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In a town as small as Meryton, itâs every woman of a marrying age for herself. Now, add to that youâre competing with four beauties from one household alone â The Bennet sisters, Jane, Elizabeth, Kitty and Lydia (notice I didnât include sweet, plain Mary in that line-up â and every other gal in town has to work doubly hard on her flirting and feminine wiles.
Then you have Charlotte Lucas. Moving quickly toward her prime, even sporting a title wonât get her what she wants: a husband. Or will it?
In this episode of Pride and Prejudice the Musical Podcast, Librettist Josie Brown asks Lyricist-Composer Rita Abrams to explain how she came up with lyrics for Charlotteâs solo, âIn My Imagination,â that are both hilarious and poignant, yet explain the spinster's dilemma so succinctly.
(c) 2024 Josie Brown. All rights reserved.
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Love. Longing. And relations that can be liabilities. All of these issues play into Composer-Lyricist Rita Abramâs song, sung by the four leads of Pride and Prejudice the musical: ELIZABETH BENNET, JANE BENNET, CHARLES BINGLEY, AND FITZWILLIAM DARCY. This is Josie Brown, Librettist of Pride and Prejudice the Musical. In this episode, I have the joy of interviewing Rita about her process for putting the myriad feelings of this quartet in harmony.
On our next podcast, weâll be listening to one of my all-time favorite songs in the musical: Being Married, a duet by Charlotte and Mr. Collins. It is also Act 2 opening number, and considering our audienceâs ecstatic receptions, deservedly so.
Canât wait to hear more of the musical's songs? Go to our website â PrideAndPrejudiceTheMusical.com â where you may listen to all of them, download our Reviews brochure, and see videos of some of the productions.
(c) 2024 Josie Brown. All rights reserved.
This is a copyrighted episode of Pride and Prejudice - The Podcast. Any use by AI is expressly prohibited.
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Connive, Contrive, and Plot.
Youâd think this describes the villain of a play, wouldnât you?
Instead, this is how Mrs. Bennet in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE THE MUSICAL describes her role in marrying off five daughters with no entailed estate and minuscule dowries.
But when her beautiful eldest, Jane, catches the eye of the rich and eligible Charles Bingley Rita Abramsâ song, âA HUSBAND,â â sung by this always anxious mother â aptly sums up her scheme to ensure that Janeâs visit to at Charleâs sisterâs behest doesnât end until Charles returns home.
In this episode, Josie Brown, the librettist of Pride and Prejudice - the Musical, and Rita Abrams, the musical's composer-lyricist, siscuss the emotion and nuances that Rita so brilliantly embedded in the song for some lucky actress to sing.
And, in the productions it has had so far, it's been a showstopper.
(This version is sung by the incomparable Bettina Devlin.)
On our next episode of Pride and Prejudice - The Musical Podcast, Rita and I will discuss A CHANGING WORLD, the quartet sung by the showâs leads: Elizabeth, Darcy, Jane, and Bingley.
Canât wait to hear more of the musical's songs? Go to our website â PrideAndPrejudiceTheMusical.com â where you may listen to all of them, download our Reviews brochure, and see videos of some of the productions.
(c) 2024 Josie Brown. All rights reserved.
This is a copyrighted episode of Pride and Prejudice - The Podcast. Any use by AI is expressly prohibited.
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Gossip set to music? How delicious! Itâs what composer-lyricist Rita Abrams does in THE ASSEMBLY BALL BUZZ, Song 4 of Pride and Prejudice - the Musical.
Its librettist, Josie Brown, discusses with Rita her goals with this song, how and why dialogue is interspersed between its stanzas, and why it encapsulates the emotions of its main characters so brilliantly.
At the end of the episode, you will also hear the whole song.
On our next episode of Pride and Prejudice - The Musical Podcast, Rita and I will break down Mrs. Bennet's showstopper, "A HUSBAND." It's our take on why some lucky actress of a certain age always gets a standing ovation -- and possibly an award nomination.
Canât wait to hear more of the musical's songs? Go to our website â https://www.prideandprejudicethemusical.com â where you may listen to all of them, download our Reviews brochure, and see videos of some of the productions.
This is a copyrighted episode of Pride and Prejudice - The Podcast. Any use by AI is expressly prohibited.
(c) 2023 Josie Brown. All rights reserved.
This is a copyrighted episode of Pride and Prejudice - The Podcast. Any use by AI is expressly prohibited.
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In this episode, Josie Brown, librettist, and Composer Rita Abrams discuss the importance of the third song in the production, FIVE DAUGHTERS, and how it establishes the personalities of those characters singing this duet â Mr and Mrs Bennet. Rita also divulges her process for marrying (perfect word use here) lyrics to music. You'll also hear the full song at the end of the broadcast.
Canât wait to hear more of the musical's songs? Go to our websiteâPrideAndPrejudice The Musical dot comâwhere you can hear more of the songs, download our Reviews brochure, and see videos of some of the productions.
This is a copyrighted episode of Pride and Prejudice - The Podcast. Any use by AI is expressly prohibited.
https://www.PrideAndPrejudiceTheMusical.com
(c) 2023 Josie Brown. All rights reserved.
This is a copyrighted episode of Pride and Prejudice - The Podcast. Any use by AI is expressly prohibited.
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Those familiar with Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, will recognize its very first line of narration: "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." In the second episode of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - THE PODCAST, librettist Josie Brown and lyricist-composer Rita Abrams discuss how they bring this phrase to life in the second song in their musical, and why it comes out as a duet between Darcy and Bingley -- with snide asides from Bingley's sister, Caroline.
In other episodes to follow, Rita and Josie discuss their creative process with each of the songs and how Jane Austenâs wonderful book inspired the placement, pace, and lyrics in this musical.
Canât wait to hear more of the musical's songs? Go to Josie and Ritaâs website, where you can hear more of the songs, download their Reviews brochure, and see video of some of the productions:
https://www.PrideAndPrejudiceTheMusical.com
(c) 2023 Josie Brown. All rights reserved.
This is a copyrighted episode of Pride and Prejudice - The Podcast. Any use by AI is expressly prohibited.
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You're listening to Pride and Prejudice - The Musical's first song, Welcome to Our Neighborhood.
In this first episode of Pride and Prejudice - The Musical Podcast, librettist Josie Brown and lyricist-composer Rita Abrams break down the how and why of this songâs conception.
Not only will you hear this song in its entirety, but youâll also learn about another musical number, A Pleasant Little Life, that was actually slated to be the opening numberâand why it was decided that this one fit the bill even better.
Josie and Rita also discuss why they were driven to make a musical from the classic book written by the most beloved author of Regency-era novelist, Jane Austen.
In other episodes to follow, Rita and Josie discuss their creative process with each of the songs and how Jane Austenâs wonderful book inspired the placement, pace, and lyrics in this musical.
Canât wait to hear more of the musical's songs? Go to Josie and Ritaâs website, where you can hear more of the songs, download their Reviews brochure, and see video of some of the productions:
https://www.PrideAndPrejudiceTheMusical.com
(c) 2023 Josie Brown. All rights reserved.
This is a copyrighted episode of Pride and Prejudice - The Podcast. Any use by AI is expressly prohibited.
