{"product_id":"9780573696442","title":"Abe","description":"Musical \/ 16m, 9f\u003cp\u003e\"The founding fathers got their own musical with 1776, so why not Abe?\" - Playbill.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbe is a new musical about the early life of Abraham Lincoln. The show explores his youth as a flatboat pilot on the Mississippi, his early love for Ann Rutledge, his troubled marriage to the difficult and mentally fragile Mary Todd, and his attempt to be a good father to his sons. The story follows Abe from his earliest attempts at self-improvement through the 1860 election which made him the 16th president of an already fracturing United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe score is fully orchestrated and uses bold, melodic and traditional musical theatre styles that embrace the story's period and Americana roots. It can be produced fully staged or as a concert performance. The musical features a large cast and requires strong singers: baritone, soprano, mezzo-soprano, 3 adult male singing roles, 3 male children singing roles, male\/female chorus with many speaking roles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samuel French, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49784724062448,"sku":"9780573696442","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780573696442","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}