THE WOODSMAN Receives Haunting Original Off-Broadway Solo Recording
By: BWW News Desk Jun. 29, 2016
The original music from off-Broadway's THE WOODSMAN - The Tragic Story of The Tin Man is available now in a solo recording, composed and performed by violinist Edward W. Hardy. The album is produced by Jim McElwaine, and recorded and mixed by Jonathan Jetter at Right Angle Recording, New York, NY.
THE WOODSMAN is based on the beloved writings of L. Frank Baum. This virtually wordless piece is sustained throughout with the beautifully textured original music score composed and performed by Edward W. Hardy.
Welcome to the marvelous land of Oz -- We are in munchkin country, a majestic countryside in the land of the east. It is a rich, beautiful, fertile land, inhabited by warm and friendly people. We live, we toil and are always mindful, fearful of the wicked witch of the east. She is our master, she sees all, she hears all, so we are in silence. No words are spoken. With heavy hearts we work. A lone violin tells our story.
THE WOODSMAN focuses on the story of Nick Chopper. Each morning as the sun rises over a cerulean sky in Munchkinland, he sets off into the forest to earn his living. He is a sensitive and lonely man. He meets and falls in love with, the slave-girl of the wicked witch of the east. The witch puts a powerful spell on his axe, every time he uses it he pays with a limb. Tinkers replace them with tin ones until he is entirely made of tin. Believing that love can no longer exist without a heart, he leaves her, goes into the forest and rusts in the rain.
Following two sold-out NYC engagements, The Woodsman, concluded its critically-lauded Off-Broadway run on Sunday, May 29, 2016 (following the 7:30pm performance) at New World Stages - Stage 5 (340 West 50th Street, NYC). The production began performances on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 and officially opened its third run on Monday, February 8, 2016.
Go behind the scenes of THE WOODSMAN Album: The Kalidah, below!
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