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A new sung-through musical written and directed by Samantha Roberts, Forget I Said Anything follows an ensemble of characters as they navigate through relationships, both new and old. We explore how people treat each other in the modern age, and the toxic and unhealthy relationships that are produced and reinforce our warped perceptions of reality. Samantha first began writing Forget I Said Anything as a student at Temple University, and since 2019 it has been performed as a musical, individually, and as staged readings.“Forget I Said Anything is a musical about relationships of all shapes and sizes. I encourage you to ask yourself why certain unhealthy relationships are featured. Our society relies on the idea that everyone is replaceable as a reason to not commit to anything. I have always struggled with that ideal. Nothing can be perfect, but when we show each other empathy, there is a chance we can grow into a kinder society.”Website

Erica is the founder of  Stage Door Tours, your ticket to the incredible magic of the West End! Get ready for an unforgettable adventure with our specialised and enthusiastic guides as they share backstage stories, the thrilling history of London's iconic theatres and uncover hidden gems. Whether you're a die-hard theatre fan or gearing up for an exciting musical experience, our tours are bursting with captivating stories just waiting to be discovered. Book your tour today and dive into the vibrant heart of London's theatrical world!Website

Morgan VanderlaanMorgan is a junior at the University of Florida majoring in political science and English with seven years of experience in lyricism, playwriting, and directing. Her plays have been produced by multiple regional theaters including the Hippodrome and the AcrossTown Repertory Theatre in Gainesville, FL. With a background in poetry, she has been awarded by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for her words. This past summer she worked in London as a screenwriting intern and entered in a festival at Riverside Studios where she received her off-West End debut with a ten minute piece entitled "Ants." Nicolas ChaliseNicolas is a junior at the University of Florida majoring in music composition and has been writing music for as long as he can remember. As a composer, lyricist, music director, vocalist, violinist, and pianist, his passion for music drives his ambition toward innovation both in the concert hall and on stage. In both Spring and Fall of 2025, he has been a featured composer in the University of Florida Undergraduate Composition Concert. From string quartets and chamber music to pop-styles and song writing, he is always eager to create musical moments which capture the essence of human experiences.Website

Composer and lyricist Ray Christensen has woven the musical styles of the horror movie soundtrack, progressive rock, and a decidedly humanist message into a dark, thrilling musical. Legend of the Werewolf has been workshopped three times and showcased twice in the San Francisco Bay Area. This original work of musical theatre will attract diverse audiences and spark passionate dialogue about fear as power in our social climate.​Legend of the Werewolf is an independent, privately funded project. Please consider making a donation toward further development. You can also help tremendously by spreading the word.Website

Christopher Robin and Pooh is a new musical adapted from the beloved children's books Winnie The Pooh and The House At Pooh Corner, as well as poems from the books When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six; written by A. A. Milne and illustrated by E. H. Shepard. The script, music, and lyrics are all written by Harper Craven with several Milne poems adapted into songs as well. Directed and Choreographed by Andrew Winans. The story focuses on Christopher Robin spending his last day in the Hundred Acre Wood with Winnie The Pooh at the Enchanted Place. Christopher is about to head off to boarding school and knows that his childhood is over. He's still nervous about the idea of growing up but is also very excited about it. Pooh is processing the fact that he'll have to say goodbye to his best friend; Christopher Robin and doesn't know if he's ready to do that. All of his other friends are also coming to terms with saying goodbye to Christopher. Touching on themes such as friendship, growing up, self-worth, and healing your inner child. 

WORLD PREMIERE! Zombies! Shakespeare! 80s inspired music! ROMERO & JULIET is a new zombie rock musical. When Romero, (a regional guardsman and distant relative of the filmmaker), meets zombie Juliet at a music festival called Deadstock on Friday the 13th in September 1985, what could possibly go wrong? This world premiere fuses Shakespeare's timeless tale of star-crossed lovers with the zombie lore of Pittsburgh's own George Romero, drawing stylistic inspiration from cult favorites such as LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. It has an original score inspired by 1980s pop legends including Madonna, Bon Jovi, George Michael, Boy George, and Jim Steinman. ROMERO & JULIET is written by Broadway vets Scott Logsdon and Aaron Gandy. It celebrates and builds on George Romero's enduring Pittsburgh cultural legacy and serves as a reminder that… love bites!Feb 13th & 14th, 2026Greer Cabaret Theater655 Penn AvePittsburgh PA 15222

‘Nun the Wiser' is an irreverent new musical from the mind of Kat Carson. It is a satirical look at an imagined past where Italian nuns sing gospel music and dream of fame. It focusses on the lives of seven musical nuns. On the surface, they appear devout and ordinary, but beneath that exterior lies a world of interpersonal relationships, conflicts, love, and repressed emotion. Within the convent, the only permitted form of artistic expression is composing and performing religious music.Their lives are thrown into turmoil when the famous composer Antonio Vivaldi comes to hear their compositions. As a man, he has the power to change their lives and introduce their music to the outside world. The nuns ask Mr. Vivaldi to review their own works, but what will he make of their explicit writings about love and desire?Drawing on her extensive work on the music of the 17th and 18th centuries, and on her experiences in an all female education system, Kat has used the genre of musical theatre to examine LGBTQIA issues and to draw a picture of womanhood that is both funny and challenging. The nuns in the story are people first and foremost, and have their own dreams, lives, and troubles. The musical explores issues of sexual identity, living within a patriarchal society, and a love of music through the absurd lens of nuns in an 18th century convent.Website

