Dead End Street - Featured Artists
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"Dead End Street" focuses on the effect of the economic crisis on a group of teenagers and their parents. i haven't written any songs myself but (like the man who wrote the musical "Return to the Forbidden Planet") I'm using songs that have already been released by other artists, namely:
Nickleback
Paramore
Evermore
Stratovarius
John Lennon
The Beatles
Fountains of Wayne
Sheryl Crow
Billy Joel
The Goo Goo Dolls
Daughtry
John Meyer
The Divine Comedy
The Beach Boys
Delroy Wilson
The Bluetones
The Smiths
Sufjan Stevens
The Kinks
The Rankin Family
Bon Jovi
Dedication:
To Nonna, Ley, Irish, Kayla, Carrie, Callie, Nila, Jess, Jenny, Jen, Lola, Dave, Mel, Bev, Lanie, Magz, Jules, Kay, Sadia, Kim, Rhea, Manda, Sher and the rest of the women on fanforim for showing me that the weird and wonderful world of online fandoms can become something more like a family, even if every member of that family is like the odd cousin your parents never want you to spend time with.
To my family who (with the exception of my little sister) accept my...atypical interests...without comment and are happy as long as i am happy.
To Enid Blyton, Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Charlotte Bronte, Laurell K Hamilton, Maryjanice Davidson, Kelley Armstrong, JRR Tolkien, J K Rowling, Cate Tiernan, Stephanie Meyer, David Eddings and every other author who has taken me from the real world into theirs.
To Joss Whedon for showing me how television shows and dialogue in general should be written.
To the creators and stars of every musical I've ever seen or want to see on stage, Hairspray, Grease, Fame, Phantom of the Opera, Return to the Forbidden Planet, Beauty and the Beast, Wicked, Spring Awakening, Mamma Mia! Les Miserables, Rent
To the cast and crew of the movie musicals i love, Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, Carousel, Oklahoma! The King and I, Cinderella, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Tarzan, The Little Mermaid, Hercules, Mulan, Chicargo, Sweet Charity, Mamma Mia, and Rent.
Special thanks goes to Alan Menken and Howard Ashman who made Disney's best animated musicals some of the best movie musicals ever made.
To John Waters, Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Neil Meron, Craig Zadan, Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot, John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Amanda Bynes, Brittany Snow, Elijah Kelley and everybody else connected to bringing about the wonder that was the 2007 movie musical Hairspray. I laughed, I cried, I sang (badly), I danced (also badly) but most importantly I believed.
To Zac Efron for unashamedly being who is in a business that would love to turn him into something else.
To Nikki Blonsky for inspiring me like I wouldn't have believed possible. Your strength, resilience and grace, your humility and humour, your opinions and actions are even more admirable than your voice and acting skills.
and finally, to anybody I've forgotten who ever gave me support or encouragement...this one's for you.
Oh and Kenny Ortega..thanks for showing me how not to make a musical that people believe in and how to sell my soul for the highest price.
"Dead End Street" focuses on the effect of the economic crisis on a group of teenagers and their parents. i haven't written any songs myself but (like the man who wrote the musical "Return to the Forbidden Planet") I'm using songs that have already been released by other artists, namely:
Nickleback
Paramore
Evermore
Stratovarius
John Lennon
The Beatles
Fountains of Wayne
Sheryl Crow
Billy Joel
The Goo Goo Dolls
Daughtry
John Meyer
The Divine Comedy
The Beach Boys
Delroy Wilson
The Bluetones
The Smiths
Sufjan Stevens
The Kinks
The Rankin Family
Bon Jovi
Dedication:
To Nonna, Ley, Irish, Kayla, Carrie, Callie, Nila, Jess, Jenny, Jen, Lola, Dave, Mel, Bev, Lanie, Magz, Jules, Kay, Sadia, Kim, Rhea, Manda, Sher and the rest of the women on fanforim for showing me that the weird and wonderful world of online fandoms can become something more like a family, even if every member of that family is like the odd cousin your parents never want you to spend time with.
To my family who (with the exception of my little sister) accept my...atypical interests...without comment and are happy as long as i am happy.
To Enid Blyton, Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Charlotte Bronte, Laurell K Hamilton, Maryjanice Davidson, Kelley Armstrong, JRR Tolkien, J K Rowling, Cate Tiernan, Stephanie Meyer, David Eddings and every other author who has taken me from the real world into theirs.
To Joss Whedon for showing me how television shows and dialogue in general should be written.
To the creators and stars of every musical I've ever seen or want to see on stage, Hairspray, Grease, Fame, Phantom of the Opera, Return to the Forbidden Planet, Beauty and the Beast, Wicked, Spring Awakening, Mamma Mia! Les Miserables, Rent
To the cast and crew of the movie musicals i love, Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, Carousel, Oklahoma! The King and I, Cinderella, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Tarzan, The Little Mermaid, Hercules, Mulan, Chicargo, Sweet Charity, Mamma Mia, and Rent.
Special thanks goes to Alan Menken and Howard Ashman who made Disney's best animated musicals some of the best movie musicals ever made.
To John Waters, Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Neil Meron, Craig Zadan, Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot, John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Amanda Bynes, Brittany Snow, Elijah Kelley and everybody else connected to bringing about the wonder that was the 2007 movie musical Hairspray. I laughed, I cried, I sang (badly), I danced (also badly) but most importantly I believed.
To Zac Efron for unashamedly being who is in a business that would love to turn him into something else.
To Nikki Blonsky for inspiring me like I wouldn't have believed possible. Your strength, resilience and grace, your humility and humour, your opinions and actions are even more admirable than your voice and acting skills.
and finally, to anybody I've forgotten who ever gave me support or encouragement...this one's for you.
Oh and Kenny Ortega..thanks for showing me how not to make a musical that people believe in and how to sell my soul for the highest price.