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| − | A [[fannish musical]]. | + | A [[fannish musical]] put on by a group that called themselves the '''Null A Players'''. It was a parody of ''The Music Man'' that takes place July 1912 in an alternate universe where [[SF]] became the mainstream of American Literature. Prof. Abie Dick comes to Nova City in the State of [[Gafia]] to sell [[reproduction]] supplies, priming the pump by promising the children that they will produce [[Hugo Award]]-winning [[apazines]]. He gets around the mayor's wife and her clique by converting them into a [[science fiction]] [[convention committee]] (NoCon). Just when things seem worst, true love wins out. |
Lyrics by: [[Debbie Notkin]], [[Eli Cohen]], [[Moshe Feder]]; music by Meredith Willson. It was published in ''[[Quo Davis]]'' in 1974. | Lyrics by: [[Debbie Notkin]], [[Eli Cohen]], [[Moshe Feder]]; music by Meredith Willson. It was published in ''[[Quo Davis]]'' in 1974. | ||
| − | Known performances: | + | [http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/MimeoMan/ Script] |
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| + | ===Known performances:=== | ||
* [[PgHLANGE VI]] in 1974 | * [[PgHLANGE VI]] in 1974 | ||
* [[Minicon 11]] in 1976 – Download the {{link | website=http://mnstf.org/minicon11/The_Mimeo_Man/The_Mimeo_Man_at_Minicon_11.flac | text=audio .flac file}} | * [[Minicon 11]] in 1976 – Download the {{link | website=http://mnstf.org/minicon11/The_Mimeo_Man/The_Mimeo_Man_at_Minicon_11.flac | text=audio .flac file}} | ||
| − | At the | + | At the premiere at [[PgHLANGE VI]], the cast and crew were: |
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| − | [[David Emerson]] as Abie Dick | + | *[[David Emerson]] as Abie Dick |
| − | [[Ted Greenstone]] as Rex Rotary | + | *[[Ted Greenstone]] as Rex Rotary |
| − | [[Susan Palermo]] | + | *[[Susan Palermo]] |
| − | [[Moshe Feder]] | + | *[[Moshe Feder]] |
| − | [[Jerry Kaufman]] | + | *[[Jerry Kaufman]] |
| − | [[Suzanne Tompkins]] | + | *[[Suzanne Tompkins]] |
| − | [[Gene DiModica]] | + | *[[Gene DiModica]] |
| − | [[Linda Lounsbury]] | + | *[[Linda Lounsbury]] |
| − | [[Hank Davis]] | + | *[[Hank Davis]] |
| − | [[Linda Bushyager]] | + | *[[Linda Bushyager]] |
| − | [[Asenath Hammond]] | + | *[[Asenath Hammond]] |
| − | [[Jon Singer]] | + | *[[Jon Singer]] |
| − | [[Paul Jordan]] | + | *[[Paul Jordan]] |
| − | [[Matt Schneck]] | + | *[[Matt Schneck]] |
| − | [[Hope Liebowitz]] | + | *[[Hope Liebowitz]] |
| − | [[Barry Curlovitch]] | + | *[[Barry Curlovitch]] |
| − | [[Ben Poindexter]] | + | *[[Ben Poindexter]] |
| − | [[Ron Bushyger]] | + | *[[Ron Bushyger]] |
| − | [[Morris Keesan]] | + | *[[Morris Keesan]] |
| − | [[Jim Freund]] | + | *[[Jim Freund]] |
| − | [[Ross Pavlac]] | + | *[[Ross Pavlac]] |
| − | [[Stu Shiffman]] | + | *[[Stu Shiffman]] |
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{{show | year=1974}} | {{show | year=1974}} | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 23:55, 7 September 2020
A fannish musical put on by a group that called themselves the Null A Players. It was a parody of The Music Man that takes place July 1912 in an alternate universe where SF became the mainstream of American Literature. Prof. Abie Dick comes to Nova City in the State of Gafia to sell reproduction supplies, priming the pump by promising the children that they will produce Hugo Award-winning apazines. He gets around the mayor's wife and her clique by converting them into a science fiction convention committee (NoCon). Just when things seem worst, true love wins out.
Lyrics by: Debbie Notkin, Eli Cohen, Moshe Feder; music by Meredith Willson. It was published in Quo Davis in 1974.
Known performances:[edit]
- PgHLANGE VI in 1974
- Minicon 11 in 1976 – Download the audio .flac file
At the premiere at PgHLANGE VI, the cast and crew were:
- David Emerson as Abie Dick
- Ted Greenstone as Rex Rotary
- Susan Palermo
- Moshe Feder
- Jerry Kaufman
- Suzanne Tompkins
- Gene DiModica
- Linda Lounsbury
- Hank Davis
- Linda Bushyager
- Asenath Hammond
- Jon Singer
- Paul Jordan
- Matt Schneck
- Hope Liebowitz
- Barry Curlovitch
- Ben Poindexter
- Ron Bushyger
- Morris Keesan
- Jim Freund
- Ross Pavlac
- Stu Shiffman
| Show | 1974 |
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