Writer, composer, and producer T.J. Armand announces the release of Happy Hour Blues – Volume 2 (Demo Sessions), the latest chapter in his three-volume recording project exploring queer life, immigration, and identity through the lens of New York City nightlife.Happy Hour Blues is a multidisciplinary project anchored by a developing musical that follows Adam, a queer immigrant navigating love, exile, and belonging inside a country-themed gay bar in Hell's Kitchen. Conceived during the isolation and cultural upheaval of the pandemic, the project introduces a vivid ensemble of characters shaped by longing, survival, and chosen family — including the bar's sharp-witted female bartender, a role Armand is developing with Tony Award nominee Mary Bridget Davies in mind, known for her electrifying portrayal of Janis Joplin.With the release of Volume 2, Armand expands the sonic and emotional scope of the project, further defining its Blues Rock, Roots, and Americana direction while deepening the world introduced in Volume 1.A QUEER + IMMIGRANT AMERICANA STORY BORN IN ASTORIAThe Happy Hour Blues project was conceived in Astoria, where Armand wrote during the height of the pandemic. What began as private late-night notes and lyrical sketches evolved into a larger narrative shaped by Armand's interest in blending queer life with country-esque storytelling. The material naturally gravitated toward the raw emotional language of Blues Rock, Roots, and Americana.The companion book, Happy Hour Blues: Lyrics, Notes & Reflections, contains more than fifty lyrics, notes, and reflections that outline the world of Adam and the bar's community. Core themes include: queer life and nightlife culture, immigration and self-reinvention, exile and the search for home, chosen family, New York City as both refuge and pressure cookerThe book is complemented by street photography from Astoria and Manhattan, grounding the project in the visual textures of the city that shaped it.⸻THE RECORDINGS: A THREE-VOLUME SOUNDTRACK TO THE STORYThe recording project unfolds as a three-volume series of demo sessions that chart the evolution of Happy Hour Blues:•Volume 1 introduced the project's musical and lyrical foundation, featuring early demos created with the assistance of AI as part of the development process.•Volume 2, released today, builds on that foundation, expanding the emotional palette and further defining the project's Blues Rock / Roots identity.•Volume 3 will follow in Spring 2026, completing the demo-session trilogy.Together, the albums and book form the first complete expression of the Happy Hour Blues universe — a world that will continue to evolve as the musical develops around Adam's journey.⸻ABOUT T.J. ARMANDT.J. Armand is a Turkish-American writer, composer, and producer based in New York City. A Berklee College of Music scholarship recipient and protégé of Arif Mardin, Armand's two-decade career spans songwriting, global beats, concert production, and theatrical storytelling.He has produced concerts for Chaka Khan and The Manhattan Transfer, and produced albums for The Queen's Six and Tony Award nominee Mary Bridget Davies. Along with his partner Carl H. Paiva, Armand was an investing producer on Broadway productions including Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 starring Josh Groban and Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along.His original work frequently explores queer identity, immigration, and the cultural pulse of New York City — themes that anchor Happy Hour Blues.⸻BOOK & MUSIC AVAILABILITYHappy Hour Blues: Lyrics, Notes & ReflectionsPaperback available now on Amazon.Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5V6SQ7T?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520&dplnkId=370a7816-ff8f-4a69-a5af-b048c2f2a09d&nodl=1Happy Hour Blues — Volumes 1 & 2 (Demo Sessions)Streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, and all major platforms.

CENTER STAGE RECORDS has announced the release of The Lightning Thief: Original London Cast Recording on CD today, Friday, December 12. The album is also available in streaming and digital formats. This dynamic musical adaptation of Rick Riordan's bestselling The Lightning Thief has a book by Joe Tracz (Be More Chill) and music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki (Monstersongs). Presenting the show in its most complete form to date, the new album features 15 minutes of musical material not on the original cast recording. The album brings to life the recent record-breaking West End production at The Other Palace, directed and choreographed by Lizzi Gee (Groundhog Day) and presented by Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul Taylor-Mills. The new album reflects the updated orchestrations and arrangements first introduced on tour and Broadway but never previously recorded, in addition to cut material restored for the London run, expanded vocal moments, and a larger ensemble. The Lightning Thief cast recording is produced by Michael Croiter, Rob Rokicki, and Ben McQuigg. Stream or download the digital album or order the CD at orcd.co/lightningthief.

In a giant endless airport where souls await their final departure, Iris has been granted the rare opportunity to return to earth and live another life. Before she can return, she must choose which life she would like to live next. Live each night, audience members will determine Iris's journey by selecting 8 acts of 20 to be performed in the order they are selected– meaning every night is a completely unique performance! 

Kevin McLachlan was born and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon and began performing at a very young age. After perfecting the fake cry to get his older brother in trouble, and practicing his fight moves against imaginary armies, he soon started pursuing it in a more formal setting and began getting involved in high school musicals. A proud graduate of Whitehorse's MAD (Music, Art, and Drama) program and a former member of the Yukon's longest running Vaudeville Show "Frantic Follies", he left Whitehorse and studied Music Theatre Performance at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario where he received his bachelor's degree in Music Theatre Performance with honours.Since then Kevin has been performing across Canada in various musicals, plays, and touring shows. Kevin spent three seasons at the Charlottetown Festival as part of the Confederation Centre of the Arts Young Company, and two seasons on Vancouver Island performing at the Chemainus Theatre Festival. He also completed a season at the Stratford Festival, and is currently in his 6th season at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-lake Ontario.​Maybe one day he'll even have a permanent address.Yukon born, Calvin Laveck is an enthusiastic vaudeville performer who graduated from the Music Theatre Department at Sheridan College. Stage credits include: Spring Awakening, Chicago, Merrily We Roll Along (Sheridan Theatre); Leading Singer (Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines); Dogtown (Nakai); Million Dollar Quartet (Magnus Theatre); Once (Neptune Theatre); Million Dollar Quartet (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Million Dollar Quartet (Sudbury Theatre Centre)

