Starmites
Starmites | ||
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Book Stuart Ross | Barry Keating | |
Productions | 1987 Off-Broadway 1988 American Stage Festival 1989 Broadway |
Starmites is a musical with music and lyrics by Barry Keating and a book by Stuart Ross and Barry Keating. It was first presented in 1980
The story revolves around a shy teenager, Eleanor, who creates a fantasy world involving science fiction characters in her comic book collection. She escapes into her fantasy world where the Starmites are the guardian angels of Innerspace.
History
Starmites was staged
Currently[when?], there are three versions of Starmites available through Samuel-French for amateur and professional performance: Starmites Lite, a junior version of Starmites, intended for grade school and middle school performances; Starmites High School; and Starmites Pro, intended for professional-level performance.[3][4][5]
Recording
A recording featuring members of the original Broadway cast was released on April 27, 1999 on the Original Cast Record label (ASIN: B00000GBYT).[6]
Songs
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Awards and nominations
Original Broadway production
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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1989 | Tony Award
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Best Musical | Nominated | |
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
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Gabriel Barre | Nominated | ||
Brian Lane Green | Nominated | |||
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
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Sharon McNight | Nominated | ||
Best Direction of a Musical | Larry Carpenter | Nominated | ||
Best Choreography | Michele Assaf | Nominated | ||
Theatre World Award | Sharon McNight | Won |
References
- ^ "Opening This Week". The New York Times. October 26, 1980, p. D56
- ^ Gussgow, Mel. "The Stage: 'Starmites,' A Musical". The New York Times. April 29, 1987, p.C16
- ^ Starmites Lite information, SamuelFrench.com, accessed April 21, 2012
- ^ Starmites High School information, SamuelFrench.com, accessed April 21, 2012
- ^ http://www.starmites.com/external-link#http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/2763 Starmites Pro information, SamuelFrench.com, accessed April 21, 2012.
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/Starmites-1998-Original-Cast-Members/dp/B00000GBYT amazon.com recording