DO BLACK PATENT LEATHER SHOES
REALLY REFLECT UP?
Story Synopsis
Based on the novels by John Powers, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? is all about growing up Catholic. From First Confessionn to "leaving room for the Holy Spirit" at high school mixers, ...Shoes strikes a cord with RCs of all ages.
Scenes & Musical Numbers
Act I
Grade School
Scene 1: St. Bastion's School, The Present
GET READY, EDDIE.............................................................the Company
Scene 2: Second Grade at St. Bastion's
THE GREATEST GIFT........................................................Sr. Helen, Sr. Maria Ferdinand & the Kids
Scene 3: Confession at St. Bastion's Church
Scene 4: The Playground - Fifth Grade
LITTLE FAT GIRLS.............................................................Becky & Eddie
IT'S THE NUNS....................................................................the Kids & the Nuns
Scene 5: Fifth Grade at St. Bastion's
COOKIE CUTTERS...............................................................Sr. Lee & Becky
Scene 6: Confession At St. Bastion's - Sixth Grade
PATRON SAINTS...........................................................Fr. O'Reilly, Eddie, the Kids & the Nuns
Scene 7: Eighth Grade at St. Bastion's
HOW FAR IS TOO FAR.................................................Nancy, the Girls & the Boys
Scene 8: Graduation from St. Bastion's
FINALE ACT I ..............................................................the Company
Act II
High School
Scene 1: The Freshman Mixer
DOO-WAA, DOO-WEE..................................................Louie & the Company
I MUST BE IN LOVE..................................................................Eddie
Scene 2: The Front Yard of Becky's House - Sophomore Year
FRIENDS, THE BEST OF..........................................................Becky & Eddie
Scene 3: Confession at St. Bastion's - Sophomore Year
THE GREATEST GIFT (REPRISE)..Sr. Helen, Becky, Fr. O'Reilly & Eddie
Scene 4: The Gym Fields of St. Ann's and St. Patrick's
MAD BOMBERS/SAVING OURSELVES................................Felix, Virginia & the Kids
Scene 5: The Night of the Senior Prom
LATE BLOOMER / PROM MONTAGE....................................Eddie & the Kids
Scene 6: Becky's Hospital Room
FRIENDS, THE BEST OF (REPRISE)......................................Becky & Eddie
Scene 7: St. Bastion's School - The Present
THANK GOD.......................................................................... the Company
RETURN