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Featuring songs from Roy Orbison, The Shadows, Eddie Cochran, Billy Fury, Chuck Berry and many more. In 1961 emotions run high as talented young musicians Norman and Bobby compete to win the hearts of their adoring female fans - and more importantly, the gorgeous Laura. But when Laura shows that she’s no slouch with the guitar, rock ‘n’ roll fame beckons...

It's 1961, where Bobby, an awkward but talented teenager, is auditioning for a band at the local Youth Club. He almost gets the part, but is edged out by a last minute arrival to the auditions: the cool and confident Norman. The teenagers that hang out at Youth Club all know each other, even if they're not necessarily friends. These teens include Bobby and his best friend Ray, Ray's younger sister Laura who has a crush on Bobby, cool girl Sue whom Bobby has a crush on, and Donna, who is Sue's friend.

Bobby's father announces that the Youth Club association is holding the first National song writing competition. Bobby and Laura, who have similar tastes in music, agree to write a song together. At first they make some progress, with Bobby coming up with an idea and basic tune, which Laura takes on to expand into a full song. But Bobby then starts ignoring Laura when Sue, the girl he has a crush on, starts flirting with him. Laura warns Bobby that Sue is only pretending to be into him in order to make Norman jealous, but Bobby doesn't care.

The Youth Club are taken on a road trip to a local carnival, and there emotions run high. Ray and Donna get together and become a couple. Sue's plan to make Norman jealous works, and Norman takes her away to be alone. Bobby is crushed, and Laura tells him "I told you so". However, when the whole group gathers together at the end of night, Norman boasts to the others that he went "all the way" with Sue. Sue is enraged and humiliated, insisting that they only kissed. Bobby confronts Norman, insisting that he apologies to Sue. At first Norman refuses, so Bobby challenges Norman to an "official" fight in a ring, in which Bobby wins. Norman apologizes to Sue, and Sue is ecstatically grateful to Bobby and happily becomes his girl.

Laura tries to remind Bobby about their songwriting commitment but to no avail, since all his time is dedicated to Sue. Norman is also being ignored by Sue, even after apologizing and promising to become better. Norman then approaches Laura, both flirting with her with suggestions that what he really needs is a "good" girl, and that they should write a song together. Bobby is confused and upset when he hears about this from Ray, who also tells Bobby that Laura has had feelings for him for a long time. Bobby and Sue break up when Bobby accidentally causes Sue to fall out his bedroom window, but when he approaches Laura to reconcile, she claims that he only started to notice her because she's started dressing nicer and doing her hair.

Laura's 16th birthday party is held at the Youth Club. She and Sue decide to put the awkwardness between them to the past, and agree to be friends. Norman and Sue reconcile. Bobby and Laura confess their feelings in the locker room, admitting that they've each liked the other for a long time and didn't know what to do about it, and finally kiss.

News comes in from the songwriting competition. Bobby and Laura, who are a team again, have made it to the next round. Norman did not make the cut at all. It then jumps to the final National performance, where Bobby and Laura win with the results of the joint efforts, the pop song "Dreamboats and Petticoats".

1 Dreamboats and Petticoats peut-être considéré comme un juke-box musical autour de la musique de rock 'n' roll era around years 1957 to 1963

After spending several weeks at the number one spot in the UK Compilation Charts and with over two million copies sold of the first album, the unexpected success of Dreamboats and Petticoats CD series made producers of the series to consider a stage musical adaptation. Brian Berg, the managing director of Universal Music TV (UMTV) and director of Universal Music UK, reportedly saw a niche in the market for older audiences who preferred the music of their teenage years in comparison to the seemingly inaccessible youth-driven playlists on current radio stations. Berg saw the adaptation of a stage musical as a move that "would enhance the brand" and therefore got in touch with Bill Kenwright, producer Laurie Mansfield and writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran to pen the book of the show. He had "the basic idea of youth clubs and nostalgia and a songwriting competition" as the basis of the show because he was a teenager in the sixties who attended a local youth club in Finsbury Park, north London. He added, "As kids growing up in the Sixties we all played in bands, I was a drummer in The Sound Barrier, the greatest unsigned band of the Sixties."

Dreamboats and Petticoats was first performed in London at the Savoy Theatre on 22 July 2009. The run terminated on 31 October 2009 to make way for Legally Blonde.
After a three-month hiatus, the musical found a new location at the Playhouse Theatre on 6 January 2010. It close on 4 August 2012.

Act I
01.Overture - Band (The Conquests)
02.Let's Dance - Bobby
03.The Wanderer - Norman
04.Jezebel - Donna
05.To Know Him Is to Love Him - Laura
06.Good Timin' - Norman
07.You Won't Catch Me Crying - Bobby
08.Dream Baby Dream - Laura
09.You Won't Catch Me Crying (reprise) - Laura
10.Wonderful Land - Band (The Conquests)
11.Shakin' All Over - Sue & Norman
12.In Dreams - Bobby
13.In Dreams (reprise) - Bobby
14.Bobby's Girl - Ray & Donna
15.Palisades Park - The Company
16.Little Town Flirt - Phil & Ray
17.Sweet Nothin's - Sue & Donna
18.Runaway / Who's Sorry Now? - Bobby & Laura
19.Poetry in Motion - Ray
20.It's Only Make Believe Laura
21.Do You Wanna Dance? The Company

Act II
01.Entr'acte - Band (The Conquests)
02.Dream Lover - Older Bobby & Bobby
03.Great Pretender - Norman
04.Only the Lonely - Bobby
05.Donna - Ray
06.Teenager in Love - Laura
07.Runaround Sue - Bobby, Ray & Band (The Conquests)
08.Shop Around - Phil
09.Dreamboats and Petticoats (short) - Bobby
10.Only Sixteen - Bobby
11.Da Do Ron Ron - Donna, Sue, & The Company
12.Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen - The Company
13.Wonderful World - Laura & Bobby
14.Quarter to Three - Ray
15.You Don't Know - Sue
16.Let It Be Me - Bobby & Laura
17.Where the Angels Go - The Carnegie Sisters
18.Dreamboats and Petticoats - Bobby & Laura
19.Let's Twist Again - Norman
20.C'mon Everybody - Ray
21.At the Hop - The Company

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