Lovelace: A Rock Musical
Lovelace: A Rock Musical is a rock musical about the life of adult film star and women's liberation advocate, Linda Lovelace. The book, music, and lyrics are by Anna Waronker and Charlotte Caffey, with original concept and lyrics by Jeffery Leonard Bowman. The show debuted with a six-month run at the Hayworth Theatre in 2008. A new production of Lovelace: A Rock Musical made its United Kingdom debut at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2010.
Musical numbers
;Act I- Overture
- Spring of '69
- Good Morning
- From This Moment On
- Traynor's Place
- For Better Or Worse
- Dashiki Interlude
- Wedding Song
- You Love Me
- Save It For Your Prayers
- Back to Business
- Hide My Soul
- Mrs. Boreman
- Mama
- Til Death Do Us Part
- I'll Be Good, I'll Be Bad
- Mary Had A Little Lamb
- Who Could Ask For Anything More?
- Gerard's Trilogy
- Let's Fuck
- Glamour & Glitz
- Back To Business
- Girl Next Door
- Room Service
- In Too Deep
- Overnight Sensation
- Best Love
- Well Well Well
- Best Love
- Lovelace Interlude
- So Far, So Fast
- Traynor's Place
- Who Do You Think You Are?
- From this Moment On
- I've Done Things I Would Never Do
- Leaving The Limelight
- Good Morning
- Can You Feel My Love?
- Take Back The Night
- Ordeal
- I Stand Before You
- Eulogy
- Out Of Bondage
Roles and cast
Edinburgh Cast
- Linda Lovelace - Katrina Lenk
- Chuck Traynor - Jimmy Swan
- Harry Reems - Joshua J. Greene
- Mrs. Boreman - Jill Burke
- Gerard Damiano - Alan Palmer
- Lindsay Marchiano - Elise Vannerson
- Doctor - Curt Bonnem
- Young Girl - Rachael Cavenaugh
- Waiter, Larry Marchiano - Joe Donohoe
- Feminist - Kasi Jones
Los Angeles Cast
- Linda Lovelace - Katrina Lenk
- Chuck Traynor - Jimmy Swan
- Harry Reems - Joshua J. Greene
- Mrs. Boreman - Whitney Allen
- Gerard Damiano - Alan Palmer
- Lindsay Marchiano - Sonya Bender
- Doctor - Curt Bonnem
- Young Girl - Kelly Devoto
- Waiter, Larry Marchiano - Milan Cronovich
- Feminist - Jill Burke
- Stripper - Rachael Cavenaugh
- Understudy - Joe Donohoe
- Understudy - Kendra Smith
- Understudy - Josh Adamson
Critical reception
Reception for Lovelace: A Rock Musical has been largely positive. The Los Angeles Times chose the rock musical as a "Critics' Choice," and described it as a "candidate for the most original musical since Spring Awakening." Times critic David C. Nichols praised Anna Waronker and Charlotte Caffey's "accomplished score", called Ken Sawyer's direction "brilliant," and lauded Katrina Lenk's "vast emotional range" in the role of Linda Lovelace. The LA Weekly called Waronker and Caffey's musical "dark and haunting" and described Lenk's lead performance as "sensational." Backstage praised the performances of Lenk, Jimmy Swan, and Joshua J. Greene, but called the musical's story "simplistic." Frontiers (magazine) gave the musical a rating of three and a half stars.Awards
Ovation Awards- Nomination/Best Lead Actress in a Musical
- Win/Best Performance in a Musical Production
- Win/Best Musical Score
- Nomination/Best Music Direction - Anna Waronker & Charlotte Caffey - Nomination
- Nomination/Best Direction
- Nomination/Best Performance in a Musical Production
- Nomination/Best Performance in a Musical Production
- Nomination/Best Musical Score
- Nomination/Best Direction of a Musical
- Nomination/Best Lead Performance in a Musical
- Nomination/Best Featured Performance in a Musical
- Win/Best Director of a Musical
- Win/Best Performance in a Musical
- Win/Best Ensemble Cast in a Musical
- Nomination/Musical of the Year
- Win/Outstanding Achievement by a Director
- Win/Outstanding Achievement by a Lead Actor
- Win/Outstanding Achievement by a lead Actress
- Win/Best World Premier Musical