Johnny the Priest

Johnny the Priest.

Johnny the Priest is a stage musical.

Cast

• Bunny May - Johnny
• Jeremy Brett - Reverend Richard Highfield
• Stephanie Voss - Marie Highfield
• Phillada Sewell - Miss Fortescue
• Frances Buckeridge - Vi
• Hope Jackman - Mrs. Palmer
• Norman Warwick - Curly
• Lisa Noble - Penny
• Pat O'Reilly - Margot

Plot

The Reverend Highfield runs a youth club at his church in Maybury, somewhere in London's dockland. His efforts cause a clash with the older church members, but Highfield and his wife, Mary, work with great energy. They do their best to put the youth of the district on the straight and narrow.

A young delinquent, Johnny is one of the vicar's successes. Highfield gets Johnny into the Navy, but then the boy steals a telescope and is accused of assault. He asks Highfield to give the police a false alibi, but Highfield cannot find it in his conscience to do so, and Johnny is thus put back to an uncertain future.

Musical numbers

Act I

• "Doin' the Burp" - Boys and Girls
• "The Little Box" - Mrs. Palmer, Boys and Girls
• "Vicarage Tea" - Highfield, Marie and Miss Fortesque
• "Be Not Afraid" - Highfield and Marie
• "I'm Your Girl" - Johnny and Vi
• "Beyond These Narrow Streets" - Marie and Highfield
• "Rooftops" - Johnny
• "The Foggy Foggy Blues" - Curly, Boys and Girls

Act II

• "He'll Let You Down" - Boys and Girls
• "Ping Pong" - Boys and Girls
• "Johnny Earn Peanuts" - Mrs. Palmer, Boys and Girls
• "A Tanner's Worth of Tune" - Johnny and Vi
• "Charge Me" - Penny and Margot
• "A Boy Called Johnny" - Highfield
• "Stormy Evening - Highfield, Marie, Miss Fortesque and Johnny
• "Finale" - Highfield, Boys and Girls