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REVIEWS
“Austin’s score is easy on the ears, witty, emotionally resonant, and a darn good match for this mainstream material. Austin’s score holds up strikingly well.”
“...remarkably polished music by Austin, ...whose songs are among the best Signature has presented...”
“David Austin’s music has a wonderful sophistication.”
“David Austin’s songs are incredibly tuneful, with careful attention paid to
vocal harmonies.”
“The songs are quite wonderful,
...real crowd-pleasers.”
CURRENT
SAVING MR. SCROOGE
– a new musical
Book, Music & Lyrics by DAVID AUSTIN
"When Someone Falls in Love With You" is from Saving Mr. Scrooge and features the lit'rally ALWAYS stunning Elizabeth Klemperer Walker as Bella and me as Ebenezer. It occurs in one second of frozen time when two people, (who have never seen each other's faces), realize they were just fallen in love with...
WRITING ARTHUR DANBY
– an original musical
Book, Music & Lyrics by DAVID AUSTIN
Arthur Danby has twelve short hours to finally finish the novel he's been writing inside the safety of the Boston bookstore he hasn't left for 32 years. He might stand a chance against the racing clock if it weren't for the constant interruptions. First, from Allana Reilly, the book's fiery, dissatisfied fictional heroine, then, from his quirky friend and neighbor, the very real Hannah Dupre.
Will Allana be given the end she wants to live forever in? Will Hannah unravel Arthur's dark and long-held secrets? Will Arthur Danby finally finish his book on the night of his 40th birthday when, at 4:32 AM, he hangs himself from a beam in his attic bedroom.
THE INNOCENCE
– an original musical
Music & Lyrics by DAVID AUSTINBook by ALARI KOEL & DAVID AUSTIN
In the dark of the lunar eclipse of 1917, Alma, the daughter of a fabulously wealthy socialite, and their gardener's son, Toomas, are taken. They return a year later convinced they escaped from Hell where The Devil removed half of each of their souls. Now inseparable, the children begin to exhibit inexplicable powers as, one-by-one, the villagers of their tiny Estonian village begin to believe the incredible story of the half-souled halflings.
When the second world war breaks across Europe, Alma and Toomas are wrested apart when the Russians invade and throw Toomas on a train bound for a Siberian gulag. Their desperate journey to reunite thrusts Alma and Toomas into a dangerous world, forcing them to face their devils and demons ...alone.
BEACHES
– the musical
Music by DAVID AUSTINLyrics by IRIS RAINER DARTBook by Thom Thomas & IRIS RAINER DART
From two wildly different worlds, Cee Cee Bloom and Roberta White were the two unlikeliest little girls to meet that blistering summer day along the Atlantic City boardwalk. After all, Cee Cee, an outrageous, (and outrageously talented) fiery redhead, dreams of stardom and fame beyond the boardwalk marquee of The Jerry Grey's Stars of Tomorrow Kiddie Show, and Roberta, an impossibly beautiful, (and impossibly wealthy) girl of breeding and sophistication, longs for a life outside the rigid borders of her mother's expectation.
Unlikely or not, their two worlds do collide, sparking a one-of-a-kind, lifelong friendship filled with staggering heights, unbelievable lows, countless tears, and twice that in laughter.
CURRENT
SAVING MR. SCROOGE
– a new musical
Book, Music & Lyrics by DAVID AUSTIN
"When Someone Falls in Love With You" is from Saving Mr. Scrooge and features the lit'rally ALWAYS stunning Elizabeth Klemperer Walker as Bella and me as Ebenezer. It occurs in one second of frozen time when two people, (who have never seen each other's faces), realize they were just fallen in love with...
WRITING ARTHUR DANBY
– an original musical
Book, Music & Lyrics by DAVID AUSTIN
Arthur Danby has twelve short hours to finally finish the novel he's been writing inside the safety of the Boston bookstore he hasn't left for 32 years. He might stand a chance against the racing clock if it weren't for the constant interruptions. First, from Allana Reilly, the book's fiery, dissatisfied fictional heroine, then, from his quirky friend and neighbor, the very real Hannah Dupre.
Will Allana be given the end she wants to live forever in? Will Hannah unravel Arthur's dark and long-held secrets? Will Arthur Danby finally finish his book on the night of his 40th birthday when, at 4:32 AM, he hangs himself from a beam in his attic bedroom.
