First let me give you a little background. I have been very lucky for the past thirty-five years at Kaleidoscope Theatre. For the most part the story line for the musicals I have written were famous fairytales. However, the school touring productions were another story (sorry for the pun). I needed to find accurate educational information to impart to school age audiences that was both helpful and entertaining. In the late 70's we had great success with a show titled: 'I'm Special - You're Special', about the inclusion of a boy with differing abilities into his brother's and sister's school. This production toured extensively from 1979 to present day. In 1989 it represented the US at an International Down Syndrome Congress in Jerusalem. Israel. We also had success with a show on Ecology - 'Save Today For Tomorrow' which performed at the White House. Washington, D.C. Most recently we created a production dealing with bullying entitled, B.U.L.L.Y. (Better Understanding by Listening and Learning about You) with versions for elementary, middle and high school and which received the Rhode Island Justice Award.
SAINTS the Musical is based upon a previously created work that was written by my brother, Don Payton, his novel, 'Friends Are Thicker Than Water'. There is a link here on the blog to get the book which I think is a great read! Much of SAINTS the Musical is taken from the pages of Don's book. However, the book of my musical differs in several significant ways from Don's book.
Stage Left:Coming next time - how the book and musical differ.
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