April 2013

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  Havisham!

  Posted by gmadmin   |   April 22, 2013

  Change of plans! Back in December I found out I won the Arizona Artist Project Award, which is supposed to help fund the development of our next musical. In my proposal, I said I was going to write a musical based on old Parisian folktales. I still want to write that musical eventually, but you have to follow inspiration where it leads you and right now it is leading me to write a musical based on the character Miss Havisham from Great Expectations. I was making headway into the script recently when a computer problem erased about a week’s worth of work and sent me back to square one. But that may have been a blessing in disguise, as my vision of the show is continuing to evolve. Here are some of the elements I’m thinking about: – Four actors. I know I’m supposed to write large-cast shows for high schools, but maybe this one will be different. – Bare stage cluttered with props and costumes, but no real set. Very theatrical and fluid. – Steam punk. In Great Expectations, Havisham lives in a decrepit mansion called “Satis House.” In my version, she lives on a decrepit air ship! If you’re not familiar with the genre, Steam Punk is basically a class of fiction that imagines futuristic steam-based technology in an approximately 19th century setting. An H.G. Wells universe, basically. My favorite reference for the genre is Howl’s Moving Castle or some of the earlier movies by Hayao Miyazaki. But what is the sound of steam punk? That is something I had been wrestling with until I visited the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix the other day and saw THIS:
  

  THAT is the sound of steam punk! Maybe mixed with a little bit of Lady Gaga. 😉 Here’s a giant nickelodeon like that one in action:
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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• Adventure Time: the Musical

  Posted by gmadmin   |   April 2, 2013

  My buddy recently introduced me to the cartoon Adventure Time, and I am hooked! Wouldn’t an Adventure Time Musical be rad? It’s already pretty musical:
  It reminds me of “Hollis’ Traveling Tree House & Dance Party,” a show I saw at a cool little theater in Phoenix called Space 55. They put on a new “episode” every month involving puppets, bizarre (usually pretty R-rated) humor, music, and a dance party at the end. Fun stuff!

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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• Hipster Musical

  Posted by gmadmin   |   April 2, 2013

  Kevin Frei’s Post-Modern Hipster Musical (You’ve Probably Never Heard of It)

  Or the “Hipster Musical” for short. I was thrilled to be able to see the premiere production of Kevin Frei’s Post-Modern Hipster Musical (You’ve Probably Never Heard of It) at Freedom High School just a few weeks ago. The show was a great success. I got there half an hour early and the place was already packed. They ended up bringing a bunch of extra chairs in because the show was over-sold. Here I am with the cast:
  
  You can see more pictures from the show at our facebook page. (Be sure to “like” us while you’re there!)
  You’ll find the music, a synopsis, and other information at the Hipster Musical show page. Or you can dig this little audio player I made using Youtube!
  If you would like to audition with any of our songs, be sure to check out our audition songs page.
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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• It’s a Wonderful Life! the Musical

  Posted by gmadmin   |   April 2, 2013

  It’s a Wonderful Life! the Musical is ready for production!

  Go Musicals presents It’s a Wonderful Life! the Musical, the latest musical adaptation of the classic Frank Capra and Jimmy Stewart movie. In addition to offering free perusals of the script, we are letting students use our music as audition songs for free! That includes this song by the character Violet:

  
  Just tell us which song you would like to perform and we will send you the sheet music.

  You can find all the music from It’s a Wonderful Life! the Musical as well as a synopsis and information on the cast and instrumentation at the show page.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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