Saving Aimee (musical)

Saving Aimee (musical)

Infobox Musical
name= Saving Aimee


caption=
music=David Pomeranz
David Friedman
lyrics= Kathy Lee Gifford
book= Kathy Lee Gifford
basis= The life of Aimee Semple McPherson
productions= 2005 White Plains, New York
2007 Arlington, Virginia
awards=

"Saving Aimee" is a musical with a book and lyrics by Kathie Lee Gifford and music by David Pomeranz and David Friedman.

Based on early 20th century evangelist and pop culture icon Aimee Semple McPherson, it traces the trajectory of her life and career from her childhood to her controversial death in 1944, with focus on her mysterious kidnapping and the ensuing trial. Other highlights include her becoming the first female to obtain a radio broadcast licence 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.

"Saving Aimee" debuted at the White Plains Performing Arts Center in October 2005. A revised production, directed by Eric Schaeffer and choreographed by Christopher d'Amboise, opened on April 10 2007 at Arlington, Virginia's Signature Theatre for a limited run, with Carolee Carmello in the title role.

Partial song list

*Stand Up!
*Why Can't I?
*That Sweet Lassie from Cork
*Follow Me
*Why Can't I Just Be a Woman?
*For Such a Time as This
*The Silent, Sorrowful Shadows
*A Girl's Gotta Do What a Girl's Gotta Do
*God Will Provide
*Emma Jo's Lament
*Letter from Home
*Demon in a Dress
*Saving Aimee
*Paying the Price
*I Had a Fire

External links

* [http://dc.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=17750 Broadwayworld.com review]
* [http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/10580 TheaterMania.com review]
* [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933412.html?categoryid=33&cs=1 Variety review]
* [http://www.examiner.com/a-667404~Gifford_explores_intriguing_character_in__Aimee_.html Washington, DC Examiner article]


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