released June 7, 2013

Electric Lady Land Recording Produced by Alan Selby


by Peter Dizozza. Additional material by Lisa Dery, Dan Emery and Tyr Throne. Thanks to Troy Acree. Recorded by David Baker and Alex Abrash

Tony Hightower, Meghan Elizabeth Burns, Amy-Jo McKiel, Linda Kobylinski, Kimberly-Jo Mossel, Cinema VII in association with The Williamsburg Art and Historical Center
Presents

Prepare to Meet Your Maker

Concept, Book, Music and Lyrics by Peter Dizozza
Directed and Choreographed by Tyr Throne
Music Director: Kenny Davidsen

With The Porter’s Union
Kenny Davidsen Piano, Keyboard & Voice
John Kessel Guitar, Bass & Voice
Brian Wayne (Wurshum) Percussion & Voyce

Featuring
Tony Hightower – Lead Voice, Chorus
Meghan Elizabeth Burns – Lead Voice, Chorus

Linda Kobylinski – Lead Voice, Chorus
Lauren Barret Porter – Lead Voice, Chorus
Laurel Hoffman – Lead Voyce, Chorus

Kimberly Mossel -- Chorus
Erika Belle -- Chorus
Peter Dizozza – Chorus, keyboard

Amy-Jo Mikiel – Voice Over
Diana Dunphy – Voice Over
Drew Blood – Voice Over

These recordings are based upon the revival mounted for the Williamsburg Art and Historical Center’s Apocalypse ’99 Exhibition, Yuko Nii, founder & Artistic Director, Terrence Lindell, President, further developed at The Throne Dance Theater, Baby Jupiter and The Manhattan Theatre Source.

This project originated on a Strange Folk Sunday at Lach’s Fort at SideWalk on July 14, 1996 and developed at Corinne Colon’s Culinary Loft, the Looking Glass Theatre, 22 Below, La MaMa E.T.C.’s La Galleria and at the Throne Dance Theatre.

Additional Script & Score Credits:

Troy Acree: Creative Consultant
Colette Bryce: Creative Consultant
Kenny Davidsen/John Kessel/Brian Wayne: Band Arrangements from Vocal Score
Lisa Dery: co-lyricist “Think Big”/Creative Consultant
Dan Emery: co-composer “Calling to You”
Tyr Throne: Director/Creative Consultant

Castle Waltz is Ennio Morricone's Piano Mazurka played by Barbara Steele in Michael Caiano's Amanti d'oltretomba

The end chant in Think Big pulls out in a big way ("sing, carrion") the chorus from December by Collective Soul.

Recorded at Alan Selby’s Electric Lady Studio A, and recorded and mixed at Alex Abrash’s Burns Street Studios, by Alex Abrash, David Baker and Peter Dizozza

Thank you, other cast & band members, Linus Gelber, Lisa Shred (Sredniawski), Christopher West, Alison Byers, Zane Campbell, Jamie Cosnowsky, Steve Espinola, Maki Fujita, Charles Herold, Beth Sacks, Debra Wakefield, Kerrigan Webb, Andrew Uhlenhopp, Chris Chalfant, Chris West, Sam Ferrel, Mami Kimura, Andre Johnson, Little Oscar, Dan Killian, Mayuko Minami, Rhiannon Erbach, RonnieJane Gannascoli.

Mediterranean painting by Faith Palmer-Persen. Original prop designs by Mark Napier. Original Production Photographers Robert Strain and Pierre Jelenc. Videographers, Disney Nasa Borg and Michael Perrazetti asc.. Videotape of the Baby Jupiter Stage Production by Debra Wakefield with Mike Perrazetti