JC Chasez Will Release a FRANKENSTEIN Inspired Musical Theater Concept Album
The singer, songwriter, producer and actor has teamed up with Jimmy Harry to create 'Playing With Fire', out next month.
By: Stephi Wild Sep. 09, 2024
Performer and member of boy band NSYNC, JC Chasez, is trying his hand at musical theater! The singer, songwriter, producer and actor has teamed up with songwriter and composer Jimmy Harry to create a concept album inspired by Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein.
The album, titled "Playing With Fire", will feature 16 tracks and blend electronic pop and classical music. According to description on Broadway Records, Playing With Fire reimagines the classic tale through a conversation between Frankenstein and his creation, The Creature, at the grave of Frankenstein’s wife, Elizabeth ten years after her murder. Through dynamic interplay of dialogue and shared flashbacks of key events in both their lives, the concept album plunges into the heart of their intertwined destinies. As they confront their past actions and the devastating impact they’ve had on one another, Frankenstein and The Creature gradually find understanding, sympathy, and forgiveness.
The album will feature performances by Chasez, Cardamon Rozzi, and Lily Elise, Playing With Fire is a profound exploration of love, redemption, and the human condition.
Chasez also took the stage at Elsie Fest last night, alongside Darren Criss, to discuss and promote the new project.
Playing With Fire will be released on October 25 and can be pre-ordered here.
The track list is as follows:
Track List:
- “This Is How the World Ends”
- “How Do You Sleep”
- “You Used to Touch Me”
- “Broken”
- “This is the Beginning”
- “One Over R Squared Part 1”
- “I Found Death at the University”
- “One Over R Squared Part 2”
- “The Animation”
- “Father”
- “No One Loves No One”
- “It’s Just a Dream”
- “Build Me Someone to Love”
- “Playing With Fire”
- “The Death of the Brides”
- “Don’t Go”
About JC Chasez
Joshua Scott "JC" Chasez, singer-songwriter, record producer, and artist, is widely known as being a lead vocalist in the multi-platinum selling pop group *NSYNC. The group has sold over 50 million records and once held the record for most albums sold in one week at 2.42 million. Chasez was responsible for writing/producing many of the songs on the *NSYNC albums, and as a lead member of the group has performed or recorded with legendary artists including Elton John, Ariana Grande, Aerosmith, Mary J Blige, Britney Spears, Smokey Robinson, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Miguel, Aloe Blacc and Gloria Estefan. Prior to his career as a recording artist, Chasez was an original cast member on The Mickey Mouse Club in the early 90's, alongside Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling, Britney Spears, and Justin Timberlake. In 2004, following the group’s decision to part ways, Chasez released a solo album, Schizophrenic through Sony Music, and has gone on to write and produce for critically acclaimed artists such as Liam Payne, Diplo, Girls Aloud, Basement Jaxx, Sugababes, Matthew Morrison, David Archuleta, McFly, Matt Cardle, Blues Traveler, the Backstreet Boys, and many others. In addition to his music career, JC has held various on-camera appearances, including being a series judge on all seven seasons of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew.
About Jimmy Harry
Jimmy Harry is a Golden Globe winning songwriter, producer and composer who currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. Harry has worked with artists such as Madonna, Pink, Britney Spears, Robin Schultz, Diplo, Kelly Clarkson, Weezer, RuPaul, Kylie Minogue, Oh Land, Peaches, and Brett Dennen. Recognized at the 2012 Golden Globes by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Harry won “Best Original Song” with Madonna and Julie Frost for the song “Masterpiece”. In 2010, his production of Pink’s “Sober” was nominated for a Grammy for Best Female Vocal Performance, and he also wrote and produced “Funhouse”, the title track of her release nominated in the category “Best Pop Album”. In addition to his work in pop music, Mr. Harry has served as a composer for collaborations in theatre, film and installations with visual artists. Including; Everything Insight a performance collaboration performed at MOCA in Los Angeles; a musical version of Lee Breuer’s Shaggy Dog Animation at the Theatrical Outfit in Atlanta; Leslie Mohn’s White Boned Demon at the Theatre For The New City in New York; the documentary, The Eyes Of Tammy Faye, directed by Fenton Bailey And Randy Barbato, and the feature film Party Monster, also directed by Bailey And Barbato.
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