In the spring of 2009, 8 artists, from the ages of 21 through 63, from the U.S and Sweden gathered to write a full length musical in just 13 days. Let There Be Balloons was born. In 2010, this show will come to life in the form of a staged reading at The Manor, May 22nd in Ft. Lauderdale with the hopes of picking upa full production.
Listen to some of the music here:
“Wisconsin” sung by Shawn Snyder:
“We’re Still Here” from Daybreak:
“Sidetracked” from Sidetracked= Ft. Lauderdale, 2001:
“In Good Hands” from The Blue Moon:
“Home In You” from About Face 2007:
This following are videos from the rehearsal process…
And from the performance…
Below is the set list for our Lovewell Songbook event that takes place tonight! These are not the final songs that will go into the actual songbook, however, some of them will. When it comes time to finalizing the book, we will ask for input from all of you!
SONG LIST
Song Original Show/Year/Place
ACT I
“Art is Here” State of the Art 1994 Salina,KS
“Sidetracked Finale” Sidetracked 2001 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
“Karl with a ‘K’” Once Upon the Other Side 2005 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
“Goodbye, Goodnight Your Eyes” Peace of Mind 2003 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
“The Pill Song” Tribe 1993 Salina, KS
“Beautiful in Me” Taking Root 2005 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
“In Good Hands” Blue Moon 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
“I’m Free Now” Windows 1991 Salina, KS
“Keep Going” Forget-Me-Not 2009 Oskarshamn, Sweden
“For You” Daybreak 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
“We’re Still Here” Daybreak 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
ACT II
“Bulemama” Livstecken 2006 Oskarshamn, Sweden
“Everything is Fine” Carry On 2006 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
“Wisconsin” The Book of Phil 2002 Lovewell Theatre Project Chicago, IL
“Don’t Let Gravity Get You Down” The Gloaming 2008 Lovewell Theatre Project Carrollton, Ohio
“I Won’t Leave You” Let There Be Balloons 2009 Lovewell
Theatre Project Carrollton, Ohio
“Home in You” About Face 2007 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
“Chain of Change” 360º 2004 Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
“Dreams and Imagination” Instinct 2008 Oskarshamn, Sweden
