D'illusion: The Houdini Musical – The Audio Theater Experience
| D'illusion: The Houdini Musical – The Audio Theater Experience | |
|---|---|
| 📅 Released | August 3, 2020 (Show's website and YouTube) August 23, 2020 (digital) |
| 🎙️ Recorded | April 4, 2020-August 3, 2020 |
| Studio | Home recording |
| ⏳ Length | 144:21 (full musical) 74:06 (highlights) 218:28 (full album) |
| 🏷️ Label | Flying Chairs, LLC |
| 🤑 Producer | Bálint Varga |
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D'illusion: The Houdini Musical – The Audio Theater Experience (stylized as d'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical) is a 2020 album musical and audiobook created by Hungarian-American composer and playwright Bálint Varga and lyricist Lia Barcellona Tamborra, inspired by the life of illusionist and stunt performer Harry Houdini.[1]
Background[edit]
The musical was originally performed in Hungary in 2005 as a semi-professional production of Varga and Mihály Kal Pintér entitled Houdini varázslatos musical (Houdini – The Musical) and then in a arena-style revival production on November 5, 2016 in Budapest, Hungary with Miller Zoltán in the lead role.[2]
In 2018, Varga and Lia Barcellona Tamborra translated the script and lyrics to English in an effort to introduce the musical to America. Its first American industry reading, under the new title The Brothers Houdini, took place on December 18, 2018 at the Consulate General of Hungary in New York. The cast included Perry Sherman as Erik Weiss/Harry Houdini, Rico LeBron as Theo Weiss/Hardeen, Quiana Holmes as Bess Rahner, Wade McCollum as Samuel Weiss/Martin Beck, Amy Bodnar as Cecilia Weiss, Laney Allan as The Interviewer/Theater Owner [She]/Fortuneteller/Mina Crandon, Pilar Martinez as Daisy/Floral Sister, Terrell Foster-James as Gordon Whitehead (later renamed to Gordon Crowe) and Peter Scattini as Theater Owner. Nicole Hughes served as a production consultant on the libretto's English adaptation.[3]
In early 2020, Varga and Tamborra were unable to bring the show to Broadway and released it as an audiobook.[4] The cast included over 50 actors, voice talents and musicians from the United States, Hungary, Brazil, Russia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore, all of whom recorded their parts remotely from April to August 2020.[5] For this audiobook, Broadway actor Julian R. Decker starred as Erik Weiss/Harry Houdini, while Holmes, LeBron, Allan and Martinez all returned to reprise their roles.[6] Varga supervised the final stereo sound mix, while Erik Cihika served as sound design consultant. The Audio Theater Experience was released on its website and different social media and streaming media platforms August 2020.
Narrative and documentary filmmaker Max Hechtman created a documentary about the making of the audiobook, which was released on December 10, 2020.[7][8]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Bálint Varga and Lia Barcellona Tamborra, except for "Rosabel" (In the full musical, that song is an arrangement of Paul Dresser's 1893 song "Rosie").
