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First draft of – The Independent Man – done!
The big news this week is that I finished the first draft of my musical, THE INDEPENDENT MAN.
I actually finished the writing over Labor Day weekend (the 30th anniversary of the day I moved to NYC to write musicals).
And by the way, big thanks to Chris Meekins, Brian Edwards and Tom & Mary Cherry for supplying me with books, articles and newspapers about the life of W.O. Saunders.
I’m cleaning up the score, starting on the incidental (underscore) music, and trying to get everything ready so I can have “real” singers perform the songs. Right now, I’m singing all the parts – not ideal.
One thing I have found out by writing this show is this: it’s a lot more work than I ever expected AND, you’ll be surprised how much you can accomplish if you DO work.
This has taken up a major portion of my time this year and there’s still a ton of work to do… and that’s even before the struggle of trying to get people interested and having any kind of staged reading or production. It’s going to be a long haul…but you know what? I love it.
You can read my synopsis under MUSIC-THE INDEPENDENT MAN
Please let me hear from you: brian@brianhobbsmusic.com
