TV Exclusive: CUTTING-EDGE COMPOSERS CORNER- Nick Blaemire & Ben Fankhauser Sing Alexander Sage Oyen's 'Brothers'
By: Nicole Rosky Aug. 24, 2015
Click Here to Play the Video!
Here is Ben Fankhauser (Newsies) and Nick Blaemire (Found) singing "Brothers," a new song by Alexander Sage Oyen from his original musical A Night Like This.
A Night Like This is a show about a friendship that did not stand the test of time. What's cool about this show for me is that it's the second musical that I ever tried to write and the only one that I've ever written book, music and lyrics for. In the tune "Brothers," Ryan and Dan haven't seen each other for the last 4 years. The death of a friend brings them back together and they begin to reminisce-- but there's more to the story than either of them really knows.
Alexander Sage Oyen is the recipient of the 2014 ASCAP Foundation's Lucille and Jack Yellen award for lyricists. His musicals include OUTLAWS (Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals- book by James Presson, dir. Noah Himmelstein), ARCHIE'S FINAL PROJECT (Book by James Presson and David Lee Miller), DIVA (book by Sean Patrick Monahan), A NIGHT LIKE THIS (book, music, lyrics) and MOMENT BY MOMENT (directed by Brandon Ivie, 54 Below. Production at Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand). He and collaborator James Presson were awarded the 2013-2014 Dramatist Guild Fellowship and their musical, OUTLAWS, was a 2014 and 2015 NAMT Finalist and was the recipient of the 2014 ASCAP Workshop. He was named one of Playbill's "Contemporary Musical Theatre Writers You Should Know," and he was selected for the 2014 Johnny Mercer Songwriter's Project. His music has been heard at 54 Below, Joe's Pub, Playwrights Horizons, The Signature Theatre, New World Stages, The Laurie Beechman Theatre and venues in Thailand, London, Germany and all across the world. The full cast recording of his song cycle, MOMENT BY MOMENT, is available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon. Proud member of ASCAP and The Dramatists Guild.
Videos