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WHISPER HOUSE

Music & Lyrics by Duncan Sheik

Book & Lyrics by Kyle Jarrow

Conceived with Keith Powell

Directed by Steve Cosson

A dark and thrilling musical ghost story.

An eerie lighthouse stands on the remote coast of Maine at the height of World War II. After losing his parents, young Christopher is sent there to live with his aunt Lily, whom he’s never met, and Yasuhiro, the Japanese man who works for her.

Soon, Christopher begins to hear strange music seeping through the walls. Is his imagination getting the better of him? Or are there ghosts here, warning of real danger? Then the whispers become something louder…

Written by Grammy and Tony winner Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening, American Psycho) and Tony-nominated and Obie winner Kyle Jarrow (SpongeBob SquarePants, The Broadway Musical; The Wildness) and directed by Steve Cosson, Whisper House combines a lush original score with a haunting story of loss, love, and forgiveness.

“Stuffed with songs rich in story-telling and complex melodies” – Broadway World

“Sheik’s music keeps the pace simmering… the show, a hybrid alt-rock concert-psychological ghost story, has a revivifying freshness.” – L.A. Times

Moby-Dick, a new musical written and composed by Dave Malloy, directed by Rachel Chavkin, follows the tale of Ishmael, a young, sprightly man, as he boards the whaling ship, the Pequod. Once aboard, Ishmael meets the various crew members who hope to profit from this lucrative business. The crew consists of first mate Starbuck, second mate Stubb, and third mate Flask. In the book, these characters are all white men, though this theatrical adaptation casts these characters differently. The mates oversee the harpooners, Fedallah, Queequeg, Tashtego, and Daggoo. In the book, these characters are composites of specific indigenous and non- European cultures from around the world, a choice which this adaptation honors. There are also a number of other characters on the boat including

a carpenter, a blacksmith, and a young, Black cabin boy named Pip. Captain Ahab leads this diverse crew on an obsessive quest for revenge on Moby Dick, a giant white sperm whale. On a previous voyage, Ahab’s leg was taken by Moby Dick, spurring his quest for revenge. As Ahab pursues Moby Dick across the oceans, the crew of the Pequod and passing ships warn the captain of

the danger of his quest. These warnings do not calm Ahab’s lust for revenge; ultimately, Ahab leads his ship and crew to complete wreckage. An illustration of the final chase in Moby-Dick.

Book, music, and lyrics by Britta Johnson
Directed by Barry Edelstein

Grieving the recent loss of her famous father, 16-year-old Alice begins to question the events surrounding his death and sets out to uncover what really happened on the night that changed her family forever. Britta Johnson’s Life After is a bittersweet, witty, and life-affirming new musical that explores the mess and beauty of loss and love. Through the vivid imagination of a young woman looking for the facts, we find a more complicated truth instead. The Old Globe’s Barry Edelstein directs the American premiere of this rapturously beautiful and stirring new musical from a composer the Toronto Star calls “a startlingly talented emerging voice.” BroadwayWorld dubs Life After “musical theatre perfection…exquisite from start to finish.”

Book and Lyrics by Marcy Heisler
Music by Zina Goldrich
Based upon the 20th Century Fox Motion Picture Ever After
Story by Andy Tennant, Susannah Grant, and Rick Parks, 1998
Original Fairy Tale by Charles Perrault, 1729
Choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter
Directed by Susan V. Booth

From award-winning songwriting team Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler comes a captivating musical based on the hit film.  Share the journey of Danielle de Barbarac as she risks everything to save a friend from an unjust fate, capturing the heart and imagination of a country along the way.  With the help of none other than Leonardo da Vinci, Danielle must decide not only who she is, but what she’ll fight for, and how far she’ll go for love.  A new take on the Cinderella legend, Ever After celebrates the true magic at the heart of the beloved story – the strength of the human spirit.

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

https://www.denvercenter.org/shows/specific-series/Get?Id=403ac74c-f680-4d72-acbc-1e8d749d7381

A brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by Jack O’Brien, will tour North America beginning September 2015. The spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the Von Trapp Family will once again thrill audiences with its Tony®, Grammy® and Academy Award® winning Best Score, including “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “Edelweiss” and the title song.

“We plan to look more closely at this remarkable work — to tear off the varnish of the past and reveal one of the great, fresh glories of musical theater,” says three-time Tony Award® winning Director Jack O’Brien. Audiences across America will be among the first to see this all new production!

THE SOUND OF MUSIC features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” by Maria Augusta Trapp.

Broadway's first A Cappella musical