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Rattlesnake Kate
World Premiere, Denver Center
​score by Neyla Pekarek

Winner: 8 Henry Awards including Best New Play or Musical
photo: Andrew Kelly Photography
full credits in Program

Musical Book and Libretto

Magic Flute
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New dialogue scenes for Mozart’s Opera, performed by Pacific MusicWorks at Seattle’s Meany Theater in 2015. Stephen Stubbs, conductor, Dan Wallace Miller, director. For more info, click here

MotherBone
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Rock Opera libretto, Composed by Graham Reynolds. Produced by Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2002. 
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WINNER: Frederick Loewe Award in New Music Theater. 

Alice: Tales of a Curious Girl
Adapted from Lewis Carroll songs composed by Gina Leishman. 
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WINNER: AT&T OnStage Award. For more info, click here

Other Musical  Collaborations
Projects commissioned by Foresight Theatricals, DreamWorks, Franco Dragone, and Producers Four – more information available on request.
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