Back to the 33rd Annual Festival of New Musicals

Senior Class

2021 Festival

Director
Amy Anders Corcoran

Music Director
Andrew Bourgoin

Cast
Amina Faye, Olivia Elease Hardy, Emma Lord, Jose Luaces, Madison McBride, Zachary Noah Piser, Darius Wright and Daniel Yearwood


Number of Acts: 2
Number of Principals (Male): 3
Number of Principals (Female): 2
Preferred Ensemble Size: 15
Total Cast Size: 20
Orchestra Breakdown:

Keys 1, Keys 2, Drums/Drum Pad, Bass/Synth Bass, Guitar, Cello, Violin, Reed

Genre & Style:


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Synopsis

When the Senior Class production of My Fair Lady is canceled due to budget cuts, two theater nerds convince the school to do a royalty-free staging of Pygmalion. When they meet a subway dancer named Alizé, art begins to imitate life as they try to transform her into their perfect Eliza Doolittle.

Development History

Melvin and Greg met while working on Polkadots: the Cool Kids Musical with Douglas Lyons and formed a partnership when they were approached by budding producer Kevin Duda with the idea to do a contemporary take on Pygmalion. An Equity-approved 29-hour reading was followed by the composers making their debut at the 2018 NAMT Songwriter’s Showcase.

Festival Successes

AEA Industry Reading, September 2022.

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