Let's Misbehave

a naughty new musical comedy

book by Rich Orloff
music & lyrics by Cole Porter

LET’S MISBEHAVE is a new musical using 1920’s Cole Porter songs in a tale that blends the frothy style of early musical comedy with modern sensibilities about sexuality and identity.  Set in 1925 Paris, LET’S MISBEHAVE is about a woman who leaves her loveless marriage in Dayton to go to Paris for fun and sexual adventures, but neither she nor her husband (who follows her) are prepared for the complications that come with sexual freedom.  LET’S MISBEHAVE is about the challenge of letting go of who you’ve been, so you can embrace who you might become.

The delightful score includes both famous Cole Porter songs such as “Let’s Misbehave” and “Let’s Do It” and several lesser known but equally delicious songs such as “The Heaven Hop” and “Don’t Look at Me That Way”.   

The cast features eight main characters (4 w., 4 m.) and a supporting ensemble of six or more (3+w., 3+ m.) playing the other roles.  Most of the characters are in their twenties.  

Having gotten huge laughs in developmental readings at the Lamb’s Club in Manhattan and Round the Bend Theatre in Woodstock NY , LET’S MISBEHAVE is guaranteed give your audience a fun time, with some sweet substance snuck in about the joy of exploring beyond society’s boundaries.

For a perusal copy of the script or demo recordings of lesser known but still marvelous Cole Porter songs, email Rich via the Contact button.