Jonas Sills and Ray Buffer have created a new performing arts company in Long Beach called Art-In-Relation (AIR). Art-In-Relation's first production, "Frankenstein The Musical" will open October 23 at the Ernest Borgnine Theatre inside the Scottish Rite Event Center in Long Beach. The two producers also appear in this powerful production, as Victor Frankenstein and The Creature, respectively.
"Frankenstein The Musical" is based on the original novel by Mary Shelley and has music by Mark Baron, lyrics by Jeffrey Jackson, and a book by Jackson and Gary P. Cohen. Produced originally off-Broadway as "Frankenstein: A New Musical" The show ran for a few weeks in 2007 before closing, while "Young Frankenstein" thrived on Broadway. Buffer and Sills recognized the untapped potential of the beautifully written piece and adopted it as their inaugural production. Never before produced on the West Coast, this production will serve as a premiere in Long Beach. "We are thrilled with this new endeavor to bring a local premiere of this hauntingly beautiful musical to a gorgeous jewel of an unknown space in Long Beach," says Sills, co-creative director, Art-In-Relation. The story follows Shelley's novel quite closely, and is ultimately about man reaching for the power of God, while battling greed and hubris. Victor is a tragic character who means well. He simply wants to learn the secrets that would allow him to bring back to life someone he lost when he was young - his mother. But the path he takes awakens a beast that craves revenge and methodically robs others - that Victor loves - of their lives.Videos