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A Wall Apart
Book by Sam Goldstein & Craig Clyde; Music and Lyrics by Graham Russell
An original rock musical about a 30-year love story set against the backdrop of the Berlin Wall. With music by Graham Russell of Air Supply, this epic story examines three generations of family ties, brotherhood, love, and marriage. What is the price of… [read more]
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Backbeard: The Musical
Book by Matthew McElligott, Larry Tuxbury & Brian Sheldon; Music by Michael Musial; Lyrics by Matthew McElligott, Michael Musial & Larry Tuxbury
This rollicking musical tells the tale of Backbeard, the hairiest pirate who ever lived, and his quest to answer the question “How should a pirate look?” When a rowdy birthday party ruins his clothes, a pair of persuasive tailors convince him to try a… [read more]
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Ben, Virginia, and Me (The Liberace Musical)
Book by Roger O. Hirson; Music and Lyrics by Barbara Carole Sickmen; Original Concept by Barbara Carole Sickmen
Before Liberace entered the world of glitz and glamour, the legendary showman crossed paths with history’s most notorious gangster and his girlfriend, forming a unique bond. Featuring a lavish original score, this world premiere musical explores the… [read more]
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Errol and Fidel
Book by Boyd Anderson & Guy Anderson; Music by Peter Kaldor, John Kaldor and Doug Oberhamer; Lyrics by Boyd Anderson
Cuba, 1958: Revolution is in the air! In his final year Errol Flynn has one last adventure. The dashing star of so many Hollywood blockbusters yearns to be a real hero, and Fidel Castro fits the bill. What Fidel craves is fame, and who better than Errol to… [read more]
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FREEDOM RIDERS: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSICAL
Book by Richard Allen; Music and Lyrics by Richard Allen & Taran Gray
In 1961, 400 ordinary human beings put their lives on the line to bring attention to the injustice of segregation in an action that would show the world an image of the ‘burning bus America,’ whose existence most Americans wanted to ignore. FREEDOM RIDERS:… [read more]
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Generation Me
Book by Julie Soto; Music by Will Finan; Lyrics by Julie Soto; Story by Julie Soto & Ryan Warren
At age 15, Milo Reynolds had it all: a seat at the popular table, the perfect girlfriend, the “coolest” parents, and friends who worshiped him. So when Milo takes his own life on Monday morning, his friends and family are left questioning everything they… [read more]
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Georama: An American Panorama told on 3 Miles of Canvas
Book by West Hyler & Matt Schatz; Music and Lyrics by Matt Schatz; Arrangements, Additional Music, and Lyrics by Jack Herrick
In the 1850s John Banvard did more to elevate fine arts than any single American artist before him. Banvard was the most famous living painter in the world and the first millionaire artist, world-renowned for his three-mile long moving panorama celebrating… [read more]
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Matthew McConaughey vs. The Devil: An American Myth
Book by Emilie Landmann & Carrie Morgan; Music by Jonathan Quesenberry; Lyrics by Carrie Morgan & Jonathan Quesenberry
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY VS. THE DEVIL: AN AMERICAN MYTH is a Faustian comedy that dares to ask the question, “How did Matthew McConaughey win an Academy Award?” This show recounts how the RomCom-starring stoner became an A-list award winner. Matthew has his… [read more]
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Miss Blanche Tells It All
Book by Jason Jacobs; Music by Matthew C. Pritchard; Lyrics by Matthew C. Pritchard & Jason Jacobs
1969 New Orleans: it’s standing room only. The band starts the opening number for Miss Blanche, the hottest act in the Quarter – but Miss Blanche is missing in action. Instead, a fiery young man takes the stage. Relaying tales from his brutal childhood, he… [read more]
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MOTHERFREAKINGHOOD! (MATERNAL DISCRETION ADVISED)
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Julie Dunlap & Sara Stotts
Rachael, wide-eyed and optimistic, is elated to finally put her party days behind and become a mom… #YAY! Angie has pre-enrolled her unborn child in the most exclusive all-girls preschool (definitely a girl, she already has a boy). After three kids,… [read more]
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My Dear Watson
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jami-Leigh Bartschi
Follow the legendary friendship of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Through the mystery, action, and cleverness woven throughout Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories, MY DEAR WATSON looks beyond the realm of narrative and into the heart of the man… [read more]
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Night Tide
Book and Lyrics by Taylor Tash; Music by Nathania Wibowo
Inspired by the B-movie of the same title, NIGHT TIDE tells the kitschy and compelling tale of Johnny Drake, a lonely Naval sailor. While enjoying his first shore leave in a spooky, run-down seaside resort town, he meets Mora, a seductive and mysterious… [read more]
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Numbers Nerds
Book by Laura Stratford; Music by David Kornfeld; Lyrics by Alex Higgin-Houser; Story by Larry Little; Additional Music by Dylan MarcAurele
Numbers Nerds is an almost all-girl high school math team from Waukesha, Wisconsin. The team has won the Regional Math Competition and is chosen to compete in the National Math SUM-IT. These smart and funny whiz kids must unite to solve difficult math… [read more]
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Peace, Love, and Cupcakes: The Musical
Book by Sheryl Berk, Carrie Berk & Jill Jaysen; Music and Lyrics by Rick Hip-Flores
New kid, Kylie Carson is “different” – which can make middle school a very scary and unfriendly place. So she cooks up a sweet solution: form a cupcake club that’s open to anyone seeking friendship and a place to belong. But the popular clique turns bitter… [read more]
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Play Like A Winner
Book and Lyrics by Erik Johnke; Music by David Wolfson
In the fiercely competitive world of girls’ soccer, how far would you go for your child? PLAY LIKE A WINNER is a satire of the soccer mom world based upon the award-winning play All About the Kids by Caytha Jentis. At curtain, Coach Nick lies dead on… [read more]
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TEMPLE of the SOULS
Book by Anita Velez-Mitchell, Lorca Peress & Anika Paris; Music by Dean Landon & Anika Paris; Lyrics by Anita Velez-Mitchell & Anika Paris; Additional Lyrics by Dean Landon
TEMPLE OF THE SOULS is an award-winning contemporary pop musical of secrets, lies, and forbidden love. Two worlds collide in this mythical tale when Amada, the beautiful daughter of a Conquistador, and Guario, a young Taíno, meet in the magical rain forest… [read more]
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The Cadaver Synod: A Pope Musical
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Robbie Florian
In the year 897 A.D., Pope Stephen VII dug up the rotting corpse of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, and placed it on trial in front of the entire Roman Clergy, Senate, and Aristocracy. After screaming at it for hours, Stephen had the body dismembered,… [read more]
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The Fourth Messenger
Book and Lyrics by Tanya Shaffer; Music and Additional Lyrics by Vienna Teng
What if the Buddha were a woman, living in our times? Mama Sid is a modern-day “awakened one” with a worldwide following. But a determined young woman seeks to unearth Mama Sid’s mysterious past, exposing secrets that could change everything. Epic and… [read more]
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The Goree All-Girl String Band
Book and Lyrics by Michael Bradley; Music by Artie Sievers
The year is 1938 and The Goree All-Girl String Band is the biggest new radio sensation in Texas. They also happen to be convicted criminals. The six band members teach themselves music from behind bars and earn a slot on a prison-based radio program.… [read more]
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The Time Machine
Book by David Mauk & Brenda Mandabach; Music by David Mauk; Lyrics by David Mauk
In this wicked retelling of the classic novel by H.G. Wells, a troubled inventor discovers a modern dystopia where machines are nonexistent and love is forbidden. Extraordinary events force him to venture underground where he must face the demons that… [read more]
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