Midwest New Musicals Announces 2012-13 Season

Midwest New Musicals kicks off the second season of Words and Music, a concert reading series of original musicals beginning Monday, October 22 at 7:30 pm at the Light Opera Works Second Stage, 1420 Maple (at Lake) in Evanston. Tickets for the general public are $15, available at Light Opera Works box office (847) 920-5360 or at the door.

The new musicals in the Words and Music series are written by members of the Midwest New Musicals writers workshop and developed in the workshop Core Curriculum and development process. The schedule of presentations is:

Monday October 22, 2012
Now and Then a Hero
by Larry Todd Johnson and Jake Anthony

Monday November 19, 2012
Wanting Miss Julie
by John Sparks, Patricia Zehentmayr and Jake Anthony

Monday December 17, 2012
The Last Story Teller
by Caroline Lee, Christina Biggs, Margaret James

Monday February 18, 2013
The Mind Is Buddha
by John David Nelson

Monday March 18, 2013
Circus Boys
by Charmaine Spencer and Russell Coutinho

Monday April 22, 2013
Treasure Island
by Francesca Peppiatt and Elizabeth Doyle

2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats

Best Sound Design - Top 3

1. Adam Fisher - The Lost Boys

36.5% of votes

2. Tony Gayle - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

11% of votes

3. John Shivers - Chess

7.2% of votes

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