8 SONG PORTFOLIO

Again

Scott Alan

A Man aged 30, desperate for his ex girlfriend to come back home to him and not marry her new partner.

Anthem

ChessBenny Andersson and Bjrn UlvaeusLyricist: Tim Rice

Character: AnatolyThe story involves a politically driven,Cold War-erachess tournamentbetween two menan Americangrandmasterand a Soviet grandmasterand their fight over a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other.

Chips Lament

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeWilliam Finn

Character: ChipThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Beeis a long one- actmusicalcomedy, The show centers on a fictionalspelling beeset in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by three equally quirky grown-ups. The remaining spellers except for Chip, go on break, and Chip passes through the audience selling snacks, the punishment for being the first eliminated. He explains to the audience why he lost. Im Alive

Next To NormalTom KittLyricist: Brian Yorkey

Character: GabeThe story concerns a mother who struggles with worseningbipolar disorderand the effect that her illness and the attempts to alleviate it have on her family. The musical also addresses such issues as grieving a loss,suicide,drug abuse,ethics in modern psychiatry, and the underbelly of suburban life. Gabe is trying to re-affirm his presence to his mother in Im Alive.

Fallen Angel

Jersey BoysBob GaudioLyricist: Bob Crewe

Character: Frankie ValliJersey Boysis ajukebox musical,it is presented in adocumentary-style format that dramatizes the formation, success and eventual break-up of the 1960srock 'n rollgroupThe Four Seasons. Along with the success of "Working My Way Back to You", Frankie and Bobby finally finish paying off Tommy'sdebts and Frankie's life is good until his daughter Francine dies from a drug overdose and Fallen angel is sung for her.

Jean Valjeans Soliloquy

Les MisrablesAlain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schnberg

Character: Jean ValjeanAs a convict, Valjean is shunned wherever he goes and cannot find regular work or lodging, but the Bishop ofDigneoffers him food and shelter. Desperate and embittered, Valjean steals the Bishop's silver and flees. He is captured by the police, but rather than turn him in, the Bishop lies and tells the police that the silver was a gift, giving Valjean a pair of silver candlesticks in addition. Ashamed and humbled by the Bishop's kindness, Valjean resolves to redeem his sins. He tears up his yellow ticket, breaking his parole but giving himself a chance to start a new life free from the stigma of his criminal past.

Live In Living Colour

Catch Me If You CanMarc ShaimanandScott Wittman

Character: Frank Jr.In the 1960s,Frank Abagnale, Jr. is a youngcon man, is cornered at theMiami International AirportbyFBIAgent Carl Hanratty and his team. Hanratty asserts that there's no use in running, as his men are trained to shoot. Before his arrest, Frank pleads Hanratty to allow him to inform the people in the airport why they're beating at him, though Hanratty only wants to know how he passed thebar examinNew Orleansto pose as alawyer. Frank promises he will tell him all his secrets if they allow him to tell his story "Live in Living Color". A reluctant Hanratty agrees.

Moving Too Fast

The Last Five YearsJason Robert Brown

Character: Jamie WellersteinThe story explores a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt,a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which Cathy's story is told in reverse chronological order, and Jamie's is told in chronological order. The characters do not directly interact except for a wedding song in the middle as their timelines intersect. Jamie is moving in with Cathy. He comments on how lucky he is that everything is going right for him; his book is being published and his life with Cathy seems too good to be true.

Harry Mills

Singing Assessment

Again

Anthem

Chips Lament

Im Alive

Fallen Angel

Jean Valjeans Soliloquy

Live In Living Colour

Moving Too Fast