Shoshana Shattenkirk Musical Theatre Samples

Music by Shoshana Shattenkirk
Lyrical Hook by Shoshana Shattenkirk
Lyrics by Rachel Sklar
Sung by Emily Xu Gardner Hall (Destiny)
Sung by Melanie Nyema (Ramona)
Piano by Shoshana Shattenkirk

LYRICS

DESTINY
LOST THERE IN MY LONELY DARK
YOU FOUND ME AND LIT A SPARK
NEW CHANCES AND SHINY DREAMS
GRABBED HANDS AND WE MADE THE LEAP
HEAD FIRST AND WE WENT IN DEEP
BIG ADVENTURES AND CRAZY SCHEMES

TOOK ME IN, AND I TOOK NEW FORM
GATHERED ME IN YOUR GATHERED STORM

WE WERE HURRICANES
THUNDER ROLLING IN OUR VEINS
WE WERE HURRICANES
RAGING WINDS TO BLOW IT ALL AWAY
TRYING TO BREAK A NEW DAY
WE WERE HURRICANES

RAMONA
HIGH TIMES RUNNING WILD AND FREE
IT WAS CRAZY AND SO WERE WE
HAD EACH OTHER AND LIFE WAS GOOD
DON'T TELL ME TO HAVE REGRETS
IT WAS REAL AS A FRIENDSHIP GETS
LOVE, FAMILY AND SISTERHOOD

EVEN NOW, THOSE THINGS REMAIN -
AND HOW WE MADE IT RAIN!

WE WERE HURRICANES
LIGHTNING FLASHING IN OUR VEINS
WE WERE HURRICANES

DESTINY & RAMONA
NOW THERE'S NO MORE RULES TO BREAK
NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN DRENCHED AWAKE
NOW THAT ALL OUR PLANS ARE TORCHED
NOW THAT ALL OUR EARTH IS SCORCHED
NOW THAT WE'VE ALL BURNED AND CRASHED
NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TORN AND DASHED
NOW THAT IT'S BEEN WASHED AWAY
NOW RISE FOR ANOTHER DAY
NOW DAYLIGHT IS COMING THROUGH
NOW AND THEN I WILL THINK OF YOU...

RAMONA
WAVES CRASH ON AN EMPTY SHORE
WINDS WHIP, BUT I STILL WANT MORE
CLOUDS PART WITH A GLIMPSE OF DAWN

DESTINY
STORMS PASS AND THEY LEAVE DEBRIS
LAST SPLINTERS OF YOU AND ME
NOTHING LEFT HERE BUT MOVING ON

DESTINY & RAMONA
I'M READY TO SAY MY GOOD BYES
BUT I'LL MISS HOW WE OWNED THE SKIES...

WE WERE HURRICANES
THUNDER ROLLING IN OUR VEINS
WE WERE HURRICANES

WE WERE HURRICANES
ONLY MEMORY REMAINS
WE WERE HURRICANES

RAMONA
Man, did we make it rain

Hurricanes_Demo_Hustlers: The Musical

Music by Shoshana Shattenkirk
Lyrical hook by Shoshana Shattenkirk
Lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula
Sung by Cory Jeacoma

LYRICS

“Glory Glory Hallelujah”
Draft 3.0 / July 17, 2021

		ALEXANDER
SEARCHING FOR THE WORDS
FOR HEALING

SWALLOWED BY A HOPELESS
FEELING

WHAT'S THE USE OF PRAYER?
YOU'RE SILENT.

THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT?
TO BREAK ME.

THIS IS WHAT YOU GIVE?
FORSAKE ME.

THIS IS WHO YOU MADE.
SO TAKE ME

I LOOK ABOVE
AND FIND A HOLLOW SPACE

YOU STEAL A LIFE
YET SAY I MUST BELIEVE IN GRACE.

		(A silhouette of JOHN JR.)

NOTHING LEFT TO DO
BUT GIVE IN

OH
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
WHAT'S THE USE OF HALLELUJAH?
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH

ALL THE ENDLESS WORDS
THEY'RE NUMBING

		(A silhouette of SARAH, holding her hand to her head.)

WHO WILL SEE THE LIGHT
IT'S COMING

WATCH THE NUMBER RISE
DAY BY DAY

IF I SAY THE WORDS
YOU'LL SAVE THEM?

