The Time Travelers Convention is an original musical that will be performed in the style of an old musical radio broadcast. This exciting new show will play on January 11, 2011 onYouTube and will be available for download on iTunes, podcast.
Glory Days and Cry Baby's Nick Blaemire and Spring Awakening's Phoebe Strole will lead this all star cast of characters along with Lorinda Lisitza (Triumphant Baby), Jeff Essex, and Stephanie Spano. With book and lyrics by Heidi Heilig, music by Jonathan Larson Award Winner Mike Pettry, direction by Michael Perlman, and art by Lisa Sindorf.
The Time Travelers Convention is the story of 3 nerdy high school kids who all have regrets. Hoping to borrow a time machine to go back to change their checkered pasts, they hold a Time Travelers Convention, placing invitations in classic library books to invite visitors from a future where time travel is possible. When a stranger arrives, Julia, Greg, and Samantha have to struggle with the possibilities of dealing with the past, or finding a way to live in the now. The show deals with relationships between parents and children, coming to terms with regrets, and claiming the power to change your life.
On January 11, 2011, The Time Travelers Convention will be available for free on YouTube, and iTunes podcast. The original cast album will be available for purchase on
iTunes on January, 11, 2011 as well. This riveting radio musical is a new twist on an old art form of the American musical. Stay tuned, and enjoy the journey. . . to the future!
Photo credit: Emily Faye Oakley
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