BLEEDING LOVE: A Twisted Musical with a Good Pure Heart

Book by Jason Schafer, Music by Arthur Lafrentz Bacon, Lyrics by Harris Doran
Based on a story by Jason Schafer, suggested by Oscar Wilde’s fairytale “The Nightingale and the Rose”

Starring Annie Golden (Madame Floy), Rebecca Naomi Jones (Lolli), Marc Kudisch (The Super), Sarah Stiles (Bronwyn), Taylor Trensch (Sweet William), Tony Vincent (Puppy)

Directed and Edited by Harris Doran

Audio Drama produced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales, in association with Kent Nicholson, Katie Rosin, Steve Saporito

Orchestrated by Bruce Coughlin
Additional production and orchestration by Arthur Lafrentz Bacon
Re-Recording Mixing by Ric Schnupp
Sound Editing José Villaman
Sound Engineer Alan Seales
Song recordings produced by Tim Andreasen with Søren Møller, Creative Producer, of the Fredericia Teater
Martin Konge, musical director and keyboards
Steffen Schackinger on guitar
Florian Navarro on reeds
Jakob Rosendahl Povisen on violin
Tobias Lautrup on cello
Allan Nagel on bass
Lars Mollenberg on drums
Additional vocals on "Prologue" by Aaron Ramey and Lucia Spina
Song recordings Engineered by Brian Montgomery
Vocals recorded at Avatar Studios, NYC, and the actors’ apartments during self isolation

In a world full of outlaws, hooligans, and wild drug fiends who will take your shoes, Bronwyn (Sarah Stiles) has been inside Auntie Floy’s apartment for 12 years. With a division between the dangerous outside and the inner sanctum of safety, there is still love all around. Sweet William, the super’s son, pines for the affections of Bronwyn, while his gun-obsessed father mourns the wife he accidentally shot. Madam Floy has her fantasy lovers enhanced by pills and shots. And outside the apartment booze-hound Puppy has an anguished longing for hard-hearted LollI. Bronwyn has always been scared so she never dared but can the lure of love get her out of the apartment and into the waiting arms of a world of wonder and wildness?

I am not a podcast kind of person but after experiencing BLEEDING LOVE: The Complete Musical Podcast, I may have changed my mind. This musical is full of clever songs of every genre and witty dialogue, while being narrated by a deep resonating voice that would give James Earl Jones a run for his money. And most impressively this pandemic production was recorded with flawless interfacing from the actor’s apartments during self-isolation. Obviously, creativity and talent cannot be held down. This is the silver lining of a difficult confusing time. Check it out: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bleeding-love-the-complete-musical-podcast/id1504801723?i=1000474558851.

- Laurie Lawson -