Today Is Not The Day

From the musical "Friends for a Night"

Lyrics by Taz Stahlnecker
Music by Durra Leung
Featuring Bryan Freedman (bryanfreedman.com and Insta: @bryan_freedman) as Tae 

*Synopsis:*
Santa Cruz, California. A group of complete strangers gathers for something called The Lonely Loser’s Club. With no idea what the night holds, the clubs’ leader Hazel lays out a series of rules. As the night leads them around Santa Cruz, from the Boardwalk to the Mystery Spot and even Woodstock Pizza, these strangers learn the importance of human connection and spontaneous adventures. 
"Friends for a Night" explores the shared human experience of what happens when we go out on the nights that we don’t want to.

The Flute Song (feat. Bryan Freedman)

If He Were Standing Here (feat. Mikey Rosenbaum)

From the musical "Friends for a Night"

Lyrics by Taz Stahlnecker
Music by Durra Leung
Featuring Jennifer Daly as Catalina, Andrew Strano as Ethan, @imerniebird as Tae, Durra Leung as Patrick
Mixing by @imerniebird

A group of strangers get in the same room. Before they have a chance to break the ice, all they can think of is... AWKWARD. 

*Synopsis:*
Santa Cruz, California. A group of complete strangers gathers for something called The Lonely Loser’s Club. With no idea what the night holds, the clubs’ leader Hazel lays out a series of rules. As the night leads them around Santa Cruz, from the Boardwalk to the Mystery Spot and even Woodstock Pizza, these strangers learn the importance of human connection and spontaneous adventures. 
"Friends for a Night" explores the shared human experience of what happens when we go out on the nights that we don’t want to.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmHyOlVabr8

Awkward (feat. Jennifer Daly, Andrew Strano, Ernie Bird, Durra Leung)

From the musical "Friends for a Night"

Lyrics by Taz Stahlnecker
Music by Durra Leung
Featuring Emily Goes as Mia, Jennifer Daly as Catalina

*Synopsis:*
Santa Cruz, California. A group of complete strangers gathers for something called The Lonely Loser’s Club. With no idea what the night holds, the clubs’ leader Hazel lays out a series of rules. As the night leads them around Santa Cruz, from the Boardwalk to the Mystery Spot and even Woodstock Pizza, these strangers learn the importance of human connection and spontaneous adventures. 
"Friends for a Night" explores the shared human experience of what happens when we go out on the nights that we don’t want to.

I Wish You Were Here (feat. Emily Goes & Jennifer Daly)

From the musical "Friends for a Night"

Lyrics by Taz Stahlnecker
Music by Durra Leung
Featuring Durra Leung as Ethan

*Synopsis:*
Santa Cruz, California. A group of complete strangers gathers for something called The Lonely Loser’s Club. With no idea what the night holds, the clubs’ leader Hazel lays out a series of rules. As the night leads them around Santa Cruz, from the Boardwalk to the Mystery Spot and even Woodstock Pizza, these strangers learn the importance of human connection and spontaneous adventures. 
"Friends for a Night" explores the shared human experience of what happens when we go out on the nights that we don’t want to.

I'm Okay (feat. Durra Leung)

IN SIGHT
Premiered in 2019

Choreography: Margaret Wiss & Rafael Cañals
Lighting Design: Emmanuel Delgado
Music: Original Composition by Sam Rosenblatt & Durra Leung
Costume Design: Sarah Thea
Set Design: Rhea D’souza

3 dancers, 8 minutes

in Sight (music for Margaret Wiss & Rafael Cañals' choreography)

I've Missed Him Dearly (feat. Emily Anne Goes)

From the 20-minute musical experience "One Deer"

Written by Durra Leung & Maggie Sharp Tallan
Featuring Enzo Veiga as Brian

Dear Deer (feat. Enzo Veiga)

Vocal Performance by Ally Bonino
Lyrics by Dani Shoulman
Music & Orchestration by Durra Leung

I Get Drunk Too Easily (feat. Ally Bonino)

Durra Leung (Chinese: 柯杜華) is an award-winning composer-lyricist and playwright born and raised in Guangzhou, China, who now calls NYC home. He has recently joined the New York City Center Encores! production of Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Tony Award for Best Musical) as the Cantonese lyricist. Durra has presented his works at venues including Feinstein’s/54 Below, Joe’s Pub, The Duplex, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, Wild Project, The PIT, The West End Lounge, Dixon Place, and many others. One of his recent film-scoring works Your Smile (dir. Haochen Yang) has been accepted in multiple international film festivals, including Cannes Film Festival. He is the founder and emcee for the concert series Tin Pan Alley 2, and completed the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program (Cycle 29) with a distinguished Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Scholarship at NYU. Durra is proud to be a current member of BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop as a librettist. durraleung.com

Durra Leung 柯杜華

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