New Musical Theatre Podcast Releases Pilot Episode

The Micro-Musical Theatre Show's new production of the micro-musical TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET featuring Earphones Award winner, and audiobook narrator Sarah Naughton, and Golden Key Composition Competition winner Jake Weinstein. TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET is performed by Sarah Naughton (Book and Lyrics) and Jake Weinstein (Music and Lyrics). Also performing on the recording Jake Weinstein on piano, is Will Melones on bass guitar and Tristan Marzeski on drums and drums and percussion.

Set in Sarah's apartment, TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET pays musical homage to the diverse array of - oftentimes very spicy - books she's narrated in her career. Naughton comments, "I narrate sci-fi novels, mysteries, romances, as well as erotic fiction - professionally. It feels like such an obvious idea for a show. The books themselves are a seemingly endless well of inspiration. And my whole set-up, recording them in my bedroom closet, is somewhat preposterous. So lots of opportunities for humor." TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET started as part of the 54 Below Concert Lab at Michael Feinstein's/54 Below under development director Emily Essig. The micro-musical includes parodies of 9 to 5, and The Internet is for ... (Avenue Q), among others.

The Micro-Musical Theatre Show was created by Emmy Award winning executive producer Alton Christensen. The co-producers are broadcaster, and resident composer of NY's acclaimed Signature Theatre Company, Loren Toolajian. Multi-instrumentalist, composer, award-winning, and Emmy nominated sound designer, Ralph Kelsey. Both are co-owners of award-winning Sandblast Productions. The production was recorded at Bunker Studio in Brooklyn.

TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET premieres as the first release of The Micro-Musical Theatre Show's Summer 2018 Season, and is available for download to subscribers via Patreon. It runs 53 minutes. An interview with the creators, Naughton and Weinstein conducted by WNYC and WQXR's Julian Fleisher of THE NAKED AMERICAN SONGBOOK. The interview and additional behind-the-scenes "making of" TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET will be available to subscribers in mid-July. See the TMMTS site for more on upcoming premieres.

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