Kevin Wong is a composer-lyricist, singer/musician, and dramaturg. His musicals include: Recurring John: A Song Cycle; STAR!(ving): A Collection of Songs; Polly Peel (with Julie Tepperman); Out of Stock; Drama 101 (with Steven Gallagher); In Real Life (with Nick Green); Believers (with Ali Joy Richardson), Take Me Back (with Amir Haidar); and Soft Magical Tofu Boys. Kevin streams online concerts weekly on the streaming service Twitch (twitch.tv/kevinywong). He is a member of the vocal group Asian Riffing Trio (with Chris Tsujiuchi and Colin Asuncion), is currently part-time faculty at Sheridan College, and is a three-time winner of the Playwrights Guild of Canada's Tom Hendry Dan School of Drama & Music Award for New Musical. As of 2023, he is the Creative Lead on the Musical Stage Company's UnCovered concert series. Most recently, he can be heard on his albums Small Ways to Move and Covers (available on streaming services everywhere).Amir Haidar is a PhD student at the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. Hailing from Lebanon, Amir has enjoyed performing since his inception, which led him to be a part of several theatrical productions, workshops and concerts in and around the country before he earned his BA in Mathematics from the American University of Beirut. He moved to Canada in 2009, earned his BFA in Music Theatre from Sheridan College. Since graduating, he has been working as an actor in Canada, performing in such works as Sweeney Todd, Rent and Oklahoma!, working with many theatre companies like Talk is Free Theatre, YPT and he was most recently a cast member of the Toronto production of Mirvish's Come From Away. 

This new musical explores recovery from opioid addiction within a family and asks, does one moment define a life? Come to the public reading so you can join the workshop process and help us bring this show to life!This challenging drama about relationships, within families and with ourselves is a deep dive into the effects of trauma, opioid addiction, and a journey towards renewed life. Sarah, a recovering addict, grapples with her past as she strives to reconnect with her estranged teenage daughter, her own mother, and walk a path towards healing.

MICHAEL COLBY is the librettist/lyricist of such musicals as CHARLOTTE SWEET (Drama Desk Award nomination), TALES OF TINSELTOWN, NORTH ATLANTIC (Show Business Award), SLAY IT WITH MUSIC (off-Broadway & London), MRS. McTHING, THEY CHOSE ME!, and LUDLOW LADD. He was chief writer for the Drama Desk Award-winning New Amsterdam Theatre Company and has been a writer for The NY Festival of Song and Theatre By the Blind.He is the author of the well-received autobiographical book “The Algonquin Kid: Adventures Growing Up at New York's Legendary Hotel.” Jay Records has released CDs of TALES OF TINSELTOWN, CHARLOTTE SWEET (the complete show), and LUDLOW LADD. DANGEROUS, a musical he co-wrote, has recently been optioned for Broadway.Michael wrote continuity for two benefits at the 92nd Street Y: STANDING OVATIONS (starring Carol Channing, Nell Carter, Elaine Stritch, Leslie Uggams, and other great ladies of the theatre) and THE LONGEST RUNNING SHOW ON BROADWAY (a tribute to Maurice Levine, hosted by Angela Lansbury). He also wrote STEPHEN SCHWARTZ: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION, a benefit for the Directors Company, starring Betty Buckley, Paul Shaffer, Kathy Najimi, et al.He created special material for ANIMAL CRACKERS (Paper Mill Playhouse/Goodspeed), lyrics for MEESTER AMERIKA (The Garage Theatre, NJ) and THE HUMAN HEART (at Marymount Manhattan College), and the narration for THE MAYOR MUSICALS, a benefit for Musicals In Concert hosted by Sheldon Harnick. Among the personalities for whom Mr. Colby has written material are Linda Lavin, Tony Randall, Tovah Feldshuh, Andrea McArdle, Robert Cuccioli, Savion Glover, Dina Merrill, Susan Stroman, Michael Feinstein, Natalie Douglas, Jack Gilford, Sharon McNight, Tom Wopat, Tony Yazbeck, Kristin Chenoweth, Bruce Adler, Lainie Kazan, Jane Powell, Julie Wilson, Alison Fraser, Donna McKechnie, & Cicely Tyson.Michael's movie credits include writing the title song for the film HEART OF THE BEHOLDER.He currently serves as Vice President of the acclaimed off-Broadway company, Urban Stages. There, he has written, produced, and often hosted annual benefits for their Winter Rhythms series.  These include: The Algonquin Kid, Ludlow Ladd in Concert, Other Lives: The Story Songs of Michael Colby (also an album from JAY Records), The Algonquin Retrospective (Nights at the Algonquin and Created at the Algonquin), Holiday Regards (MAC Award nomination), and the upcoming Cast of Characters.A member of BMI and the Dramatists Guild, Michael has a BA in English from Northwestern University and an MA in Drama from NYU. He lives in Metuchen, NJ with his wife Andrea.Website

Route 66Music - Fred StarkLyrics - William SquierBook - William Squier & Jerold Goldstein Route 66 is a musical romantic comedy about a charmingly neurotic freelance journalist from Chicago and a laid-back cowboy photographer from Arizona that team up to do a magazine piece about the historic old highway. In the process of rediscovering America, they fall in love with one another --- and with all the colorful characters they meet along the way. The show sports a spirited country/pop score and featured roles for a small ensemble of strong actor/ singers. Route 66 recently had it's World Premiere at The Depot Theatre and a 7 week run at Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse.More Info

CameltonTwenty years ago, Award-winning musical theatre writer Stephen Cole met his first camel...and he hasn't been the same since. Stephen tells his hilarious story of writing a musical for the Emir of Qatar. Picture this! Two Brooklyn Jews, some Middle Eastern producers, flying carpets, Croatian acrobats, Russian ballet dancers, an Italian director, the desert, camels (a lot of camels!) and, of course, music. You will laugh and you will cry (from laughing) in this outrageous, once-in-a-lifetime, unbelievable-but-true tale of how Stephen and his collaborator wrote the first American Musical to premiere in the Middle East.Ticket Info Here

Jo: The Little Women MusicalA reimagined take on Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic. At its heart is Jo March, a passionate young writer whose grief over losing her sister transforms into the story we all know and love. With a lush, timeless score and bold new perspective, Jo brings universal themes of family, ambition, and identity into sharp focus for today's audiences—reminding us that the fight to claim one's voice and purpose is as relevant now as it was then.Tickets

