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Premiering at the
New York Musical
Theatre Festival 2009!
written by
MARK WEISER
directed by
ELIZABETH LUCAS
musical direction by
MARK HARTMAN
produced by
Samantha Saltzman
producing team
Michael Cedar, Michael Roderick,
Erica Ruff |
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In this rock n roll fable, two friends stumble across the world's last surviving vampires. Offered the chance to live forever, one man is seduced while the other barely escapes with his life, setting in motion an even greater fight for survival. At the crossroads of humanity and immortality, lies...THE CURE
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Listen!
Who I Am**
(Tim Carosi, Andrew Grant)
A Walk in the Sun**
(Donna Sonkin, Tom Schultheis)
Rage On*
(Jeremy Kushnier)
One Minute More*
(Jeremy Kushnier)
For Too Long*
(Will Chase, Company)
New Religion*
(Gregg Goodbrod, Jeremy Kushnier)
Songs are mix of excerpts recorded live at Le Bar Bat reading* and studio demo recordings**. Excerpts from the reading contain some spoken dialog and narration. |
Our cast has been announced!
Michael Buchanan (Broadway's Cry-Baby, Mame at the Kennedy Center)
Tim Carosi
Brie Cassil
Tony Edgerton (National Tour of Joseph)
Daniel Greenwood
Gregg Goodbrod (Thoroughly Modern Millie on Broadway)
Kyle Harris
Lianna Jessop
Manu Narayan (Bombay Dreams on Broadway, subUrbia at Second Stage, The Love Guru starring Mike Myers)
Tony Ramos (Babes in Toyland at Lincoln Center)
Zak Resnick
Kyra Selman
Jen Sese (Mamma Mia! Las Vegas)
Cat Stephani
Lindsay Van Winkle (Pinkalicious)
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THE CURE in the News
Variety Playbill
Broadwayworld
Theatremania
The Ticker
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From Actress/Scream Queen Brooke Lewis
"As an artist, you go through many experiences, projects and mediums in your career...some memorable and some you want to forget. When I was young and doing theatre in New York, �I originated the role of JEWEL in THE CURE. Years later, I am living in Hollywood and working as an actress and a SCREAM QUEEN in the horror genre and I can genuinely say that THE CURE was one of the most memorable and artistic experiences of my career and it holds a very special place in my heart! From the story to the characters to the music to VAMPIRES!!!� I am proud and honored to have been a part of the history of THE CURE and Mark Weiser and Elizabeth Lucas have my "undying" support."
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Praise for staged reading
at the Limelight...
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"the cure for the common musical"
- Show Business Weekly
"an inspired rock musical"- NY1 |
"this production is ready for a big theater and a real run. THE CURE could easily make it on Broadway... Writer/Composer Mark Weiser stands a good shot at having THE CURE produced on a big budget level."
- New York Press |
Praise for staged reading at LE BAR BAT...
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"Wonderful! Friends are already asking for the soundtrack!"
"Engaging story with great music and lyrics."
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"…the music is edgy and funky and totally appropriate for the content."
"I got goosebumps"
"LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED IT"
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The Creative Team
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Mark Weiser
Author |
Mark Weiser is a schizophrenic songwriter, with one foot in the pop world and the other in musical theatre. If he had a third leg, not only would he be a valuable circus performer, but that leg would be in film scoring. This current project, THE CURE, combines all three loves. His film scores include FRANCESCA PAIGE (Sundance Film Festival), IT AIN'T LOVE (Cinemax), A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME and many more. Among his other musicals currently in development are IVANHOE (T.R.U. Musicals Festival Grand Prize Winner), TIME MACHINE 2.0 (Midtown Int'l Theatre Festival), FEEDING THE MACHINE and THE GREAT BRIDGE. Mark spent his formative years deep in the heart of the NYC club scene, at various stages working a mop, working the bar or working the door. Starting at the age of 16, he was the first teen staffed at the legendary club - The Saint. He reveled in the irony of being an 18 year. old carding IDs at the door for the Tunnel in its heyday. Other hotspots whose employment inspired Mark's creative juices were Cat Club, Limelight, Webster Hall and many more...
The most recent album to have Mark's contribution is THE SPIRIT OF ISRAEL, a charity benefit CD released this past spring. It includes his song, co-written with lyricist Beth Mann, YERUSHALAYIM IR SHALOM (Jerusalem, city of peace), honoree of the 1996 Israel Song Festival.
Mark has recently become the top scorer EVER on FOX TV's "DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS", reinforcing his love of rock n roll. Today, Mark can be found spreading that love nightly at SWEET CAROLINE'S, New York's only rock n roll piano bar.
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Elizabeth Lucas
Director |
Elizabeth Lucas made her feature directing debut with three feature-length genre movies about New York City: her rock movie musical, CLEAR BLUE TUESDAY, her teen slasher flick, RED HOOK, and her Sci-fi FADE TO WHITE. She's also made three shorts, including the multi-award-winning ISABELLA RICO, which appeared in 33 festivals worldwide and won Best Director and Special Achievement awards. A long-time stage director and a New York Musical Theatre Festival Founding Producer, Elizabeth has premiered a number of new musicals and directs regionally. Visit www.elizabethlucas.com
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Mark Hartman
Musical Director |
Mark Hartman is happy to work with Mark Weiser again after playing a reading of "Ivanhoe" at the 14th St. Y some years back. Broadway credits include "Avenue Q" (Associate Conductor), "Miss Saigon", and ”1776" (Roundabout). Off-Broadway: "Avenue Q" (Vineyard), "The Streets of New York", "The Hostage", "The Irish...and How They Got That Way" (all Irish Rep), "The Fantasticks". Regional: "The Streets of New York" (Westport Country Playhouse), "The Baker's Wife" (Goodspeed), "A Little Night Music", "Into The Woods", "Carousel". Concerts: "Finian's Rainbow" (w/ John Cullum, Melissa Errico, Denis O'Hare), "Neo" (York Theatre Benefit of new composers' work), and 12 staged concerts with Musicals Tonight! including "Watch Your Step", "That's the Ticket", and "Look Ma, I'm Dancing", cast recordings available on Original Cast Records. Mark is currently gearing up for a concert of "Children of Eden" with Norm Lewis, Michael Rupert, Julia Murney, Darius de Haas, Kate Schindle, and Max von Essen at Riverside Church December 1 to benefit the York Theatre and National AIDS Fund. He continues to develop "From This Day Forward", a new Stephen Schwartz review, with the Ergo Theatre Company. |
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