Baby Jessica McClure - 2022 Release

the (musical) Memoirs of a Murder

the (musical) Memoirs of a Murder - Baby Jessica McClure

2022 Release

Conner, Charlotte and Alex have been running their true crime podcast Prime Time Crime Time since the pandemic started. They have not been very successful in securing a fan base thus far, unfortunately, so Conner offers a switch-up of sorts where they cover the rescue of Jessica McClure, the baby who fell in a well and subsequently caused the first endless news cycle in 1987. The tragic ending to the hero of this story causes our hosts to connect in ways they did not expect, and sets them up for a renewed approach in how they explore each case moving forward.

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the [musical] Memoirs of a Murder is a multi-episodic, musical look in to three friends who run a true crime podcast. As they explore these all-too-relevant cases, they are forced to reconcile with some past trauma and their popularity skyrockets. They learn first-hand what it means to be a hero, and unfortunately, the lesson that you cannot save everyone.

the(musical) Memoirs of a Murder

CREW

WRITING TEAM -

Jim Conklin

Ashlee Waldbauer

Sam Hulsizer

Lauren Steele

Melissa Myers

Jamie Kreppein

EPISODE 1 WRITER -

Jim Conklin

DIRECTOR -

Isaiah Rosales

PRODUCERS -

Melissa Myers

Turner Messer

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR -

David Herndon

TECHNICAL PRODUCER -

Alex Luna

SOUND PRODUCER/EDITOR -

Jack Druffel

COMPOSER/LYRICIST -

Megan Sperger

CO-COMPOSER -

Jack Druffel

MUSIC DIRECTOR -

Aaron Kahn

RECORDING ENGINEER -

Minji Will

DRAMATURG -

Maya McGowan and Cadence Lamb

MARKETING HEAD -

Janelle Good

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Angie Cornwell

CAST

PODCASTERS -

Ashlee Waldbauer

Lauren Steele

Jim Conklin

ROBERT O’DONNELL -

Dylan Berkshire

STEVE FORBES -

Ben Neumayer

JESSICA MCCLURE -

Nancy Carrie Logan

MALE ENSEMBLE -

Ben Walton

Ryan Patrick Smith

WOMEN ENSEMBLE -

Lena Bledsoe

Elie Kupperman

Maura Dempsey

INTRO ENSEMBLE VOICES -

Carly Wheeler

Ryan Duda

Jace LeGarde

Logan Graye

Travis Ulrich

Quinn Moran

Carson Grey

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“Baby Jessica.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 12 May 2020, www.biography.com/personality/baby-jessica.

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Cooper, Kelly-Leigh. “Is Our Growing Obsession with True Crime a Problem?” BBC News, BBC, 1 Apr. 2019, www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47474996.

Hart, Lianne, and Anne Maier. “The Epic Rescue of Jessica McClure.” PEOPLE.com, 2 Nov. 1987, people.com/archive/cover-story-the-epic-rescue-of-jessica-mcclure-vol-28-no-18/.

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Masad, Ilana. “Why Do We Find True Crime Fascinating? 'Savage Appetites' Looks For An Answer.” NPR, NPR, 20 Aug. 2019, www.npr.org/2019/08/20/751236235/why-do-we-find-true-crime-fascinating-savage-appetites-looks-for-an-answer.

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