Fri 4/24-Sun 4/26
Brothers Gideon Temple, a Baldwin Wallace University alumnus, and Hank Temple, a current senior, come from a creative family. They, along with their parents, Hollee and John Temple, came up with an idea for a musical comedy called Star Machine in 2018 and wrote a first draft during the pandemic in 2020. They continued to develop the show, with a book by Hollee and John, and music and lyrics by Hank, and presented it at BW in 22 in a developmental workshop, followed by more workshops and a staged concert on campus in 2024. It began to attract national attention in showcases and conferences. The plot involves a pair of sisters who compete on a TV talent show for differing reasons and the challenges they face as they pursue stardom.
Now Playhouse Square and Baldwin Wallace University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts will stage the world premiere of Star Machine at Playhouse Square’s Helen Theatre this weekend. It will feature the students from BW’s Music Theatre and behind-the-scenes work from students in BW’s Arts Management and Entrepreneurship programs. It’s the 19th year for this collaboration. BW music theatre professor Richard Biever directs with Broadway’s Daniel Goldstein as consulting director, New York-based Carol Schuberg as choreographer and, keeping it in the family, Gideon Temple as music director. A full cast album will be recorded at Playhouse Square. The performances will serve as a showcase for the talented students of the BW music theatre program, who are looking to go on Broadway, touring shows, film and TV.
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