JASPER IN DEADLAND, featuring music and lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver, will celebrate the release of its new cast album tonight, February 12, 2016, at Feinstein's/54 Below.
The 9:30 PM concert will feature performances by Matt Doyle, Sydney Shepherd, Brandi Massey, Andi Alhadeff, Bonnie Milligan, JohnMichael Lyles, James Crichton, and a performance by the composer himself as Mr. Lethe.
The album, set for release in March, will be distributed by ShKBoon records and will also feature performances by Louis Hobson, F. Michael Haynie and Kyle Carter.
Featuring an electrifying pop/rock score, JASPER IN DEADLAND tells the story of a teenage boy, Jasper, who must face gods and monsters and learn to let go of his own demons in order to rescue his best friend (and true love) Agnes from the underworld.
Oliver is the winner of a Larson Grant, Rodgers Award, Lortel Award nomination, ASCAP Harold Adamson?Award and New Musicals Awards from Weston Playhouse and Pace University. He wrote the music and lyrics for 35mm: A Musical Exhibition (licensed by Samuel French, original cast recording on Ghostlight Records), Darling (workshopped at ACT, featured on NBC's "The Apprentice"), Mrs. Sharp (read at Playwrights Horizons, July 2009), Out of My Head (licensed through Steele Spring Stage Rights) as well as the commission We Foxes (Broadway Across America), among others. He is currently at work on the new musical Rope, a commision for Grove Entertainment.
Feinsteins/54 Below is located at 254 West 54th Street. For more information and tickets, call (866) 468-7619 or visit 54Below.com.
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