Demos from Speakeasy, a radical new musical by Waymon Hudson.

Set in a 1920s queer speakeasy, Speakeasy reimagines Romeo & Juliet with jazz, joy, and rebellion. These working demos showcase songs in development, with lyrics and melodies by Waymon Hudson.

🎶 These are early drafts using AI-assisted music demos due to resourcing limitations — full orchestration and live recordings in progress.

Book, Lyrics & Music: Waymon Hudson
Learn more: www.waymonhudson.com/musical

Speakeasy: A New Musical – Demo Tracks

Jules’s “I Want” song. A sly, simmering solo of desire, doubt, and first sparks of rebellion.

🎶 “I want a sip… I want the thirst.”

Book, Lyrics & Melody: Waymon Hudson
Demo Production: AI-assisted work tape
From Speakeasy: A New Musical – www.waymonhudson.com/musical

Something’s Brewing (Demo) – Jules

Act I opening number. The Velvet Boot throws open its doors in a smoky, swagger-filled explosion of jazz and joy.

🎶 A coded knock. A secret world. Where saints and sinners toast the same.

Book, Lyrics & Melody: Waymon Hudson
Demo Production: AI-assisted work tape
From Speakeasy: A New Musical – www.waymonhudson.com/musical

Speakeasy - Come to the Speakeasy (Demo) – Ensemble

Marco lays down the rules of legacy in this fierce, jazz-funk anthem of masculinity, control, and generational pressure. Merc pushes back to defend Rome, the man he secretly loves.

🎶 “Soft boys bruise where knives won’t miss…”

Book, Lyrics & Melody: Waymon Hudson
Demo Production: AI-assisted work tape
From Speakeasy: A New Musical – www.waymonhudson.com/musical

Family Business (Demo) – Marco, Merc, & Ensemble

A tender rooftop confession. The poetic Rome sees Jules for who she truly is — not silent, not saved, but radiant.

🎶 “You’re the girl in the margins — The line left unread.”

Book, Lyrics & Melody: Waymon Hudson
Demo Production: AI-assisted work tape
From Speakeasy: A New Musical – www.waymonhudson.com/musical

Girl in the Margins (Demo) – Rome

Act I, mid-show number. Jules steps through the hidden door of the Velvet Boot — and into a world where queerness is power, not sin.

🎶 A brass-fueled, sweat-soaked celebration of joy, desire, and becoming.

She doesn’t just enter the club.
She enters herself.

Book, Lyrics & Melody: Waymon Hudson
From Speakeasy: A New Musical – www.waymonhudson.com/musical

Inside – Speakeasy: A New Musical (Demo)

🎭 Creator of Speakeasy (a queer jazz musical)
✍️ Author of Notes from a Sissy
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