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Tango Tonight!Book by Joy Kosta, Music by Bob Merrill, Lyrics by Bob Merrill and Joy KostaWebsite: https://tango-tonight.com/ Contact Email: tangotonightmusical@gmail.com |
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Since its origins, tango filled a feeling of loneliness among immigrants. Today when people don’t have the words to connect across diverse perspectives and backgrounds, tango still brings people together in an artistic encounter of self-expression, no matter who they are, where they come from, or whether they speak the same language. Tango Tonight! draws from the rich tradition of Argentine tango, weaving it into a contemporary musical with romance, betrayal and redemption. We see tango’s lessons as a metaphor for living, and a unifying force to embrace humanity. Diversity and inclusion are central themes. Six of the nine characters are Latinx. Logline: To win the woman he loves and first prize at a world competition, a professional tango dancer severs ties with a con artist “agent” -until the police and his checkered past catch up with him. Joy Kosta (book writer) and Bob Merrill (composer) have worked on Tango Tonight! for nearly ten years and formed an LLC to further their creative collaboration with investors. Table reads: Artistree community theatre, Northern Stage, professional theatre Staged concert reading: Pentangle Arts, Woodstock, Vermont The Vermont Standard called Tango Tonight! “a love letter to the musical style.” Artists and advisors from the disciplines of theatre and dance have consistently expressed enthusiasm that we develop the work to its full potential. In Sept 2024 Tango Tonight! had a public staged concert reading that brought an audience of 250 to their feet with a positive talk back and donations. Our next step is a developmental workshop. Joy Kosta, Book writer – A life-long writer and dancer, once Joy discovered tango, Tango Tonight! became inevitable, brought to life with composer Bob Merrill. She brings operations experience in professional and community theatre and is a member of Musical Writers Academy, National Alliance Musical Theatre, and New Musicals Inc. She is actively developing two more plays, participating in Watch Me Work, Public Theatre & Howl Round Theatre Commons with Suzan-Lori Parks. Bob Merrill, Composer –Bob Merrill is a composer, producer, and audio engineer. He brings 40+ years experience in ensemble performance, and composed music for numerous commercials, albums, theatre sound reels, ballets, musical theatre and film. Bob formed a quartet, Tango Norte, to play at public tango dances, with a long-standing following. “When I started reading Tango Tonight!, the music started pouring out of me. I really had no choice but to do this.” |
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Tango Tonight!
Book by Joy Kosta, Music by Bob Merrill, Lyrics by Bob Merrill and Joy Kosta
Website: https://tango-tonight.com/
Contact Email: tangotonightmusical@gmail.com
Since its origins, tango filled a feeling of loneliness among immigrants. Today when people don’t have the words to connect across diverse perspectives and backgrounds, tango still brings people together in an artistic encounter of self-expression, no matter who they are, where they come from, or whether they speak the same language.
Tango Tonight! draws from the rich tradition of Argentine tango, weaving it into a contemporary musical with romance, betrayal and redemption. We see tango’s lessons as a metaphor for living, and a unifying force to embrace humanity. Diversity and inclusion are central themes. Six of the nine characters are Latinx.
Logline: To win the woman he loves and first prize at a world competition, a professional tango dancer severs ties with a con artist “agent” -until the police and his checkered past catch up with him.
Joy Kosta (book writer) and Bob Merrill (composer) have worked on Tango Tonight! for nearly ten years and formed an LLC to further their creative collaboration with investors.
Table reads: Artistree community theatre, Northern Stage, professional theatre
Staged concert reading: Pentangle Arts, Woodstock, Vermont The Vermont Standard called Tango Tonight! “a love letter to the musical style.”
Artists and advisors from the disciplines of theatre and dance have consistently expressed enthusiasm that we develop the work to its full potential. In Sept 2024 Tango Tonight! had a public staged concert reading that brought an audience of 250 to their feet with a positive talk back and donations.
Our next step is a developmental workshop.
Joy Kosta, Book writer – A life-long writer and dancer, once Joy discovered tango, Tango Tonight! became inevitable, brought to life with composer Bob Merrill. She brings operations experience in professional and community theatre and is a member of Musical Writers Academy, National Alliance Musical Theatre, and New Musicals Inc. She is actively developing two more plays, participating in Watch Me Work, Public Theatre & Howl Round Theatre Commons with Suzan-Lori Parks.
Bob Merrill, Composer –Bob Merrill is a composer, producer, and audio engineer. He brings 40+ years experience in ensemble performance, and composed music for numerous commercials, albums, theatre sound reels, ballets, musical theatre and film. Bob formed a quartet, Tango Norte, to play at public tango dances, with a long-standing following. “When I started reading Tango Tonight!, the music started pouring out of me. I really had no choice but to do this.”