Kevin Moore

The RED ROSES MUSICAL is an international touring "multi-media" musical that is staged in a 4,000 seat "Mega Tent" with a symphony orchestra and large cast - a feature of the production is a 40 metre x 30 metre video wall with high definition images that help to tell the musical's storyline.

The fantasy and elegant storyline is based on a real incident when a homeless "bag lady" wandered into an upmarket department store to play music on their grand piano, with all the skill of a concert pianist - SEE LINKS FOR VARIOUS VIDEOS AT THE END OF THIS DOCUMENT.

After fourteen years living on the streets, the homeless woman (now frail) continues to busk on the city streets and has become a city icon.

The woman still attracts considerable media attention as the general public fantasises about the reasons for her homelessness.

The writer of the musical decided to take advantage of these "imaginings" and developed the musical with a storyline that included the "bag lady's" fantasy of building an elegant skyscraper for the homeless (the visual logo for the project).

The fantasy skyscraper is an eighteenth century sandstone building (inspired by her childhood in Prague) - a glass dome on top reflects the sun's rays and, at night, beams of light direct and welcome the homeless.

 

SYNOPSIS OF THE MUSICAL'S STORYLINE:

DAVID HOWARD, a songwriter going through a crisis in his own life, comes into contact with a homeless “bag lady” with an extraordinary musical talent.

STEFANIE attracts the attention of the media when she wanders into an elegant upmarket department store to play music on their grand piano.

Inspired by this incident, David decides to write a musical based on a fictional account of Stefanie’s life.

As David tries to locate Stefanie, to write the musical, he comes into contact with unusual people and unusual events.

Unwittingly, these people and events, and his personal circumstances, are interwoven into his musical.

The musical revolves around Stefanie’s homeless life in a big city, her aristocratic Czechoslovakian heritage, and her childhood in the Outback of Australia.

David and Stefanie’s “encounter” becomes a story that shifts between Stefanie’s harsh reality and her fantasy of wanting to build a skyscraper for the homeless !

RED ROSES MUSICAL TOUR WEBSITE:

www.redrosesmusicaltour.com

 

 

 

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POZIBLE FUND RAISING:

The writer / producer has invested over $150,000 of his own funds in developing the musical and he is now seeking to raise $55,000 through POZIBLE;

1 - To hire a Production Manager ($5,000).

2 - Music CD pre-production & planning ($5,000)

3 - Music CD - music orchestration ($5,000)

4 - Music CD - performer's rehearsals ($5,000)

5 - Music CD - production & recording ($5,000)

6 - To produce 3D computer visualisations of the set and lighting designs ($5,000)

7 - To set up accounting systems for the musical ($12,500)

8 - To set up legal structures for the musical ($12,500)

Minimum subscription is set at $5,000 and the producer will start to access the POZIBLE funds at that point, with POZIBLE funding being ongoing until the full $55,000 is raised.

Depending on the amount of POZIBLE funds raised, the producer reserves the right to vary the order of the above funding allocations in accordance with the exigencies of production of the musical.

If the $55,000 is oversubscribed, the producer reserves the right to use any oversubscribed funds for the final stage development of the musical.

(THE POSTER ARTWORK FOR THE MUSICAL)

PRESENT STATUS OF THE MUSICAL:

The script and the composition of 23 pieces of original music have been completed and the musical has a budget of A$4 million that will finance the Australian capital cities tour - the musical will then be self financing for a further Australian regional centres tour and the musical will then tour internationally.

The musical is a commercial project and is not a charity project but the producer is personally donating a significant amount of his income to national and international homeless initiatives.

Additionally, every Thursday night performance (over seven weeks) will be donated to THE SALVATION ARMY for homeless initiatives in every Australian capital city - a letter from THE SALVATION ARMY is on the website.

Longer term, the RED ROSES FOUNDATION is being established for national and international homeless initiatives.

INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT - QUEENSLAND THEATRE COMPANY:

“RED ROSES has considerable potential, with a completely original storyline, lots of plot twists, pathos, and is international blockbuster oriented - it is extremely creative and well structured, with a symphony orchestral music score and potential hit songs that fully complement the strong storyline”.

VIDEOS / MUSIC SAMPLES / CONTACT US:

Television coverage and amateur videos of the homeless "bag lady" (who inspired the writing of the musical) can be found by clicking on the following YouTube links:

PAST TELEVISION COVERAGE OF NATALIE

NATALIE STREET BUSKING - PRESENT DAY

NATALIE PLAYING AT HOTEL - PRESENT DAY

Red Roses music samples can be emailed to genuinely interested parties.

To contact the producer, please visit  www.redrosesmusicaltour.com

and CLICK ON THE "CONTACT US" BUTTON ON THE WEBSITE.