"Rita Abrams' PRIDE AND PREJUDICE songs are catchy, entertaining and, in the case of the ballads, touching. She has captured the period flavor in both music and lyrics, and given the score just the right gloss. The tunes shimmer with an inviting appeal, and it's clear that the Abrams-Brown production has the right "sensibility" for Austen and her characters. It's a great beginning to what should evolve into a winning show."
—Gerald Nachman, Theatre Critic and Author of Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s
"Emmy award winning songwriter Rita Abrams has managed to bring her considerable powers to Austen's Pride and Prejudice in a way that brings that classic work alive, and keeps us thoroughly engaged as we listen to the catchy and compelling lyrics embodied in her delightful and wonderfully enchanting melodies. The songs are a triumph of inventiveness and skill, and display the abundant talent of this rich and original, gifted songwriter."
—Michael Krasny, Host of NPR's Forum (KQED, San Francisco) and Author of Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life
"Witty, tuneful, and very sophisticated."
—David H. Bell, Helen Hayes Award-winning Director for THE HOT MIKADO
"This musical does not disappoint. When I listened to the musical I was entranced and I wanted to know more about its creators. I am a music buff and attend many concerts and Broadway musicals. From my perspective, I would pay to see this production."
—"Ms. Place" of the Jane Austen's World blog
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This engaging new musical of Jane Austen’s classic novel, adapted for the stage by two-time Emmy Award-winning composer/lyricist Rita Abrams, and celebrated author Josie Brown, contains 19 highly entertaining songs, 16 of which are excerpted here.
Though this website contains excerpted songs, once a week a full version of one of the songs will be uplinked here, under "This Week's Complete Song". The song will be uplinked each Friday. And due to popular demand, we'll be rotating them through more than once . . .
We were honored to be interviewed by Ms. Place of the Jane Austen's World blog, on our process for creating this musical. You can read that interview by clicking the link provided here.
Like what you hear? Let us know. You can email Josie and Rita at:
PridePrejudiceMusical@gmail.com
Enjoy!
Thanks, Suzan! Your comment made our day! It's always interesting to see what songs resonate with which readers! BTW, this is not the same production that you've seen advertised in WA State, just to give you a heads up. Hopefully, though, we'll be there soon. (LOL! Maybe as soon as they find this website!)
Warmest regards,
Josie Brown (and Rita Abrams)
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