JeannieA large clock on the back wall announces each of the twelve hours symbolizing the twelve scenes of the musical, Jeannie. With the tick of each hour, Jeannie and her children: Ernest, Martha, and Hannah, face increasingly more difficult challenges as Jeannie faces end-of-life.Website

Always YoungAlways Young Is a heart-warming, magical reflection on school days in the eighties. Discover the possible stories behind the characters we all remember from school. An insightful and thought provoking look at how our school experiences and parenting influenced who we are today.A show for adults about our memories. A nostalgic yet disconcerting reality check, that uses music, and tall tales to deliver powerful messages.Our unreliable Narrator ‘Haywire' takes you on a journey through his past and introduces us to many different characters in a british school somewhere. These individuals, often seen as misfits, outcasts or troubled youths explore their own self-discoveries, reflections, passions, ambitions, and nightmares as they try to conform to society or just fit in at school.20 Original musical numbers with lyrics by Mark Tunstall and musical score by Lulu Chen and various artists, accentuate the stories with genre bending sounds and styles that traverse musical history. Honky-Tonk Piano meets Contemporary Rock Anthem Stylings, Hip Hop, Jazz, Rock n Roll, Bitter-Sweet Ballads and Toe Tapping Feelgood Broadway and Vaudevillian style numbers.Always Young explores many themes at large today, not just childhood insecurities. The show explores acceptance and inCLUSIVITY of LGBTQ, the development of individuality verses forced conformity, crime, neglect, abuse, mental health, bullying and unrecognized neurodiversity in its many guises.Website

The Queen Is MadTom James McGrath (book, music & lyricsAmy Clare Tasker (book & lyrics)Joanna is fiery and dares to speak her mind. When she unexpectedly becomes Queen, her father and husband are determined to silence her. She went down in history as Joanna the Mad; what if she wasn't insane, but furious? SIX meets Sondheim in this dark saga inspired by Catherine of Aragon's older sister. 

DeathlessBook, music, and lyrics by Zack ZadekDeathless follows the Serling family as they take their annual road trip to Niagara Falls, but this time they're saying goodbye to Mom. Along the way, memories of past trips, old wounds, and family secrets are navigated in a not-too-distant future where no one dies of disease.For daughter Hayley, the journey means facing the big questions of life and death. Travel with unforgettable characters on the brink of discovering that living forever may not be as wonderful as it sounds.Listen Here

The Business of Broadway and Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS)  showcase of three original Korean musicals - each presented in the United States for the first time.The K-Musical Roadshow features fully translated performances with New York–based creative teams and performers. Each 40-minute presentation is followed by a brief Q&A with the artists and a networking reception with the Korean producers and creative teams.

Following Jimmy ValentineBook, Music & Lyrics by Jeff FlasterNotorious jewel thief Jimmy Valentine swears he's going straight this time. But Jimmy has baggage that won't fit in his suitcase of burglar's tools. Soon after his release from prison, he's back to his old habits. Disillusioned New Orleans detective Jen Price wants to catch Jimmy Valentine — and feel like a hero again. But Jimmy isn't the villain she'd hoped he'd be. While hiding in a small town, Jimmy falls in love with Annabel Adams, which inspires him to go straight at last. But is it too late?

Pirates! The Penzance MusicalLibretto: W. S. GilbertMusic: Sir Arthur SullivanAdaptation: Rupert HolmesGilbert & Sullivan's pirate ship docks in New Orleans in this jazzy-bluesy vision of the crowd-pleasing classic, in an outrageously clever romp sizzling with Caribbean rhythms and French Quarter flair. With the tongue-twisting Major-General, the rabble-rousing Pirate King, newly-imagined young lovers, daring daughters, footloose pirates and fleet-footed police, there's a shipload of musical comedy delights on board to dazzle first-timers and G&S aficionados alike.

The Choir of ManWelcome to THE CHOIR OF MAN, the best pub in the world... Come ready to drink in the excitement!Brimming with hits from artists such as Queen, Luther Vandross, Sia, Paul Simon, Adele, Guns & Roses, Avicii and Katy Perry to name but a few, this is a pub like no other! A wildly talented group of incredible instrumentalists, world-class wordsmiths, and sensational singers; this cast of nine (extra)ordinary guys serve it all... live!An uplifting celebration of community and friendship where everyone is welcome. It's 90 minutes of feel-good, foot-stomping entertainment unlike anything else in the West End.

Higher Ground the MusicalIn a future ravaged by global warming, the last colony of survivors in New York City face an impending superstorm. "HIGHER GROUND: THE MUSICAL" is a four-part graphic novel series and stage musical that explores the intimate relationships between members of a multi-racial and multi-generational group struggling to survive in the only neighborhood still standing in the city. When mysterious strangers arrive, the colony must decide if they are a threat, or a way out.

We are joined by 3 members of the Thailand musical theatre world to talk about: What is Thai musical theatre? What's it like? How does it compare to the rest of the world and many other questions.We are joined by Raksak Kongseng, Tidtaya Sinutoke, Chutimta Puttikulangkura for another Musical Theatre Round Table.

House of Fallen WomenMusic, Lyrics & Book by Natalie Rebecca LovejoyHouse of Fallen Women is an original new musical that explores women's sexual liberation through the stories of historical women whose ambition, defiance, or desires cast them as cautionary tales or erased them from history entirely. It asks: what really makes the “fallen woman” so threatening?

Dubbo Championship WrestlingBook & Lyrics by Daniel CullenMusic by Daniel & James CullenThere's not a spare seat in the Dubbo Dome. Ozzy the Aussie Battler flicks his cape and steps into the ring, and the crowd go troppo.This is Dubbo Championship Wrestling, the hilarious new Aussie rock musical that will change everything you thought you knew about professional wrestling, regional Australia, and musical theatre itself.Rose, a young woman from Dub-Vegas with wrestling in her blood, has long ago turned her back on the family business and Dubbo's stifling small-town ways. When circumstance brings her back to her hometown on the eve of Dubbomania, the biggest wrestling tournament of the year, Rose is drawn into a monumental battle over family and identity, featuring capes, choreography, and some of the most colourful characters you'll ever meet.The violence, the joy, the costumes, the thumbtacks. Will there be blood? We bloody hope so.

