A new musical based on a true story
A young boy’s ‘chance meeting’ with Elvis Presley leads the way to a life centered around the Colonel Tom Parker school of show business. After growing up with Elvis, he becomes ‘The Manager’ to Ricky Nelson, up until Nelson’s tragic plane crash. He later joins music impresario, Louis Jay Pearlman (creator of Backstreet Boys and N’SYNC), as they manage and produce “Making the Band” for MTV. Pearlman is discovered running the largest and longest running Ponzi Scheme in US history leaving him holding the bag. Sometimes real-life is more unbelievable than fiction.
World premiere musical workshop presented at:
The Bourbon Room
6356 Hollywood Blvd, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90028
2 Performances Only!!
Monday, November 13 – 7:00 pm
Tuesday, November 14 – 7:00 pm
(doors open at 5:30 pm)
Tickets:
$10, $20
(plus 2 item minimum)
Script by Joni Ravenna Sussman in collaboration with Ben Susskind and Steve Josephson
Music and lyrics by Ben Susskind in collaboration with Joni Ravenna Sussman and Steve Josephson
Directed by Steve Josephson
Musical Direction by Jerry Sternbach
Musical Arrangements by Jesse Vargas
Cast
Colonel Tom Parker – Kevin Baily
Louis Jay Pearlman – Ted Barton
Mac Donnell – Steve Josephson
Younger Mac – Payson Lewis
Boy Mac – Douglas Nottage
Sherri Donnell – Marguerite MacIntyre
Elvis Presley – Jesse Corbin
Ricky Nelson – Travis Nesbitt
Boy Band – Jesse JP Johnson, Christopher Messina, Jesse Corbin, Travis Nesbitt, Payson Lewis
Mac’s Mother / FBI Interrogator – Cecily Gish
Boy Band Mother – Shauna Steiner
Cora – Melanie Au-Yeung
Musical Numbers
ACT 1
01 – Make It Up to You (Boy Band)
02 – Invisible Man (Mac, Reporters)
03 – Taking Care of Business (Elvis, Colonel, Young Mac)
04 – Make It Up to You – Rehearsal Scene (Boy Band)
05 – Still in the Storm (Mac’s Mother, Young Mac)
06 – If I Ran the Show (Elvis, Boy Band)
07 – Lucky (Lou, Boy Band)
09 – Family Affair (Mac)
10 – Invisible Man – Reprise
11 – No One Speaks to Him Like That (Elvis, Ricky, Mac, Colonel)
ACT 2
12 – Roll in the Green (Lou, Colonel, Mac, Boys)
13 – Father of the Year (Sherri, Mac) *
14 – One Shot (Boy Band)
15 – What a Mother Does (Sherri, Stage Mom, Cora, Mac’s Mom)
16 – House on Fire (Mac, Lou)
17 – Invisible Man / Blind (Mac)
18 – How We Manage (Colonel, Mac, Company)
* The song “Father of the Year” by Ben Susskind with Joni Ravenna Sussman