Ernest Shackleton Loves Me
Second Stage Theatre
Previews Began: April 14, 2017
Opening Night: May 7, 2017
Closing Night: June 11, 2017
Music: Brendan Millburn
Lyrics: Valerie Vigoda
Book: Joe DiPietro
This innovative, high-tech adventure tells the story of a sleep-deprived single mom who struggles to work as a video game music composer. Unexpectedly, she is contacted across time by the famous polar explorer, Ernest Shackleton. Inspired by her music, he shares his epic Antarctic journey with her in video and song. Against all odds, they discover that their greatest inspiration lies within each other.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Stop/Rewind/Play/Record………………………………Kat
Phoenix, Arizona…………………………………….Bruce, Kat
O Katerina……………………………………….Ponce de León
We’re on Our Way……………….Ernest Shackleton, Kat
The Morning the Newspaper Advert Appeared…..Kat
And Then Shackleton Said……Kat, Ernest Shackleton
Alright Men…………………………Kat, Ernest Shackleton
Adrift on an Icefield……………..Kat, Ernest Shackleton
Money and Musicians…………..Kat, Ernest Shackleton
Every Hand to the Lifeboats….Kat, Ernest Shackleton
Eye of the Storm………………….Kat, Ernest Shackleton
Boat Journey………………………..Kat, Ernest Shackleton
Climbing South Georgia Island………………………….Kat,
Ernest Shackleton
Toward Elephant Island……….Kat, Ernest Shackleton
Burned Again……………………………………………………Kat
Finale: We’re on Our Way (Reprise)……………………Kat
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Wade McCollum Ernest Shackleton
Others
Val Vigoda Kat