dorian the remarkable mister gray
a portrait in music
by Randy Bowser
based on "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde
Represented exclusively by MICHAEL BUTLER, the original producer of "HAIR" on Broadway.
The definitive stage version of Oscar Wilde's timeless fable.
A powerful "portrait in music."
Unpredictable, unique, mesmerizing.
Premiered in Oregon in 2008.
Currently in rehearsals for the international premiere at The Stas Namin Centre in Moscow, Russia.
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Performance rights available
Send inquiries to:
dorian.the.musical_gmail.com
Music Samples
Song Samples
"Dorian" features a wide variety of musical styles.
In the MP3 player are sample clips from many of the show's numbers. They average 35 seconds in length.
At Pentacle Theatre in 2008, and at The Stas Namin Centre in Moscow, Russia, in 2009, recorded backing tracks were used. The fully produced recording, consisting of a full "virtual orchestra" is available for a production of "Dorian" at your theatre.
Scores are available for a 12 piece band with the following instrumentation:
Violin
Cello
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Trumpet/Flugelhorn
French Horn
Piano
Drums/Percussion
Electric Bass
Electric and Acoustic Guitar
Keyboard (Celesta, Harpsichord, Organ, Etc.)
MP3 Song List
Every Picture Painted - Basil
Self Development - Henry
Somewhere In-between - Dorian
Fantastic Eyes - Chorus
Into The Sun - Sibyl
I Heard The Laughter - Dorian and Sibyl
Dorian's Dilemma - Dorian
Beware The Dreams - Sibyl
It's All Very Sad - Henry and Dorian
Blank - Basil
Dorian's Decision - Dorian
The Black Cat Ballet - Chorus
20 Years Is Short But Long - Chorus
The Picture of Innocence - Basil
A Most Amusing Man - Chorus
Some Love Too Little - James
Croydon Down - Chorus
We Can Step Into Forever - Dorian and Lily
Dorian's Solution (Finale) - Dorian and Lily
Poster designed by Bill Helwig for the Pentacle production
THE PERFORMERS HEARD ON THE MP3 SAMPLES ARE:
JUSTIN BAILEY - Dorian
SHEREE ROSS - SIbyl and Lily
JIM STEELE - Basil
KEN HERMENS - Lord Henry
JEFF BAER - James Vane
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About the show
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"...Lavish, stylized with a deliberately demented air..."
The Statesman Journal
"...'Dorian' shows Bowser's exhaustive touch and remarkable abilities..."
"...The poignant 'We Can Step Into Forever' should become a standard like 'Memory' from 'Cats'..." The Keizer Times
"One of the best musicals I have experienced!"
Gary Garritan, leading developer of software instruments
"First chair work!"
David Sosnowski, American Composer
Wilde said that a theatrical adaptation of his work should "retain a sense of beauty." Wilde's aim in his writings was always to evoke beautiful, bold ideas and images, no matter how satirical, serious, informational, or simply entertaining he intended each piece to be.
I feel that the impressionist fable of Dorian can best be told through a tapestry of music.
Randy Bowser - creator of
"Dorian-The Remarkable Mister Gray"
Contact
MICHAEL BUTLER (producer of "HAIR" on Broadway) is interested in developing "DORIAN" in a unique way.
Bypassing the usual commercial route for musicals which leads to New York, "DORIAN" is a "grass-roots" property which will continue to assert its pre-eminence as the definitive stage adapation of Wilde's novel.
Solicitations from theatre groups nation-wide are welcome. Please use the form at the right to send your inquiry.
Emails are directed to:
© Randy Bowser 2009