For over twenty years, Village Theatre has been dedicated to developing and producing new musicals. With over 60 new musicals to our credit, Village Originals is one of the nation's foremost new musical programs.
Listed below is just part of our rich history of presenting intriguing, tuneful, funny, and moving new musicals.
Rocket Science (New Musicals Festival Reading) Book by Patrical Cotter; Music by Stephen Weiner; Lyrics by Jason Rhyne; Based on the HBO film Rocket Science by Jeffrey Blitz
The Cuban and the Redhead (New Musicals Festival Reading) By Robert Bartley and Danny Whitman
Green Gables (New Musicals Festival Reading) By Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedmanr
Route 66 (New Musicals Festival Reading) Book by Jerold Goldstein and William Squier; Lyrics by William Squier; Music by Fred Stark
Take Me America (New Musicals Festival Reading) Book and Lyrics by Bill Nabel; Music by Bob Chritianson
The Man Who Would Be King (New Musicals Festival Reading) Book and Lyrics by DJ Salisbury; Music by Neil Berg; Based on the novella by Rudyard Kipling
The Gypsy King (Developmental Workshop January 2009); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Randy Rogel; Conceived and Created by Kirby Ward and Randy Rogel
Chasing Nicolette (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book and Lyrics by Peter Kellogg; Music by David Friedman
Killala Bay (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book and Lyrics by Chris Burgess; Music by Denise Wright; Based on the novelDeath and Plenty by Brian Leyden
Dennis The Menace (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Ernie Chambers; Lyrics by Kevin Murphy Music by David Manning and Nathan Wang
The Alchemists (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel; Music and Lyrics by Peter Mills
The Gypsy King (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Randy Rogel; Conceived and Created by Kirby Ward and Randy Rogel
The Yellow Wood (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Michelle Elliott; Lyrics by Michelle Elliott and Danny Larsen; Music by Danny Larsen Further Developments...
Iron Curtain (Workshop Presentation; Book by Susan DiLallo; Lyrics by Peter Mills; Music by Stephen Weiner
The Last Starfighter (Workshop Presentation; Book by Fred Landau; Music and Lyrics by Skip Kennon
Time Of Innocence (Mondays at Seven reading); by Jerry Taylor
Little Women (Mainstage Production); Book by Sean Hartley; Lyrics by Alison Hubbard; Music by Kim Oler. Further Developments...
Love Is Love (Developmental Production); Book by Martin Charnin; Music and Lyrics by Rich Gray
Million Dollar Quartet (Mainstage Production); Book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux; featuring selected hits from the '50s Further Developments...
A Hundred Years Into The Heart (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Richard Vetere; Lyrics by William Squire; Music by Jeffrey Lodin Further Developments...
Saint Heaven (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Martin Casella; Music and Lyrics by Keith Gordon Further Developments...
Sacagawea (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book and Lyrics by Mary Bracken Phillips; Music by Craig Bohmler
Iron Curtain (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Susan DiLallo; Lyrics by Peter Mills; Music by Stephen Weiner Further Developments...
Piece (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Tara Smith; Music and Lyrics by Scott Alan Further Developments...
Anna Karenina (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book and Lyrics by Peter Kellogg; Music by Dan Levine Further Developments...
Terezin (Developmental Production); Book by Peter Ullian; Music by Joel Derfner; Lyrics by Len Schiff Further Developments...
Barnstormer (Workshop Presentation); Book and Lyrics by Cheryl L. Davis; Music by Douglas J. Cohen Further Developments...
Once Upon A Time In New Jersey (Mainstage Production); Book and Lyrics by Susan DiLallo; Music by Stephen Weiner Further Developments...
Fairystories (Developmental Presentation); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Paul Graham Brown
Love is Love (Workshop Presentation); Music and Lyrics by Rich Gray and Martin Charnin
The Sixth Annual Festival of New Musicals
The Big Deal: The Big Beginning (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book and Lyrics by Scott Guy; Music by Ross Kalling
The Big Deal: The Big Ending (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Shrubshall and Free Further Developments...
