''The Golden Screw'' was an

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musical written and performed by

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which premiered at the

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in September 1966. It ran again from January 30, 1967 to March 5, 1967 at the

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. The show's cast album was the first rock theatrical recording of its kind. The play follows a

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esque singer figure from folk music roots to commercialization. A subsequent production was mounted at Toronto's Global Village Theatre in 1972. Directed by Sankey, the cast included Elan Ross Gibson, Francois Regis-Klanfer and

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with music by Larry Wells (piano) and Fergus Hambleton, (guitar.)

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The play was directed by David Eliscu, produced by Paul Stoudt, and the cast included: Tom Sankey, Janet Day, Patrick Sullivan and Murray Paskin. The musicians were Tom Sankey ( autoharp), Jack Hopper (guitar) and members of The Inner Sanctum: Kevin Michael (lead guitar), Gerry Michael (drums), Vince Taggart (rhythm guitar). The script was published as ''The Golden Screw, Or That's Your Thing, Baby'' (1968).

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# Bad Girl # New Evaline # You Won't Say No # The Beautiful People # I Heard My Mother Crying # I Can't Make It Anymore # Jesus Come Down # 2000 Miles # Trip Tick Talking Blues # Can I Touch You # That's Your Thing, Baby # I Can't Remember # Bottom End of Bleecher Street # Flippin' Out - Little White Dog

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