janet yates vogt  & mark friedman

Janet and Mark's new musical cabaret War Games: Marriage on the Front Lines is a humorous, satirical and irreverent look at the battles that people fight on the front lines of marriage.  It is a cabaret-style musical which goes where no revue has dared go before – head long into the sacred bond of marriage.  Songs and situations explore both marital bliss and marital battles (mostly battles). 

It’s a six person cast (three men/three women) with simple set pieces and props and easy production needs. It is set up as a one-act revue, but can easily be done as a two act with an intermission.

The musical explores the games people play in the on-going relationship of marriage, taking a humorous, outrageous, and, yes, at times,  bittersweet look at coping, sex, guilt, children, fights, divorce, and, ultimately, survival.

The songs demonstrate a wide range of musical styles throughout, from jazz to reggae to 50s rock and roll, from bossa-nova to high energy gospel and rock, to tender ballads, and more. The show is sprinkled with dialogue scenes to set up each number. This one-act 90 minute musical keeps the pace swift and the audience laughing, sometimes teary, but always surprised and engaged.

Images on this page are from the Ensemble Theatre's Equity production of WAR GAMES: MARRIAGE ON THE FRONT LINES.