IF I SAY THEM LOUD
YOU'LL SAVE US?

(A silhouette of ANN holding her son. She wipes his forehead and then starts to cough herself. The silhouettes fade away.)

IF I TRY AGAIN
YOU'LL SAVE ME?

WHAT CAN I DO
OH GOD, I'M JUST ONE MAN.

BUT IS THAT TRUE
BACK HOME I HAVE MY SON, MY ANN.

SING

GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
NOW I HEAR THE HALLELUJAH
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH

I SEE NOW
NOW I SEE

			ALL
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
SING GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
HALLELUJAH
	(Fade to black.)

Glory Glory Hallelujah_Demo_Fever Dreams

Music by Shoshana Shattenkirk
Lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula
Sung by Lily Narbonne (Sarah)
Sung by Shoshana Shattenkirk (Ann)
Piano by Shoshana Shattenkirk



Scene Three - “Yellow”

	(ALEXANDER’s parents’ home. SARAH, Alexander’s mother, reads his
	latest letter and sets it down. On the other side of the stage, Alexander's 
	wife ANN sits by their son’s crib.)

SARAH
Yellow fever. What a dreadful time this is. 

A RISING SUN.
THE FAIR HAIR OF A GIRL
WITH A TWINKLE IN HER EYES.
THE SOUR OF A LEMON,
OR PERHAPS,
A DAFFODIL BEFORE IT DIES.

YELLOW, YELLOW.
IT'S EASIER TO TALK AROUND
THAN TALK ABOUT 
YELLOW.

	A BLAZING SUN.
A SEASON FULL OF SQUASH
OR CANARY IN A CAGE.
A POOL OF MELTED BUTTER,
OR MAYBE,
A LETTER GROWING OLD WITH AGE.

YELLOW, YELLOW.
A MEMORY OF BEING FREE
WHEN LIFE COULD BE
YELLOW.

ANN
MY SHINING SON,
THE SMILE ON YOUR FACE
IS A BLESSING IN DISGUISE.
YOU GET THAT FROM YOUR FATHER.
IF ONLY
YOU COULD SEE HOW MUCH HE TRIES.

YELLOW, YELLOW.
OUT OF SIGHT NOT OUT OF MIND
I ALWAYS FIND 
YELLOW.

MY GROWING SON,
IT'S AUTUMN IN NEW YORK.
SEE THE CHANGING OF THE TREE?
A MOMENT FULL OF WONDER
I DREAM OF
ONE AFTERNOON WE CAN BE FREE.

YELLOW, YELLOW.
WE LEFT BEHIND THE LIFE WE KNEW
TO GET US THROUGH
YELLOW

SARAH & ANN
YELLOW, YELLOW.
I WONDER WHERE THIS YEAR WILL GO
HOW LONG WE'LL HAVE
YELLOW.

SARAH
	MY SON

ANN
MY SON

SARAH
	THE ONE WHO'S FEARLESS

ANN
	SUCH A DEAR

SARAH & ANN
	I WANT TO TAKE YOU FAR AWAY
	FAR AWAY FROM HERE.

YELLOW, YELLOW.
THE COLOR SEEMS TO FADE AWAY
	THE MORE I PRAY
	WE FIND A WAY

YELLOW, YELLOW.
YELLOW, YELLOW.
THE SUN WILL BRING A BETTER DAY
THE MORE I PRAY
THE MORE I PRAY
YELLOW.

TOMORROW BRINGS A BETTER DAY
THE MORE I PRAY
THE MORE I PRAY
YELLOW.

Yellow_Demo_Fever Dreams

Music by Shoshana Shattenkirk
Lyrics by Ken Harmon
Piano by Joshua Cerdenia & Shoshana Shatttenkirk

Singers, in order of appearance:
Cory Jeacoma, Bill Dyszel, Audrey Cardwell, Krystal Sobaskie, Lindsey Brett Carothers, A.J. Freeman, Shoshana Shattenkirk
*Special thanks to Caitlin Collins, Kristoffer Bjarke, and Derrick Byars who performed in prior versions of this song

LYRICS

Elf #1:

I’m Santa’s little helper!

I’m tying all the bows!

