A Tough Act to Follow
By Pat Cook
A Tough Act to Follow is a play that needs 14 performers (7 women, 7 men). Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 14 performers
- Roles
- 7 women, 7 men
- Cast notes
- with doubling, 7 m, 7 w
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- comedy
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
Leo Mintz, a one-time big shot Broadway agent, now represents bird acts, roller-skating kids who recite poetry and flea circuses. However, Leo's problems are just starting when a known gangster Louie DeMarco "persuades" Leo to represent his protege with no discernible talent, the lovely Christine. As if this weren't bad enough, Leo promptly falls in love with her. "They should just type up a label which reads 'East River' and slap it on our foreheads!" scowls Liz, the secretary and bouncer for L
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