Production history
''The Fix'' was developed in association with Cameron Mackintosh under the working title ''Cal: A Musical Tale of Relative Insanity''. In 1997, ''The Fix'' premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, in a production directed byPlot
Act 1 Days before a United States presidential election, shoo-in candidate Reed Chandler suffers a fatal heart attack between the thighs of his mistress. Before the body has turned cold, the dead man's widow, Violet, and brother, Grahame (a speechwriter and spin doctor crippled from birth by polio and jealous of his brother's public success) - not keen to see their patience and preparation go to waste - are conspiring to replace him with his own son, an unambitious drifter, Calvin. Cal is enlisted in the army and married off to a perky debutante before developing a hard drug problem and being photographed during sex with his mistress, a nightclub singer named Tina McCoy. To cover up Cal's indiscretion, Grahame is forced to call upon the services of the city's criminal underworld, headed by Anthony Gliardi, who we are told is a "friend of the family". Act 2 The years pass. Cal is elected governor and his wife bears a son. The list of favours owed to Gliardi grows longer, Cal's addiction deepens and Grahame's legs finally give way and he is condemned to life in a wheelchair. After a drying-out period, Cal rediscovers his sense of self. He confronts the press, coming clean about his misgivings and the Chandlers' relationship with Gliardi. Cal becomes the media darling once again, however on the eve of theMusical numbers
Donmar Warehouse, 1997
;Act 1 *"Advocate/Architect" – Ensemble *"The Funeral" – Company *"One, Two, Three" () – Cal, Ensemble *"Embrace Tomorrow" – Violet, Grahame, Bobby *"Army Chant/Control" – Reed, Cal *"America's Son" – Cal, Violet, Grahame, Leslie, Supporters, Newscaster *"I See The Future" – Cal *"Lonely is a Two-Way Street" – Tina *"Simple Words" – Cal, Grahame, Reporters *"Alleluia/Flash, Pop, Sizzle!" – Tina *"Sense out of Insanity" – Grahame *"Dangerous Games" – Gliardi, Frankie, Ensemble ;Act 2 *"Two Guys at Harvard" – Grahame, Reed, Violet, Ensemble *"First Came Mercy" – Grahame, Ensemble *"Bend the Spoon/One, Two, Three (''reprise'')" – Tina, Cal *"Cleaning House" – Violet, Peter *"Upper Hand" – Cal, Grahame *"Spin" – Violet *"The Ballad of Bobby "Cracker" Barrel" – Bobby, Ensemble *"Child's Play" – Cal *"Simple Words (reprise)" – Cal, Ensemble *"Lion Hunts the Tiger" – Ensemble *"Mistress of Deception" – Tina, Ensemble *"Finale" – Company1998 onwards
;Act 1 *"Let the Games Begin" – Reed, Ensemble *"The Funeral" – Company *"One, Two, Three" () – Cal, Ensemble *"Embrace Tomorrow" – Violet, Grahame, Bobby *"Army Chant/Control" – Reed, Cal *"America's Son" – Cal, Violet, Grahame, Leslie, Supporters, Newscaster *"I See The Future" – Cal *"Lonely is a Two-Way Street" – Tina *"Simple Words" – Cal, Grahame, Reporters *"Alleluia/Flash, Pop, Sizzle!" – Tina *"Who Said?" – Grahame *"Don't Blame the Prince" – Cal *"Dangerous Games" – Gliardi, Frankie, Ensemble ;Act 2 *"Two Guys at Harvard" – Grahame, Reed, Violet, Ensemble *"Mercy Me" – Grahame, Ensemble *"One, Two, Three (''reprise'')" – Tina, Cal *"Cleaning House" – Violet, Peter *"Upper Hand" – Cal, Grahame *"Spin" – Violet *"The Ballad of Bobby "Cracker" Barrel" – Bobby, Ensemble *"Child's Play" – Cal *"Simple Words/Dangerous Games (reprise)" – Cal, Ensemble *"Mistress of Deception" – Tina, Ensemble *"Finale" – CompanyOrchestration
''The Fix'' is orchestrated for a band of 8 musicians: * Musical Director/Keyboard 1 * Keyboard 2 * Guitars * Bass Guitar * Drums * Reed 1 (alto and baritone saxophone, and clarinet) * Reed 2 (clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone) * Trumpet The orchestrations are by Michael Gibson.Characters and original cast
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