| Theatre Writing by Composer/Lyricist/Playwright Kit Goldstein |
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Based on the true story of New York's famous Cardiff Giant. Book, Music & Lyrics by Kit Goldstein. Book, Music & Lyrics Copyright Kit Goldstein 2009, 2010 |
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In 1869, an immense controversy arises when a giant stone figure is discovered on a small farm in Cardiff, NY. One young girl, Emily, is so drawn by the idea of seeing a genuine giant that she runs away from home to visit the Giant's travelling exhibition. Once there, she is offered a job as an apprentice. The unscrupulous circus impresario P.T. Barnum is determined to make the Cardiff Giant his own. First, he tries to buy it from its owner, Newell. Then he schemes to create a new sculpture, claiming that his is the authentic Cardiff Giant. When Newell and Barnum go head to head, imagination and reality blur as Emily faces some difficult decisions about what to say and whom to trust. |
 Bill Palmer as the Cardiff Giant (with statue of the Giant) Photo by Shawn Bilodeau |
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Songs: Recorded from the Classic Theater Guild production, November 2010. Director: Criss Macaione-Bilodeau Musical Director: Rebecca Benjamin (Full CD available on request) "The Cardiff Giant" - Sung by David Michael Benjamin Jr., Kacie Rea & Ensemble "Wonderful Things" - *Full Demo*- Sung by Kacie Rea & David Michael Benjamin Jr. "Shrouded in Mystery" - Sung by Jo Quinn & Ensemble "Salesmanship" - *Full Demo*- Sung by David Michael Benjamin Jr. & Kacie Rea "Dream, Dream, Dream" - Sung by Margot Phillips "Imaginary Friends" - Sung by Bill Palmer & Kacie Rea "Do It Yourself" - Sung by Joe Phillips "The Cardiff Giant (Reprise)" - Sung by Joe Phillips & Ensemble "A Fraud" - Sung by Suzanne Baker & Ensemble "Shrouded in Mystery (Reprise)" - Sung by Omar Williams & Ensemble "What You See" - *Full Demo* - Sung by Joe Phillips, David Michael Benjamin Jr. & Kacie Rea "Tattletale" - Sung by Bill Palmer & Ensemble "Tell the Truth" - Sung by Margot Phillips, Kacie Rea & Bill Palmer "Wonderful Things (Reprise)" - Sung by the Ensemble |
Production HistoryThe Giant Hoax was presented by the Classic Theater Guild to sold-out audiences at Proctors Theater in Schenectady, NY in November 2010. Directed by Criss Macaione-Bilodeau, with musical direction by Rebecca Benjamin. In 2009, The Giant Hoax was first presented as a succesful staged reading at the Classic Theater Guild's 6th Annual New Play Festival at Proctors Theater's Education Center.  David Michael Benjamin Jr. as William "Stub" Newell Photo by Shawn Bilodeau For more information, a full synopsis or CD, contact NewClassicMusicals@gmail.com |