About the Album: Experience Marianas is a wild rock musical adventure about one woman's journey to escape an oceanic cult. The piece is a high-octane, darkly comedic examination of systems of control and how we struggle to define our identities within them. The music is inspired by retro-flavored synths and New Wave rock Set aboard a ship, the show immerses our audience into the Marianas Institute, an aquatic ‘healing center’ founded by failed actor, Dr. Davis Johnson. We are indoctrinated into the group in real-time. "Informational sessions" start off completely plausible but get progressively wilder and more fantastical, complete with pyramid schemes, sex rituals, sea monsters, and eventually murder. We begin shortly after Dr. "Daddy" Davis has died. Our heroine, SB, has been chosen to replace him as Navigator, however, her promotion comes at a great cost: in the coming days, she must make a violent "sacrifice" proving her devotion to the group. The cult's Elders are skeptical of her ability to lead but RB, an eager young recruit, declares her love and devotion to SB (though romantic relationships are forbidden). SB struggles to maintain control, finding herself perpetuating the very cycle of abuse she joined Marianas to escape. Eventually, we learn that Dr. Davis, with his last breaths, demanded that SB kill RB and lead the group to their deaths in a "Final Dive" —awakening the Ancient Ones at the bottom of the ocean and triggering a cleansing apocalypse. SB reaches a breaking point before she can put Daddy's dark plan into motion, but her awakening comes too late. Daddy Davis put fail-safes in place, the cycle of control rolls on, and we watch as the members we've come to know over the course of the play joyfully jump overboard to their fate. SB is left behind, and with newfound agency she has a choice: to break the cycle, or continue it.
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Feinstein's/54 Below to Present A SYMPHONY FOR PORTLAND in Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- March 10, 2022
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present an uplifting evening featuring the songs from the new musical, A Symphony for Portland, written by a Player’s Theatre Residency playwright and 2020 Rave Theatre Festival Finalist, Christina Hemphill, as she and her cast prepare for their limited engagement at the Player’s Theatre.
THE LIGHTNING THIEF's Rob Rokicki to Release New EP & Single
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- August 24, 2021
Rob Rokicki (The Lightning Thief, Monstersongs) & Sarah Beth Pfeifer (The Lightning Thief) will release the new EP, True Believer, and single, Foot off My Face, from their immersive rock musical, Experience Marianas. The project is scheduled to drop on Tuesday, August 31st on all streaming platforms.
LISTEN: Joe Iconis and More Join THE MUSICALS OF TOMORROW Podcast
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- August 19, 2021
New York Theatre Barn, in association with the Broadway Podcast Network, has announced the launch of its new podcast The Musicals of Tomorrow. An exploration of new musicals, as well as conversations with the writers and creative teams, based on their award-winning YouTube Series.
A Little New Music's SPOTLIGHT SERIES Features Broadway's Rob Rokicki
by Stephi Wild
- January 29, 2021
THE SPOTLIGHT SERIES, a bi-monthly live streamed concert series created by A LITTLE NEW MUSIC will return to “spotlight” the music of multi-talented composer/lyricist Rob Rokicki on February 2nd. The evening will be co-hosted by ALNM co-producers Luke H. Klipp and Kila Packett.
Rob Rokicki Releases New EP 'Smart Girls'
by Kaitlin Milligan
- May 02, 2019
Composer/lyricist ROB ROKICKI releases the “Smart Girls” EP, celebrating female vocalists Kristin Stokes, Sarah Beth Pfeifer (The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical), and Morgan Siobhan Green (Be More Chill). Songs include: “Take the Weight,” a fan favorite cut from The Lightning Thief; an acoustic version of “Good Kid” along with the new tune, “Marking” from Rokicki's Eleven Eleven, recently featured at the LiveRead series at the School of Dramatic Arts at USC.
The Green Room 42 Presents Rob Rokicki And The Good Kids In FACE YOUR FEARS
by A.A. Cristi
- March 21, 2019
THE GREEN ROOM 42 welcomes the onstage return of composer and lyricist ROB ROKICKI, following the success of the current National Tour of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. ROKICKI, composer of the acclaimed 2018 NAMT selection, Monstersongs, will present all new songs from his current list of never-before-seen projects. Supported by multi-hyphenate performers and a killer band of musicians, FACE YOUR FEARS will showcase all new material from this two-time Larson Award nominee in an exclusive and intimate night of music.
Rob Rokicki & Eric Price To Present Musicals At Molloy College/CAP21
by A.A. Cristi
- January 30, 2019
Rob Rokicki (The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical) and Eric Price (The Violet Hour) will present two new musicals at Molloy College/CAP21 this Spring. Experience Marianas! and Emma! will be workshopped this March using students from the college.
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