THE BOOMER BOYS

A fun-loving “fat pack” of middle-aged men who realize the best way to deal with getting older is to laugh about it with your friends. That’s exactly what these guys do as they navigate everything from the depths of expanding waistlines to the heights of Viagra.

Ladies, now is your chance to find out what men are really thinking as this hilarious evening of songs covers everything from snoring and hair loss to weight gain and lost car keys. And all’s well that ends well as our mid-life quartet concludes with the inspirational revelation that you’ll never be younger than you are today!

BOOK & LYRICS

Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore

MUSIC by WAYLAND PICKARD

“The  Boomer Boys” is the fifth original musical from this award-winning  composer, actor, director, producer and headline entertainer.

A  national recording artist and four- time Grammy Award contender, Wayland  is also a published playwright with Samuel French, a Television “Ace”  Award Nominee for HBO, a Cine Golden Eagle Award winner and a Billboard  Song Finalist.

THE GHOST OF GERSHWIN

A struggling young composer (Grant) is haunted by the music of George Gershwin … until he meets the Ghost of Gershwin (George) … and his life is never the same again. The cast also features an adorable tap-dancing tile-setter/singer/actress (Mel) and a stunning tap-dancing cocktail waitress/ballerina (Nessa), a tap-dancing wacky widowed apartment manager (Coronelia), a sexy tap-dancing choreographer/director (Wilfred) and a funny reluctant tap-dancer/financial manager (Dennis).

Set in Brooklyn today, this romantic musical harkens back to the zany world of the 1930s where the tenants of this apartment building are all involved in the arts. People burst into song and dance at the drop of a hat. This effervescent, feel-good musical features all original songs, which are a delightful homage to the legacy of American icons George & Ira Gershwin.

How would you feel if you got to meet your idol and ask him any question you wanted? And what if the answer had nothing to do with the question, but changed your life anyway? You’d sing, wouldn’t you?

BOOK & LYRICS

Book: Doug Haverty
Lyrics: Wayland Pickard, Laura Manning, Doug Haverty

MUSIC by WAYLAND PICKARD

This is the fourth original musical from this award-winning composer and headline entertainer.

Wayland has been featured in recordings, film & television and appeared on stages around the country, from NBC’s “Tonight Show” and Carnegie Hall, to starring in his own one-man show in Las Vegas. He studied music with Henry Mancini and has been Musical Conductor for numerous celebrities, from Andy Williams to Eartha Kitt. Wayland headlines several touring shows at concert halls around the country, including the 2-piano/vocal “Double Grande” plus his own “Liberace Tribute” show.

POLYESTER – The Musical

POLYESTER THE MUSICAL is the story of THE SYNCHRONISTICS, an over-the-hill ABBA wannabe group that reunites after 20 years to perform at a public access TV telethon, put their differences aside, and try to save the station from going under.

The year was 1979 and The Synchronistics were big. Big enough to be on Johnny Carson. Their hit single, “Better Together” rose to number two on the Billboard Charts. Then something terrible happened that drove the group apart. And now, 20 years later, they’re back together in Maple Valley, their home town, to perform at the 1999 WKLN public access TV Telethon.

Will they overcome their differences from 20 years ago, act professionally and help save WKLN from going under? Probably not. But you never know what to expect when this dysfunctional group gets together…one last time. A farcical 70’s time warp.

BOOK & LYRICS

Book: Phil Olsen
Lyrics: Wayland Pickard & Phil Olsen

MUSIC by WAYLAND PICKARD

This is the third original musical from this award-winning composer and headline entertainer.

POLYESTER THE MUSICAL first opened at Actors Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California in November, 2009, to rave reviews and sold out houses. The world premiere was directed by Wayland Pickard and Doug Engalla, the choreography was by Michele Bernath, and the original world premiere cast was Pamela Donnelly, Gwendolyn Druyor, Christopher Fairbanks, Robert Moon and Jim Staahl.

Published by world-famous Samuel French Publishers in New York City. See www.SamuelFrench.com for details.

eLOVE – The Internet Musical

This funny and charming two-person “Musical.com/edy” is a contemporary love story based around the modern world of internet dating. A man and a woman search for that “special someone” in cyberspace and find that romance is only a mouse click away, but discover more than they ever anticipated.

Two lonely singles at home on their laptop computers have signed up with an internet dating site called “eLove.com.” We hear their innermost thoughts about love and relationships as they correspond in a cyber chat room searching for their perfect soulmate. When one of them shares a unique personal moment that’s too coincidental, they discover they’ve been “perfectly matched” …with their former lovers! The newly reunited couple rediscover their love as they start to clear the air of misunderstandings through the safe distance of cyberspace, finding true love where they least expected it…where they last left it!

BOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS by WAYLAND PICKARD

This is the second original musical from this award-winning composer and headline entertainer.

Additional Lyrics by Deborah Johnson and Sherry Netherland

eLOVE first opened at Burbank’s Victory Theatre Center in early 2009.

Published by world-famous Samuel French Publishers in New York City. See www.SamuelFrench.com for details.

IS THIS ANYWAY TO START A MARRIAGE?

Michael and Megan, young New York newlyweds, spend their wedding night trapped in their Bridal Suite… along with both sets of parents and Giorgio, the hotel’s overly helpful gay Colombian bellhop.

The two newlyweds fresh from the alter, stumbling through the dark streets of New York are forced to walk to their expensive hotel (after the bride’s self-centered parents departed in the couples limo), and are mugged on the way to their hotel. This event inspires the Megan to propose the question “Is this anyway to start a marriage?” in a well sung musical number which sets the precedence for the further examination of this question throughout the production.

BOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS by WAYLAND PICKARD

This is the first original musical from award-winning composer and headline entertainer, Wayland Pickard.

Music by Wayland Pickard
Book by Carolanne Marano
Lyrics by Wayland Pickard and Perry Lambert
Additional Lyrics by Gina Zollmand and Sharon Weisman

Premiered June 2007