Just Josh

Just Josh is a musical comedy featuring only the music and lyrics of Josh Woodward. Indeed, all fifteen songs from his "Sunny side of the street album" are in the story. His extra-ordinary vision and generosity in making the songs available is legendary. Not only that, but there are backing tracks for community theatre and educational institutions to perform vocal covers under the same creative commons 3.0 attribution only license. His story is an incredible one and this writing is a tribute and a dedication to that incredible man and wonderful musician. To "Josh" means to fool around, and this light-hearted sense is also deliberate.

Setting A Turkish coffee-shop in Kilkenny, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. Findley, New South Wales (Small-town near the Australian capital city, Canberra). Margaritaville - fictional place that appears like Brigadoon, only after the third bottle.

Characters Moustafa 'Baba' Ganoush          a turkish fast-food restaurant owner Bruce Sydney Griffith-MacQuarie  a copyright lawyer Violet Griffith-MacQuarie        a fast food waitress (law undergraduate) Amie Melba Griffith-MacQuarie    a floristry student Edith Alice Monash Latrobe       a theatre owner Murdoch Charles Cowan Latrobe    a yoga teacher Darwin Duptimus Hakea Latrobe    a theatre entrepreneur Charlene McGray                  an ex-girlfriend

Songs Talk about your feelings Bonjour mon amie chainsaw Ihate you She's on my mind Snooter Brown Boxes Up Kilkenny Coffee Fast Food Fantasy Are you having fun A song Cheapskate romantic Violet wants it her way Baba ganoush

Synopsis The basic story is a triple romance between old firends and their children. Darwin is producing musicals at Edith's theatre, but he has been accused of a copyright breech by a client of Bruce. It is alleged his song about an ex girlfriend is an illegal bopy. Edith and Bruce are ald school friends who have not met for years. Darwin and Murdoch are twin brothers, forming the basis for a mistaken identity which causes the tension. Amie meets Darwin and falls in love with him. Violet goes to meet him and finds Murdoch. Murdoch falls in love with Violet, but she thinks he is Darwin and can't believe his infidelity. She tells Amie who leaves to Findley. Amie misses and longs for Darwin, but convinced it will not work. Edith visits Bruce on copyright matters. Edith and Bruce recognize and fall in love instantly. Bruce relates Amie's unlucky romance to Edith and they warn Amie from Darwin, relating the story of his ex-girlfriend Charlene. Meantime Murdich pursues Violet and she realizes her mistake. Violet falls in love with Murdoch and they intoduce Amie to his brother Darwin. Darwin has been awarded compensation by the court for millions, because the copyright claimant has no owbership on the workin question and has been fraudulently collecting royalties. Darwin is spellbound by Amie's charms and the play finishes with a triple wedding.