All Shook Up at The Hurrah Players

Featuring your favorite musical hits by Elvis Presley¸ The Hurrah Players presents "All Shook Up" August 10-13, 2023 at the Susan G. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center at Virginia Wesleyan University.

Written by Tony-Award-winning playwright Joe DiPietro, "All Shook Up" is a rock 'n roll musical about a small-town girl with big dreams. A motorcycle riding, guitar playing roustabout comes into her quiet life, changing everything and everyone he meets. The musical includes more than 20 of Presley's greatest hits including "Heartbreak Hotel," "Jailhouse Rock," "Hound Dog" and "Blue Suede Shoes."

The roustabout introduces a new way to see and experience the world; for a moment the townsfolk’s outlook is brightened. Unfortunately, not everyone wants the town to change or welcomes an outsider's ideas.

How will our characters find love, joy and a sense of fulfillment in a town that is judgmental and afraid? A seemingly simple story about self discovery, love, and acceptance with some comic mishaps, and a lot of musical energy mixed in.

Authors

• Aaron Schroeder
• Arthur Crudup
• Ben Weisman
• Bernie Baum
• Bernie Lowe
• Bill Giant
• Billy Strange
• Carl L. Perkins
• Charles Daniels
• Dave Bartholomew
• Dennis Linde
• Don Robertson
• Elvis Presley
• Florence Kaye
• Fred Spielman
• Fred Wise
• George David Weiss
• Hugo Peretti
• Janice Torre
• Jerry Leiber
• Joe DiPietro
• Joy Byers
• Kal Mann
• Luigi Creatore
• Mac Davis
• Mae Boren Axton
• Mike Stoller
• Otis Blackwell
• Pearl King
• Tommy Durden
• Vera Matson
• W. Earl Brown
• Wally Gold