The Ballad of Sara Berry

October 7, 2014

Lindsay Mendez, Natalie Weiss, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Alex Brightman perf. “The Ballad of Sara Berry” from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition

SAMUEL FRENCH WILL LICENSE “35MM: A MUSICAL EXHIBITION”

July 22, 2014

Worldwide stock and amateur rights to “35MM: A Musical Exhibition” have been acquired by Samuel French.

From the Tony-Award winning producer of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike, and A Raisin in the Sun, comes the next major American song cycle, 35MM. – SamuelFrench.com

For over 180 years, Samuel French has served as a resource for dramatic literature and champion of emerging playwrights, committed to “Making Theatre Happen.” Some of their most popular titles include Grease, Chicago, and Our Town.  For specifics on licensing through Samuel French, visit their FAQ page here.

35MM premiered at Galapagos Art Space in 2012, with music and lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver, based on the photography of Matthew Murphy.

A picture is worth 1,000 words — what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35MM, each photo creates an unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre… This intricately woven collection of stories told through song re-imagines what the modern American musical can be.

For more information on the show, visit www.35mmthemusical.com.

 

RSO INTERVIEWED ABOUT MURDUROUS MONDAYS

March 26, 2014

BroadwayWorld.com caught up with RSO to talk about his concert for Murdurous Mondays at Murder for Two.

RSO talks his influences, his writing history, and drops some hints about exciting, upcoming shows and productions!

The concert takes place tomorrow, Monday 3/24 after the evening performance of Murder for Two.

Read the full interview HERE.

RSO NEW CONCERT SERIES “MURDUROUS MUSICAL MONDAYS”

March 14, 2014

All-new concert series to begin Monday, 3/24 at Murder for Two. 

The cast and creative team of the hit Off-Broadway musical Murder for Two are teaming up with some of New York’s brightest up and coming composers and BroadwayWorld.com every Monday night for their spring concert series, Murderous Musical Mondays. RSO will launch the series on Monday, March 24th, 2014, immediately following the 7pm performance of Murder for Two at New World Stages (Stage 5 – 340 West 50th Street).

This Monday’s program includes hit songs from 35mm including “On Monday,” “Stroke by Stroke” from Jasper in Deadland, “Lost Boy,” from Darling, and “Map of Scars” from We Foxes.

Admittance to the concert is free to all those with tickets to the March 24th performance of Murder for Two. Tickets are available now on Telecharge.com. The series will take place every other Monday through June, and upcoming concerts will feature the works of some great new composers including the Pace New Musicals Writers’ Room, which is being curated by RSO. Additional artists and dates will be announced shortly.

Ryan Scott Oliver is a 2011 Lucille Lortel Award Nominee, a 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient and wrote the music and lyrics for 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, Mrs. Sharp (2008 Richard Rodgers Award Winner, at Playwrights Horizons starring Jane Krakowski, dir. by Michael Greif), Darling (featured on the “Bound for Broadway” episode of NBC’s The Apprentice), the song cycle Out of My Head, Quit India (commissioned by UCLA), the music for Angus Oblong’s The Debbies, a commission for Disney Theatricals, The Frog Prince Continued (commissioned by Chicago’s Emerald City Theatre) and Jasper in Deadland (commissioned by the Pasadena Musical Theatre Program).

Murder For Two recently extended its engagement at New World Stages to Sunday, July 6, 2014. Featuring book and music by Joe Kinosian, book and lyrics by Kellen Blair and direction by Scott Schwartz, the show began performances at New World Stages on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 and officially opened on Wednesday, November 6, 2013.