Heartbeats

Heartbeats

Book, Music and Lyrics by Amanda McBroom
Created by Amanda McBroom and Bill Castellino
Additional Music by Gerald Sternbach, Michele Brourman, Tom Snow and Craig Safan

Heartbeats

Heartbeats

Book, Music and Lyrics by Amanda McBroom
Created by Amanda McBroom and Bill Castellino
Additional Music by Gerald Sternbach, Michele Brourman, Tom Snow and Craig Safan

Overview

Annie married Steve on her 20th birthday – she fell for him the minute they met. Two children and 20 years later, they're still in love... but they've forgotten how to say it. Amanda McBroom, who leapt to the top of the pop charts with the multi-Grammy Award-winning “The Rose,” has fashioned more than 20 of her songs into a knowing musical portrait of a woman facing her 40th birthday and 20th wedding anniversary all in one day. While looking back at her life and wondering if fulfillment hasn't passed her by, this Midwestern housewife is on the verge of discovering a new definition for happiness. Informed by tremendous humour and insight, this contemporary musical contemplates and illuminates the age-old conundrum known as “self discovery.”

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Details

  • Genre: Romantic Comedy
  • Time Period: Present Day
  • Cast Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for All Audiences

Authors

Amanda McBroom

Amanda McBroom has been called “the greatest cabaret performer of her generation, an urban poet who writes like an angel and has a voice to match.” Her name first came to the attention of the music public when Bette Midler’s version of Amanda’s song “The Rose” hit number one ...

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Bill Castellino

Bill Castellino directed and choreographed the world premieres of THE SINGING WEATHERMAN (starring Ron Holgate) by Jim McGinn, Keith Herrman, and Larry Goodsight and BREATHE by Michael Biello and Dan Martin. Mr Castellino directed and choreographed STOP THE WORLD, I WANT TO G ...

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Gerald Sternbach

Gerald Sternbach is one of Los Angeles’ foremost musical directors, now starting his sixth season as musical director of Reprise! Broadway’s Best in Concert (Los Angeles' version of New York's Encores! series), which included ON YOUR TOES. He was presented in early 2007 the J ...

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Michele Brourman

Michele Brourman is the winner of the Johnny Mercer Award for "Emerging American Songwriters." A frequent performer in ASCAP's songwriter concerts, she has appeared in the prestigious Lyrics and Lyricist Series at New York's 92nd Street Y, at the Smithsonian Institute, and at ...

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Tom Snow

Tom Snow has been making music, recording albums and writing hits for himself and other artists - on record, on radio, in the United States and all over the world - since the early 1980s.

He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song from a Motion Picture: "L ...

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Craig Safan

Craig Safan has been composing music for movies and musical theatre since he was fourteen years old. At Brandeis University, Craig wrote the music for four original musicals and was awarded a Watson Foundation Fellowship to study music in London after graduation.

He has score ...

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