A Squeeze of the Hand Dave Malloy 2017-09-02 | a little going away present from the Comets to our fans. this is a song from Moby Dick, a mammoth musical that will happen someday soon. music & lyrics by dave malloy,based on Moby Dick by Herman MelvilleTHE SKY IS PURE BLUEAND THE SEA SERENE AND DREAMY [SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! OH ALL THE MORNING LONG]AND WE SQUEEZE OUT ALL THE LUMPSTIL THE OIL’S SMOOTH AND CREAMY [SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! OH SING A BROTHERLY SONG]FEEL THE SPERM IN YOUR HANDSSEE THE COLORS SHIFT AND SHAPE [OH SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! OH ALL THE MORNING LONG]SQUEEZE THE SOFT, GENTLE GLOBULESTIL THEY BREAK LIKE GRAPES [OH SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! OH SING A BROTHERLY SONG]I SQUEEZED THAT SPERMTIL I ALMOST MELTED IN ITI SQUEEZED THAT SPERMTIL I BECAME INSANESUCH A SWEET SWEET CLEANSEMOLLIFYING AND DELICIOUS [OH SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! OH ALL THE MORNING LONG]AS WE BATHE IN THAT SOAPSOFT AND RICH AND REPETITIOUS [OH SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! OH SING A BROTHERLY SONG]AND THE VAPORS SMELL LIKE WINEOR LIKE VIOLETS IN A FIELD [OH SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! OH ALL THE MORNING LONG]AND WHEN I SAW MY SHIPMATES EYESI WAS SAVED, I WAS HEALED [OH SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! OH SING A BROTHERLY SONG]I SQUEEZED THAT SPERMTIL I ALMOST MELTED IN ITI SQUEEZED THAT SPERMTIL I BECAME INSANESQUEEZING THAT SPERMI LOST MY BRAINMY FINGERS FELT LIKE EELSAS THEY SERPENTINED AND SPIRALIZEDAND SOONI WAS SQUEEZING THE HANDSOF MY COMRADES TOOOOOSUCH AN ABOUNDINGAFFECTIONATEFRIENDLY, LOVINGSENTIMENTALFEELINGLET US SQUEEZEALL DAYLET US SQUEEZEFOREVERAH…I WISH WE ALL COULD BE MORE OPENWISH WE ALL COULD BE MORE TRUE [OH SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! OH ALL THE MORNING LONG]WITH A SQUEEZE OF THE HAND I COULD MELT INTO YOU [OH SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! OH SING A BROTHERLY SONG]WITH A SQUEEZE OF THE HAND I COULD MELT INTO YOUWITH A SQUEEZE OF THE HAND I COULD MELT INTO YOU…WITH A SQUEEZE OF THE HAND I COULD MELTI COULD MELTI COULD MELTINTO YOU
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812: Epilogue by Dave Malloy Dave Malloy 2020-12-05 | An extra Pierre song for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, written in 2020. Loosely based on the First Epilogue from Tolstoy's War and Peace. Written on the occasion of the New York Theater Workshop 2020 Gala honoring Rachel Chavkin; video recorded for the 2020 Ars Nova Forever Telethon.Music & Lyrics by Dave Malloy©2020 Blue Wizard Music (ASCAP)_________________________________Seven years laterMy finger holds the imprint of your ringEvery line holds a memoryYou and IThe songs we used to singBut now the sky is overcastAnd the streets are grey A daytime moon hangs pale and coldSometimes it feels like all the stories have been told But this song’s not over just yetStars and moons rise and setThen rise againWe shall have epilogueAfter epilogue It’s a simple lifeOn the face if itThough you and I have both let ourselves go a bitThicker and olderAs the bitter winds got colder But I saw the laughter of life in your eyesAs you handed me a plate to be driedWith you sometimes such simple thingsKeep me warm insideAnd this song’s not over just yetStars and moons rise and setThen rise againWe shall have epilogueAfter epilogueI am running emptyFrightened by the demons that still tempt meStruggling with the jokersJuggling in my mind But I know I’m not a bad manI know because I see me in youYou reject the darkYou reflect the lightIn you I see the good in meIn you I see the world in me And this song’s not over just yetStars and moons rise and setThen rise againWe shall have epilogueAfter epilogue