THE INNOCENCE
– an original musical
Music & Lyrics by DAVID AUSTINBook by ALARI KOEL & DAVID AUSTIN
In the dark of the lunar eclipse of 1917, Alma, the daughter of a fabulously wealthy socialite, and their gardener's son, Toomas, are taken. They return a year later convinced they escaped from Hell where The Devil removed half of each of their souls. Now inseparable, the children begin to exhibit inexplicable powers as, one-by-one, the villagers of their tiny Estonian village begin to believe the incredible story of the half-souled halflings.
When the second world war breaks across Europe, Alma and Toomas are wrested apart when the Russians invade and throw Toomas on a train bound for a Siberian gulag. Their desperate journey to reunite thrusts Alma and Toomas into a dangerous world, forcing them to face their devils and demons ...alone.
BEACHES
– the musical
Music by DAVID AUSTINLyrics by IRIS RAINER DARTBook by Thom Thomas & IRIS RAINER DART
From two wildly different worlds, Cee Cee Bloom and Roberta White were the two unlikeliest little girls to meet that blistering summer day along the Atlantic City boardwalk. After all, Cee Cee, an outrageous, (and outrageously talented) fiery redhead, dreams of stardom and fame beyond the boardwalk marquee of The Jerry Grey's Stars of Tomorrow Kiddie Show, and Roberta, an impossibly beautiful, (and impossibly wealthy) girl of breeding and sophistication, longs for a life outside the rigid borders of her mother's expectation.
Unlikely or not, their two worlds do collide, sparking a one-of-a-kind, lifelong friendship filled with staggering heights, unbelievable lows, countless tears, and twice that in laughter.
ACTOR PLAYWRIGHT LYRICIST COMPOSER
CURRENT
SAVING MR. SCROOGE
– a new musical
Book, Music & Lyrics by DAVID AUSTIN
"When Someone Falls in Love With You" is from Saving Mr. Scrooge and features the lit'rally ALWAYS stunning Elizabeth Klemperer Walker as Bella and me as Ebenezer. It occurs in one second of frozen time when two people, (who have never seen each other's faces), realize they were just fallen in love with...
WRITING ARTHUR DANBY
– an original musical
Book, Music & Lyrics by DAVID AUSTIN
Arthur Danby has twelve short hours to finally finish the novel he's been writing inside the safety of the Boston bookstore he hasn't left for 32 years. He might stand a chance against the racing clock if it weren't for the constant interruptions. First, from Allana Reilly, the book's fiery, dissatisfied fictional heroine, then, from his quirky friend and neighbor, the very real Hannah Dupre.
Will Allana be given the end she wants to live forever in? Will Hannah unravel Arthur's dark and long-held secrets? Will Arthur Danby finally finish his book on the night of his 40th birthday when, at 4:32 AM, he hangs himself from a beam in his attic bedroom.
THE INNOCENCE
– an original musical
Music & Lyrics by DAVID AUSTINBook by ALARI KOEL & DAVID AUSTIN
In the dark of the lunar eclipse of 1917, Alma, the daughter of a fabulously wealthy socialite, and their gardener's son, Toomas, are taken. They return a year later convinced they escaped from Hell where The Devil removed half of each of their souls. Now inseparable, the children begin to exhibit inexplicable powers as, one-by-one, the villagers of their tiny Estonian village begin to believe the incredible story of the half-souled halflings.
When the second world war breaks across Europe, Alma and Toomas are wrested apart when the Russians invade and throw Toomas on a train bound for a Siberian gulag. Their desperate journey to reunite thrusts Alma and Toomas into a dangerous world, forcing them to face their devils and demons ...alone.
BEACHES
– the musical
Music by DAVID AUSTINLyrics by IRIS RAINER DARTBook by Thom Thomas & IRIS RAINER DART
From two wildly different worlds, Cee Cee Bloom and Roberta White were the two unlikeliest little girls to meet that blistering summer day along the Atlantic City boardwalk. After all, Cee Cee, an outrageous, (and outrageously talented) fiery redhead, dreams of stardom and fame beyond the boardwalk marquee of The Jerry Grey's Stars of Tomorrow Kiddie Show, and Roberta, an impossibly beautiful, (and impossibly wealthy) girl of breeding and sophistication, longs for a life outside the rigid borders of her mother's expectation.
Unlikely or not, their two worlds do collide, sparking a one-of-a-kind, lifelong friendship filled with staggering heights, unbelievable lows, countless tears, and twice that in laughter.