You asked…we heard! Weird! The Musical (Original Cast Recording) is now streaming on all your favorite music services like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music & Pandora! Now all the songs from the musical written by Shawn Forster, Dani Ryan & Dave Reckess and based on The Weird! Series by Erin Frankel and Paula Heaphy are available wherever you like to listen. Songs are also on TikTok! #weirdandlovinit – we’d love to see your vids to your fave Weird! The Musical songs! The Studio Cast Recording features Natalie Weiss (Wicked, Les Misérables), three-time Grammy nominated Jody McBrayer from the group Avalon & Josh Batstone from Season 8 of The …Read More
Peaceful Schools Productions On Demand presents Weird! The Musical now streaming for schools! PS Productions is proud to announce its first ever VIRTUAL Arts-in-Education series for the 2020-2021 academic year. Due to the on-going health crisis in our world, we understand the hardships that educators are facing this academic year. And while the COVID-19 pandemic does not allow for us to tour to schools, we are thrilled to be bringing our productions straight to you and your students…virtually. Weird! The Musical, based on the books in The Weird! Series (Weird!, Tough!, and Dare!) by Erin Frankel and Paula Heaphy, is an energetic …Read More
By Broadway World News Desk | Posted January 6, 2021 Congrats to the writing team of Weird! The Musical for winning Best Original Script of the Decade for CNY Regional BroadwayWorld’s 2020 Awards. The 2020 Broadway World Central New York Awards – which were back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! The public submitted the nominees and voted for their favorites. The 2020 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards are presented by TodayTix. Community theatre productions, student productions, and college productions were all included! Eligibility was for productions which opened between 2011 and September 30th, 2020. Voting …Read More
By Broadway World News Desk | Posted April 17, 2020 Weird! The Musical was one week from from their debut at Feinstein’s/54 Below when the shutdown happened. They have shared their virtual performance of the opening number of the original musical featuring cast members from the Original Tour, Studio Cast Recording, 54 Below & Frenchwoods Festival of the Performing Arts Productions. Watch the video below! Weird! The Musical is a new original musical based on the popular books, The Weird Series by Erin Frankel & Paula Heaphy, which tells one story of bullying from three different female perspectives, one who …Read More
By Hannah Lees | Posted Mar 23, 2020 on Syracuse.com The Big Apple debut of a musical developed in Syracuse has been postponed among the many coronavirus-related closures. “Weird! The Musical” was set to perform Sunday night at 54 Below, a theatre district venue known for showcasing upcoming Broadway stars. Rehearsals with New York City-based actors had begun in February and early March. But with coronavirus concerns mounting, the venue announced they would be postponing all of their events. The decision came a day after Broadway shut down to abide with public gathering limits set forth by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. …Read More
By Hannah Lees | Posted March 03, 2020 on Syracuse.com Two musicals developed in Syracuse are headed to New York City for performances at a theatre district venue known for showcasing upcoming Broadway stars. “Kafka’s Metamorphosis: The Musical!” will perform a concert reading on Friday, March 6 at Feinstein’s 54 Below with Matthew Chiorini directing and Travis Newton music directing. “Weird! The Musical” performs its concert reading later this month on Sunday, March 22 with Shawn Forster and Dani Ryan directing. Feinstein’s 54 Below is a performance venue a few blocks from Times Square. Located in the theatre district, the supper club showcases well known …Read More
Three-time Emmy nominee Dot-Marie Jones will perform the music of Weird! The Musical March 22, 2020 at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Jones (Fox’s Glee), who soon takes on the role of Dennis in Rock of Ages Off-Broadway, will be joined by Broadway alums Brynn Williams (SpongeBob SquarePants, 13) and Charlotte Maltby (The Secret Garden). Rounding out the cast for the concert presentation are Alyssa Muniz, Britt Dorazio, Kelsie Deyo, Ricky Marchese, Morgan Smith, and Laurént Grant Williams. The concert will be directed by Forster and Ryan, produced by Peaceful Schools Productions, and music directed by Roy George. Weird! The Musical is based on The Weird Series by Erin Frankel and …Read More
By Broadway World News Desk | Posted Feb 12, 2020 FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Dot-Marie Jones (Glee, Rock of Ages) in “WEIRD! THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT!” for one night only on March 22, 2020 at 9:30pm. Weird! The Musical is a new original musical based on the popular books, The Weird Series by Erin Frankel & Paula Heaphy, which tells one story of bullying from three different female perspectives, one who is being bullied, a bystander, and the one using bullying behavior. Dot-Marie Jones, a three-time Emmy nominee for her role as Glee’s Coach Beiste, is set to make …Read More
Congratulations to The First Official Touring Cast for receiving 5 Syracuse Area Live Theatre (SALT) Awards nominations in the Regional Theater category. Weird! The Musical was honored with nominations for Best Musical, Best Director for Shawn Forster, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Riley Mahan, Best Musical Director for Roy George, and the entire Cast for Best Ensemble in a Musical. REGIONAL THEATER COMPANIES Musical of the Year Kinky Boots (Hangar Theatre) Legally Blonde (Cortland Repertory Theatre) Mamma Mia! (Cortland Repertory Theatre) Once Upon a Mattress (Redhouse Arts Center) Weird! The Musical (Peaceful Schools Productions) Director of a Musical Trey Compton, Legally Blonde (Cortland Repertory Theatre) …Read More
Weird! The Musical: Studio Cast Recording will be released on June 11, 2019 on most download platforms and features Natalie Weiss (Wicked & Les Miserables) as Luisa’s Mom. Natalie gained an international following from her popular YouTube web series, Breaking Down The Riffs. In the role of Mr. C we have three-time GRAMMY® nominated vocalist Jody McBrayer from Christian pop groups Cana’s Voice and Avalon. The original cast album will also feature Josh Batstone as Thomas. Josh appeared on Season 8 of NBC’s The Voice as a contestant for Adam Levine’s Team and was the lead on Peaceful Schools Productions’ Have You Filled A …Read More