| Full Musical | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "D'illusion: The Houdini Musical (Act 1) – The Audio Theater Experience" | Cast | 1:24:45 |
| 2. | "D'illusion: The Houdini Musical (Act 2) – The Audio Theater Experience" | Cast | 59:36 |
| Highlights | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
| 3. | "Prologue" | Orchestra | 1:17 |
| 4. | "Nothing's What It Seems" |
| 4:18 |
| 5. | "My One Way Ticket" | Decker | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Something Different" |
| 2:41 |
| 7. | "Throw It In Their Faces" | Alex Kidder | 3:44 |
| 8. | "I Have More Dreams Than You Know" |
| 2:50 |
| 9. | "Something Different - Reprise" |
| 0:47 |
| 10. | "Show Me What You Got" |
| 4:09 |
| 11. | "Whatcha Waiting For?" |
| 3:44 |
| 12. | "Read Between The Lines" | Kayla Dixon | 2:46 |
| 13. | "What's Next?" |
| 5:58 |
| 14. | "I Can Never Look Up" | Holmes | 3:10 |
| 15. | "That's How We Do It On The Road" |
| 4:35 |
| 16. | "All In My Mind" |
| 3:06 |
| 17. | "Never Have To Leave (Paris)" |
| 5:02 |
| 18. | "All That Matters Is You" | LeBron | 2:56 |
| 19. | "My One Way Ticket - Reprise" | Decker | 1:00 |
| 20. | "My Life Has Passed Me By" | Decker | 4:08 |
| 21. | "Nothing's What It Seems - The Press" |
| 2:08 |
| 22. | "What I See" |
| 3:18 |
| 23. | "With No Regrets" | Decker | 2:54 |
| 24. | "Finale - 21 Grams" |
| 1:58 |
| 25. | "Epilogue" | Orchestra | 1:14 |
| 26. | "All In My Mind (Unity Cover)" |
| 3:32 |
| Total length: | 218:28 | ||
Cast[edit]
- Julian R. Decker as Erik Weiss/Harry Houdini
- Quiana Holmes as Bess Rahner
- Rico LeBron as Theo Weiss/Hardeen
- Ben Toomer as Martin Beck
- Adam B. Shapiro as Samuel Weiss
- Andrea Sooch as Cecilia Weiss
- Alex Kidder as The Interviewer/Theater Owner [She]
- Laney Allan as Mina "Margery" Crandon
- Kayla Dixon as Fortuneteller
- Tiziana Turano as Floral Sister
- Marina Vishnevskaya as Floral Sister
- Pilar Martinez as Floral Sister
- Claire McConnell as Floral Sister
- Samantha Gorjanc as Daisy
- Pieter Van Nieuwenhuyze as Gordon Crowe
- Miguel Angel Vasquez as Theater Owner [He]
- Natalie Adele Schroeder as the voice of Child Erik[9]
- Sofie Poliakoff as the voice of Child Theo
- Lilla Molnár as Hungarian Folk Singer
- Luke Brown as Journalist
- Ethan Adriatik Smith as Journalist
Ensemble[edit]
- Reagan Danel Ogle
- Zoey Rae
- Maddie Wurth
- Sophia Nepoyda
- Luke Brown
- Shannon Ignatius Cheong
- Elena Barykina
- Pilar Martinez
- Roland Carbajal
- Joshua Downs
- Sebastian Twohey-Jacobs
- William Hornby
- Lindsay Nicole Steinberg
- Pieter Van Nieuwenhuyze
- Lilla Molnár
- Claire McConnell
- Miguel Angel Vasquez
- Samantha Gorjanc
- Marina Vishnevskaya
- Ethan Adriatik Smith
Musicians[edit]
- Reeds (Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone): Jack Murray
- Trumpet 1 & 2 / Flugelhorn: Jay Meachum
- Violins: Alice Silva, Moe Ferrara, Brigitta Bognár
- Viola: Alice Silva
- Violoncello: Brigi Borbély
- Guitars: Marc Malsegna, Thayer Naples
- Keyboards / Piano / Rhythm section: Bálint Varga
Music preparation and Electronic Music Programming: Bálint Varga[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ Cox, Jim (September 16, 2020). "d'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical". Wild About Houdini.
- ↑ "Parádés szereposztással jön a Houdini-musical". Blikk. October 29, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑ Desk, BWW News. "The First Industry Reading of THE BROTHERS HOUDINI Musical Comes to the Consulate General of Hungary in New York". BroadwayWorld.com.
- ↑ Desk, BWW News. "D'ILLUSION: THE HOUDINI MUSICAL Announces Launch of Audiobook". BroadwayWorld.com.
- ↑ "d'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical – Preface". Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑ "d'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical – The Audio Theater Experience (Official Playbill)" (PDF). www.houdinionbroadway.com. d'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical. Retrieved September 5, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Stieglitz, Brian (September 22, 2020). "East Meadow filmmaker nominated for three awards at local festival". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ↑ Stieglitz, Brian (December 15, 2020). "East Meadow filmmaker documents a new form of music theater". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ Lang, Emily (August 24, 2020). "Natalie Adele Schroeder in New Musical D'illusion, Patrick Scott McDermott in Virtual Production of Seussical, and More!". Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ↑ "d'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical – Musical Numbers". Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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