Barbara's Blue Kitchen

Set in a small town just outside of Nashville, this slice-of-life comedic play with music is a genuine look into the hearts of everyday people. As the proprietor, Barbara Jean, tries to figure out “When is it courageous and when is it just plain crazy to hang on to love,” her customers come in and take a load off by sharing their funny, heartbreaking humanity. There’s Miss Morris a nurse who’s planning a...

Set in a small town just outside of Nashville, this slice-of-life comedic play with music is a genuine look into the hearts of everyday people. As the proprietor, Barbara Jean, tries to figure out “When is it courageous and when is it just plain crazy to hang on to love,” her customers come in and take a load off by sharing their funny, heartbreaking humanity. There’s Miss Morris a nurse who’s planning a Pyramid prayer-time, Miss Tessie, a senior citizen who’s gonna make you laugh and steal your heart, a Tupperware brandishing, plate-dropping waitress named Jeanette, Lombardo—a country-singing hairdresser, Tommy Lee, who is recovering from a dog-bite and Melissa a mixed-up Mother of three. Throughout it all, the wacky DJ from WATR, the local radio station, breaks in with local news, commercials about baldness and whole slew of quirky, unforgettable toe-tapping songs.

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Barbara's Blue Kitchen

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  • Cheryl Bear: Barbara's Blue Kitchen

    A marvelous musical giving a heartwarming look into the lives of an American community. Wonderful!

    A marvelous musical giving a heartwarming look into the lives of an American community. Wonderful!

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization York Theatre, Year 2000
  • Type Workshop, Organization ASCAP MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP, Year 2000
  • Type Workshop, Organization Adirondack Theatre Festival, Year 1998

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization The Cumberland County Playhouse, Year 2015
  • Type Professional, Organization The Lamb's Theatre, Off-Broadway, Year 2006
  • Type Professional, Organization Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Year 2002
  • Type Professional, Organization Adirondack Theatre Festival, Year 2000