Connive, Contrive, and Plot.

You’d think this describes the villain of a play, wouldn’t you?

Instead, this is how Mrs. Bennet in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE THE MUSICAL describes her role in marrying off five daughters with no entailed estate and minuscule dowries.

But when her beautiful eldest, Jane, catches the eye of the rich and eligible Charles Bingley Rita Abrams’ song, “A HUSBAND,” — sung by this always anxious mother — aptly sums up her scheme to ensure that Jane’s visit to at Charle’s sister’s behest doesn’t end until Charles returns home.

In this episode, Josie Brown, the librettist of Pride and Prejudice - the Musical, and Rita Abrams, the musical's composer-lyricist, siscuss the emotion and nuances that Rita so brilliantly embedded in the song for some lucky actress to sing.

And, in the productions it has had so far, it's been a showstopper. 

(This version is sung by the incomparable Bettina Devlin.)

On our next episode of Pride and Prejudice - The Musical Podcast, Rita and I will discuss  A CHANGING WORLD, the quartet sung by the show’s leads: Elizabeth, Darcy, Jane, and Bingley.

Can’t wait to hear more of the musical's songs? Go to our website —  PrideAndPrejudiceTheMusical.com — where you may listen to all of them, download our Reviews brochure, and see videos of some of the productions.

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