From the Soundtrack Recording of Country the Musical
Words & Music by Pete Wilke

www.countrythemusical.net 

Lead Vocal by Jennie Wilke Willens
Background vocals by Lorraine Devon Wilke & Lauri Johnson

With book and music by its producer, Pete Wilke, County the Musical, which premiered at the iconic Crazy Horse Saloon in Orange County, CA, with a later appearance at Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, quickly became an audience hit that struck a chord with reviewers as well. 

Originally directed and choreographed by Kay Cole, with musical direction by Phil Swann, the show was designed as an environmental theater piece where the club itself became the set, with the band on stage, and actors playing “waitresses” and “customers” mingling in amongst the actual customers and staff. This innovative show features 20 original songs, from rousing honky-tonks and edgy country-rockers, to tender ballads and “tears in your beer” weepers, and a bevy of exhilaration dance numbers. 

Filled with both humor and humanity, the story of Country the Musical touches on universal themes of love and heartache, career aspirations and disappointments, and the inevitable clash between youth and wisdom, experience and naivete, taking the story through some ups and downs to its touching, hopeful ending.

With a full country/rock band, and cast of six actors (three men, three women), the show is contemporary and compact, its story and themes both evergreen and universally appealing.

Wilke is currently seeking new opportunities to bring the show back on the boards in a fresh, contemporary reimagining. For details and information, visit the website @ www.countrythemusical.net; to contact Pete:

+1 (323) 397-5380
Pete@petewilke.com

www.pwilkeindieatty.com
www.petewilke.com

Country Rules

Don't Take A Backseat To Nobody

From the Soundtrack Recording of Country the Musical
Words & Music by Pete Wilke

www.countrythemusical.net 

Lead Vocal by Gary Clark

With book and music by its producer, Pete Wilke, County the Musical, which premiered at the iconic Crazy Horse Saloon in Orange County, CA, with a later appearance at Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, quickly became an audience hit that struck a chord with reviewers as well. 

Originally directed and choreographed by Kay Cole, with musical direction by Phil Swann, the show was designed as an environmental theater piece where the club itself became the set, with the band on stage, and actors playing “waitresses” and “customers” mingling in amongst the actual customers and staff. This innovative show features 20 original songs, from rousing honky-tonks and edgy country-rockers, to tender ballads and “tears in your beer” weepers, and a bevy of exhilaration dance numbers. 

Filled with both humor and humanity, the story of Country the Musical touches on universal themes of love and heartache, career aspirations and disappointments, and the inevitable clash between youth and wisdom, experience and naivete, taking the story through some ups and downs to its touching, hopeful ending.

With a full country/rock band, and cast of six actors (three men, three women), the show is contemporary and compact, its story and themes both evergreen and universally appealing.

Wilke is currently seeking new opportunities to bring the show back on the boards in a fresh, contemporary reimagining. For details and information, visit the website @ www.countrythemusical.net; to contact Pete:

+1 (323) 397-5380
Pete@petewilke.com

www.pwilkeindieatty.com
www.petewilke.com

Thinking Of Eva

From the Soundtrack Recording of Country the Musical
Words & Music by Pete Wilke

www.countrythemusical.net 

Lead Vocal by Lauri Johnson
Background vocals by Lorraine Devon Wilke & Jennie Wilke Willens

With book and music by its producer, Pete Wilke, County the Musical, which premiered at the iconic Crazy Horse Saloon in Orange County, CA, with a later appearance at Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, quickly became an audience hit that struck a chord with reviewers as well. 

Originally directed and choreographed by Kay Cole, with musical direction by Phil Swann, the show was designed as an environmental theater piece where the club itself became the set, with the band on stage, and actors playing “waitresses” and “customers” mingling in amongst the actual customers and staff. This innovative show features 20 original songs, from rousing honky-tonks and edgy country-rockers, to tender ballads and “tears in your beer” weepers, and a bevy of exhilaration dance numbers. 

Filled with both humor and humanity, the story of Country the Musical touches on universal themes of love and heartache, career aspirations and disappointments, and the inevitable clash between youth and wisdom, experience and naivete, taking the story through some ups and downs to its touching, hopeful ending.

With a full country/rock band, and cast of six actors (three men, three women), the show is contemporary and compact, its story and themes both evergreen and universally appealing.

