A Blog by Margaret Rose
BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop
A week or two later, Eric and I presented a re-write of our song, "Full Of Life," after considering the comments from our colleagues in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. We had made the changes suggested, added a verse at the beginning to get us into the song, and took Maury's suggestion about the
Eric and I had had decided to write a musical based on the story of the Donner Party. We knew we wanted to treat the historical subject with respect, in contrast to some previous adaptations of the event which ventured into the realm of parody and gruesome gory humor. We knew that we had to decide how to handle the subject of
The stage is dark. From the darkness, a voice sings the notes of an ancient song, the words unknown, the syllables mysterious and intriguing. The melody teases with a sense of the Far East, an exotic blend of woodwind and harp and human voice. From the darkness, a glow of light reveals the singer: a man wearing a turban. His refrain finished, he turns his focus to the audience and speaks directly to them. “This story has never been
