A developmental reading of The Geranium on the Windowsill Just Died But Teacher You Went Right On, a musical adaptation based on the best-selling book by Albert Cullum, featuring a book and lyrics by Michael Lluberes and music by Jared M. Dembowski, is set for today, October 20th at the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center in New York City.
This avant-garde musical explores the inner thoughts and feelings of elementary school students as they navigate their way through the trials and day at tribulations of an ordinary school. This new musical features an all child cast.
Directed by Michael Lluberes (The Boy in the Bathroom), the cast includes Tony Winner and Grammy Award Nominee Milly Shapiro (Matilda), Charlotte Rose Masi (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Scarlett Johansson), Christopher Martinez (Radio City Christmas Spectacular Tour), David Austin, Gabby Gutierrez (South Pacific), Ian Etheridge (The Great Country), Molly Ilana Richardson (Our Town), Peyton Ella (Sound of Music on NBC with Carrie Underwood), Stephen Jack Sayegh (Bye Bye Birdie). Musical Direction by Laura Bergquist (upcoming Allegiance). Produced by Tom Nordyke, Ole Zupetz, and Jennifer Isaacson.
Theatre professionals interested in attending the Monday October 20 readings (at 3 PM and 7 PM) by emailing: geranium.musical@gmail.com.
Michael Lluberes (Book and Lyrics, Director): Writing/Directing: Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers (BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Best Play Award, 4 LA Weekly Theater Award Nominations including Best Production, The
Blank Theatre, Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage Festival, No Rules Theatre Company), The Boy in the Bathroom (New York Musical Theatre Festival, NYMF Most Promising New Musical Award, Best Book Award, Honorable Mention: Best Director Award ASCAP/Disney Workshop, The Chance Theater, The Festival of New American Musicals, Bloomington Playwrights Project, Penn State Festival of New Musicals, Spirit of Broadway Theatre,). Directing: Bayonets of Angst (NYMF), Twelfth Night (
Sonnet Repertory Theatre), Nighttime Traffic (NYMF), 1,000 Cats (UCB, HBO?s Funny Or Die Presents). He is the recipient of The American Harmony Prize, an NEA New Artist Initiative Award, Hambidge and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowships. He is a graduate of The North Carolina School of the Arts, a member of The
Acting Company,
Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab and The
Dramatists Guild.
www.MichaelLluberes.com
Jared M. Dembowski (Music) Work has been heard at
The Duplex, Don't Tell Mama's, Baruch College's Cabaret Calvacade, The Green Concert at the Makor Theatre, The Woodstock Fringe Festival, New York Musical Theatre Festival, London's Mercury Musicals and Arts Educational Schools. Member of the BMI
Lehman Engel Musical Theatre, ASCAP and The Dramatist's Guild. Musicals include: Pinocchio, Sherlock Holmes (the early years), The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch and Judy, Lost Boy, The Geranium on the Windowsill Just Died but Teacher You Went Right On. Recipient of the Theatre for the American Musical award for Sherlock Holmes (the early years). Composer in Residence for the 2010 Woodstock Fringe Festival. Frequent Musical Director and Orchestrator.
Photo Credit: Jessica Gordon
