Round One Cabaret April 20, 2012

Fri & Sat, April 20 and 21 at 8pm; Sun, April 22 at 4pm

Round One Cabaret is the second in a series of unique showcases devoted to new songs by San Francisco Bay Area writers and composers of musical theater.ﾠ

The cabaret is produced by Not Quite Opera Productions at the charming new Alcove Theater near Union Square in San Francisco. Direction is by Anne Nygren Doherty, writer of the hit Absolutely San Francisco. Music direction is by Scott DeTurk.ﾠ

Not Quite Opera Productions is a company dedicated to the development of musical theater. Artistic Director Nygren Doherty created the cabaret to discover local musical writing talent. Submissions to the cabaret must originate from new musicals, whether completed or still in progress.

The theme of the April showcase is "Coping with the Ever Changing World."ﾠ It features an eclectic mix of songs in styles ranging from driving rock 'n roll, pleasant pop, blast-from-the-past pastiche and soaring melodies of classic and contemporary Broadway.

Among 10 new musicals represented are: The Texas Chainsaw Musical - a comedy about a serial killer, .Love in which a middle-aged couple reunites through online dating, Meet the Zeroes - a satire on the American family, Another Man's Treasure, an intimate piece set in a second-hand store, and The Anti-musical - in which an average office worker finds himself swept into a real-life musical against his will.

The composers and lyricists (whose works were selected from dozens of submissions) are a veritable Who's-Who of Bay Area rising talent: Cory Bytoff, Owen Dockham, Richard Jennings, Randy Kasten, Sandy Kasten, Ron Lytle, Pat Morris, Tracy Held Potter, Liz White Salk and Patrick Wills.ﾠ

Each cabaret is built around an abstract story that utilizes the songs with roughly the same dramatic purpose as their parent musicals. So, although the songs are presented outside their original contexts, the evening captures the feel of a plotted show.ﾠ The result is an enthralling evening - part concert, part musical theater.ﾠ

Official Website: http://www.TheAlcoveTheater.com