10-MINUTE MUSICAL COLLECTION
Book by Will Lacker
Music & Lyrics by Dylan Glatthorn
Magical Realism
Bittersweet Lullaby
Two struggling songwriters live in the same apartment decades apart. In one magical night, their voices connect through time and they begin a collaboration that leaves them forever changed.
Overview
Cast Size
1m, 1f
Duration
10 Mins Approx.
Setting
A NYC small apartment, Simultaneously 1957 and present day.
Subgenre
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Period, Mystery
Themes
Theatre/Entertainment Industry, Writing & Composing, Friendship, Parenting, Family
Target Audience
Appropriate for all audiences
Style
Classic/Standard Musical Theatre
Instrumentation
Piano/Vocal
Additional Resources
Accompaniment Tracks
Cautions
Mild Language
Casting Information
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MAN: Aspiring composer/lyricist living in the 1950’s.
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WOMAN: Aspiring composer/lyricist living in present day.
Songs
Media
Production History
Theatre Now's SOUND BITES 6.0 Musical Festival (2019)
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Venue: Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Music Center (NYC)
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Festival Awards: Best Book, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress
The Players Theatre Short Play Festival (2019)
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Venue: The Players Theatre (NYC)
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Festival Awards: Best Play
Author Bios
WILL LACKER is a New York City based playwright originally from St. Petersburg, Florida. Original Works: Bittersweet Lullaby, Catch the Westbound, Edison, The Invasion, Chupacabra, The Custodian, Republic, and Trials of a Scientific Mind. His works have been produced at The Player’s Theatre, Merkin Concert Hall, The Flea, NYC Fringe, Gene Frankel Theatre, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, Woodstock Fringe, Alexandra Film Festival, and Gen Con Film Festival. Will earned a BA from Marymount Manhattan, an MFA from Queens College, and is a graduate of the UCB improv school. Member: Dramatists Guild. Honors and Awards: Best Book, Best Director: SOUND BITES 6.0, Best One Act: Central PA Theater Fest, Players Theatre Short Play Festival, Manhattan Repertory One Act Fest.
DYLAN GLATTHORN is a Brooklyn based composer & lyricist. His music has been described by the New York Times as “assured” with the “steaminess and drive of Janacek” and the “harmonic allure” of Debussy. Original musicals include: Edison, Republic, Bittersweet Lullaby, and The Way It Goes. Co-composer and arranger for Diana DeGarmo's album GEMINI. Music director/arranger for Alexa Green's So Good (released on Broadway Records, named “Best New Solo Recording of 2016” by Broadwayworld.com). He has written music for dozens of critically-acclaimed and award-winning films, as well as for world-renowned brands like Nickelodeon, Oakley, Alessi, Red Bull, and PBS. He is the recipient of the 2019 New Hampshire Theatre Award for Best Sound Design, the Clive Davis Award for Excellence in Music in Film, Best Original Score at First Run Film Festival, and a two-time recipient of the Alan Menken Award. Dylan is a proud member of both ASCAP and The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. dylanglatthorn.com
