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A Bar Musical
What happens when you combine all your favorite functions into one bar on the same night?
ABOUT
BROKEN MOMENTS: A BAR MUSICAL 20 original songs and story comes from the mind and soul of Leo I Rodriguez. Originating out of a tribute for a beloved mentor of my college classmates and I, this piece came together over many stages. The first "production" of this 'idea' was in 2007 and the original cast are my friends still to this day: Chelsea, Nicki, Christa, Carlo, Adam, Doug and 'Los (Carlos). These names are now immortalized in the script as "the Regulars".
THE STORY
BROKEN MOMENTS is your normal, local, neighborhood bar. You know this bar, you've been there before. As with every bar, you have your cast of "regulars". On this night the "regulars" are there, with us, to celebrate the life of the recently passed Broken Moments owner. We are joined by three brothers, the youngest of which is "celebrating" his Twenty-First birthday. Just when you think these two celebrations are to collide, the drunken Bride and her "Maid of Horror" barge their way in for a post-Bachelorette party libation. Affairs, Accusations and Arguments, Lust and Unrequited Love, Babies and Bourbon bring tense moments broken with the emotional songs exploding to break the tension. Below, Asia Kraft sings Nikki's song FORTY DAYS during a 2012 song-cycle of Broken Moments
"Broken Moments truly immerses its viewers in a complex night of love, pain, and celebration, setting them up perfectly for their own night to come."
- Katherine Nedder, Theater is Easy
"...with hilarious yet heartfelt songs, such as
“You Gotta Believe” and
“All About Love."
- Theater is Easy
2014 Equity Waiver Production
BROKEN MOMENTS: A BAR MUSICAL was produced and directed by Leo I Rodriguez with arrangements by Ben Harrell in 2014 with a wonderfully talented cast and band of musicians. The show played as it was intended, to be interactive between the cast and attendees. The guests were immersed into the world and surrounded by full voices (no microphones were needed or used). We opened February 14, 2014, ran for scheduled 3 weekends and were extended or two more weekends. Below are a few live recordings for your listening pleasure.