Million Dollar Quartet (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux; featuring selected hits from the '50s
At the Back of the North Wind (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Jeffrey Haddow; Lyrics by Jeffrey Haddow and Thomas Tierney; Music by Thomas Tierney
Field Of Dreams (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Roy M. Rogosin
The Last Starfighter (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Fred Landau; Music and Lyrics by Skip Kennon Further Developments...
Little Women (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Sean Hartley; Lyrics by Alison Hubbard; Music by Kim Oler. Mainstage production in 2008
Terezin (Workshop Presentation); Book by Peter Ullian; Music by Joel Derfner; Lyrics by Len Schiff
Stunt Girl (Workshop Presentation); Book and Lyrics by Peter Kellogg; Music by David Friedman
Girl of My Dreams (Mainstage Production); Book by David DeBoy; Lyrics by Peter Ekstrom and Steve Hayes; Music by Peter Ekstrom
Cold Turkey (Mondays at 7 Reading); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Rich Gray
Sacagawea (Mondays at 7 Reading); Book and Lyrics by Mary Bracken Phillips; Music by Craig Bohmler
Snapshots (Developmental Production); Book by David Stern; Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Further Developments...
Mata Hari (Mondays at 7 Reading); Book by Jerome Coopersmith; Lyrics by Martin Charnin; Music by Edward Thomas
Heaven's Balcony (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book, Music, and Lyrics by David Spangler and Jerry Taylor
Blankity-Blank (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book and Music by Scott Warrender; Lyrics by Scott Warrender and Tom Orr
The Fabulist (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Stephen Witkin; Music and Lyrics by David Spencer Further Developments...
Fairystories (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Paul Graham Brown
Stunt Girl (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book and Lyrics by Peter Kellogg; Music by David Friedman
Desperate Measures (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book and Lyrics by Peter Kellogg; Music by David Friedman Further Developments...
Feeling Electric (Next To Normal) (Workshop Presentation); Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey; Music by Tom Kitt Further Developments...
The Tutor (Workshop Presentation); Book by Maryrose Wood; Lyrics by Maryrose Wood and Andrew Gerle; Music by Andrew Gerle Further Developments...
Ya Got Trouble! (Developmental Production); Book and Lyrics by Bob Dedea; Music by Bob Dedea, Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt, and Meredith Willson Further Developments...
Play It By Heart (Mainstage Production); Book by Randy Hugill; Lyrics by David Spangler, Jerry Taylor, and R.T. Robinson; Music by David Spangler and Jerry Taylor
Robin Hood (Developmental Production); Book by Thomas Meehan; Lyrics by Martin Charnin; Music by Peter Sipos
2004 Festival of New Musicals
Once Upon A Time In New Jersey (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book and Lyrics by Susan DiLallo; Music by Stephen Weiner Further Developments...
Cold Turkey (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Rich Gray
Stand by the River (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Joanne and Mark Sutton-Smith
Joe! (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book, Music, and Lyrics by David Rossmer and Dan Lipton
The Tutor (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Maryrose Wood; Lyrics by Maryrose Wood and Andrew Gerle; Music by Andrew Gerle Further Developments...
Western Star (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Dale Wasserman; Lyrics by Bill Francoeur and Scott DeTurk; Music by Bill Francoeur and Scott DeTurk
Girl of My Dreams (Workshop Presentation); Book by David DeBoy; Lyrics by Peter Ekstrom and Steve Hayes; Music by Peter Ekstrom
Emma and Company (Workshop Presentation); Book by Judy Freed; Music and Lyrics by Jon Steinhagen
Girl of My Dreams (Reading); Book by David DeBoy; Lyrics by Peter Ekstrom and Steve Hayes; Music by Peter Ekstrom
Bonnie and Clyde (Developmental Production); Book by Will Pomerantz, Andrew Herron; Music and Lyrics by Andrew Herron and Doug Ritchie Further Developments...
