tame the noise
a musical in development. an adhd folk allegory. a boy is sent on a quest when a phenomenon called the noise plagues a town past their point of comfort.
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book, lyrics, and music by benjamin walton
cast of seven actor-musicians
i’m in love with bigfoot
a folk musical comedy that explores the big question. can grassroots activism save the environment from the ravages of late-stage capitalism? can traditionally monogamous couples introduce non-monogamy in an ethical way? and most importantly…is bigfoot hot?
beau and cassidy are the perfect couple. they’ve spent their ten-year relationship pursuing their passions, protecting the environment through their non-profit, chartreuse truce, and falling more in love each day. but when protesting nefarious billionaire paxton pettibottom iii’s illegal mining operation in the protected great smoky mountains, beau and cassidy join forces with an unlikely ally – the infamous cryptid, bigfoot. Together with this sex-positive, pansexual, nine-foot-tall smokeshow, beau and cassidy must save the forest – but can they save their strictly monogamous relationship from temptation?
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book & lyrics by timothy thomas leech, music by benjamin walton.
monster
a full-length musical by hannah z. morley and benjamin walton loosely based off of mary shelley’s frankenstein. developed as a thesis for nyu’s graduate musical theatre writing program, evie creates an ai mimicking the consciousness of her ancestor mary shelley to write new stories to save her family’s failing publishing business and to win the attention of her mom.
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book by hannah z. morley, music and lyrics by benjamin walton.
development history:
developed at the nyu graduate musical theatre writing program in as a thesis with feedback from randall eng, mindi dickstein, and deborah brevoort - june 2023-may 2024
winter workshop at nyu hosted by jonathan bernstein (cast: rebecca naomi jones & marinda anderson) - january 2024 goodspeed opera house residency - march 2024
16-hour workshop at new york university (dir. marella martin koch, music dir. milo henry, cast: susan o’dea, olivia abiassi, demond green) - april 2024
90-minute table reading at nyu (cast: ryan koch, juliana rose smith, rachel jancarek, sarah drummer) - may 2024
demond green performing 'part of it all' in nyu's graduate musical theatre writing program cycle 33 showcase at joe's pub in may 2024
reel of songs performed by sarah drummer, ryan koch, rachel jancarek, and juliana rose smith during nyu table read - may 2024
music in the park
a tya musical in development about a city park pigeon who has dreams of being a busker.
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book & lyrics by kate rankine, music by benjamin walton
five little peppers
a tya musical based off the characters of the public domain book series, five little peppers by margaret sidney. follow the peppers as they prepare for mamsie’s birthday, even though things keep getting in the way.
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book & lyrics by zoe c. howard, music by benjamin walton
dog for mayor
a musical in development. this absurdist living room drama follows a family with differing political beliefs as a dog is voted mayor of the town.
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book, lyrics, and music by benjamin walton
cast of three with an ensemble (1m, 1f, 1any + ensemble)
development history:
material workshopped and reviewed at chicago dramatists courses with cheryl coons and diana lawrence - 2019, 2021
sample of materials available upon request.
half-hangit maggie
a folk musical in development. this musical is based off the story of margaret dickson, a woman who survived being hanged after trialed for adultery in edinburgh in 1721. though that’s only the story’s start.
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book, lyrics, and music by benjamin walton.
sample of materials available upon request.