The Bell Has Rung
Instrumental
Company/Danny/Jeff/Edith
Criswell, The Mourners
Rev. Lynn Lemon, Company
Tanna, Company
Company
Company
Paula, Jeff
Company (Teens)
Instrumental
Jeff, Paula
Instrumental
Instrumental
Eros
Ruler, Eros, Tanna
Act Two
13 Entr’Acte
14 That’s Why I Hold You (In My Arms)
15 There's Something Out There
15a The Zombie Walk, Preparatory
16 The Zombie Walk
17 The Zombie Walk, Reprise
18 I? A Fiend?
18a The Zombie Walk, Underscore
19 Everything's On Fire
20 God Help Us In The Future/Plan 9,
reprise
reprise
21 Bows & Finale Ultimo
22 Audience Playout
Instrumental
Danny, Edith, Teens
Jeff, Paula, Col. Edwards, Lt. Harper
Instrumental
Company
Company
Eros
Instrumental
Tanna, Eros
Criswell, Company
Instrumental/Company
Instrumental
When COVID shut down our planned spring 2020 stage production, we spent the summer turning it BACK into a movie!
Our movie version is on Youtube here!
Watch it and have some fun!
Members of the Company sing It's A Saucer
from BDP's 2020 movie version
2 acts; approx. 95 minutes plus intermission
Balanced cast - 14 to 26 people, depending on doubling
Unit or open setting with multiple additions
Rock band: 2 keyboardists; guitar; bass; drums
Balanced cast - 14 to 26 people, depending on doubling
Unit or open setting with multiple additions
Rock band: 2 keyboardists; guitar; bass; drums
Some loving couples sing of young love and monsters in Near The Cemetery
from BDP's 2020 movie version