Railroad Square Historic District

Title: The Price of Everything
Music by Richard B. Evans / Book & Lyrics by Charles Leipart

Location: 6th Street Playhouse – Studio Theatre
52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa
Located in historic Railroad Square

Box Office: 707-523-4185
Order tickets online, by telephone or at the door.
Reservations recommended

When: Jan. 22 to Feb. 7, 2010
8 p.m. Fridays and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sundays

Tickets: $17 to $22
General $22; Senior (62+) $17; Youth (13-21) $17

Description: U.S. economist & social philosopher Thorstein Veblen’s book “Theory of the Leisure Class” and it’s controversial economic theories is the basis for “The Price of Everything,” a musical vaudeville romp featuring a large ensemble cast and musical numbers including “Greed is Good,” “We’re Broke,” “Things Can Change” and “The Price of Everything.”

This melodrama-within-a-musical demonstrates Veblen’s controversial thesis when he seeks to have theories sung and played out in a musical romp with unsuspecting actors who need a job. Featuring book and lyrics by Charles Leipart and music by Richard B. Evans, the composer of the musical version of “Enchanted April” and the librettist of “Lady on a Carousel,” an original musical about Marilyn Monroe.

Directed by Nancy Prebalich