Singing Revolution is a tale of star-crossed lovers against the beautiful, moving and timeless true story of Estonia’s 1987 song-filled, peaceful uprising against the Sov
A new musical inspired by historical events is set to receive a world premiere production in Los Angeles. Featuring a crowd-pleasing Europop score by Tony Spinosa, who will also direct, with book and lyrics by Spinosa and James Bearhart, Singing Revolution: The Musical will open on Saturday, January 15 at the Broadwater Theatre on Hollywood's Theater Row, with performances continuing through Feb. 20.
Singing Revolution is a tale of star-crossed lovers against the beautiful, moving and timeless true story of Estonia's 1987 song-filled, peaceful uprising against the Soviet Union. "As a passionate theater professional for over 30 years, I have always been on the lookout for the inspiration for an original musical," says Spinosa. "When I first learned about Estonia's 'Singing Revolution,' a light bulb went off in my head: people using the power of peaceful resistance, literally singing as a shield against Soviet attacks, is a story that I knew needed to be told." "Singing Revolution" is a commonly used name for the nonviolent movement that led to the 1991 restoration of independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from the Soviet Union. Starting in 1987, Estonians engaged in a series of mass demonstrations, including spontaneous singing of national songs which were banned during the Soviet occupation. Raising the banned Estonian flag while gathering en masse and singing banned patriotic songs, the movement eventually gained the support of the republic's ruling Communist Party in defying Moscow, faced down Soviet tanks, and successfully declared Estonian independenceVideos