Ghost Quartet at the McKittrick Hotel, Jan. 12, 2015 Dave Malloy 2020-03-15 | Ghost Quartet by Dave MalloyRecorded live at the McKittrick Hotel, Jan. 12, 2015Developed and Arranged by Ghost Quartet:Brent Arnold (vocals, cello, guitar, erhu, dulcimer, percussion) Brittain Ashford (vocals, autoharp, keyboard, percussion)Gelsey Bell (vocals, metallophone, Celtic harp, accordion, percussion)Dave Malloy (vocals, piano, keyboard, ukulele, percussion)Directed by Annie TippeProduction & Lighting Design by Christopher BowserNote from the creative team: We hope you enjoy this recording of the original cast and production of GHOST QUARTET in this theater-starved time! The direction and design you see represent the original director and designer’s vision, so should you license the piece to perform, we invite you to get creative and come up with your own version; it would excite us very much to see wildly different takes on the piece. Thank you!_________________________Music, Lyrics, and Text by Dave Malloy except:“Usher, Parts 1-3” includes text from "The Fall of The House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe"Monk" includes music from "'Ruby, My Dear" by Thelonious Monk (Embassy Music Corp); and "Midnight" includes music from "'Round Midnight" by Thelonious Monk/Cootie Williams/Bernie Hanighen (Warner Bros./Thelonious Music Corp); both licensed via The Harry Fox Agency, Inc.“The Wind & Rain” (traditional/additional lyrics by Dave Malloy)Annotated lyrics here:genius.com/Ghost-quartet-i-dont-know-lyrics© 2014, 2015, 2020 Blue Wizard Music (ASCAP)Video Production by David Pym_________________________Side One1. I Don’t Know (0:00)2. The Camera Shop (3:42)3. Starchild (8:25)4. Subway (10:59)5. Usher, Part 1 (13:22)6. Soldier & Rose (17:28)7. Any Kind of Dead Person (22:17)Side Two1. The Astronomer (26:40)2. Family Meeting (29:48)3. Four Friends (32:42)4. Fathers & Sons (37:50)5. Usher, Part 2 (40:15)6. The Telescope (43:01)7. Tango Dancer (47:32)8. Monk (54:01)Side Three1. Lights Out (57:28)2. The Photograph (59:16)3. Bad Men (1:03:44)4. Usher, Part 3 (1:07:33)5. Prayer (1:14:40)Side Four1. Hero (1:16:33)2. Midnight (1:23:19)3. The Wind & Rain (1:26:40)
Ghost Quartet @ Edinburgh Festival Fringe Dave Malloy 2016-07-23 | Ghost Quartet by Dave MalloyEdinburgh Festival FringePaines Plough's Roundabout @ SummerhallAugust 5-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-2821:00http://festival16.summerhall.co.uk/event/ghost-quartetA haunted song cycle about love, death, and whisky. A camera breaks and four friends drink, in four interwoven narratives spanning seven centuries: a warped fairy tale about two sisters, a treehouse astronomer and a lazy evil bear; a retelling of Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"; a purgatorial intermezzo about Scheherazade; and a contemporary fable about a subway murder. Murder ballads, doo-wop, angular bebop, Chinese folk, Islamic adhan, and raucous campfire drinking songs collide in this chamber musical from Dave Malloy, composer of the Broadway-bound Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.with Brent Arnold, Brittain Ashford, Gelsey Bell, and Dave MalloyDeveloped and Arranged by Ghost QuartetDirected by Annie TippeProduction & Lighting Design by Christopher Bowser
Any Kind of Dead Person from Ghost Quartet Dave Malloy 2015-04-17 | Ghost QuartetMusic, Lyrics, and Text by Dave MalloyDeveloped, Arranged and Performed by Ghost Quartet:Brent ArnoldBrittain AshfordGelsey BellDave MalloyDirected by Annie TippeProduction & Lighting Design by Christopher BowserFilmed live at the McKittrick Hotel, Jan 12, 2015davemalloy.com/ghost.htmldavemalloy.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-quartet
Starchild from Ghost Quartet Dave Malloy 2015-04-17 | Music and lyrics by Dave Malloyfeaturing Brittain Ashford, vocalsBrent Arnold, cello & vocalsGelsey Bell, metallophone & vocalsDave Malloy, piano & vocalsdavemalloy.bandcamp.com
