Mainstreet Musicals is an organization committed to the development and promotion of new works before they have a theatre or producer attached. We are also passionate about decentralizing that development outside of the New York City area. Gaining exposure to new audiences across the country is crucial to the success of these writers and their work. As an affiliate city, right here in St. Louis we are presenting staged readings of the three new award-winning Mainstreet musicals, featuring directors, music directors, professional actors, and students who are all proud to call St. Louis home!

The new musicals are:

A GOOD MAN
music by Ray Leslee book & lyrics by Philip S. Goodman
directed by Alec Wild, music directed by Steve Neale

THE GIG
music, book & lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen
directed by Megan Larche Dominick, music directed by Neal Richardson

HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
music by Roger Ames book & lyrics by Elizabeth Bassine
directed by Michael Fling, music directed by Charlie Mueller

The readings are taking place at Orthwein Hall at the Muny on Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25.

Tickets are $10 for each concert reading and can be purchased at www.mainstreet.bpt.me

Sunday, May 24
3:30PM A GOOD MAN
4:30PM THE GIG
7:30PM HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY

Monday, May 25
1:30PM HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
4:30PM A GOOD MAN
7:30PM THE GIG

The casts of these readings feature some our city's most popular actors: 

Julie Hanson Battaglia - Broadway's "Phantom of the Opera", StL Rep's "Emma"
Jacqueline Thompson - Black Rep's "Insidious", StL Rep's "A Kid Like Jake"
John Flack - Stages' "My Fair Lady", HotCity's "The Normal Heart"
Steve Isom - StL Rep's "Urinetown", Muny's "Billy Elliot"
Taylor Pietz - New Line's "Jerry Springer", Insight's "Death of a Salesman"
Leah Berry - Stages' "Always Patsy Cline" and "The Secret Garden" 
Pete Winfrey - Shakespeare Fest StL's touring company, "Stairs To the Roof"
April Strelinger - Muny's "Hello Dolly" and "Into the Woods"
Matthew C. Galbreath - Black Rep's "Smash/Hit" and "The Meeting"
Abigail Isom - Muny's "Seussical" and Visitation Academy's "Little Women"
Terry Meddows - New Jewish's "Diary of Anne Frank", Upstream's "Forget Me Not"

...and many other St. Louis actors, as well as theatre students from Webster University, Crossroads Academy, and Visitation Academy.

Tickets are $10 for each concert reading and can be purchased at www.mainstreet.bpt.me

Please visit www.mainstreetmusicals.org to read about the shows, their creators, and much more about Mainstreet's mission.

Special thanks to our festival sponsors Wayne & Margaret Smith and Tom & Carol Voss