Encore Theater Offers Latest Episode of Musical World: Interview With Paul Gordon
MusicalWorld chats with Tony nominated composer & lyricist Paul Gordon. His musical Jane Eyre ran on Broadway in 2000 and was nominated for 5 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. He is currently developing several new musicals including Emma, Daddy-Long-Legs (opening March 13th in Cincinnati), Lucky Break, The Circle, Little Miss Scrooge and Death: The Musical. We discuss his life in the business of writing musicals and several of the shows on which he is working, including the recent World Premiere of Daddy-Long-Legs which has been shared between theaters on the West Coast and Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park.
In addition to his work in the theater, Mr. Gordon is a successful songwriter, and entrepreneur. He has written multiple hit songs and is the recipient of nine ASCAP awards. He is the founder of the music download site www.IndiEclectic.com where artists recommend artists, and all of the music on the site is available for download for a very reasonable price.
In the episode, we get to hear selected tracks from Lucky Break, Daddy-Long-Legs & Emma.
Listen to Paul Gordon's interview on the MW podcast at: www.musicalworld.us or become a subscriber at iTunes.
Additional Information:
Read Paul Gordon's bio here: http://www.paulgordonmusic.com
Read about Daddy-Long-Legs in Cincinnati: http://www.cincyplay.com
Paul Gordon's music download site: http://www.indieclectic.com
MusicalWorld is a program of Encore Theater Company, Dayton, Ohio.
Encore Theater Company was launched in 1999 with the purpose of participating in the development of new American musicals by working with creative teams from all over the country and with local actors, designers, technicians, musicians, and directors. ETC's mission is the presentation of new, unpublished works for the musical stages at various levels of development by providing a safe venue for authors to hone their work. ETC's mission is carried out on three primary areas:
ETC is proud to participate in the development of new work and new artists by helping to shape the American musical for generations to come.
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