Cast Requirements
5 Female/3 Male. Female heavy ensemble. This is a female-heavy show, ideal for musical theatre institutions.
Band
Keys 1 (Piano/MD), Keys 2 (Synth), Trumpet, Reed (Flute/Alto Sax/Clarinet), Violin, Guitar (Electric/Acoustic), Electric Bass, Drum Kit (standard).
It's 2006 - the year of the WAG. England is about to
compete in the World Cup with players such as David Beckham, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney, Ashley Cole and their equally recognisable , nay, famous WAGs. Every TV show, magazine and newspaper wants to know about these Wives and Girlfriends.
WAGS! is set in the department store 'Ernst & Winters', Mayfair. Ariadne Thessaloniki, the new owner, is launching her new fragrance in the store that evening. Mr Frank is a sexist, arrogant boss, and the female employees reluctantly abide by his strict dress codes to avoid losing their jobs. Jenny is having an affair with
Charlie Chilcott, dubbed the 'new David Beckham' although
she is also the object of affection of the largely ignored stockroom worker, Pete. Jenny dreams of being a major fashion designer. Her best friend Jo is desperate for a job at Ernst & Winters and to leave the chip shop she currently works in with her loving boyfriend, Damien. Zoe, the deluded "massively famous" presenter will be presenting the launch for Bravo and the WAGs modelling on the catwalk have dropped in from the Asia where they've been having their regular nip and tuck.
"It's 2006 and well... everyone wants to be famous"
Mezzo. Character/Uptempo. Contemporary MT. Pop/Driven. (Belt D)
A working-class shop-girl is caught in an illicit affair with a millionaire footballer, who has just pledged to whisk her away to start a new life abroad.
Mezzo. 11th Hour Ballad. (Eb Belt)
Humiliated and heartbroken, Jenny confronts her cheating boyfriend, demanding to know if anything was true in their relationship before telling him she won't be defeated and fall apart because of him.
Alto. Comedy/Character Song. Pop uptempo. (C Belt)
A sheltered and entitled girlfriend to a premier league football (WAG) states who she is and the adoration and interest she receives on a daily basis.
Mezzo. Driving 6/8 ballad. Pop/Rock Contemporary MT.
A working class shop-girl, overlooked for promotion and stuck in a job she hates longs for a spark of adventure and for her talents as a designer to be noticed.
