Monkey Business (The Musical)

Monkey Business (The MusicAL) is a 2009 family oriented musical with book and lyrics by Ronnie L. McGhee and music by Ronnie McGhee. The show is a humorous take on Aesop's fable "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse". It is copyrighted and published by Clocktower Hill Research & Publishing Group, LLC based in Rome, Georgia.

Plot

Loyd and Boyd, two adolescent twins from Ty Ty, Georgia, have been transplanted to New York City circa 1932. They have befriended a young lad by the name of Walter Stone with whom, every Saturday, they watch the double feature picture show. On the way to the movies, all three boys accidentally fall into a manhole and into the sewer below. Meanwhile, above ground, Walter’s parents, the Mayor, and a cadre of citizens frantically search for the missing children; albeit each with personal agendas.

Things go from bad to worse for the boys when Loyd chastises a little girl named Electa on the street above them, who in turn seeks revenge by refusing to summon a police officer and spouting Japanese proverbs.

In the end, all three boys are reunited with loved ones. However, to the disgust of Loyd, Boyd, and Walter, Electa is thought by all to be their savior and is carried on the shoulders of those who sing her praises.

Character list

(In order of appearance)

  • Mr. Alistair Stone – Father of Walter
  • Mrs. Lillian ‘Lilly’ Stone – Mother of Walter
  • Walter Stone – Son of Alistair & Lillian Stone (age approximately 9-years)
  • Loyd – Friend of Walter Stone (Brother to Boyd) (age approximately 12-years)
  • Boyd – Friend of Walter Stone (Brother to Loyd) (age approximately 12-years)
  • Electa – Little girl on street (age approximately 7-years)
  • Frank Argent – Former agent of Alistair & Lillian Stone
  • Henry Cooper – Chief reporter for the Times Gazette
  • Albert ‘Flash’ Fadden – Photographer for the Times Gazette
  • Rosie Kazinkowski – Assistant to the Editor of the Times Gazette
  • Mr. Aldo Fettuccini – Editor of the Times Gazette (voice on phone)
  • Jack – Paper Seller for the Times Gazette (age approximately 7 to 8-years)
  • Ling – Paper Seller for the Times Gazette (age approximately 7 to 8-years)
  • Mayor Crumble – Mayor of NYC
  • Maggie ‘Mag’ – Lieutenant NYPD
  • NYPD Officers
  • Citizens

Musical numbers

Act I
  • I Know Where My Heart Lies
  • Popcorn & Lemonade
  • Tied to Ty Ty
  • T-R-O-U-B-L-E
  • On Top of the World, Again
  • The Story
  • Informative — Entertainment
  • Campaign Promises
  • Monkey Business
Act II
  • Jack Rabbit Hoedown
  • Message To My Son
  • The Nightmare
  • Lament for the Missing and Lost
  • Praising Electa