After a lot of work on GRACE & THE ISLAND OF MISFITS these past few weeks, I was thrown into a production meeting of GIRLHOOD. Actually, I was thrilled to shift gears a bit, listen to some “different” music and dive back into the world of teen girls. (We had just seen the movie Eighth
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I saw this on Facebook the other day and just saved it to my desktop, thinking there is a blog here somewhere. A few days went by and I saw two musicals – a new 75 minute version of PETER PAN with a dynamic, new score and one of the first pilot productions of FROZEN,
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Some of our supporters have asked for an update on GIRLHOOD. So, here goes: 23 – Twenty-three people will write the songs for GIRLHOOD. Since GIRLHOOD is a song-cycle (click HERE to learn more about song cycles), each song will be composed by one…two or three people. We are really proud that the songs will
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As we were working on the logo for GIRLHOOD, our graphic designer suggested we use a silhouette of a girl on top of the logo. She gave us several examples, but they just did not seem right. Finally, one of our creative team said something like, “The story is about teaching our girls to be
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GIRLHOOD, my most recent project, is a song cycle musical that tells the stories of middle school girls as they experience the challenges of daily life from middle school through high school. Through interviews with girls, I have developed seven central characters that will be featured in the show along with a large ensemble. Recently,
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GIRLHOOD is an original musical developed specifically for performance in middle schools. Visit GirlhoodTheMusical.com Featuring a large, mostly female cast, the show follows the lives of several girls from the beginning of middle school to the end of high school. Based on interviews with real girls, the show documents the journeys, struggles and joys young
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Writing a story that is not your experience….. The other musical that I am developing is a show created for middle school students to perform. It is called GIRLHOOD, and it will tell the stories of girls’ experiences in middle school and beyond, ending up with their graduation from high school. But, what do I
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Creating and developing a new musical is magical and exciting. It is also painfully difficult. The great musicals (HAMILTON, HELLO DOLLY, OKLAHOMA!) all took a great deal of time and work. And even then they are also not perfect. (When I heard Lin Manuel Miranda say that there were a bunch of things that he
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CPA Theatricals, Inc. is currently developing TWO new original musicals! A CHRISTMAS MUSICAL (yet untitled) – is an original musical currently being developed in collaboration with LCG entertainment, LLC. The musical is intended for performance during the holiday season. The show will be a 90 minutes long “comedy with a heart.” A feature unique
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