Whisper Darkly concept album
After over 2 years of recording, arranging, producing, and mixing, I am thrilled to announce the release of my new show, Whisper Darkly, the world’s first electro-swing musical! Written with librettist DJ Salisbury, it’s an immersive experience where the audience become the patrons of the Hush Club, Manhattan’s most notorious speakeasy, in 1928. Over the course of the evening, we follow three women as they each discover what matters to them most, and what they’ll do to get it. By the final curtain, each of their lives has changed in ways they never expected.
The album is now available on all platforms, and please follow @whisperdarklymusical on Instagram, TikTok, and our YouTube channel for sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes goodies!
SUMMER MASTER CLASSES!
I just returned from a semester in Vienna, Austria, which was magical. I had the pleasure of teaching a master class there at the MUK music conservatory, similar to the class I teach at Manhattan School of Music. We worked on finding each performer’s unique take on their song, analyzing the text, the music, the possibilities for physical storytelling, always emphasizing each actor’s own personal creativity – we had a blast! I’ll be offering some similar classes over the summer – please reach out to me at Andrew@andrewgerle.com for availability.
The Periodic Table of Broadway Musicals
The Periodic Table of Broadway Musicals is an illustrated poster I created of 118 of the greatest shows of all time, arranged like the classic Periodic Table of the Elements. Each show’s “tile” has information like the opening year, number of performances, and awards and revivals it’s received, but best of all, I hired two phenomenal illustrators to create an original icon for each one, and they’re fantastic. Check these out:
Amazing, right? We had a terrific Kickstarter campaign, nearly doubling our goal. Here’s the campaign’s music video I shot all over NYC – how many music theatre references can you spot?
And here’s the finished poster in all its glory:
To order yours and learn more about it, head over to our main website for more information, artwork and bios of the creators, and please follow us on Instagram @periodictablebway for daily tiles and theatre history!
La Tempesta, Tokyo 2019
In November 2019, just before the world changed, I had the huge pleasure of traveling to Japan for the world premiere of my new show La Tempesta in Tokyo! It’s a retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, with a world music/electronica score and book and lyrics by none other than Broadway legend Tom Jones. To collaborate with one of my heroes and to see the show come to life and be embraced by another country has been an experience beyond words. Here are a few photos from the production:
I’ve added one of Miranda’s songs from the show, “I Do Not Care for Magic” to the Sheet Music page – here’s Samantha Bruce’s lovely recording:
MEET JOHN DOE cast album
available on Amazon & iTunes!
“Jumping out from the speakers, the musical’s splendidly recorded material is at once fresh, edgy and bristling, but in the tradition of ‘old-school’ cast albums. That is to say, numbers build to climaxes, often have ‘buttons’ at their ends, with highly crafted matches of melodies and words. It is consistently rewarding listening with powerhouse performances.”
– TalkinBroadway.com top 10 cast albums of 2013
Check out the whole review here, and click on over to Amazon or iTunes to get your own copy!