Wilke is currently seeking new opportunities to bring the show back on the boards in a fresh, contemporary reimagining. For details and information, visit the website @ www.countrythemusical.net; to contact Pete:

+1 (323) 397-5380
Pete@petewilke.com

www.pwilkeindieatty.com
www.petewilke.com

Give Me A Try

From the Soundtrack Recording of Country the Musical
Words & Music by Pete Wilke

www.countrythemusical.net 

Lead Vocal by Rod Weber

With book and music by its producer, Pete Wilke, County the Musical, which premiered at the iconic Crazy Horse Saloon in Orange County, CA, with a later appearance at Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, quickly became an audience hit that struck a chord with reviewers as well. 

Originally directed and choreographed by Kay Cole, with musical direction by Phil Swann, the show was designed as an environmental theater piece where the club itself became the set, with the band on stage, and actors playing “waitresses” and “customers” mingling in amongst the actual customers and staff. This innovative show features 20 original songs, from rousing honky-tonks and edgy country-rockers, to tender ballads and “tears in your beer” weepers, and a bevy of exhilaration dance numbers. 

Filled with both humor and humanity, the story of Country the Musical touches on universal themes of love and heartache, career aspirations and disappointments, and the inevitable clash between youth and wisdom, experience and naivete, taking the story through some ups and downs to its touching, hopeful ending.

With a full country/rock band, and cast of six actors (three men, three women), the show is contemporary and compact, its story and themes both evergreen and universally appealing.

Wilke is currently seeking new opportunities to bring the show back on the boards in a fresh, contemporary reimagining. For details and information, visit the website @ www.countrythemusical.net; to contact Pete:

+1 (323) 397-5380
Pete@petewilke.com

www.pwilkeindieatty.com
www.petewilke.com

No One Will Ever Love You More Than Your Daddy

Carry It On

From the Soundtrack Recording of Country the Musical
Words & Music by Pete Wilke

www.countrythemusical.net 

Lead Vocal by Lorraine Devon Wilke

With book and music by its producer, Pete Wilke, County the Musical, which premiered at the iconic Crazy Horse Saloon in Orange County, CA, with a later appearance at Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, quickly became an audience hit that struck a chord with reviewers as well. 

Originally directed and choreographed by Kay Cole, with musical direction by Phil Swann, the show was designed as an environmental theater piece where the club itself became the set, with the band on stage, and actors playing “waitresses” and “customers” mingling in amongst the actual customers and staff. This innovative show features 20 original songs, from rousing honky-tonks and edgy country-rockers, to tender ballads and “tears in your beer” weepers, and a bevy of exhilaration dance numbers. 

Filled with both humor and humanity, the story of Country the Musical touches on universal themes of love and heartache, career aspirations and disappointments, and the inevitable clash between youth and wisdom, experience and naivete, taking the story through some ups and downs to its touching, hopeful ending.

With a full country/rock band, and cast of six actors (three men, three women), the show is contemporary and compact, its story and themes both evergreen and universally appealing.

Wilke is currently seeking new opportunities to bring the show back on the boards in a fresh, contemporary reimagining. For details and information, visit the website @ www.countrythemusical.net; to contact Pete:

+1 (323) 397-5380
Pete@petewilke.com

www.pwilkeindieatty.com
www.petewilke.com

The Lady's Alone

From the Soundtrack Recording of Country the Musical
Words & Music by Pete Wilke

www.countrythemusical.net 

Lead Vocals by Rod Weber & Gary Clark

With book and music by its producer, Pete Wilke, County the Musical, which premiered at the iconic Crazy Horse Saloon in Orange County, CA, with a later appearance at Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, quickly became an audience hit that struck a chord with reviewers as well. 

Originally directed and choreographed by Kay Cole, with musical direction by Phil Swann, the show was designed as an environmental theater piece where the club itself became the set, with the band on stage, and actors playing “waitresses” and “customers” mingling in amongst the actual customers and staff. This innovative show features 20 original songs, from rousing honky-tonks and edgy country-rockers, to tender ballads and “tears in your beer” weepers, and a bevy of exhilaration dance numbers. 

Filled with both humor and humanity, the story of Country the Musical touches on universal themes of love and heartache, career aspirations and disappointments, and the inevitable clash between youth and wisdom, experience and naivete, taking the story through some ups and downs to its touching, hopeful ending.

