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		TAKING MY TURN 150 Music proudly presents the re-issue of the original cast album of TAKING MY TURN, the award-winning, critically acclaimed musical with lyrics by Will Holt and music by Gary William Friedman. TAKING MY TURN was one of the first musicals to deal with aging. Director/Adaptor Robert H. Livingston collected the actual writings of people "in their prime", which became the basis for the non-linear book. The stellar cast included Margaret Whiting, Cissy Houston, Marni Nixon and Tiger Haynes. TAKING MY TURN opened Off-Broadway at the Entermedia Theatre in 1983, and won the 1984 Outer Critic's Circle Award for Best Lyrics/Music and a Drama Desk nomination for Best Musical. TAKING MY TURN was also presented on the PBS Great Performance Series. Visit TAKING MY TURN at
	"Irrepressibly young at heart...a life-enhancing musical evening" - Mel Gussow, The New York Times "A lovely, exultant show. I had a great time!" - Clive Barnes, The New York Post "TAKING MY TURN left me walking on air!" - Rex Reed
		LOVE, LINDA: THE LIFE OF MRS. COLE PORTER LOVE, LINDA is a one-woman musical starring Stevie Holland about Linda Lee Thomas, the southern beauty who married, and was a driving force behind legendary songwriter Cole Porter. Though Cole Porter was gay, their love and companionship lasted through 35 years of marriage, and a spectacular, glamour-filled life. Arrangements and Orchestration are by award-winning composer Gary William Friedman, and the book is by Holland and Friedman. The timeless music and lyrics of Cole Porter weave through the compelling narrative of LOVE, LINDA, examining the darker sides of Linda and Cole's life, while also celebrating the deep love that blossomed through the most unconventional of relationships. Visit the LOVE, LINDA Website for more Info
	"A real sense of triumph!" - Daniel M. Gold, The New York Times "One of the best Cole Porter shows ever" - Robert M. Kimball, Historian and Author of The Complete Lyrics Of Cole Porter "It's De-lovely!" - Rex Reed, New York Observer
		THE LAST SUPPER "Lift up your spirits, cast off your gloom, hope has been planted, soon it will bloom..." THE LAST SUPPER has been thrilling audiences and has been developing a cult status among inspirational musicals. It is the story of Leonardo da Vinci's struggle to complete his famous mural. With the help of an Angel who serves as his muse, each Apostle appears to Leonardo and tells a story which is then reflected through music in an uplifting contemporary pop-gospel score by Gary William Friedman and Thomas Mitz. Stevie Holland is featured as the Angel, joined by a stellar casts of soloists and a full chorus. This is a re-release of the original ensemble recording, now with liner notes and lyrics, dialogue added on select tracks and with the addition of the song "You Are The Light". Visit The Last Supper Site for more Info! Visit THE LAST SUPPER MUSICAL at Facebook and at MySpace!
	"The inspirational show THE LAST SUPPER is an energetic work, with telling insights, emotionally charged and staged effectively…recording artist Stevie Holland delivers her songs with sensitivity and grace…" - Backstage
		THE ME NOBODY KNOWS It's here! After 30 years, the original cast album of the award winning, rockin' musical is available on CD. With music by Gary William Friedman, lyrics by Will Holt and additional lyrics by Herb Schapiro and inner-city children, this ground breaking show featured the hottest young cast who went on to become stars including Irene Cara, Beverly Bremers, Hattie Winston and Northern Calloway. This CD release is truly a collectors' item. Included are liner notes from all of the authors woven into an 8-page booklet with photos and art from the original production! Visit THE ME NOBODY KNOWS at Facebook and at MySpace!

	"Tuneful, talent-filled and thought provoking…I'm glad the original cast album has finally been released on CD…there's some very lovely stuff here…what a pleasure to have THE ME back in circulation." - Steven Suskin, Playbill Online "There is a distinctly 70's sound to The Me Nobody Knows…while the material itself is clearly timeless and universal. Anyone wanting to hear the true voices of urban youth should give this a listen." - Brooke Pierce, Washington Square News "There is a power and poignancy to the album that cannot be denied or ignored…" - Jonathan Frank, Talkin'Broadway.Com The Me Nobody Knows is a new musical at the Orpheum Theater…I loved it. I loved its understanding and compassion, and I felt its pain and yet also its unsentimental determination for hope…one of the most meaningful and ultimately joyful shows of the season…" - Clive Barnes, The New York Times "We have the best rock score in years in the one provided by Gary William Friedman for The Me Nobody Knows, a musical about ghetto children that is so good that if every legislator and slum landlord were to see it - and since it should be seen by everybody, that includes those unsavory professions - it might put an end to ghettos…" - John Simon, New York Magazine "The Me Nobody Knows is beautiful…lyricist Will Holt, composer Gary William Friedman and director Robert H. Livingston have fashioned a show remarkable for its intelligence, insight and emotional force…" - Jack Kroll, Newsweek "Rejoice… Gary William Friedman…and everyone else connected with The Me Nobody Knows have made an exhilarating, moving and funny new musical…" - Edith Oliver, The New Yorker

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