“Forever In Shadow” Music Video Now Live!

The music video for “Forever In Shadow” is now live! Comments and Critisism are both welcome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VyoIn3R1AI

The teaser trailer for “Angel Of Music” is now up!

 

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Official “Angel Of Music” Workshop Show Cast List

Here it is Phans, the official cast list for  the workshop show! The cast is as follows:

Young Erik – Hayden Kerzie

Erik – Derek Lux

Old Erik – David Kaufman

Raoul Vicomte de Chagny – Will Cleckler

Debienne – Will Cleckler

Poligny – Ian Federgreen

Emmanuelle – Mona King

Father Erik – Ian Federgreen

Mary – Danielle Miller

Madam Giry – Anastasia Washington

Naser al-din Shah – Happi Price

Montclair Mifroid – Ethan Zahn

Christine Daae – Tiffany Gray

Pierre – David Lautman

Arthur – David Lautman

Hooded man – David Lautman

Nabir – Warren Hall

Gustave – Kasey Holloway

Piangi – Mark Macandidi

Carlotta – Nina Donato

Miriam – Camille Falciola

Meg Giry – Lara Speece

Let’s take this show to broadway!!!

Angel of Music update

Hey reader, I apologize for not posting anything here recently. Things have been a little busy for all of us. Angel Of Music hosted auditions this past weekend at the Secret Rose Theater. They went pretty well. We saw some very interesting people and also some very talented people. We hope to be putting casting up today. We will begin rehearsals soon and performance dates are tentatively scheduled for the second week of December at the Knights Bridge Theater in Los Angeles. We’re very exited to be moving forward with this production. Stay tuned.

Upcoming Auditions

Hey there is a bit of new information about our auditions so all the information is posted below.

Angel of Music is a brand new musical written by Andrew Neal, composed by Jenny Suh. This is the untold musical prequel to Phantom of the Opera. The story follows Erik’s (the Phantom) life from birth and to/through the infamous events at the Paris Opera House. This projected is being directed by award winning director JC Gafford. Those cast will have priority to audition for us when we have funding to put up a full cast show.

Angel of Music’s workshop (staged readings) auditions will be taking place at the Secret Rose Theater, 11246 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood CA on Saturday, October 23rd 10am-5:30pm and Wednesday, October 27th 10am-3:00pm. Rehearsals will take place through the month of November.

What you need to know:

1. Actors auditioning MUST be available for both days of auditions!
Saturday, October 23rd, Open auditions will take place from 10am-2pm. If you cannot make those hours, please email and schedule a time between 2pm and 5pm.
Wednesday, October 27th 10am-3:00pm – Callbacks

2. Actors will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement.

3. SINGING: Actors will need to have both an uptempo song and a ballad prepared and be able to demonstrate belting ability (16 bars and bring sheet music with you). Choose your songs wisely.

4. Actors must prepare both a dramatic and comedic monologue as well as be prepared to cold read

5. Whomever is cast as Erik will be required to attend promo plugs. One of which will be November 17th at the Midnight Repo! showing in Hollywood. Other dates TBD.

Cast of Characters –

Erik (Baritone Tenor 30 to 40) – Title character, born with a disfigured face. Constantly hated and feared he longs for a normal life, but as the play progress he himself becomes consumed by the very things he strove to escape. Progresses from age 18 to mid 30s throughout the play.

Old Erik (Baritone Tenor 55 to 65) – Old man in his late 50s. The shell that is left 10 years after the ‘Phantom of the Opera’ incident.

Young Erik (High Tenor 9 to 14) – Erik at age nine. A sad boy, who longs to be loved

Emmanuelle (Soprano 30 to 40) – Erik’s mother, who loathes Erik and blames him for ruining her life

Arthur (30 to 40) – Erik’s father, dies soon after Erik’s birth

Father Erik (Bass Tenor 40 to 50) – Priest and family friend to Emmanuelle and Arthur. Becomes teacher and mentor to young Erik.

Mary (Alto 30 to 40) – A nun in Father Erik’s Church.

Montclair Mifroid (Bass Tenor 35 to 45) – Circus owner. Slimy and manipulative.

Naser al-din Shah (Baritone Tenor 30 to 40) – Ruler of Persia. Proud, cunning and deceptive.

Nabir (30 to 35) – The Shah’s chief assassin

Hooded Man (30 to 35) – Mysterious man who works for the Shah

Debienne and Poligny (Baritone Tenor 40 to 50) – The original owners of the Paris Opera House

Madame Giry (Alto 35 to 40) – Lead chorus instructor

Miriam (40 to 50) – Erik’s blind wife, after the Paris Opera incident.

