MUSICALS BY ALEXANDER S. BERMANGE
THIRTEEN DAYS (2010)
A love story set against the backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis, leading up to
the days in which the world came the closest it has ever come to being wiped out
by weapons of mass destruction. Presented in concert in Sheffield.
THE LOST FAIRY TALES (2010)
An original and tongue-in-cheek story of four archetypal fairytale villains
seeking to entrap four famous fairytale princes and princesses (played by the
same four performers), interweaving songs from some of the below
fairytale-inspired musicals. Produced at the Hanau Festival in Germany and
Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.
SNOW WHITE (2010) #
SLEEPING BEAUTY (2009) *
KING DROSSELBART (2008) *
THE SEVEN RAVENS (2007) *
THE GOLDEN GOOSE (2006) †
THE FROG PRINCE (2005) †
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - THE SINGING SPRINGING LARK (2004) †
Adaptations of the respective Brothers Grimm stories, commissioned by and
originally produced at the Hanau Festival in Germany, and conceived as
commercial musicals that will appeal equally to audiences of adults and to
audiences of children.
†
DEAD HEAT (2008)
A musical comedy in which a frustrated showbiz reporter invents a celebrity to
unleash on her star-struck readers, which ultimately leads her into the midst of
a murder-mystery. Originally commissioned by YMT:UK and produced at the Bradford
Playhouse.
ODETTE (2007)
A musical showing “the dark side of Swan Lake”, which adds the unknown
back-story to the familiar tale. Originally commissioned for and produced at the
Bridewell Theatre, London.
ALADDIN (2005)
Reworking of the traditional story for the computer age with a pop-influenced
score, commissioned by and originally produced at the Pleasance Theatre in
London.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (2004)
A light-hearted book musical, telling a tale of supernatural occurrences in a
telesales office, commissioned by Mercury Musical Developments and the Academy
for New Musical Theatre and workshopped at Century City Playhouse, Los Angeles.
WEIRD & WONDERFUL (2004)
A musical celebration of weirdos and weirdness, comprising a collection of comic
songs about crazy characters. Exists as a CD (with various musical theatre
stars), and as a revue first presented at the Canal Café Theatre, London.
SHADOWLESS (2003)
A musical telling the story of a man who sells his shadow to the devil,
featuring several songs subsequently released by various international musical
theatre artists. Workshopped at the Bridewell Theatre, London, and the winner of
two Frank Wildhorn Awards 2007 at the Musical Festival Graz, Austria, including
the Audience Award for Most Popular Musical.
WALKING ON THE SUN (2000)
An epic musical in which the story of a family, across several generations, is
set against the backdrop of industrial and social change in the north of
England. Commissioned by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, produced at the
specially constructed Theatre In The Park, Rotherham, and the Millennium Dome,
London, and revived in Rotherham in 2003 and 2008.
NESSIE (1996)
A light-hearted “rock around the loch” telling the story of a Nessie fanatic in
search of the Monster. First performed at the Burton Taylor Theatre, Oxford, and
subsequently presented at the Musical Kongress, Hamburg, in 2002.