Book, music & lyrics: Ethan Treiman & Ethan Riordan
Semifinalist, Eugene O'Neill National Musical Theater Conference
Based on Joel ben Izzy's memoir — when a master storyteller loses his voice to cancer, he believes he has lost everything. A chance encounter with his old mentor sends him on a journey through the timeless wisdom of ancient fables, traveling from grief and silence toward something he didn't expect to find: the secret of happiness.
Wandering
Wandering
The Beggar King
Music and lyrics by Ethan Riordan
Fish
Fish
The Beggar King
Music and lyrics by Ethan Riordan
The Great Die Up
2024
Book, music & lyrics: Ethan Riordan · in progress
When a devastating winter descends on the Great Plains, a young cowboy chasing the promise of a cattle empire and the woman he left behind are forced to reckon with the cost of the American dream — and what survives when everything you've built is buried under snow.
An original musical adaptation concept inspired by Makoto Shinkai's animated film. All songs, orchestrations, and arrangements are original compositions.
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When a lawbreaking teenager is forced to work at a wig shop for cancer patients, he meets a guarded woman who irreversibly alters the course of his life.