With a full country/rock band, and cast of six actors (three men, three women), the show is contemporary and compact, its story and themes both evergreen and universally appealing.

Wilke is currently seeking new opportunities to bring the show back on the boards in a fresh, contemporary reimagining. For details and information, visit the website @ www.countrythemusical.net; to contact Pete:

+1 (323) 397-5380
Pete@petewilke.com

www.pwilkeindieatty.com
www.petewilke.com

I Should've Known

The Sweetest Smile This Side Of LA

Underlined In Blue

From the Soundtrack Recording of Country the Musical
Words & Music by Pete Wilke

www.countrythemusical.net 

Vocals: Ensemble (Gary Clark, Lorraine Devon Wilke, Lauri Johnson, Rod Weber, Jennie Wilke Willens, Dean Fortunato)

With book and music by its producer, Pete Wilke, County the Musical, which premiered at the iconic Crazy Horse Saloon in Orange County, CA, with a later appearance at Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, quickly became an audience hit that struck a chord with reviewers as well. 

Originally directed and choreographed by Kay Cole, with musical direction by Phil Swann, the show was designed as an environmental theater piece where the club itself became the set, with the band on stage, and actors playing “waitresses” and “customers” mingling in amongst the actual customers and staff. This innovative show features 20 original songs, from rousing honky-tonks and edgy country-rockers, to tender ballads and “tears in your beer” weepers, and a bevy of exhilaration dance numbers. 

Filled with both humor and humanity, the story of Country the Musical touches on universal themes of love and heartache, career aspirations and disappointments, and the inevitable clash between youth and wisdom, experience and naivete, taking the story through some ups and downs to its touching, hopeful ending.

With a full country/rock band, and cast of six actors (three men, three women), the show is contemporary and compact, its story and themes both evergreen and universally appealing.

Wilke is currently seeking new opportunities to bring the show back on the boards in a fresh, contemporary reimagining. For details and information, visit the website @ www.countrythemusical.net; to contact Pete:

+1 (323) 397-5380
Pete@petewilke.com

www.pwilkeindieatty.com
www.petewilke.com

"It's time to ‘reboot’ this country classic!" 

A little over twenty years ago, attorney/singer-songwriter, Pete Wilke, wrote a musical—book, music, lyrics… all of it. He called it COUNTRY the MUSICAL, because it is simply that: a musical filled with original country tunes that soundtrack the heartfelt story of a group of six disparate people who work and share life together in a busy country bar in Bakersfield, California. With a story that reflects the cares and concerns of everyday people, some of whom happen to share a passion for music and the ups and downs of making it, it lives up to its tagline: "...life and love in three-part harmony!"

Premiering at the iconic Crazy Horse Saloon in Orange County, CA, in 1999, the show quickly became an audience hit that struck a chord with reviewers as well. A later run at Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, CA, in 2000, brought the show to its fictional “home,” and offered the opportunity to shoot the performance scenes that appear in the “song medley” video (linked below).

Originally directed and choreographed by Kay Cole, with music direction by Phil Swann, the show was designed as “environmental theater”: the club stood in for the set, with the band on stage, and actors playing “waitresses” and “customers” mingling in amongst the actual customers and staff. The soundtrack features 20 original songs, from rousing honky-tonks and edgy country-rockers, to tender ballads and “tears in your beer” weepers, with some accompanied by exhilarating choreography.

Filled with both humor and humanity, the story of COUNTRY the MUSICAL touches on universal themes of love and heartache, career aspirations and disappointments, and the inevitable clash between youth and wisdom, experience and naivete… in other words: LIFE, taking the story through some relatable ups and downs to its touching, hopeful ending.

With a full country/rock band, and cast of six actors (three men, three women), the show is contemporary and compact, its story and themes both evergreen and universally appealing. 

Pete Wilke is currently seeking new opportunities to bring the show back on the boards... or, as one fellow put it, "It's time to 'reboot' this country classic!"

+1 (323) 397-5380
PeteWilkeAtty@gmail.com

Photos by Michael Lamont

Original Cast/Crazy Horse: (pictured): Lorraine Devon Wilke, Gary Clark, Lauri Johnson, Bruce McKinnon, Ronna Jones & Craig Woolson

Original Soundtrack/Crystal Palace Cast: Lorraine Devon Wilke, Gary Clark, Lauri Johnson, Rod Weber, Jennie Wilke Willens & Dean Fortunato