When swells the heart, when finds the mind no reason to complain
A drink, I think! And there's no substitute I'll entertain
I cry out to the doting maitre d' or chatelaine:
Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne!

It sparkles like a diamond and it's sweet as sugar cane
A delicacy fit for any king of his domain
No finer quaff to polish off in sunshine or in rain
Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne!

High spirits call for alcohol, but brandy I disdain
The ale's too pale, the gin too dry, the vodka too mundane
Forswear the damned prosecco; send the cava back to Spain!
Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne!

I knew a woeful widow as devout as Charlemagne
Ay me! (said she,) Such misery my heart cannot contain!
Until one day she learned the words that washed away her pain:
Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne!

I knew a young inventor once, whose luck was down the drain
I shared with him a bottle, just to lubricate his brain
Would you believe the man went on to build the first steam train?
Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne!

I knew a lovely girl who had a glass now and again
Until her dear old husband made her swear she would abstain
And now she's in a lock-up for the morbidly insane!
Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne!

The mysteries of love no brilliant scholar could explain
The feeble human heart a strange enigma shall remain
But raise your glass, say "Za lyubov!" and pray it's not in vain
Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne!

We'll drink what's in our glasses, then we'll fill them up again
Nasdrovia! One more glass of champagne!

music + lyrics by adrian shepherd-gawinski
written for the guild festival theatre's production of "chekhov's shorts"

Champagne

The Old Red Hills Of Home - Parade: The Musical

Audio trailer for THE BRIDGE, a new musical epic (Book & Lyrics by Kathleen Wrinn, Music by Peter Hodgson).

SONGS:
“Onward”
“Up, Up, Up”
“Sand”
“Down in the Caisson” 
“Onward”

SUMMARY:
Inspired by true events, The Bridge is a new musical epic that tells the story of the woman who secretly built the Brooklyn Bridge. Set in the fractured wake of the American Civil War, The Bridge explores the forces that unite and divide us and shines a light on those whose lives and contributions to the world around us have historically been left in the shadows.  With a genre-defying score as vibrant as New York City itself, this large-cast, big-canvas, bold-spectacle book musical is poised to appeal to New York audiences, with an eye toward eventual licensing and touring productions.

More info. at https://www.kathleenwrinn.com/home/#musicals

The Bridge (A New Musical Epic) - Audio Trailer

Preview our acoustic backing track of Evermore Without You from The Woman in White. To download the full version and other acoustic backing tracks head to www.acousticbacksandtracks.com

Evermore Without You from The Woman In White Preview

Preview our acoustic backing track of My Petersburg from the musical Anastasia. To download the full version and other acoustic backing tracks head to www.acousticbacksandtracks.com

My Petersburg from Anastasia preview

In this episode, join host Martin Ballard as he chats to the cast and creatives of our new Made at Curve co-production of 42nd Street, including director Jonathan Church, chorographer Bill Deamer and cast members Ruthie Henshall, Les Dennis, Adam Garcia and Nicole-Lily Baisden.

Behind the scenes with the cast and creatives of 42nd Street

The Pyramid (from "The Pyramid: A Dance Moms Parody Musical")

This is a draft of the accompaniment track of my song "The Very Same World," posted here in many other forms over the past several years.  "The Very Same World" is the big number in Scene Three of my musical "Eden in Babylon." © 2015-2023 by Andy Pope.

3B Same World

This track was provided to me for mixing by a mentor. 
Mixed by Tyler Foley.
Unmastered.

Dead at the Desk (Tyler Foley Mix)

Additional story here: https://mystictapedeck.com/mythology/the-mountebank/

Guitars, "townie" vocals, timbales, hand drums, drum kit, piano, toy piano, percussion: R Thomas
Guitars, "monty" vocals, melodica, omnichord, ebow, bass, percussion, toy piano, claps and snaps: PS Perkins
Additional guitar snippets: KVN Finch
Spanish guitar outro: Mark Wand

LYRICS:
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(townie)
People in this town, they've all seen you hangin' around
They don't like it
They're not buyin' what you're sellin', standing' on your box and yellin'
They don't like it
Their sentiment is strong, and they asked you move along
They don't like it. They really don't like it.

(monty)
People in this town, one by one they sneak around
They seem to like it
They come and they go, they never let the neighbors know
That they like it
They may hide it from the rest, but their coins inside my chest say they like it
Oh, I think they like it. They like it.

(townie)
With your shell games and dice, I ain't tellin' you twice
I don't like it
They're down on their knees while you sell them your disease
I don't like it
With your slug milk and wine, they're just fish on your line
I don't like it I really don't like it.

(monty)
I am just a businessman, I make my living where I can
The way I like it
I am sure you understand, I'm just meeting their demand
And I like it
So there's no need to taunt, I just give them what they want and they like it, 
Oh I think they like it, and I like it

(townie)
They say that you're depraved, that you're sick and can't be saved
We don't like it.
And the medicine you sell isn't making them well
We don't like it.
So just get on down the road, if you'd like, I'll help you load
We don't like it. We really don't like it.

(monty)
My patience wearing thin, I take another one on the chin
Because they like it.
So I guess I'll up and go, take my tack and tents in tow
I don't like it
But your virtue is a clown, so I'll go to the next town
Where they like it. I'll go where they like it.
Where they like it.

The Mountebank

GUTTER PROG | GARAGE JAZZ

A Multimedia Puzzle-Story Of An Immortal Being's Struggle To Define And Exert Their Will Upon A Wholly Deterministic And Ambivalent Multiverse, And The Strange Cult Who Loves Them.

I was born at 11:30pm on a Friday night, when all across America people were partying, and surely there was a standing ovation taking place at some Performing Arts venue, somewhere.  With all those influences acting upon me at the moment of my birth, you'd think people would cut me some slack concerning my wild and oft-erratic personality.

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Curve is a spectacular state-of-the-art theatre based in the heart of Leicester’s vibrant Cultural Quarter.

Find out what happens on and off-stage at Curve, one of the UK’s leading producing theatres, in the Curve in Conversation podcast.

Musical Theatre Lyricist, Bookwriter, Performer, and Professor

Dora Award-winning sound designer and composer for theatre. Shoot me an e-mail at adrian.shepski@gmail.com

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