Not My Story

Here's my first go at writing for Big and Bad, the Musical. This is the wolf's big number. What do you think?

Not My Story

1. Who would read a book
Where happily ever after
Is for your enemies, not your friends?
Who would walk a road
Where every footstep takes you
Closer to your rightful, bitter end?

Axes, boiling water pots
Must this be my fate?
Could there be another way
Another path to take?

CHORUS:
This is not my story
I will not walk this road
This is not my story
Another must be told.

2. My name’s become a slur
Could I ever change it?
With ‘big’ and ‘bad’ the plot line’s clearly set
Hidden in this fur
a soul longing for freedom
to walk the world to be the hero yet!

Now it seems the play is cast
The villian’s role is mine
But I will not read my part
Not one word or line.

This is not my story
I will not walk this road
This is not my story
Another must be told.

BRIDGE:
There is no ‘happily ever after’ here
No frog to kiss and prince appear
Why can’t a wolf build castles in the air?
Put this book back on the shelf
Write a new one for myself
Filled with starry dreams and laughter
it’s only fair.

This is not my story
I will not walk this road
I will write another story
A new one must be told

sar 2011

Big and Bad

I'd like to write a musical for my kids at school. Something short. Something that boys and girls would both like to be a part of.

So here's what I'm thinking.

Big and Bad. The musical. The story of a big bad wolf who looks at all his big bad wolf ancestors and decides that he wants to live differently to them. Kind of like the Twilight vampires who go vegetarian. Or the shark from Finding Nemo who declares that fish are friends, not food.

What do you think?

chess issues

The American has a pathological narcissistic disorder.

The Russian is just incredibly selfish.

Florence has big problems. Codependency. Putting up with all sorts of crap if it means sleeping with the big name.

I love this musical.

chess in concert

I bought this today. If anyone is up for a Groban drool fest, come watch it with me.

musical

The Soprano Will Always Get The Man

Eponine smiles as she sinks, safe from harm
She is finally wrapped in her longed for one's arms.
And Marius, once decided and firm,
Finds that he now is divided and torn.

The sky or the sea? The day or the night?
The chocolaty rich or the strawberry bright?
The gods, they look on and they smile smugly sure
The alto? The soprano? They've been here before.

"It's sad," they lament, "but she'll just have to go.
Her rich, mellow tones are too deep and too low.
Her eyes are too dark, her dress is too tight,
And the green that she wears shows her soul is not right.

"But Cosette, sweet Cosette! When she sings it's a ray
Of sunlight that brightens the darkest of days.
Oh Marius, come! See her wind caressed curls!
Surely you do agree, she's the pick of the girls!"

And the tenor, of course, can't resist her blonde hair
And her trills give him thrills. Oh come on, that's not fair!
A man can't foresee that a voice now so bright
Will soon turn to screaching from morning till night.

Marius, soon you'll regret what you've done.
Your flower will droop when brought in from the sun.
But come, the song's written, the script must be read
And a heartbroken alto is better off dead.

So die Eponine!  This embrace is the best
that someone like you can ever expect.
It's the way of the world that no matter how thin
Her soul or her art, the soprano will win.

sar 2010

'I want' songs

According to my friend, all good musicals need an 'I want' song.

Here's one from the Little Mermaid.

And one from Les Mis.

And one from Joseph.

Can you think of some more 'I want' songs? Give us a link so we can all enjoy them.

What's your favourite 'I want' song?