I’m meshing all the ribbon

With a little trick I know!

 

Elves 1 &2:

I give my special talent

And I’m proud to say, 

Santa, I was here to help you today!

 

Verse 2:

Elf #3:

Every Christmas, I lay out our Elfin Fest!

Spoken: Kegs of Tinsel Juice? Check! Chocolate snowflakes? Check! 

Elf #4:

Every Christmas, I work without any rest!

Spoken: Mistletoe? Check! Floating snow globes? Check!

 

Elf #3:

Frosting, baking, hot chocolate making

Elf #4:

Decorating all night long!

Both Elves 3&4:

Belting out a Christmas song!

 

Chorus 2:

Elf #4:

I'm Santa Little helper!

I’m tidying his home,

I’m laying out his jammies,

Picking out his bedside gnome.

 

He’ll come in super hungry

Tired, and caked in dirt

I’ll feed him milk and cookies

Put him in his snuggly shirt!

 

Elf #3:

I'm Santa's little helper!

I’m making yummy food.

A merriment assistant

Keeping up the jolly mood!

 

Elf #4:

Make snow collages,

Back massages!

Elf #3:

Ice cream trays!

Both Elves 3 &4:

Santa, I was here to help you today!

 

All Elves: 

Santa, I was to help you today!

 

Elf #5/Chief Elf: Spoken

My fellow elves! You’re all splenderific!

Christmas is not a competition! It’s about sharing your special gifts with others! 

We are Mighty Elfin Power Rangers!

Here’s to Elfin Power!

 

Chorus 3:

Elf #5:

We’re Santa’s little Helpers!

We give a little cheer!

We’re spreading Xmas spirit

For the last 5,000 years!

 

It’s elfin grand tradition

And our noble goal

The sacred Santa mission 

That unites the whole North Pole!

 

All Elves:

We're Santa's Little Helpers!

His merry little band!

We're standing at the ready!

Giving him an elfin hand!

 

And helping him help others

Is our Christmas way!

 

Santa, I was here to help you! 

Santa, I was glad to help you!   

Santa, we were glad to help you, today!

Santa's Little Helpers_Live at The Dramatists Guild Foundation

Lyrics: By Shoshana Shattenkirk

YOU MAY FEEL SMALL, YOU MAY FEEL WEAK
BUT THERE IS MAGIC AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
CAN'T YOU SEE, FOR ALL YOU LACK
THE MUSIC LIVES IN YOU
YOU MAY FEEL DRAINED, WITH FRAGILE HEART
BUT GOLD IS RADIATING THROUGH THE CRACKS
CAN'T YOU SEE, FOR ALL YOU LACK
THE MUSIC LIVES IN YOU
AND YOU WILL LIVE ON THROUGH
THE MUSIC THAT LIVES IN YOU

YOU THINK YOUR STORY'S ENDING
YOU'LL LIVE ON, WON'T BE FORGOTTEN
NOT JUST MEMORIES OF YOUR LOVED ONES
THE WHOLE WORLD WILL KNOW YOUR NAME

I WILL SHOW THE WORLD YOUR VALUE
I WILL SHARE YOUR PRECIOUS MUSIC
ACROSS THE SEAS AND HIGHEST MOUNTAINS
THEY WILL ALWAYS KNOW YOU

THEY WILL ALWAYS KNOW YOU

YOU MAY FEEL SMALL
YOU MAY BE WEAK
BUT THERE WAS MAGIC IN THOSE FINGERTIPS
CAN'T YOU SEE FOR ALL YOU LACK THE MUSIC LIVES IN YOU

The Music Lives In You

The Music Lives in You_Demo_from CLARA; Light, Brilliance

Composer focusing on immersive hybrid musical theatre works.
Premieres and performances include The United Nations, Lincoln Center, Dallas Symphony Myerson Hall, Feinstein’s 54 Below, Ferguson Center for the Arts, US Mint, Maison in New Orleans, Times Square, Bergen Kjøtt Bar, Bastionen (Malmö).
Member of the BMI Lehman Engel Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop, The Dramatists Guild, Maestra, and StateraArts. Former musician at American Ballet Theatre JKO, Steps on Broadway, and Barnard/Columbia.

Hurricanes_Demo_Hustlers: The Musical

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