Taro Angels & LoveMusic, Book & Lyrics by Dawa TenzinHarold married Carnation when they were young and living on the Earthly Plane.  Now a hundred years on they live on the Astral Plane, Carnation is a fully fledged angel but Harold is a lowly spirit guide still trying to earn his wings.​Harold is tasked with bringing a young couple, Erin and Adam together and Carnation has to reunite Erin with her estranged father.​Erin believes in destiny and consults with a tarot card reader who with the help of Harold forecasts certain happenings.​Things don't always go to plan, can Harold and Carnation succeed in their heavenly tasks or does random fate determine otherwise?

The Fitzgeralds of St. PaulBook, Music and Lyrics by Christie BaugherThe Fitzgeralds of St. Paul is a two-person, one act full-length chamber musical about F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, celebrated literary figures of the Jazz Age. Part memory play, part gin-soaked vaudeville, The Fitzgeralds of St. Paul is a fictionalized, hyper-theatrical imagining of an infamous marriage – an evening in which two tragic, larger-than-life icons of a bygone era finally get to tell their story.

fuzzy a New MusicalJeff Talbott - Book & LyricsWill Van Dyke - Music & Lyricsfuzzy is the story of a furry little monster (named Fuzzy) who has come home to take care of their currently-ailing mother (named Muzzy). fuzzy is also the story of a storyteller we'll call The Human, who has come to a theatre to tell the story of a furry little monster who . . .you get the gist. A teeny tiny musical (with puppets! lots and lots of puppets!) about great big things, fuzzy is mostly a story about stories themselves – why we tell them, how we tell them and what happens to a group of people listening when we do.

tick, tick...BOOM!Fri Nov 7th - Sat 15th (EST)Alumnae Theatre70 Berkeley St, Toronto, ON M5A 2W6, Canada  Before RENT, there was tick, tick...BOOM! This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer of RENT, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre. His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city, his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue and, yet, Jon is still waiting on tables and trying to write the great American musical. Set in 1990, this compelling story of personal discovery takes you on the playwright/composer's journey that led to a Broadway blockbuster.SHOW INFOMatinees @ 3PMEvenings @ 8PMPreviews: Nov 7th (8PM), Nov 8th (3PM)Opening: Nov 8th (8PM)Approximately 90 mins with no intermission.General Admission seating.Content Warnings: adult themes, HIV/AIDS, mental health, drug and alcohol use.Accessibility: Alumnae Theatre is fully wheelchair accessible. Please email us at info@bowtieproductions.ca to reserve a wheelchair seat.

Perfect WorldRichard Winzeler - Composer & Co-LyricistAlan Edmunds - Librettist & Co-LyricistPerfect World began innocently as a research project to document and analyze the incredible writings of Barbara Follett. As a professional psychologist, Alan had been curious about precocious child writers for more than a decade. Children who write like adults are incredibly rare and Barbara's prolific work certainly fit the bill. Being an avid musical theatre fan and performer, he instinctively envisioned Barbara's compelling life story as a musical and the archives at Columbia University were a treasure trove of detail. The initial book and lyrics evolved over a few years and two table readings were held. Richard joined the project as composer/co-lyricist, the score was created, and the journey to hone and refine this original musical theater piece began. The third table reading included demo recordings of all songs. The participants' positive and inspiring feedback has led to more refinement and an upcoming staged reading. They say you never write a musical, you simply rewrite it until it works. The creative process continues.

Selections from The Path to CatherineMusic - Jan RoperLyrics and Book - Patricia ZehentmayrThe Path to Catherine is the true backstory of Sophie, the teenage girl who will become Catherine the Great, and the two women whose lives would ignite her extraordinary destiny.Featuring music by Jan Roper and book and lyrics by Patricia Zehentmayr, the album features Tony Award nominee Caitlin Kinnunen (The Prom), Krystina Alabado (Mean Girls), Sharon Wilkins (Seussical), Sophia Oda (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody), Zakiya Young (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin) and Maiya Sykes (La La Land).

Tom founded Theatre Now in 2013 and has been the Producing Artistic Director since its inception, working on the development of new musicals through writers' groups, productions, readings, workshops and other developmental programs. Through Theatre Now, Tom produces the annual SOUND BITES Festival of New 10-minute Musicals now entering its twelfth year with over 40 titles available for licensing through Theatre Now's partnership with Music Theatre International (MTI). With Theatre Now Tom has worked with over 200 theatre writers on the development of new musicals.  Prior to Theatre Now Tom was the Artistic Director of ReVision Theatre, a regional theatre in Asbury Park, NJ where he produced The Who's Tommy, and the NJ premiere of Spring Awakening to critical and audience acclaim at sold-out capacity. He helped develop and produced the musical premieres Kingdom by Aaron Jafferis and Ian Willams, a hip-hop rock musical based on the Latin Kings (Winner Best Musical 2008, New Jersey Star Ledger), The Break-up Notebook, The Lesbian Musical by Lori Scarlett, David Manning and Patricia Cotter staring Beth Malone (Winner Best Musical 2010, New Jersey Star. Ledger) and The Bikinis, a jukebox musical featuring hits from the 60's with an original book by Jim Hindman, Ray Roderick and Joseph Baker, featuring Annie Golden, Cheryl Freeman, Karen Quakenbush and Kathy Morath. Following the Revision Theatre's production, The Bikinis was produced at The Goodspeed Opera House and many of the shows Tom has developed have been produced commercially and presented throughout the U.S. at regional theatres. Also with Revision Theatre he produced and directed Hello, Dolly! Starring Richard Skipper as Carol Channing and The Rocky Horror Show (Winner Year End Best Theatre Awards 2011, New Jersey Star Ledger and Tri-City News).  In 1995 Tom founded The Genesius Theatre Guild a non-profit organization dedicated to new works. Notable writers included Andrew Lippa, Adam Gwon, Joe Iconis along with Kerrigan and Lowdermilk who created work through Genesius' new musicals Upstairs At Red cabaret program. Tom worked with playwright Itamar Moses and produced the premiere production of Jonathan Tolin's The Last Sunday In June which became the highlight of Rattlestick Productions 2003 off Broadway season and went on to its commercial New York run at the Century Center Theatre.  Tom was a member of Circle Repertory Company as a LAB member and directed at other prominent NYC companies that included Naked Angels and Ensemble Studio Theatre in addition to directing many plays and musicals at regional theatres across the U.S. Tom attended New York University as an acting major and studied acting with Stella Adler and directing with Suzanne Shepherd and Larry Arrick. ​He has worked in all areas of professional theatre: regional, summer, dinner theatre, off and on Broadway. Tom has taught acting, musical theatre  classes and workshops at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), Wagner College, New York University, The Creative Acting Company, NYC. A member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and Actors' Equity Association (AEA), his website can be found at www.ThomasMorrissey.com

