Waiting... Performance Times and Dates Announced

Waiting... A New Musical just received our venue and show times for The 2013 Boulder International Fringe Festival! 

OUR VENUE: The Agora at Riverside (on Broadway between Canyon and Arapahoe)

SHOW TIMES:
Thursday, Sept 19 @ 8:30pm
Friday, Sept 20 @ 4:00pm
Sunday, Sept 22 @ 7:00pm
Monday, Sept 23 @ 8:30pm
Wednesday, Sept 25 @ 8:30pm
Saturday, Sept 28 @ 7:00pm

Ticket info coming soon....

BIG NEWS FOR WAITING... !!!

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Boulder’s own Blank Canvas Productions is incredibly psyched to announce that their musical Waiting... is officially part of the 2013 Boulder International Fringe Festival this September!  

Waiting... is the new, vibrant musical that asks the question, “what are we waiting for” in sexuality, drugs, work, play, therapy, homelessness, divorce, family relationships, humor, and love.

Waiting... is a swift 75 minute comedic drama featuring a jazz rock-tinged score with soaring melodies and lyrics that bite and console all at once. 

Come meet our five characters - GG, Izzy, Prof, Grace, and Josie - and see how they steer through this thing we call life.

Casting and venue to be announced soon.

Some Praise for Waiting...

"We saw this last night - it's the first musical I believe I've attended since Les Misérables, over two decades ago. It was lovely. The story touches a deep vein of human beauty and struggle, the cast and characters are exceptional (and exceptionally human), the music has a potency and power that pulled me into the journey with a poignant, intimate sensitivity. I highly recommend this - it shows two more evenings (this Fri and Sat)."

"I just wanted to let you know how impressed I was.  I'm never really sure what to expect with things like that, so I try and manage my expectations but you blew them away.  The music, the story, and everything else were all truly emotional and introspective, touching on so many aspects of our lives.  You should be very proud and I am truly happy for you."

"Thursday, I saw Michael O'Dell's 'Waiting...'; fun staging, inspiring lyrics, voices, music, esp. the finale--goosebumpy (Friday and Saturday, FBC, 7:30 pm)."

"Tonight I saw a show that made me love music theater. The music and story are amazing, and the cast and musicians brought a wonderful new piece to life. Go see it!!! "Waiting" plays tomorrow and Saturday, 7:30 at First Baptist Church in Boulder."

"I am in awe of what you created, and in such a short time.  The music was terrific, and it was great to see you at the piano.   ... for me it was kind of like opera when you are moved by the music they're making.    And I was moved.  I especially liked Lillie Jayne's acting.  And there was a lot of humor and sharp social observation."

"Hugs and wow, was your musical score so talented and right on!"

"I saw a little bit of myself in every character."

SO now the waiting... and the editing begins.  

We had quite the successful premiere of the show here in Boulder.  Now we are spending time compiling a final version of the script (we made a few cuts to help the flow of the show) and getting ready to record the demo CD this summer.  

Youtube videos should be uploaded this coming week.  And we are rewarding all our backers from Kickstarter with their rewards.  Lots to do - but all worth it.  

This puppy is going somewhere.  Gotta get it into shape.

Thanks to everyone who backed us for this project on Kickstarter!  We raised $1114, 111% of our goal.

From the Waiting... production staff and cast, thank you!

David Mandell

Lucia Scardigno
Doug & Janet O'Dell
Rebecca & David O'Dell
Emily Miller
Bong Ian Panoringan Dizon
Nikki Arias
Lisa Hubbell
Melinda Bise
Robert Ballance
Susan Gifford Chakerian
Kristen Caven

Cori Cable Kidder 

brian lloyd
Matthew Matros

Mary Stertzer-Oswalt
Madeline Eastman
Doug Strait 

Monica West
Kelly Ground
Joanna Clark
Franz Villa
Marla Wygant Becker
Michelle Ianiro
Kevin T. Morales
Jeremy Weiss 

Bob Garrett

Production Week

Cast is here.  Director is here.  Production Manager is here.

Read thru Friday night.  Orchestra rehearsals.  Cast rehearsals.  

You get the picture.  

We're on our way to bringing this show to life this week.  More soon after we sleep a little bit....

And Now a Word From Our Sponsor...

Waiting.  

Do you realize how much time we all invest in waiting?  We wait for the stoplight to change, for the bus to arrive, for the mail to be delivered.  We wait for the relationship to gel, for the marriage to work, for the employer to realize our talents.  We wait for our pain to stop, the medicine to work, for our bodies to heal.  We wait for the check to arrive, to receive the call, for the job to be offered.  We wait for the text message, the Facebook posting, or the tweet to come.

Life is filled with waiting.

Come see the musical, Waiting.... where EVERY character is waiting for something – just like you and me.

Bob Ballance, Co-Producer of Waiting...