2003 Festival of New Musicals
Like You Like It (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book and Lyrics by Sammy Buck; Music by Daniel S. Acquisto Further Developments...
nor'mal: (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Yvonne Adrian; Lyrics by Cheryl Stern; Music by Tom Kochan Further Developments...
Girl of My Dreams (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by David DeBoy; Lyrics by Peter Ekstrom, Steve Hayes, and David DeBoy; Music by Peter Ekstrom
Phantom of the Country Opera (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Sean Grennan and Kathy Santen; Lyrics by Cheryl Coons; Music by Michael Duff
Taxi Cabaret (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Peter Mills Further Developments...
Ya Got Trouble! (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book and Lyrics by Bob Dedea; Music by Bob Dedea, Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt, and Meredith Willson
The Wedding Banquet (Mainstage and Touring Production); Book by Derek Nguyen and Welly Yang; Lyrics by Brian Yorkey; Music by Woody Pak
Diana Moves (Workshop Presentation); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Rob Knop
The Ark (Mainstage Production); Book by Kevin Kelly and Michael McLean; Music by Michael McLean Further Developments...
Ichabod (Developmental Production/Tour); Book and Lyrics by Gene Traylor; Music by Thomas Tierney
One Red Flower (Developmental Production); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Paris Barclay Further Developments...
2002 Festival of New Musicals
Emma and Company (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Judy Freed; Music and Lyrics by Jon Steinhagen
The Wedding Banquet (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Derek Nguyen and Welly Yang; Lyrics by Brian Yorkey; Music by Woody Pak
The Dream Team (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Richard Weasley; Lyrics by John Forster; Music by Thomas Tierney
Every Little Vow (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book, Music, and Lyrics by David Austin
Merrily We Dance and Sing (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book and Lyrics by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Millmore; Music by Ed Alton
Diana Moves (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Rob Knop
Feeling Electric (Next To Normal) (Reading); Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey; Music by Tom Kitt
Making Tracks (Mainstage Production); Book by Brian Yorkey and Welly Yang; Lyrics by Brian Yorkey; Music by Woody Pak Further Developments...
Six Wives (Workshop Presentation); Book and Lyrics by Joe Masteroff; Music by Edward Thomas
Bucket of Blood (The Busboy) (Reading); Book by Nick Flynn; Lyrics by Dustin Waln
2001 Festival of New Musicals
The Ballad of Mary Reade (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Phil Shallat and John Engerman
Bonnie and Clyde (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book by Will Pomerantz and Andrew Herron; Music and Lyrics by Andrew Herron and Doug Ritchie
Six Wives (New Musicals Festival Reading); Book and Lyrics by Joe Masteroff; Music by Edward Thomas
Searching 4 Y (Developmental Production); Book and Lyrics by Jon Marans; Music by Edward Thomas Further Developments...
The Ark (Developmental Production); Book by Kevin Kelly and Michael McLean; Music by Michael McLean Further Developments...
After The Fair (Mainstage Production); Book by Stephen Cole; Lyrics by Stephen Cole and Matthew Ward; Music by Matthew Ward Further Developments...
Cupid and Psyche (Developmental Production); Book and Lyrics by Sean Hartley; Music by Jihwan Kim Further Developments...
Play It By Heart (Developmental Production); Book by Randy Hugill; Lyrics by David Spangler, Jerry Taylor, and R.T. Robinson; Music by David Spangler and Jerry Taylor
Making Tracks (Developmental Production); Book by Brian Yorkey and Welly Yang; Lyrics by Brian Yorkey; Music by Woody Pak
Kiss Me Quick Before The Lava Reaches the Village (Mainstage Production); Book by Steve Hayes; Lyrics by Steve Hayes and Peter Ekstrom; Music by Peter Ekstrom
PETS! (Developmental Production); By Marion Adler, Adele Ahronheim, Raphael Crystal, Rick Cummins, Richard Engquist, Faye Greenberg, Alison Hubbard, Dan Kael, Kim Oler, Jimmy Roberts, Ben Schaechter, June Siegel, Carolyn Sloan, Thomas Tierney, Thomas Edward West, Greer Woodward
Crossing Over! (Developmental Production); Book by Michael Cimino; Lyrics by Bruce Monroe and Michael Cimino; Music by Bruce Monroe
No Way To Treat A Lady (Developmental Production); Book by Doug Cohen, based on the novel and film by William Goldman Further Developments...