Karl the Cat and the Junkyard PackJesse Lewis: Playwright/Composer, Producer, Karl the CatRachel Van Staalduinen: Production Designer, Puppet Builder, Ensemble CastKarl is an adventurous cat, exploring the garbage peaks and demolished cars of their junkyard home, but they struggle with figuring out their true purpose. Introducing the audience, the junkyard tourists, to his many puppet friends, from Daryl the Dog to Courtney the Crow, Karl will begin to figure out who they are, and how they belong in their pack. They'll findadventure with those who matter to them the most in a 45-minute spectacle of live music and originally designed hand-puppets.

Goin' HollywoodMusic by David KraneBook & Lyrics by Stephen ColeIt's Alice's birthday, and Garson, her musical writing partner and sometimes lover, takes her to lunch at the trendiest restaurant in Grand Central Station, The Super Chief Dining Car. The restaurant is a perfect replica of the Super Chief Dining car of the train that took everyone out to Hollywood back in the Golden Age.  Alice and Garson have always had one wish, to live back when movie musicals and MGM was at its hottest, and when Alice blows out her candles and makes her wish, the Super Chief Dining Car starts to move on a track, taking them cross country and back to Hollywood in 1949.They are told by the conductor that their ticket is good for one year.Once there, they get jobs at MGM, and find out that every era has its dangers and pitfalls as they encounter the decline of the studio system, sexism, anti-semitism, homophobia, and the Blacklist.L.B. Mayer has them investigated and finds that they have no identity (as they're from the future) and thinks they're Commie spies.Their year is up and they hot-foot it back home to their own time with a new understanding of who they are and where they are meant to be and that there is no time like the present.

YELLOW SOUND LABEL has announced the release of The Billy Joel Project, the debut album from The Broadway Ensemble – an 11-member cast with a combined 48 Broadway credits – on streaming and digital formats today, Friday, August 1. The CD edition is due on Friday, September 26. The recording is produced by Phil Geoffrey Bond, the force behind the Grammy Award-nominated album series Sondheim Unplugged. Stream or download the album at Spotify or Apple Music. Pre-order the CD HERE. The Billy Joel Project is a new collection of songs, at turns intimate and explosive, that gets to the heart of one of the major singer/songwriters of our time. These new interpretations honor the original versions, but invite the audience to hear them in new ways. The album not only highlights beloved Joel classics like “She's Always a Woman,” “Only the Good Die Young,” and “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,” but also a selection of deeper cuts, such as “Where's the Orchestra?” and Joel's latest single from last year, “Turn the Lights Back On.” The album highlights the vocal talents of Farah Alvin (Drama Desk nominee, The Marvelous Wonderettes), Nicholas Edwards (& Juliet, Frozen), John Treacy Egan (The Producers, The Little Mermaid), Annie Golden (“Orange Is the New Black,” Assassins), Lina Koutrakos (10-time MAC Award winner), Aaron Ramey (The Visit, The Bridges of Madison County), Nicholas Rodriguez (Company, The Sound of Music), Courter Simmons (Jersey Boys), Rachel Ulanet (Beauty and the Beast, LoveMusik), Donna Vivino (Wicked, Hell's Kitchen), and Michael Winther (Flying Over Sunset, Songs from an Unmade Bed). Music direction is by Jeremy Robin Lyons (Anastasia). THE BROADWAY ENSEMBLE, founded in 2025 by Grammy-nominated record producer Phil Geoffrey Bond was created to bring Broadway's vocal artistry to a larger audience, featuring some of the most exciting voices ever to grace a Midtown stage. Settle in with your favorite cocktail as cast members from shows like Hell's Kitchen, Wicked, Frozen, Hairspray, Mamma Mia!, and The Producers lend their remarkable voices to contemporary classics. From Billy Joel and Joni Mitchell to The Beatles, Annie Lennox, Elton John, and Carole King, these powerhouse performers reimagine the music of legendary artists, supported by extraordinary Broadway pit musicians who have stepped out of the orchestra pit and into the spotlight. More details at www.TheBroadwayEnsemble.com 