Raoul, Vicomte de Changy (Baritone Tenor 55 to 65) – Husband to the late Christine, now old and determined to learn the truth about Erik

Christine Daae (Soprano 16 to 22) – Erik’s love interest, seen at age 16

Ensemble Roles – Not all ensemble roles will be cast

Ubaldo Piangi and Carlotta ( 30 to 40) – Opera singers

Meg Giry (9 to 14) – Madame Giry’s daughter.

Pierre and Gustav (30 to 40) – Construction workers

Gypsies (Head Gypsy, Sword Swallower, Juggler, Strong Man, Belly Dancer and Musicians)

Woman

Nurse

Police Officers #1 and #2

Carnival Workers #1 and #2

Villagers (Head Villager, Villager #1 and #2

Carnival performers and workers

Palace dancers, guards and servants

Opera patrons

Mob of angry civilians

Updates

Hey guys, Amanda here. Sorry that there haven’t been any updates for a while. But here’s a new one. Today, I signed and turned over the contracts to the theater where we will be holding our auditions. I also accepted another stage managing gig at the same theater in exchange for being able to use the space on dark nights for rehearsals. Woohoo. Can’t wait for auditions!

Make a change!

Today’s posting has little to do with the Angel of Music project though as I sit here writing this, I am realizing that ultimately, this musical offers the same message. As many of you have heard, in recent months, several kids have committed suicide due to being bullied. The fact that they were gay means nothing. This is not new information. These events are not isolated.  Remember Matthew Shepard, who in 1998 was murdered by two boys simply for being gay. He was killed because he was different. What about the kid who shot up Columbine…bullied. They’ve all been bullied. Some are bullied so badly that the desperation to end life, be it their own or that of their bully leads them to do rash and illogical things. We cannot be mad at these people. It’s our own fault. Because we did nothing to stop it.

I watched The Laramie Project this afternoon. I worked on this show several years ago, and had the opportunity while I was living in Denver to go visit Laramie. I remembered the story, and I cried. I reflected on my own life, and I cried. I cried not only because I had been bullied as a kid. But also because I have been the bully. There was a girl in high school that I, and a group of others used to torment. Mostly it was just name calling and berating but it was still bullying. I spent several hours thinking about it today. I’m 27. I remember the kids who bullied me in first grade. I remember their names. I remember their faces. I remember their comments to me and I know that girl in high school remembers us. I sent her an email. I sent her an email apologizing. Not that it’s going to make a difference but I felt it was necessary.

Today I want you to think about your life. Have you bullied someone? Have you been bullied? What can do you do to change that? Erik (our Phantom) is no different then the kids today who get bullied. They get bullied because their different, as Erik was different. This musical’s underlying message of acceptance is important. Listen to it. When you’re done reading this blog, I want you to read another one. http://www.danoah.com/2010/10/memoirs-of-bullied-kid.html Then I want you to get on facebook, and twitter, and myspace and your email and I want you to repost it. Make other people read it. Bullying will not end if we sit around and let it happen.

If you have kids, talk to them. Find out what’s going on in their lives. Tell them you love them, and you care about them. Talk to them about bullying and help them understand how important it is. Tell them, that they can make a difference by standing up against it. Hatred it real, and it’s effects are devastating. “Change doesn’t happen, when people with voices don’t use them”.

Updates

So the update today is that there isn’t an update. Currently we’re finishing details on the script, finishing the music and looking for a theater to host the workshops. That’s about it. The video should be coming out sometime this month so look forward to it.

A message from creator and writer, Andrew Neal

Andrew here, I wanted to take time again to just express how proud I am of how the project is going and how proud I am of everyone who is apart of it. We’ve come a long way since 8 years ago when I was writing this on a school classroom desk. Now it’s finally coming alive! I wanna thank Jc Gafford, Amanda Yollin, Elizabeth Nanos, Ethan Zahn, SpookyDan Walker, Tashina Suzuki,  Michael Watanabe, Jenny Suh, Brittany Marie Oliphant, Maria Perry, David Thompson, CJ DeAngelus,  Roxanne Chakbazof, Victoria Wood & Kevin Hanney, April Dooley and to all of our growing fans and supporters, you ALL know who you are! Thank you for making my visions come to life!

“Forever in Shadow” LIVE

Hey guys, so next month at the Los Angeles cast’s monthly performance of Repo! The Genetic Opera, we will be bringing you a live performance from ONE song from Angel of Music. “Forever in Shadow” sung by Michael Wanatanabe, is an incredibly beautiful, moving piece of music. This is the very first LIVE debut of this song. If you want to check it out, come see Addicted to the Knife perform their monthly show at the beautiful Vista Theater in Hollywood, Friday, November 19th at midnight! Tickets to Repo are $10.50 and they are a fantastic cast! Will post more details as the date grows closer. Stay tuned!