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John
Overall I'm happy with this edition - gorgeous sleeve to hold the book, which is a soft, dark brown pebble that looks like a photo album. Wish it was hard cover too though.
The major knock I have is the discs are stored in cut out pockets on the inside of the back cover. Would have much preferred jewel cases. A matter of preference.
Bev, you'll have to let us know what the digital version has that the book does not.
The book is much larger than I expected, it's 11 x 11 inches - thought it would be more disc sized - which is great because it makes reading the Libretto so much easier with the larger text.
All in all a very nice package.
Now off to listening!
Another thing - there is no full audio version of the entire play ie music and libretto. The second CD only includes snippets of the libretto. Was really hoping that would have been included on the DVD.
On the plus side, the songs have really grown on me with each listen.
Does the digital libretto have things embedded? Like the video for "Truth"?
No it does not. The Truth video is playable from the Main Menu.
I was really hoping for the radio drama. There is only about 1 GB of data on the DVD - which can hold over 4 GB. That's a lot of unused space.
It reminds me of a vinyl LP, for anyone old enough to remember what those are!
Highest profile among them: Emily Skinner, Tony-award nominee for "Side Show" and a star of "The Full Monty" and "Billy Elliot." She'll star opposite Bruce Greenwood, who played Capt. Christopher Pike in the reboot "Star Trek" films. He also played U.S. presidents in both " Thirteen Days" and "National Treasure: Book of Secrets."
After launching in Bloomington, the show—revamped from its Altanta debut in 2012—will play 20 cities around the Midwest and Southeast, including Indy on Oct. 18 and a return to IU on Oct. 23.
Williams said the musical, with a libretto by King, music and lyrics by Mellencamp and production assistance from T-Bone Burnett, will hold technical rehearsals for the tour for the four or five days leading up to the two performances at the CCA. The first night of the show will be the CCA’s gala opening for this year’s season.
“It’s an incredibly exciting thing for us and for the region in general, as synonymous as we are with Stephen King,” said Williams. “We’re lucky enough to be the first stop on their national tour.”
“Ghost Brothers of Darkland County” is described as a “southern Gothic” musical, centering on two brothers who hate each other who are forced by their father to spend the night in a haunted cabin, where they are visited by the ghosts of two brothers who also hate each other. Mellencamp’s music draws on blues, country and rock, and King’s story brings in familiar elements of the supernatural and American family struggle.
The musical had its premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta in April 2012, and had a 20-city tour of the Midwest and South in the fall of 2013. A soundtrack album featuring musicians including Sheryl Crow, Elvis Costello, Kris Kristofferson and Neko Case was released in June 2013. This tour will be the musical’s first national tour. Tickets and exact dates and showtimes for the Orono performances will be announced later this summer.
Nov 9 Orono, ME Collins Center For The Arts
Nov 11 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
Nov 13 Philadelphia, PA Merriam Theatre
Nov 14 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center
Nov 15 Washington, DC Warner Theatre
Nov 16 Baltimore, MD Lyric Opera House
Nov 18 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre
Nov 20 Portland, ME Merrill Auditorium
Nov 21 Boston, MA Emerson Colonial Theatre
Nov 22 Providence, RI The VETS
Nov 24 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Nov 26 Detroit, MI Fisher Theatre
Nov 28 Chicago, IL Chicago Oriental Theatre
Nov 29 St. Louis, MO Peabody Opera House
Dec 1 Denver, CO Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
Dec 3 Phoenix, AZ Orpheum Theatre
Dec 4 Los Angeles, CA Saban Theatre
Dec 5 San Francisco, CA Curran Theatre
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County is a collaboration 16 years in the making, and blend of unique musical and staging styles. Throughout the production, the eerie blues ‘n’ roots music reveals the inner workings of the characters as opposed to just propelling the play’s narrative, with only a few songs directly advancing the plot. The haunting tale of fraternal love, lust, jealousy and revenge, begins with Joe McCandless reflecting on a past tragedy involving his two older brothers battling over a girl which ended in the unfortunate deaths of all three. Now with Joe as an adult and two boys of his own, he’s watching an all too familiar scenario play out before his eyes. With his sons at each other’s throats, Joe’s story will either save or destroy the McCandless family.
For ticketing information, please visit aeglive.com or http://www.ghostbrothersofdarklandcounty.com/.
The revised version of the musical will be available for stock and amateur licensing in 2019.
The Gothic southern musical, which premiered in 2012 at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre, explores a decades-old tragedy that haunts the population of a small town. Grammy winner Mellencamp (“Pink Houses,” “Jack and Diane,” “Small Town”) penned the score, while Carrie, Misery, and The Shining novelist King wrote the book.
A studio album of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, recorded in 2010, was released from Hear Records/Concord Records Group. The musical also played a limited concert tour.
Mellencamp added, “When Steve and I decided to mount a musical… neither of us knew what we were doing. We learned on the job. I have never had so much fun or laughed so hard in my life.”
West Virginia Public Theatre is kicking off its summer season working with Broadway Licensing on Stephen King and John Mellencamp’s developing haunting musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, directed by two-time Tony award-winner Jeff Calhoun.
The Gothic southern musical about a decades-old tragedy that haunts the population of a small town has a roots-rock score by Grammy winner Mellencamp, (“Pink Houses”, “Jack and Diane”, “Small Town”) and a book by Carrie, Misery and The Shining – Master of Horror novelist King. It premiered in a full stage production in 2012 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA.
The development reading will take place on April 23rd at 7:30 P.M in the Gladys Davis Theatre in the Canady Creative Arts Center. It will be free for the public to attend, however, due to the large expected audience turnout, this event will be ticketed through Eventbrite here: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County tickets.
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