theater music
a modern take on a timeless masterpiece
Sense & Sensibility:
A Modern Musical
After losing her job, her apartment, and her father, Elinor Dashwood has to pick up the pieces and find a new life for her and her sister Marianne. Based on the timeless novel by Jane Austen and featuring a contemporary singer-songwriter influenced score, Sense & Sensibility: A Modern Musical is a heartwarming story about love, loss, and sisterhood.
Musical Theater work in two acts
Book, music, and lyrics by Madeleine A. Booth
Developed with Angelisa Gillyard.
Premiered at The Catholic University of America, 2021
new music to a classic play
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The Caucasian Chalk Circle is a parable about a peasant girl who rescues a baby and becomes a better mother than the baby's wealthy biological parents.
Play with music
Book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, new music by Madeleine A. Booth
Premiered at The Catholic University of America, 2019
futuristic music for a sci-fi classic
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles details the exploration and settlement of Mars, the home of indigenous Martians, by Americans leaving a troubled Earth that is eventually devastated by nuclear war.
Play with incidental music
Book by Ray Bradbury, incidental music by Madeleine A. Booth
Premiered at Idaho Fine Arts Academy, 2020
an original and heartbreaking musical
More than Enough
After Sophie finds a letter from her deceased mother, she goes on a journey to find out what her stoic parent, Kate, was really like. In 1936, after losing her father and the love of her life in quick succession, Kate makes a number of questionable choices leading to lost and unrequited love, a tenuous love triangle, and ultimately, a child, and love to last a lifetime.
Musical theater work in one act
Music & lyrics by Madeleine A. Booth, book by Madeleine A. Booth, Leanne Oien, and Veronica Blake
Premiered at Boise State University, 2017
Selections performed at the Kennedy Center, Page to Stage Festival, 2019
