King Of Fuh, The Musical, Progress Report
OK. How did the show go? Well, since I wrote it it’s kind of awkward to say anything about it, but I can tell you that we packed The Players Theatre, 6-20-06, with 200
people. There was a copius amount of laughing, and applause. Overall the audience was very entertained, as was evidenced by the many generous appreciations from
people after the show. The show brought the BF heavy/funny genre to 200 people for a 90 minute trip into the beautiful Land of Fuh.
It was cool…as people came in a ” passport clerk” handed out “visas” to the Land of Fuh.
The stage was covered in astroturf and the back wall covered with a backdrop depicting the Land of Fuh.
Our Director, David Copeland took the book and gave it life, made the people and Land of Fuh a living reality. The roughly two 1/2 months of auditions and rehearsals, under his guidance was for me a fantastic experience.
Our cast Lilah Freedland (Daughter of Force), Alex Perez, Erin Evers, Melissa Schoenberg, Mai Sakamoto, Erikka Walsh, Lesley Middlebrook, John Nasta, McGregor
Wright, Melissa Meli, David Doumeng, Sandra Laredo, and Brute, were super excited going into the evening and more so after. All made the fantasy live. A fantasy land where Love overcomes Hate and War.
Again, I can’t be a critic here. What we did is to workshop the script, successfully present the musical, and start the buzz, a continuation of the buzz started way back in 1969 when Beatles Harrison and Lennon created Apple 08.
In coming months I shall be raising money for a run off-b’way and if any of you want to invest in King of Fuh, The Musical, or know people who invest in live stage, please let me know at brutesforce@aol.com. This show has, as they say, “legs”.
I am depending upon you, O Mighty Brute’s Force, to do your best, to let your family and friends know that they’ll want to take a trip to the Land of Fuh, when the show runs again.
King Of Fuh Photos!
King of Fuh The Musical
Lilah, Daughter of Force, played a Spirit who brought healing Love.
Erin Evers and Alex Perez played characters who embodied sexual creation.
Melissa Schoenberg and Mei Sakamoto played the King’s kids.
Lilah, Kathleen Schlemmer (with flute), Erin, Melissa, Mei, Alex.
Townspeople, David Doumeng and Kathleen get together and Sandra Loredo shows her moves…
Lesley Middlebrook played a mean General with her 2 soldiers Macgregor Wright (left) and John Nasta (right).
Mei spilts on the green, green grass of the land of Fuh.
King and General eventually fall in love. Love overcomes Hate.
Alex Perez, Erin Evers, David Copeland(Director), Joe Franklin, share the smiles after the show.
Brute Force, Joe Franklin, David Copeland.
Mei Sakamoto, BF, David Doumeng.
King of Fuh removes his crown for the audience, for they are real royalty.
Photographs by Frederic Foto, FredericFoto1@cs.com
Ten That You May Have Missed in 2004
from top 10 article by Gary Pig Gold…
Brute Force Tour de Brute Force
After recently reading all about how Jan and Dean met Batman at the gala Gotham release party for Routledge’s Lost In The Grooves book (Get Your Copy Today!), I was followed on stage – well, onto the floor near the Housing Works store’s rear windows, I should clarify – by the one and only, authentically legendary, all-singing all-playing Stephen Friedland. Now, you should all know this anti-icon much better by his nom-de-disque Brute Force or, to any Apple Record completist out there, the King of Fuh (the shoulda-been-hit side of one of Beatle George’s – and my – fab fave 45’s ever ). Well for those unfortunate out there who may have completely missed out on this all, the Man the Myth Himself has conveniently compiled this copious, 30-track 74-minute compendium of mock-operatic odes to livestock, lunar modules, hair/hare and soldiers both toy and otherwise, which includes not only his entire unreleased (Tokens-produced!) 1969 Extemporaneous long-player, but two – Count ’em! – versions of “The King of Fuh.” In a word, or two then? Required Listening. And yes… May, um, the Brute be with you.
– by Gary Pig Gold