Upcoming Productions

Bonnie & Clyde is a new musical with lyrics by Don Black and a book by Ivan Menchell. The show tells the story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, ill-fated lovers and outlaws whose tale has captured the imagination ever since it took place during the Great Depression. The world premiere took place at La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California, USA in November and December 2009. Learn more in the Bonnie & Clyde section.

Cyrano is Frank's next collaboration with Leslie Bricusse (Jekyll & Hyde), based on the classic work by Edmond Rostand. The show premiered on 5 May 2009 at the Nissay Theatre in Tokyo, Japan. Learn more on the Cryano de Bergerac page.

Frank is writing a new musical with Shuichiro Koike (book and director) and Jack Murphy (lyrics), titled Mitsuko. The show focuses on Mitsuko Aoyama (1874-1941), who was the first Japanese woman to marry a westerner. Material from the show was premiered at the "Mitsuko Musical Concert" in Vienna on Friday, 9 December 2005. Learn more on the Mitsuko page.

Havana is a project Frank has been developing with Pulitzer Prize winning writer Nilo Cruz (book) and Jack Murphy (lyrics). The world premiere production was planned for the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California, as part of their 2010 season. Unfortunately, the Playhouse shuttered as of 7 February due to financial difficulties, and according to Variety the show's producers have parted ways with the theater. Sergio Trujillo (choreographer for Jersey Boys and All Shook Up) was slated to direct and choreograph, Joseph Church (The Lion King, The Who's Tommy) would have music directed, and Oscar Hernández (founder and leader of the Grammy Award-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra) was to serve as special consultant/dance arranger for the production in Pasadena. New plans for the show have not been announced at this time.

Frank is currently developing Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy. The show is expected to be a gothic, romantic mystery, and will largely examine the inspiration and creative process that led to Mary Shelley's famous novel. There are hopes for a concept recording and for a production, possibly at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas. No definite production or recording plans have been announced at this time.

Playbill Online and BroadwayWorld.com announced that the second industry reading of Tears From Heaven took place in New York on 11 September 2009. The cast for the reading was led by Deborah Lew, Paolo Montalban and John Cudia, under the direction of Gabriel Barre and the musical direction of Adrian Werum.

Tears From Heaven is a new musical with a book by Phoebe Hwang and lyrics by Robin Lerner. The show is being produced by Creative Production and Seol & Company, and is expected to debut in Seoul in 2010. According to press notes, "the original story takes place in Vietnam in 1968 and is a love triangle between a beautiful Vietnamese singer, a Korean private, and an American Colonel set against the backdrop of the days leading up to and during the Tet Offensive. The action follows our characters to Seoul, Korea, and the shores of America in San Francisco's Chinatown." The production is expected to feature unique forms of far eastern puppetry, mask work, dance, and combat choreography. The score will represent a combination of Asian, French, and pop genres and even enter the world of opera. It is hoped that a recording will be released in Korea prior to the opening there.