Works Selected in Previous Rounds

Below are the twenty short complete musicals selected into The Ten-Minute Musicals Project as of October 16, 2024.
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  • An Open Window by Sarah Ackerman and Enid Futterman (adapted from the 1914 short story by Saki [H. H. Munro] entitled “The Open Window”).

  • At Owl Creek Bridge by Toni Tennille and Ron Thronson (adapted from the 1890 short story by Ambrose Bierce entitled “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”).

  • Away to Pago Pago by Jack Feldman, Barry Manilow, John PiRoman and Bruce Sussman (adapted from the 1981 short story by John PiRoman).

  • Blue Monday by George Gershwin and Buddy DeSylva (loosely adapted from the 1892 opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo).

  • Love and Money by Morris Bobrow (adapted from the 1904 short story by O. Henry [William Sydney Porter] entitled “The Hypotheses of Failure”).

  • Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread by David Ives.

  • Plaisir d’Amour by Walter Edgar Kennon and Terrence McNally (loosely adapted from the 1784 novella by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian entitled Célestine).

  • Precious Little Jewel by Jeff Blumenkrantz and Libby Saines (adapted from the 1894 short story by Kate Chopin entitled “The Story of an Hour”).

  • Pulp’s Big Favor by Bruce Peyton and David Spencer.

  • Remember Dancing by Lisa-Catherine Cohen and David Pomeranz.

  • Roman Fever by Francesca Blumenthal (adapted from the 1934 short story by Edith Wharton).

  • The Bottle Imp by Kenneth Vega (adapted from the 1891 short story by Robert Louis Stevenson).

  • The Fertilization Opera by Peter Tolan (suggested by the 1972 screenplay by Woody Allen entitled Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)).

  • The Furnished Room by Saragail Benjamin (adapted from the 1906 short story by O. Henry).

  • The Hook by Joyce Bramberg (adapted from the 1940 short story by John Collier entitled “The Chaser”).

  • The Ransom of Red Chief by Brad Alexander and Helen Chayefsky (adapted from the 1907 short story by O. Henry).

  • Space for Two by Nancy Ford, Elsa Rael and Mae Richard.

  • Suds and Lovers by Doug Katsaros and June Siegel.

  • Ubu Lear by Christopher Durang and Richard Peaslee.

  • Woman With Pocketbook by Jeff Blumenkrantz, Annie Kessler and Libby Saines.

    • Additional Notable Works

    Occasionally, works are encountered which evince particular creative ability and/or insight, but don’t really fit into The Ten-Minute Musicals Project. A few which properly merit notice are listed below. In coming months and years, we’ll continue to recognize other remarkable works received or unearthed which similarly deserve such recognition.

        A Full Life, by Samuel Buckley and John Charles.

        Alex and Chelsea, by Dennis Livingston.

        Jones & Sweetwater, by Len Penglis.

        Over Texas, (excerpted from The First Lady Suite) by Michael John LaChiusa.

        Out of Hand, by Archie Washington, Dan David, and Mark LaPierre.

        Shi-Poo-Pi, by Sandra Tsing Loh (suggested by the 1949 screenplay by Adolph Green and Betty Comden entitled On The Town, and the 1962 screenplay by Meredith Willson and Marion Hargrove entitled The Music Man).

        Waiting for Lenny, by Norman Weiss and Brown Cardwell.

    Literary Antecedents

    Below are links to the complete original works from which short musicals noted above were inspired and/or developed.

        An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce. Adapted for At Owl Creek Bridge by Toni Tennille and Ron Thronson.

        Célestine by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian. Loosely adapted for Plaisir d’Amour by Walter Edgar Kennon and Terrence McNally.

        Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) by Woody Allen. Suggested for The Fertilization Opera by Peter Tolan.

        Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. Loosely adapted for Blue Monday by George Gershwin and Buddy DeSylva.

        Roman Fever by Edith Wharton. Adapted for Roman Fever by Francesca Blumenthal.

        On The Town by Adolph Green and Betty Comden, and The Music Man by Meredith Willson and Marion Hargrove. Suggested for Shi-Poo-Pi by Sandra Tsing Loh.

        The Bottle Imp by Robert Louis Stevenson. Adapted for The Bottle Imp by Kenneth Vega.

        The Chaser by John Collier. Adapted for The Hook by Joyce Bramberg.

        The Furnished Room by O. Henry. Adapted for The Furnished Room by Saragail Benjamin.

        The Hypotheses of Failure by O. Henry. Adapted for Love and Money by Morris Bobrow.

        The Open Window by Saki. Adapted for An Open Window by Sarah Ackerman and Enid Futterman.

        The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry. Adapted for The Ransom of Red Chief by Brad Alexander and Helen Chayefsky.

        The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin. Adapted for Precious Little Jewel by Jeff Blumenkrantz and Libby Saines.