All Shook Up

Full-length
(2.5 hrs)
Comedy
5W, 4M, Ensemble
Musical

Overview

ALL SHOOK UP is a hilarious and heartfelt musical with an original book by Joe DiPietro, creator of the Tony Award®-winning musical Memphis—which can also be found in the TRW catalogue.

Loosely based on Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT, it’s 1955 and into a square little town rides a guitar-playing young man who changes everything and everyone he meets. Featuring mega hits from the beloved Elvis® catalogue this musical fantasy will have you jumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”

Bringing ALL SHOOK UP to your stage offers your community a delightful experience that celebrates the enduring legacy of Elvis Presley®. ALL SHOOK UP is more than just a musical—it’s a vibrant, joyous celebration of the power of love, the power of music, and the power of community.

Casting & Production

Casting

NATALIE HALLER — Early 20’s, a mechanic.

CHAD — 20’s, a great-lookin’, motorcycling, guitar-playing, leather-jacketed roustabout.

JIM HALLER — mid 40’s-50’s, Natalie’s widowed father.

SYLVIA — mid 40’s, the no-nonsense, African-American owner of SYLVIA’S HONKY-TONK.

LORRAINE — Sylvia’s 16 year-old daughter.

DENNIS — a young, awkward, aspiring dentist.

MISS SANDRA — the beautiful, intellectual caretaker of the town’s museum.

MAYOR MATILDA HYDE — mid 40’s-50’s, the town’s conservative mayor.

DEAN HYDE — Matilda’s 16 year-old son. He has grown up at a military boarding school.

SHERIFF EARL — mid 40’s-50’s, the law in town. A man of not many words.

CHORUS

Opportunities for flexible casting in the expandable ensemble.

Setting

The Place
A small you-never-heard-of-it town somewhere in the Midwest

The Time
A twenty-four hour period, during the summer of 1955.

Orchestral Information

12 Musicians

Piano/Conductor (Keyboard 1), Keyboard 2, Reed 1 (Flute, Alto Sax), Reed 2 (Clarinet, Tenor Sax), Reed 3 (Bass Clarinet, Baritone Sax), Trumpet 1 (Trumpet, Flugelhorn), Trumpet 2 (Trumpet, Flugelhorn), Trombone, Guitar 1 (Electric, Telecaster), Guitar 2 (Acoustic, Electric), Bass (Acoustic, Electric), Drums

Credits

ALL SHOOK UP

Inspired by and featuring the songs of ELVIS PRESLEY®

Book by JOE DIPIETRO

Originally Produced on Broadway by Jonathan Pollard, Bernie Kukoff, Clear Channel Entertainment, Harbor Entertainment, Miramax Films, Bob & Harvey Weinstein, Stanley Buchthal, Eric Falkenstein, Nina Essman/Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Jean Cheever, Margaret Cotter, in association with Barney Rosenzweig, Meri Krassner, FGRW Investments, Karen Jason, Phil Ciasullo Conard. Originally produced for Goodspeed Musicals, Michael P. Price, Executive Producer, Sue Frost, Associate Producer.

Sets Props & Costumes

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Upcoming Productions

Nov 0709, 2025
Charles City High School
Charles City, IA
Nov 1423, 2025
Buena Park Youth Theatre
Buena Park, CA
Nov 2729, 2025
PMA Theatre
Colwyn Bay, Conwy, UK

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