Today Steve Wallace Is Composing 'Animal Farm: The Musical'

Do It Today

Kara talks to composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Steve Wallace about his day. Big moments include working on the arrangements for a new musical adaptation of Animal Farm, how he avoids over-analyzing and gets stuff done, the faith that guides his creative vision, and more.

More about Steve: https://stevewallacemusic.com/

Twitter: @stevewstudio

Instagram: @stevewstudio1

A developmental production of Animal Farm: The Musical — music by Steve Wallace, lyrics by Daniel Abrahamson, book by Sarah Mucek — is running at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center from Nov. 16-20 in New York City. More info here (it's free!).

Mentions in the episode:

• Watch Hal King, a hip hop/R&B-style musical set in the jazz era of the late 1950s, based on Shakespeare's King Henry IV and V.
• Steve's first album, Come With Tha Real!
• Finale, the music notation software

Do It Today is a podcast created by Kara Cutruzzula. She's the author of two motivational journals and a musical theater writer, playwright, and editor.

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Artwork by Tyler Spangler and music by Kristoffer Bjarke