Eleanor (Mainstage Production at Francis J. Gaudette Theatre); Book by Jonathon Bolt; Lyrics by John Forster; Music by Thomas Tierney Further Developments...
Nymph Errant (Developmental Production); Book by Steve Mackes and Michael Whaley; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Music by Cole Porter Further Developments...
Kiss Me Quick Before The Lava Reaches the Village (Developmental Production); Book by Steve Hayes; Lyrics by Steve Hayes and Peter Ekstrom; Music by Peter Ekstrom
After The Fair (Developmental Production); Book by Stephen Cole; Lyrics by Stephen Cole and Matthew Ward; Music by Matthew Ward Further Developments...
Bootlegger (Mainstage Production at Francis J. Gaudette Theatre); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Bruce Monroe
4am Boogie Blues (Developmental Production); Book and Lyrics by Marsha Meyers; Music by Jim Owen Further Developments...
Underworld (Reading); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Steven Dexter and Stephen Clark
City Kid (Mainstage Production at Francis J. Gaudette Theatre); Book and Lyrics by Adrienne Anderson; Music by Rick Chudacoff and Peter Bunetta Further Developments...
Ruthless (Developmental Production); Book and Lyrics by Joel Pailey; Music by Marvin Laird
The January Book (Developmental Production); Book by Scott Warrender and Jim Luigs; Music and Lyrics by Scott Warrender
Bootlegger (Developmental Production); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Bruce Monroe
Abraham's Land (Reading); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Lauren Marshall
City Kid (Developmental Production); Book and Lyrics by Adrienne Anderson; Music by Rick Chudacoff and Peter Bunetta Further Developments...
Ichabod (Developmental Production); Book and Lyrics by Gene Traylor; Music by Thomas Tierney
Glimmerglass (Developmental Production); Book by Jonathon Bolt; Lyrics by Ted Drachman; Music by Douglas J Cohen Further Developments...
Babes In Toyland (Mainstage Production); Book by Nick DiMartino; Music by Victor Herbert and Kim Douglass
Narnia (Mainstage Production); Book by Jules Tasca; Lyrics by Ted Drachman; Music by Thomas Tierney
Heartbeats (Mainstage Production); Book, Music, and Lyrics by Amanda McBroom and Bill Castellino
Funny Pages (Mainstage Production); Book by Brian Yorkey; Lyrics by Brian Yorkey; Music by Scott Warrender
Jungle Queen Debutante (Mainstage Production); Book by Sean O'Donnell; Music and Lyrics by Thomas Tierney Further Developments...
Book of James (Mainstage Production); Book by BJ Douglas; Music and Lyrics by Scott Warrender
Heidi (Mainstage Production); Book by BJ Douglas; Lyrics by Jean Burch Falls; Music by Rob Duisburg
Eleanor (Mainstage Production); Book by Jonathon Bolt; Lyrics by John Forster; Music by Thomas Tierney
The Drunkard (Mainstage Production); Book by BJ Douglas
Threads (Mainstage Production); Book by Jonathon Bolt; Music by Brian Higham
The New Beanstalk (Mainstage Production); Book and Lyrics by David Maddux; Music by Carl Darchuk
Beanstalk (Mainstage Production); Book by David Maddux; Lyrics by David Maddux/Harry Evans; Music by Carl Darchuk
Story of the Charleyman John (Mainstage Production); Book by Steve Palmer Remlap; Music by Sharva Fetridge
Blog
Facebook
Twitter
Myspace
YouTube