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UNZIPPEDStory by Eva Margolies, Book, Lyrics and Music by Eva Margolies and Douglas J. Cohen.Contact Email: happyeva03@aol.com |
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UNZIPPED is a new musical dramedy that sensitively and humorously deals with a sexually troubled marriage and our deep need for physical intimacy. It is set in the Bay Area in the late 1970s during the height of the sexual and sex therapy revolution. It is written for a multicultural, multigenerational, and sexually diverse cast of ten. While there is no nudity and all sexual interaction is expressed in theatrical terms, the subject matter is intended for adult audiences. The score to Unzipped is contemporary musical theater with a tuneful, quirky vibe – think Falsettos meets The Prom, while the thematic tone is closer to Sweet Charity intermingled with Next to Normal. We have had one table reading during COVID and a second in-person table reading in October attended by director Hersh Ellis. Based on the feedback, we did a considerable amount of re-writing after which we received the following endorsement from Dr. Drew Pinsky: “Unzipped is an original, wild, and courageous musical that brings to life our need for intimate physical connection and vividly captures the controversial era of the sex therapy revolution…a provocative and entertaining story of a challenging subject.” Our desired next steps include a staged reading and a fully staged production. Eva Margolies (Creator, co-librettist, lyricist, composer), is an award-winning songwriter and was a practicing certified sex therapist and Diplomat of Sex Therapy for over thirty years. She has authored seven books including: Undressing the American Male: Men with Sexual Problems and How Women Can Help Them, (Doubleday/Penguin), The Best of Friends the Worst of Enemies: Women’s Hidden Power over Women, (The Dial Press) and Sensual Pleasure: A Woman’s Guide (Avon Press.) She has appeared five times on The Oprah Winfrey Show, was featured on 20/20 and Good Morning America, and has been quoted in major publications including Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, and People Magazine. Eva was a staff writer for MCA Music and won first prize for Best Pop Song, “Butterfly,” in the 2015 Songdoor International Songwriting Competition, (co-writers Julian Cassia, and Andres Quintero). She was also a finalist in the 2014 and 2015 USA Songwriting Competition and the 2012 John Lennon Songwriting Competition. She has had numerous artist recordings, and some of her songs have been licensed for radio and television. Douglas J. Cohen (Co-librettist/composer/lyricist) is the recipient of two Richard Rodgers Awards (No Way to Treat a Lady, The Gig), a Jonathan Larson Grant (Barnstormer written with Cheryl L. Davis), a Drama Desk nomination (Children’s Letters to God), a Drama League nomination (Don’t Stay Safe with collaborator Cheryl L. Davis), and the Fred Ebb Award for his body of work. (Two of his musicals, Glimmerglass and Bridges, were also Finalists for the Richard Rodgers Award). Doug has been produced at Off-Broadway’s Manhattan Theatre Club, The York Theatre Company, and The Cell Theatre, and regionally at Williamstown Theater Festival, Signature Theater, Barrington Stage, The Magic Theater, Goodspeed Opera House, and the Berkeley Playhouse. Doug is a three-time Festival writer in the National Alliance of Musical Theatre Festival of New Musicals (The Gig, Glimmerglass, and Barnstormer.) Doug’s first non-fiction book, How to Survive a Killer Musical, was published by Applause Books on September 1st. His musical, The Big Time, was released on Concord Records starring Santino Fontana, Debbie Gravitte, Jackie Hoffman, and Will Swenson. |
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UNZIPPED
Story by Eva Margolies, Book, Lyrics and Music by Eva Margolies and Douglas J. Cohen.
Contact Email: happyeva03@aol.com
UNZIPPED is a new musical dramedy that sensitively and humorously deals with a sexually troubled marriage and our deep need for physical intimacy. It is set in the Bay Area in the late 1970s during the height of the sexual and sex therapy revolution. It is written for a multicultural, multigenerational, and sexually diverse cast of ten. While there is no nudity and all sexual interaction is expressed in theatrical terms, the subject matter is intended for adult audiences. The score to Unzipped is contemporary musical theater with a tuneful, quirky vibe – think Falsettos meets The Prom, while the thematic tone is closer to Sweet Charity intermingled with Next to Normal.
We have had one table reading during COVID and a second in-person table reading in October attended by director Hersh Ellis. Based on the feedback, we did a considerable amount of re-writing after which we received the following endorsement from Dr. Drew Pinsky:
“Unzipped is an original, wild, and courageous musical that brings to life our need for intimate physical connection and vividly captures the controversial era of the sex therapy revolution…a provocative and entertaining story of a challenging subject.”
Our desired next steps include a staged reading and a fully staged production.
Eva Margolies (Creator, co-librettist, lyricist, composer), is an award-winning songwriter and was a practicing certified sex therapist and Diplomat of Sex Therapy for over thirty years. She has authored seven books including: Undressing the American Male: Men with Sexual Problems and How Women Can Help Them, (Doubleday/Penguin), The Best of Friends the Worst of Enemies: Women’s Hidden Power over Women, (The Dial Press) and Sensual Pleasure: A Woman’s Guide (Avon Press.) She has appeared five times on The Oprah Winfrey Show, was featured on 20/20 and Good Morning America, and has been quoted in major publications including Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, and People Magazine.
Eva was a staff writer for MCA Music and won first prize for Best Pop Song, “Butterfly,” in the 2015 Songdoor International Songwriting Competition, (co-writers Julian Cassia, and Andres Quintero). She was also a finalist in the 2014 and 2015 USA Songwriting Competition and the 2012 John Lennon Songwriting Competition. She has had numerous artist recordings, and some of her songs have been licensed for radio and television.
Douglas J. Cohen (Co-librettist/composer/lyricist) is the recipient of two Richard Rodgers Awards (No Way to Treat a Lady, The Gig), a Jonathan Larson Grant (Barnstormer written with Cheryl L. Davis), a Drama Desk nomination (Children’s Letters to God), a Drama League nomination (Don’t Stay Safe with collaborator Cheryl L. Davis), and the Fred Ebb Award for his body of work. (Two of his musicals, Glimmerglass and Bridges, were also Finalists for the Richard Rodgers Award).
Doug has been produced at Off-Broadway’s Manhattan Theatre Club, The York Theatre Company, and The Cell Theatre, and regionally at Williamstown Theater Festival, Signature Theater, Barrington Stage, The Magic Theater, Goodspeed Opera House, and the Berkeley Playhouse. Doug is a three-time Festival writer in the National Alliance of Musical Theatre Festival of New Musicals (The Gig, Glimmerglass, and Barnstormer.) Doug’s first non-fiction book, How to Survive a Killer Musical, was published by Applause Books on September 1st. His musical, The Big Time, was released on Concord Records starring Santino Fontana, Debbie Gravitte, Jackie Hoffman, and Will Swenson.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qQvMR5Pzn7WkR-5VVFxonDc0zN9-vs4V/view?usp=sharing