LESLIE SIEGEL's MUSICAL PLAY "PLAYJOY HEF & THE BUNNY THAT WASN'T!
PLAYJOY HEF & THE BUNNY THAT WASN'T BY LESLIE SIEGEL
A 1 MAN 1 WOMAN SHOW. A WOMAN WONDERS IF SHE MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE OF NOT BEING A PART OF HEF'S WORLD EVEN THOUGH SHE HAD THE RIGHT STUFF!
HEF TELLS HER SHE MADE THE RIGHT CHOICES AS HIS LIFE ROLLS ON STAGE IN A CUTE, VIBRANT, MUSICAL PLAY.
CONCEPT MUSIC BY DAVID CREATIVE MICHAEL DAVID BY PERMISSION (C) 2011
LESLIE SIEGEL'S CONCEPT IDEAS FOR "PLAYJOY HEF & THE BUNNY THAT WASN'T"
A MUSICAL PLAY CONCEPT!
SHORT OUTLINE FOR "PLAYJOY HEF & THE BUNNY THAT WASN'T...
A 1 woman/1 man MUSICAL" BY Leslie K. Siegel ALL RIGHTS RESERVED COPYRIGHT (c) 2009
LESLIE K. SIEGEL (ALL MUSIC BY DAVID CREATIVE MICHAEL DAVID (c) 2009 BY PERMISSION!
"PLAYJOY HEF & THE BUNNY THAT WASN'T" is split into two parts. The first part starts as a one woman show, with spotlight on pretty blond woman who once could have been a successful Playboy Bunny but decided to go the other route of marrying, kids, and soccer mom. The spotlight is on her and the stage is dark.
She begins speaking about whether she had made the right decisions in her life. The song "You're Coming Home" plays on a loudspeaker (it's her daughter singing off stage) and as she starts talking, the stage begins to light up and you see the true Playboy colors decorating the stage and Hugh Hefner sitting at a desk looking out the window.
We know it's Hefner because of his signature robe and slippers. He's recalling a young hopeful that ended up leaving, as the tune "I've Been Abused" plays on a radio. He begins to respond to the song, then song fades out and Hef does a few minutes of one man show stuff.
He joins the blond woman and sings to her "Don't Let The Water Come In" a short of fatherly like chat. The woman walks on stage and they finish the song together then go into talking together about their lives, and as they talk the stage darkens and when lights come on again, we see Hef's past as he talks about it and how he began. As he talks, the scene is played out as the two look on. The people on stage begin singing "Hallelujah Bound", another up tune giving a "rah-rah" quality to the play.
From this point, the show becomes an interview show with the woman and Hef sitting on the sidelines in director's chairs interviewing each other as the action plays out on stage of what they are talking about.
Inter-twined in this diologue are songs sung by the cast and the main characters. In one scene the woman is lamenting about her decision, so Hef sings "Little Girl" to her to try and comfort the woman, as a group of Playboy Bunnies dance and sing on stage to a song called "Celebrate Your Life".
Audience begins to see the 2 lives of Hef and the woman and should begin to understand Hugh Hefner and his empire, plus the audience should also begin to see the woman's point of view and that even if she had become a Bunny, she could have still had children and family, as Hefner did!
The most interesting part here is how the actors write their own script and lines while having an idea of the concept of this play/musical. It will be very interesting to see how this concept plays out.
At certain times in the show, Hef and the woman join the cast on stage with backdrop scenery of the Playboy Mansion, Las Vegas, a bar, a bedroom, etc. But they always return to their chairs at the end of a song or scene.
Hef also sings about his life with the song "A Big Helping Hand" and how so many were against his ideas due to the morality of the 1950's and he sings "Don't Let The Water Come In", meaning don't let things get to you and follow your dream.
The woman explains her choice of family over Playjoy fame by singing: "Love Always", "I Will Become", and even a cute song called "Juana". This play will show the audience that even being a Bunny or Hugh Hefner is good in God's eyes and that we make decisions that mark our destiny when we learn of Hugh Hefner's past success and failures, or maybe that one Bunny that got away!
Although Hef runs this sort of business, he found time to marry, have kids and even show the wholesome side to Playboy. On the other hand, the woman starts to talk about her life and we see it on stage and realize that she had also made her dreams come true, she was just unsure.
The ending is when both the life of Hef and the life of the woman meet halfway on stage and there is a lot of singing and dancing with Hef and the woman as partners on the dance floor.
It would run just under an hour and 1/2. The plot can be expanded but for now this is just a short idea. As I progress with it, it will get better. For now, this is the premise of the play/musical I wrote called "PLAYJBOY HEF & THE BUNNY THAT WASN'T".
Already have a known actress who wants to play the woman
Already have a director who will direct the play
Already have music in place (David Creative (c) 2011 COPYRIGHT MORE SONGS AVAILABLE TO HEAR!
DO NOT HAVE RIGHTS TO USE PLAYBOY, ALTERNATE TITLE WOULD BE "PLAYJOY THE MUSICAL" Hugh Hefner's name would be changed...
****Must contact Playboy and see how one goes about this, otherwise it's an interesting play and I have all the right crew and people to make this happen!
Let me know!
Regards
Leslie Siegel
