‘Skeleton Crew’ serves us fat-positive Broadway realness! - Bear World Magazine

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The Skeleton Crew meets Broadway, and we love to see it!

Nakia, acclaimed musician and semi-finalist of Season One’s NBC’s The Voice, in collaboration with Joshua R. Pangborn, is releasing three versions of their original musical, Dueling Pianos: A Skeleton Crew Musical. [...]

Dueling Pianos: A Skeleton Crew Musical follows the twin journeys of Hunter and Anthony as they seek a way to reconnect with one another after so many years apart. Using the virtual technology of their adult baby friend, Simon, the couple embark on their most melodic adventure yet. 
While Hunter finds himself in a twisted asylum, Anthony bounces between lessons as the digital facsimiles of his friends sing their way to his reunion with his husband. Meanwhile, in the real world the rest of the crew find themselves singing their hearts out too as MoneyShot$ hosts an open mic night. 

The musical includes many of the returning Skeleton Crew cast members, including J. Cerio, Joshua R. Pangborn, Ashley Monique Menard, Stuart Kiczek, Maggie Shirk, Rev. Yolanda, Paul Antzoulis, Andrew Carter, Hunter Thore, Alexander Colon, Nic Mains, Alexander Dorf, Christian Marte, Joshua Ster, Nico Kiefer. Dueling Pianos also stars Mark-Eugene Garcia, Barbara Thomas, and Nakia Reynoso.

• ​The tracklist from Dueling Pianos is as follows: 

1. “Adulting” performed by Nakia, Mark-Eugene Garcia, Ashley Monique Menard, Rev. Yolanda, Stuart Kiczek, Paul Antzoulis, Joshua Ster, Christian Marte, Alexander Colon, and Joshua R. Pangborn (2:24)
2. “Daddy Issues” performed by Mark-Eugene Garcia (1:59)
3. “Hate Sex” performed by Nakia and Joshua R. Pangborn (1:54)
4. “You and Me Equal We” performed by Mark-Eugene Garcia and Joshua R. Pangborn (2:25)
5. “Me, Myself, and Alone” performed by Barbara Thomas (2:49)
6. “A Touch of Poison” performed by Alexander Colon (1:59)
7. “The Man With the Midas Touch” performed by Nakia (2:50)
8. “Clowning Around” performed by Nic Mains (3:32)
9. “The ABCs of Kink” performed by Mark-Eugene Garcia, Joshua R. Pangborn, Ashley Monique Menard, Paul Antzoulis, Christian Marte, and Andrew Carter (4:29)
10. “I’m The Queen” performed by Ashley Monique Menard (1:58)
11. “The Devil’s In the Details” performed by Alexander Dorf (1:31)
12. “The Ballad of Heathcliff and Hunter” performed by Rev. Yolanda and Ashley Monique Menard (2:30)
13. “When Love’s Not Enough” performed by Mark-Eugene Garcia (1:53)
14. “What a Waste” performed by Nakia and Ashley Monique Menard (3:39)
15. “The Moon” performed by Joshua R. Pangborn and Mark-Eugene Garcia (2:53)

 “I’ve loved musicals for as long as I can remember, but I never, ever thought I’d be able to write one,” said series creator Joshua R. Pangborn. “That all changed thanks to the incredible Nakia! He’s been such a fabulous collaborator and working with him to bring these songs from my head into real life is a dream come true. I’ve been fortunate to hear actors breathe life into my characters for a few years now…but to hear them sing songs I co-wrote? That’s a whole new experience! I’ve been bitten by the lyricist bug, and I can’t wait to get started on the next song!”
He goes on to say: “I had the greatest time working alongside Catalin Stelian as he filmed four of the numbers—Catalin is a genius behind a camera (and in front of it too!), and he can take an idea from my head and transform it into something so much bigger and better! I couldn’t imagine doing this project without him!”