Robert Meffe, Head of the SDSU MFA Musical Theatre Program, spent twenty-two years in New York City as a professional conductor, music director, keyboardist, orchestrator, arranger and music copyist. His Broadway credits include: Associate Conductor of Little Women and the last six years of Les Misérables, keyboards for Evita (2012 revival), Newsies, The Phantom of the Opera, Avenue Q, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Grey Gardens, and Bombay Dreams.National Tour credits include Music Director of Evita (2012 revival) and The Phantom of the Opera, Associate Conductor of Les Misérables, Little Women, and Sunday in the Park with George. Off-Broadway: Myths & Hymns, Violet, The Prince and the Pauper, Gutenberg! The Musical!, and music arrangements for Disenchanted. TV: Encore! (Disney+), Earth To America (TBS), Renee Fleming-Live at Lincoln Center (PBS). Las Vegas: Associate Conductor of Avenue Q, keyboards for Mamma Mia and Hairspray. Williamstown Theatre Festival: Ten Cents a Dance (directed by John Doyle). Paper Mill Playhouse: Peter Pan (Music Director), Forum, Thoroughly Modern Millie (Associate), A Wonderful Life, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers(keyboards). San Diego credits include a nomination for Best Musical Direction for Fun Home (San Diego Rep), keyboards for Wicked, Waitress, Beautiful and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (San Diego Civic Theatre), Bright Star, Looking for Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (The Old Globe), Kiss My Aztec, Fly (La Jolla Playhouse) and Far Away Places, a one-night cabaret show with Patti Lupone (Balboa Theatre).Robert served as Music Prep Supervisor/Orchestrator for the benefit concert, You've Got a Friend at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles honoring legendary singer/songwriter Carole King. New orchestrations included “I Feel the Earth Move” for Alicia Keys and “It's Too Late” for Amy Grant.Mr. Meffe serves as the Head of the Faculty for the Musical Theatre Studio at the Trentino Music Festival in Mezzano, Italy. For this festival he has music directed Godspell, Evita, Into the Woods, and Rent.A champion of new works, Mr. Meffe has music directed many workshops and reading of new musicals including Postcard American Town by Lynne Shankel and Crystal Skillman,  'Til Death Do Us Part, by Bobby Cronin and Caroline Prugh, Mister Doctor and Mr. Holland's Opus, both written by B.D. Wong and Wayne Barker, We Foxes and Darling, both written by Ryan Scott Oliver, Quanah by Larry Gatlin and Tony Dodge, College: The Musical by Drew Fornarola and Scott Elmegreen, A Lasting Impression by Zoe Sarnak, Factory Girls by Sean Mahoney and Creighton Irons and I Capture the Castle by Cara Reichel and Peter Foley. SDSU New Musical InitiativeOver the course of two years, MFA students will rehearse and develop to full production a new work of musical theatre under the guidance of faculty director Stephen Brotebeck and faculty music director (and Head of MFA Program) Robert Meffe. Brotebeck and Meffe have years of Broadway experience developing new musical works for the stage including shows such as Peter and the Starcatcher, Ghost and Little Women. Past artists have included Derek Gregor, Phoebe Kreutz, T.C. Lind, Lynne Shankel, Crystal Skillman, Bobby Cronin, Caroline Prugh, Ryan Scott Oliver, BD Wong, Wayne Barker, Michael Federico and Home for Hovercraft band members Seth and Sean Magill. Our plan is to collaborate with a creative team in three stages from reading to workshop to full production. We are looking for completed scripts and scores from a team that is interested in developing their work in conjunction with our graduate students. The committee considers a host of factors in the selection process, including representation of writers and stories from a range of cultural, ethnic, racial, and other affinities, as well as the gender balance of the writers whose work is presented in a given theatrical season.

Tinkerbell LiveBruce's Garden 11 Park Terrace E, New York, NY 10034, USA Ticket InfoJoin Princess Snow White, Prince Dreamboat, The Evil Queen, and Little Rosa Riding Hood for a wacky, bilingual trip to Fairlyland.Frog & Peach Theatre Company, one of New York's most beloved arts institutions, is very pleased to announce that the 2025 edition of Tinkerbell Live will be coming to Bruce's Garden in Inwood Hill Park (11 Park Terrace E) on Saturday, October 18 at 1pm.Join Princess Snow White, Woodsman Will, Prince Dreamboat, The Evil Queen, Ringmaster Ron, and Little Rosa Riding Hood for a wacky, BILINGUAL trip to Fairlyland.With games, music, songs and excitement, Tinkerbell Theatre has been bringing high-quality family theatre to New Yorkers of all ages since 2009. If you love Rocky & Bullwinkle or Pee-Wee Herman, TINKERBELL LIVE is just right for you.TINKERBELL LIVE is appropriate for kids (and former kids) ages 4 and up.Don't miss the fun of TINKERBELL LIVE! Starring Anuj Parikh, Hari Bakhsar, Erica Cafarelli, Jaixa Irizarry, Steven Ungar, and Lenny Ciotti as The Evil Queen!Written and directed by Lynnea Benson. Music & lyrics by Ted Zurkowski. Production Assistants Abril Soler Rocha and Arley Trice.

Romero + JulietThe Cutting Room44 E 32nd St, New York, NY 10016, USATicket InfoA cast of Broadway names and up and coming talent will be taking the Cutting Room stage for the New York City concert premiere of the new zombie rock musical ROMERO & JULIET.Yup. Zombies! Shakespeare! 80s inspired music!It's September, Friday the 13th, 1985. Zombies are trying to go mainstream and find acceptance. They despise the filmmaker George Romero for revealing their existence. Public sentiment is running high against Zombies.When Regional Guardsman Romero George (a distant relative of the filmmaker) meets Juliet (a Zombie) at a music festival called Deadstock, what could possibly go wrong?Starring as the star-crossed lovers are Chad Marge as Romero and Delilah Jane Dunn as Juliet.Tony nominee Steven Skybell (CABARET, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, WICKED, Yiddish FIDDLER) will be one of several Broadway vets joining them. Also in the cast are Caren Lyn Manuel (Tackett,) whose Broadway credits include RENT, HAIR, BROOKLYN and HIGH FIDELITY; Robert DuSold (LES MIS, JEKYLL & HYDE, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN;) Natalie Joy Johnson (LEMPICKA, LEGALLY BLONDE, KINKY BOOTS;) and Chani Maisonet (SIX National tour, Off Broadway LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, TITANIQUE.) Rounding out the principal cast are Tristan Smith, Max Suwarno, and Vince Tresco. The cast also includes Tyler Evick, Sharon Lita, Andrew McNamara, Emily Lynne Miller, Ray Robinson, and Ava Tyson as the Vocal Majority.This new musical blends Shakespeare's classic tragedy, ROMEO & JULIET with elements of the horror classic “Night of the Living Dead,” and features an all new 80s score inspired by Madonna, Bon Jovi, Heart, Laura Brannigan, George Michael, Boy George, Blondie and more. The show features book and lyrics by Scott Logsdon and music by Aaron Gandy, the creators of THE CRINOLYNNS.

