Anna K. Jacobs

Selected Works / THEATER

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POP!

Book & Lyrics by Maggie-Kate Coleman

Music by Anna K. Jacobs

Who shot Andy Warhol? The fabulous drag queen Candy Darling hosts a happening whodunit musical in which the famous—and infamous—denizens of Warhol’s legendary Factory all have motives to pull the trigger. But the pop art icon unravels an even bigger mystery as he confronts not only the prime suspects, but also his art and his own greatest creation: himself. 

Premiere: Yale Repertory Theatre, 2009 

Awards: 2010 Connecticut Critics Circle Award (Best Production of a Musical; Outstanding Actor in a Musical; Outstanding Lighting Design)

 

HARMONY, KANSAS

Book and Lyrics by Bill Nelson

Music by Anna K. Jacobs 

Heath is a gay farmer who's making his way in a rural community where homogeneity rules. When his city-born partner, Julian, talks him into joining a spirited group of gay guys who meet once a week to sing, Heath discovers a love for making music and a kinship he didn't expect. But his world is turned upside down when the group decides to perform in public, threatening everything that matters to him, most of all the life he has made with the man he loves.

Premiere (scheduled): Diversionary Theatre, 2012

 

STELLA AND THE MOON MAN

Written by Richard Tulloch

Music by Anna K. Jacobs & Adrian Kelly 

When Stella's family moves from Narrangarra to the city, she suddenly finds she has no friends. In a dark room on the top floor of Stella's apartment block, lives a blind astronomer. Everybody says he's weird. He can't see the stars, but he spends all his life studying space. But Stella gets to know him. He sometimes needs her to be his eyes, and he teaches her that our greatest problems can be put into perspective by comparing them to the vast beauty of the Universe. 

Premiere: Sydney Theatre Company/ Theatre of Image/ Australian Youth Orchestra, 2005

Awards: 2006 Helpmann Award (Best Presentation for Children) 

List current to January 2012