I said yes and she had a couple of thoughts and we worked the song around what she thought and she just turned the song into what it became. Basically the story is that I finished and she goes, "It's supposed to be funny, right?" Even in college Patina had a lot of respect and she was this amazing performer and I was singing for her. So we were just like, "Hey Patina, we have this song we'd like you to sing." Chris wasn't available so I had to sing this song for Patina, on my own. She was at Carnegie Mellon but I didn't know her because I was mainly in the music school. Question: Did you know her because she was also at Carnegie Melon? Kooman: It's a pretty interesting story though, because Chris had some interviews with people at CMU to get some ideas for the song, and then we wanted Patina Miller to sing it. Kooman: Chris had the concept of the song.Ĭhristopher Dimond: It was one of the first songs that we wrote together, it was something we thought would be funny to take this character that is always placed in the background and playing the token minority in an ensemble and give her a moment in the sun and allow her to air her grievances with the theatre industry. Question: What about the song, "Random Black Girl"? How did that happen? Then he asked me to write his thesis show, which ended up being Dani Girl. That project became Home Made Fusion, which was just a little song cycle for us in 2006. I asked him if he wanted to work together on a project. I took a lyric writing class with Chris, and there was about eight of us in it, and Chris was by the best lyricist in the class. I felt that musical theatre was something that was really captivating me and I forced my way into the drama school. I was writing orchestral pieces in choral and chamber music. Question: How did you guys end up collaborating and why do you both like working together? Michael Kooman: I was at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), an undergrad in composition and he was a graduate student. Kooman and Dimond sat down with to discuss their work, the movies that inspire them and the perils of chugging too many iced teas before a show. Howard Barnes is a story of a man who wakes up to discover his life has become a musical, and his quest to escape is the crux of the story. Throughout the week, the public readings have been sold out. The two are at the top of their game with their musical The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes.Ĭurrently in development at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Music Theatre Conference, the show's cast is made up of Hunter Foster, Kate Wetherhead, James Judy, Sara Gettelfinger, Price Waldman, Natalie Charle Ellis, Harris Doran, Sarah Stiles, Sergi Robles, Veronica J. IF UNABLE TO COMPLY, PLEASE CONSIDER PURCHASING A STREAMING TICKET WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY FROM HOME!ĬONCESSIONS ARE CURRENTLY RESTRICTED FROM BEING SOLD DUE TO COVID 19.Kooman and Dimond are purveyors of pop culture, and the classy duo is capable of producing some very funny work.
THERE IS CURRENTLY A MANDATORY MASK RULE INSIDE THE BUILDING AND DURING THE ENTIRE PERFORMANCE. IN-PERSON TICKET AVAILABILITY IS BASED ON INDOOR EVENT CAPACITY DUE TO COVID-19. YOU HAVE CHOSEN TICKETS FOR THE LIVE PERFORMANCE AT THE PEOPLE'S BUILDING. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THE DAF IS DOING, $5 FROM EVERY TICKET OF THIS PERFORMANCE WILL BE DONATED TO THE DENVER ACTORS FUND. Equal parts satire, romantic comedy, and broadway (but not broadway) American musical, The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes is intended for people who love musical theater, and their loved ones who probably hate it. Desperate to escape from the show of his life (literally), Howard embarks on a fantastical quest through the realm of musical theater to get his boring, un-musical life back again. What would YOU do if you woke up to find your entire life thrown into a comedic, book-driven, commercial (but with artistry), highbrow, low budget, modern (but traditional) original American musical? Meet Howard Barnes, a perfectly average man.at least until the day that he wakes up to discover that his life has become a musical. Director Madelyn Salvucci - Stage Manager
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