Figaro: An Original Musical

Figaro: An Original Musical
Key art for the 2025 London Palladium production by Bob King Creative
Music	Ashley Jana
Lyrics	Ashley Jana
Book	Ashley Jana & Will Nunziata
Productions	2024 Concept album 2025 London Palladium

Figaro: An Original Musical is an original musical with music and lyrics by Ashley Jana and book by Ashley Jana and Will Nunziata.

Development for the musical was announced in April 2023 when Figaro presented to the Broadway Shark Tank ^{[1] [2]} and won top prize.

Plot

Figaro tells the story of young Sienna, whose dream has always been to sing, but feels trapped in her current life in her father's farm. One day she meets Figaro by chance, and he promises to make all her dreams come true, but at a cost.

Productions

Jana and Nunziata began developing the musical in 2021. Jana's 21st-century compositional style, expertise in orchestrations, and masterful music engineering accelerated the concept album to reality by 2024. ^[3] The concept album was launched in a sold-out show at the Green Room 42 in NYC on March 4, 2024.

Recommended by What's On Stage as a musical theatre concept album to add to your rotation, ^[4] the album features the talents of Cayleigh Capaldi, Ashley Jana, Mauricio Martínez, Lily Bell Morgan, Benjamin Pajak, T. Oliver Reid (Hadestown), and Jayke Workman.

The album is produced by Ashley Jana, Will Nunziata, Grammy Award & Tony Award-winner Van Dean and Grammy Award & Tony Award nominee Mia Moravis. Andrew Byrnes and Tony Award-winner Michael Lamon are associate producers.

The musical presented two special concert performances at the London Palladium on February 3 & 4, 2025. ^[5] Casting for the concert includes Aimie Atkinson (Lucia), Jon Robyns (Figaro), Cayleigh Capaldi (Sienna), Coronation Street's Daniel Brocklebank (Antonio), Ava Brennan (Gia), Cian Eagle-Service (Gianni), and Sophia Goodman (Amelia). ^[6]

Musical numbers

"Figaro" (prologue) "I'll Sing For You" "No More" "Sienna's Journey" "All Our Love" "Introducing Figaro" "Dreams Come True" "No More" (reprise) "Too Good To Be True" "Something New" "Sienna" "The Tease" "Already Yours" "Nothing's as It Seems"

"All the Money in the World" "I've Had Enough of You" "Springtime Is Calling" "Already Yours" (reprise) "I'll Sing for You" (reprise) "Sienna" (reprise) "The Monster Must Die" "Dreams Come True" (reprise) "April Showers" "Always Changing" "I'm on Fire" "Sienna's Nightmare" "Figaro" (epilogue)

References

1. Hall, Margaret (2023-04-12). "Broadway Shark Tank Announces Inaugural Pitch Class". Archived from the original on 2024-04-17. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
2. Rabinowitz, Chloe (2024-04-12). "Musicals Selected For Broadway Shark Tank Presented by Open Jar Studios and Gignition". Archived from the original on 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
3. Cullwell-Block, Logan. "T. Oliver Reid, Mauricio Martínez, More Celebrate Figaro Album Release at Green Room 42 March 4". Archived from the original on 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
4. Gumushan, Tanyel. "Musical theatre concept albums to add to your rotation". Archived from the original on 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
5. Wood, Alex (2023-05-16). "Figaro: An Original Musical to be presented at The London Palladium". Archived from the original on 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
6. Wood, Alex (2024-12-04). "Further cast announced for Figaro musical at the London Palladium". Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-28.

External links

• Official website