Michael Finke is a New York based musical theater writer. He's written the book, music, and lyrics for full-length musicals such as Reporting Live, Caroline and George, Surrounded By the Water, and Powerline Road which recently completed a developmental Off-Broadway production at the A.R.T./New York Gural Theater. His work has been developed at regional theatres across the country including Merrimack Repertory Company (Lowell, MA), New Musicals Inc. (Los Angeles), Musical Theatre Heritage (Kansas City), and OutVisible Theatre (Detroit), as well as collegiate institutions like New York University, Pace University, Long Island University, and Columbia College of Chicago. Other projects include the musical short Dead Flowers, which is licensed by Music Theatre International in both English and Spanish. He also wrote the one-act musical comedy Movies Are Not Dead as well as music and lyrics for the solo musicals Christmas in Afghanistan and A Single Vibration, both of which were commissioned for the Veteran's Project with New Musicals Inc. Upcoming projects include the Untitled Kansas Project (developed by Theatre Now) and the Broadway-bound 161st Street, written with Andrew David Sotomayor (developed and produced by Holey Shirts Productions).  Michael's had songs and concerts of his work performed at the Lincoln Center Library, Signature Theatre, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra in Prague, 54 Below, Joe's Pub, the Green Room 42, the Laurie Beechman Theatre, and many more. His original Christmas song “Hope is Born” was broadcast nationwide on the Christmas Day telecast on ABC. For the past two decades Michael has been on the artistic staff of Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts, having led over 40 musical theatre writing workshops in Ohio, Florida, New York, Kansas, Nevada, Sweden, and Italy.  Michael is a current and original member of the Theatre Now Musical Theatre Writer's Lab. He's a winner of the 2015 New Voices Project with Walt Disney Imagineering and New Musicals Inc., a Dramatists Guild Fellowship and Jonathan Larson Grant finalist, a Creative Capital Grant finalist and is a proud member of ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild.  

MOSAIC is a vibrant, London-based vocal ensemble, made up of a collection of 10 singers. Founded in 2023, MOSAIC was born out of a desire to explore a diverse repertoire of music and challenge the conventions of a typical choral performance.From collaborating with emerging composers to workshop and premiere new works, to performing narrative song cycles, our work is rich in creativity and celebrates the varied and exciting landscape of contemporary choral music.

Nietzsche unveils the cast of characters who shaped the life and legacy of the controversial philosopher—Friedrich (“Fritz”) Nietzsche. His mother wanted him to be a pastor. His musical mentor wanted him to defend antisemitism. His sister wanted power. His love interest wanted freedom. And Fritz wanted to love life—all of it. But how? What do you do when you adore people whose values you abhor? The musical unfolds as a series of flashbacks leading to an explosive conclusion: Fritz goes insane; his sister, Elisabeth, allies with the Nazis; and his love, Lou Salomé, vows to honor their bond and write a book that will set the record straight.Book, lyrics, and music by Kimerer LaMotheMusic and orchestrations by Geoffrey Gee

1816 : The Year Without A SummerTrapped indoors by torrential rain, legendary writers Byron, Percy and Mary Shelley and their friends, Polidori and Claire, search for inspiration by the gloomy Lake Geneva. But things fall apart the longer they are stuck together... Polidori's diary is brought to life in the 1816: The Year Without a Summer musical.Nat Riches + Natasha Atkinson; Co-writers

In 1865, Mary Surratt became the first woman hanged by the United States government. Was she capable of aiding in the murder of a president? Was her conviction a rational legal process, or the result of deception brought on by a public hungry for revenge?The events of her life are dramatized in a surreal montage of sight and sound that questions her role in the Lincoln conspiracy and her relationship with John Wilkes Booth.Tom Swimm - Music, Lyrics & Book

The Turn of the Screw received its world premiere at Creative Cauldron in 2015, as part of the “Bold New Works for Intimate Stages” initiative. This musical adaptation of the Henry James classic ghost story was hailed by critics as “hypnotic and unnerving.” The story follows a governess who takes a position caring for two children on a remote country estate. She soon has eerie encounters...​Told through the musical genius of Conner and Smith, Creative Cauldron's revival of this chilling psychological thriller will keep audiences on the edge of their seats!Music by Matt ConnerLibretto & Lyrics by Stephen Gregory Smith

Inspired by historical events surrounding Raquel Liberman, Bordello is the immigrant story of one heroic Polish woman who is forced into prostitution and risks everything to bring an international Jewish sex-trafficking ring to justice. With a musical palette that includes tango and klezmer, this never-been-told-before tale of love and bravery is set in the colorful world of Buenos Aires in 1920.Barbara Bellman - Co-Book and LyricsEmiliano Messiez - MusicJoan Ross Sorkin - Co-Book and Additional Lyrics

Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical dramatizes the story of the 1961 Freedom Rides — a series of integrated bus rides through the American South designed to test and defy segregation laws. Facing violent mobs, unjust arrests, and a federal government slow to intervene, these college-age activists changed the course of American history through nonviolent protest and unwavering resolve. With a dynamic original score that blends gospel, folk, and contemporary musical theatre, the show elevates both the pain and the power of that moment — making it essential viewing for audiences today.Music and Lyrics by Richard Allen and Taran GrayBook by Richard Allen

Set in the basement of a Brooklyn church, SOBER SONGS is a darkly comedic musical that follows six young adults in recovery at a local AA meeting founded by the gruff but loving “Cap.” Blending biting humor, emotional ballads, and sharp dialogue, the show evolves from light and charming to deeply emotional, offering a raw, character-driven, and emotionally authentic look at addiction, love, identity, and the complicated, messy road to sobriety. With heart, heartbreak, and cathartic honesty, SOBER SONGS offers a deeply human—and at times hilarious—glimpse into recovery culture.