Selected from nearly 200 submissions, from 16 countries, nine musicals will be featured, each one in a 45-minute showcase, produced and performed by the cream of West End talent. Open to producers and public alike, this guarantees to be a fantastic chance to discover the writers and works that you'll be hearing more about the 21st century!Bill One: Summer (USA)/Children of the Night (USA)/Me and Al (USA) - T1420068141Summer - Book and Lyrics by [Erik Haagensen], Music by [Paul Schwartz]. Based on the novel by [Edith Wharton]. In 1910 Massachusetts, a young mountain girl, who has been adopted into a small town, falls in love and shows that she has never lost her free spirit. Children of the Night - Book, Music and Lyrics by [Scott Martin]. The true story of [Bram Stoker]'s passionate devotion to [Henry Irving], and his quest to persuade the great actor to star in the first theatrical version of 'Dracula'. Me and Al - Lyrics by [Donald Abramson], Book by [Judy Freed] by [Leo Schwartz]. The (trueish) story of Dr Schwimmer, the optometrist who was killed in the St Valentine's Day Massacre. An hilarious account of a little man who wants more than a dull life and bumbles into an historical event. | |
| 1 Nov 02 to 3 Nov 02 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824 listing details L0835837273 |
Bill Three: Orlandus (USA)/Dance of the Dragon (Wales)/Gay Poets in Mud (England) - T01242286998Orlandus - By [Dean Strober]. Original arrangements and compositions by the Golden Gate Quartet. The true story of Orlandus Wilson, the driving force behind the Golden Gate Quartet and a unique style of jubilee spirituals that has transcended race, religion and nationality. Dance of the Dragon by [Matthew Brind], [Philip Michell] and the [Unknown Theatre Company]. Five Welsh youngsters journey into the Land of Lost Souls to rescue their friend Spike and to discover why the dragon has lost its fire. Gay Poets in Mud - Book, Music and Lyrics by [Richard Free] and [Peter Shrubshall]. In this madcap story, Tommy Atkins dreams of becoming a panto star, but joins up at the start of the First World War and causes mayhem across the world! | |
| 2 Nov 02 to 3 Nov 02 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824 listing details L155994285 |
Bill Two: City of Dreams (USA)/Jason and the Argonauts (England)/The Awakening (USA) - T02004355632City of Dreams - Book and Lyrics by [David Zellnik], Music by [Joseph Zellnik]. Vienna, 1889. A dashing, melancholic Prince, a 16 year-old social climber and a love affair that threatens to topple an Empire. Jason and the Argonauts. - Book, Music and Lyrics by [Peter Anthony] and [Denise Wright]. The classic myth of Jason's quest to find the Golden Fleece is told in a riot of song and dance! The Awakening - Book and Lyrics by [Barbara Campbell], Music by [Gary Schocker]. Based on the novella by [Kate Chopin]. In New Orleans at the turn of century a young society wife rejects her class, her husband and children to become an artist and free herself. | |
| 1 Nov 02 to 2 Nov 02 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824 listing details L01946215897 |
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| 14 Oct 02 to 3 Nov 02 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824 listing details L1792031846 |
