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The Story
Produce, The Musical is a heartwarming comedy about self-discovery, finding one's confidence and ultimately following one's passion. Johanna is a sweet, caring, funny, yet insecure twin with ADHD. She has been working diligently at her family's grocery store with the hope of someday taking over as President from her over-bearing and demanding father. Meanwhile, her father has been grooming her gorgeous, over-achieving twin brother, Freddy, for the role. Things start going sideways when Marcy, an attractive actress, enters their lives. Johanna and Marcy become fast friends while Freddy is immediately smitten and starts trying to win Marcy's affections. Will Johanna find the courage to overcome her challenges and get the job and the girl?
Songs
"You Bet Your Assets"
Marcy gives Johanna a pep talk which motivates her to be more confident and pursue her dream.
"Super (Market) Hero"
Freddy rationalizes spreading himself thin by believing that he can do it all!
"Squeeze Me"
Minerva gets distracted by Freddy's good looks while trying to train him in the Produce Section.
Meet the Creative Team
Carrie Krapf Bodell (Book & Lyrics)
Carrie Bodell is a graduate of Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. She was On-air personality and Production Manager at WLLH, Lowell, MA. She and her husband owned and operated Toucan Tango Mobile Disc Jockey Service. She's written several screenplays including It’s Personal, Fruits of My Labor, and The Scheme of Things as well as the musicals: A Snowball’s Chance and Music to My Years. Carrie is also the inventor of the board game Holiday HustleTM. She and her husband, Phil, live in Upstate New York with their three children, two dogs and a cat.
Sara Wunsch (Lyrics)
Sara Wunsch is a Musical Theatre Multi-Hyphenate with a Master of Music from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music. She is a Lyricist-Playwright-Composer with several musicals in development, including Produce the Musical (Lyrics), Peter & Tink Go To Prom (Book, Lyrics, Music), and The Elderberry Patch (Book, Lyrics, Music). She was the Producer & Artistic Director of Never Never Land (Akiva) and the Assistant Director of The Fantasticks (Light Opera of Montréal). She was Musical Director for several musicals including Chicago (Contact), The Addams Family (WISTA), Shrek (WISTA), Little Shop of Horrors (Herzliah), You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Herzliah), and Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe (McGill). Sara performs on occasion, and is also the founder of Broadway Music Theory, an online company that helps musical theatre performers learn to read music, practice sight-reading, and transform their careers.
Gil Yaron (Music)
Gil Yaron is an award-winning composer/performer/director/producer. Career highlights include second national tour of Les Miserables (Mirvish Productions), Canadian Premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins and Jesse Richardson Awards (Best Director/Best Production) for the premiere of Barbara Nickel’s SchumannBrahmSchumann (Vancouver Fringe Festival). In addition to his work on Produce, Gil is currently collaborating on another score for a new musical called Olivia. He lives in Vancouver, Canada with his two children.
Testimonials
"I love the story and the message it gives!"
"Very original, funny, and eye-opening!"
"Carefully crafted and timed innuendo -
steeped in humanity in all its complexities
of expectation versus truth."
Quotes from audience members during the January 2019 workshop performances in Rochester, NY.
