Human Race in on development of new A Christmas Memory musical
Starting Monday, The Human Race Theatre Company will play host (through March 16) to musical writing team Larry Grossman, Carol Hall and Duane Poole. The creative team will be in residence working on their new musical A Christmas Memory, based on the short story by Truman Capote.
Human Race has been admirably growing its mission to develop new musicals and exec director Kevin Moore says he’s been talking with ”producer, Jayson Raitt for a while about this show. It is one of my favorite stories, and when he told me he was developing a musical version, I said count us in.”
Grossman’s Broadway credits include: Minnie’s Boys, Goodtime Charley (7 Tony nominations), Snoopy!!!The Musical, A Doll’s Life and Grind (7 Tony nominations), which won him a Drama Desk Award for his music.
Hall is best known as the composer/lyricist for her Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning musical, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Poole has written and produced over 50 television series and movies, including the 1997 TV movie of A Christmas Memory with Patty Duke and Piper Laurie.
“With Duane in California and Larry & Carol in New York, putting them in one space together is a huge boost for their creativity,” Moore says. During their stay in Dayton, the writers will work with Human Race actors. “This is a great working exercise,” said Moore. A Christmas Memory will have its world premiere next December at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto, CA.
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