PAST PRODUCTIONS
All past Making Books Sing productions are available for licensing and rentals through Boosey & Hawkes. For more information, please contact Helane Anderson, Director of Composers & Repertoire at helane.anderson@boosey.com or visit Boosey & Hawkes at www.boosey.com.
A Shelter in Our Car (2007)
Based on the book by Monica Gunning
Book and Lyrics by Sophie Jaff
Composed by Robert L. Wilson III
Zettie and her mama leave their comfortable home in Jmaica for an uncertain life in the U.S. Their unwavering love and gutsy determination provide the greatest shelter of all, when they face a temporary period of homelessness.
The Orphan Singer (2006)
Based on the book by Emily Arnold McCully
Libretto by Barbara Zinn Krieger
Music selected and arranged by Rick Erickson
A Band of Angels (2005)
Written by Myla Churchill
Music selected and arranged by Linda Twine
Based on the book by Deborah Hopkinson
An inspirational musical about the African-American quest for education after the Civil War. Based on the true story of freed slave Ella Sheppard and the famous Fisk University Jubilee Singers.
The Upside Down Boy (2004)
Based on the book by Juan Felipe Herrera
Music by Cristian Amigo
Lyrics by Juan Felipe Herrera
Book and Additional lyrics by Barbara Zinn Krieger
Juanito's world is turned upside down when his migrant family settles in Queens. Loving parents and a sensitive teacher help plant his feet on the ground through poetry, art and music. Based on the bilingual memoirs by award-winning poet Juan Felipe Herrera.
Bird Woman: The Story of Sacagawea (2003)
By Ric Averill
Offered in honor of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, this play with music brings alive the biography of this brave Shoshone girl, from her naming ritual to her pivotal role in exploring the West.
Beautiful Warrior (2002)
Based on the book by Emily Arnold McCully
Music by Jin Xiang
Libretto by Barbara Zinn Krieger
In a fusion of Western theatre and Peking Opera, a Chinese Buddhist nun and her young student put their philosophy of non-violence and forgiveness to a test, as they encounter trials and triumphs on the road to self-awareness. A Making Books Sing Commission.
Appelemando's Dreams (2000 and 2001)
based on the book by Patricia Polacco
Music by James Kurtz
Libretto by Barbara Zinn Krieger
A young boy enters a world of color and magic as his imagination transforms his small town into a beautiful work of art and reveals the power of true friendship.
Little Kit (1997 and 1999)
based on the book by Emily Arnold McCully
Music by Charles Greenbergl
Libretto by Barbara Zinn Krieger
A Victorian-era orphan goes in search of a family, encountering a flea circus and an assortment of fascinating characters on her way to a dream.
The Merry Muldoons (1996)
Music by James Kurtz
Libretto by Barbara Zinn Krieger
based onthe book by Brooks McNamara
A family of vaudeville performers in turn-of-the-century New York stumbles upon a stolen fortune and escapes up the Hudson River with the real thief in hot pursuit.
Photos by Carol Rosegg |
