From MARATHON, a musical about patience, persistence, and doing hard things.

Music by Kristoffer Bjarke, Lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula
Vocals by Trevor Burden

Run With You — Demo

An excerpt from our ten-minute musical about May Dalton, an artist negotiating personal sacrifice and ambition, the allure of fame, and the real meaning of her art, before confronting the truth of what happens when reality doesn't align with expectations

Music by Kristoffer Bjarke, Lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula
Directed by Tyrone L. Robinson
Produced at the Sound Bites Festival in May 2022
Cast:
May Dalton — Stephanie Bacastow
Gatekeepers — Jack Adams, Eric Cotti, Dolores Avery Pereira, Liz Sanders

Letters From May — Excerpt

From "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Musical" This is Susie Myerson's character establishment song, "Idiots and Assholes."

Music by Ron Passaro
Lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula

Presented Nov. 26, 2019 in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop as part of our ongoing second-year project adapting "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" into a musical.

Featuring:
Julia Gannon — Susie Myerson
Kara Cutruzzula — Midge Maisel

And Ron Passaro, Ethan Andersen, and Leo Hurley as assorted idiots and assholes.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Musical — Susie Myerson: “Idiots And Assholes”

From "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Musical" This is Miriam "Midge" Maisel's character establishment song, "Timing Is Everything." 

Music by Ron Passaro
Lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula

Presented Oct. 29, 2019 in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop as part of our ongoing second-year project adapting "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" into a musical.

Featuring:
Caitlin Collins — Midge Maisel
Jared Corak — Joel Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Musical — Midge Maisel: “Timing Is Everything"

We wrote this song to inspire others (and ourselves!) to feel empowered to stop procrastinating or waiting for "perfection" and to move forward.

Music by Shoshana Shattenkirk www.shoshanashattenkirk.com
Lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula www.karacutruzzula.com

Featuring:
Lindsey Brett Carothers www.lindseybrettcarothers.com

What Are You Waiting For?

From "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Musical" This is the moment Midge Maisel tells her parents, Abe and Rose Weissman, that her husband Joel has left her. Abe responds with this song, "There's an Order to the World."

Music by Ron Passaro
Lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula

Presented Dec. 17, 2019 in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop as part of our ongoing second-year project adapting "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" into a musical. The series was created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and airs on Amazon Prime. 

Featuring:
Ethan Andersen — Abe Weissman
Alison J. Freeman — Rose Weissman
Kara Cutruzzula — Midge Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Musical — Abe Weissman: “There's an Order to the World"

From "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Musical" Guess what? She got the Rabbi! 
This is Miriam "Midge" Maisel's character establishment song and the show's opening number, "Mrs. Maisel."

Music by Ron Passaro
Lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula

Presented Jan. 21, 2020 in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop as part of our ongoing second-year project adapting "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" into a musical.

Featuring:
Caitlin Collins — Midge Maisel
Kara Cutruzzula — Angry Patron
Jon Hugo Ungar — Jerry the Elevator Operator/Lutzi the Butcher
Alison J. Freeman — Nice Patron/Chorus
Julia Gannon — Nice Patron/Chorus

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Musical — "Mrs. Maisel"

Music by Shoshana Shattenkirk www.shoshanashattenkirk.com
Lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula www.karacutruzzula.com

Featuring:
Shoshana Shattenkirk

One Plus One

From "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Musical" This is Joel Maisel's song "Flying to the Moon," which takes place outside their apartment a bit after all that drama went down with Penny Pan. Joel's having second thoughts about leaving Midge...

Music by Ron Passaro
Lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula

Presented Feb. 18, 2020 in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop as part of our ongoing second-year project adapting "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" into a musical.

Featuring:
Maxwell Beer — Joel Maisel
Caitlin Collins — Midge Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Musical — Joel Maisel: "Flying to the Moon"

From "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Musical" This is a song for Susie Myerson called "You Got the Goods." She's convincing Midge Maisel that she has what it takes to be a star.

Music by Ron Passaro
Lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula

Presented Feb. 18, 2020 in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop as part of our ongoing second-year project adapting "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" into a musical.

Featuring:
Julia Gannon — Susie Myerson
Caitlin Collins — Midge Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Musical — Susie Myerson: "You Got the Goods"

From MARATHON, a musical about patience, persistence, and doing hard things.

Music by Kristoffer Bjarke, Lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula

Finish Line in Your Mind — Demo

I'm a musical theater lyricist, journalist, and newsletter writer based in New York.

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