Ghost Quartet Dave Malloy 2015-03-12 | events.mckittrickhotel.com/ghostquartetGhost QuartetNow playing atThe McKittrick Hotel(home of Sleep No More)Thru May 18A song cycle about love, death, and whiskey.Music, Lyrics, and Text by Dave MalloyDeveloped and Arranged by Ghost QuartetDirected by Annie TippewithBrent Arnold (vocals, cello, guitar, erhu, dulcimer, percussion) Brittain Ashford (vocals, autoharp, keyboard, percussion)Gelsey Bell (vocals, metallophone, Celtic harp, accordion, percussion)Dave Malloy (vocals, piano, keyboard, ukulele, percussion)
Moby Dick Part III: The Ballad of Pip Dave Malloy 2014-03-12 | by Dave MalloyJoe's Pub Thursday March 20 11:30pm
Three Pianos - Die Post Dave Malloy 2009-11-13 | From the OBIE award winning Three PianosNow coming to NEW YORK THEATER WORKSHOP!Dec. 7 - Jan. 9 2010Written, Arranged and Performed byRick BurkhardtAlec DuffyDave MalloyThree Pianosbased on Franz Schubert's "Winterreise"nytw.orgthreepianos.com
Banana Bag & Bodice does Panel.Animal Dave Malloy 2009-08-31 | A Banana Bag & Bodice show A twofer of "The Young War" and "Sandwich" with peter blomquist, jason craig, sarah engelke, rod hipskind, jessica jelliffe, heather peroni written by jason craig & the ensemble music by dave malloy directed by mallory catlett
(The 99-Cent) Miss Saigon - Last Night of the World Dave Malloy 2009-08-31 | {the 99-cent} Miss SaigonA Ten Red Hen ProductionWillard Middle School Metalshop TheaterBerkeley CA, March 06 Directed by Maya GurantzMusical Direction by Dave MalloyCo-created by Jane ChenJane Chen as Kim, Dave Malloy as Chrishttp://davemalloy.com/saigon.html
Banana Bag & Bodice does Beowulf - The Battle Dave Malloy 2008-07-21 | Shotgun Players Present "Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage" A Banana Bag & Bodice SongPlay Written by Jason Craig Music by Dave Malloy Directed by Rod Hipskind shotgunplayers.org bananabagandbodice.org davemalloy.com With Jen Baker (Trombone, Chorus) Chris Broderick (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Harmonicas, Chorus) Dan Bruno (Percussion, Chorus) Jason Craig (Beowulf, Toy Piano) Cameron Galloway (Academic 3/Dragon) Anna Ishida (Warrior 2) Jessica Jelliffe (Academic 2/Mother) Christopher Kuckenbaker (Academic 1/Grendel) Dave Malloy (Hrothgar, Piano, Accordion, Programming) Andre Nigoghossian (Guitar, Ukulele, Saw, Chorus) Andy Strain (Trombone, Chorus) Shaye Troha (Warrior 1) Simon Hanes (Bass, Chorus)
Banana Bag & Bodice does Beowulf - Hrothgar Dave Malloy 2008-07-21 | Shotgun Players Present "Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage" A Banana Bag & Bodice SongPlay Written by Jason Craig Music by Dave Malloy Directed by Rod Hipskind shotgunplayers.org bananabagandbodice.org davemalloy.com With Jen Baker (Trombone, Chorus) Chris Broderick (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Harmonicas, Chorus) Dan Bruno (Percussion, Chorus) Jason Craig (Beowulf, Toy Piano) Cameron Galloway (Academic 3/Dragon) Anna Ishida (Warrior 2) Jessica Jelliffe (Academic 2/Mother) Christopher Kuckenbaker (Academic 1/Grendel) Dave Malloy (Hrothgar, Piano, Accordion, Programming) Andre Nigoghossian (Guitar, Ukulele, Saw, Chorus) Andy Strain (Trombone, Chorus) Shaye Troha (Warrior 1) Simon Hanes (Bass, Chorus)
Banana Bag & Bodice does Beowulf - Grendel & Mother Dave Malloy 2008-07-21 | Shotgun Players Present "Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage" A Banana Bag & Bodice SongPlay Written by Jason Craig Music by Dave Malloy Directed by Rod Hipskind shotgunplayers.org bananabagandbodice.org davemalloy.com With Jen Baker (Trombone, Chorus) Chris Broderick (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Harmonicas, Chorus) Dan Bruno (Percussion, Chorus) Jason Craig (Beowulf, Toy Piano) Cameron Galloway (Academic 3/Dragon) Anna Ishida (Warrior 2) Jessica Jelliffe (Academic 2/Mother) Christopher Kuckenbaker (Academic 1/Grendel) Dave Malloy (Hrothgar, Piano, Accordion, Programming) Andre Nigoghossian (Guitar, Ukulele, Saw, Chorus) Andy Strain (Trombone, Chorus) Shaye Troha (Warrior 1) Simon Hanes (Bass, Chorus)
Banana Bag & Bodice does The Sewers Dave Malloy 2007-08-08 | "The Sewers" is a conjuring act; an entire, albeit tiny, village by the name of The Sewers mysteriously appears one night in the theatre. All the children are dead. An acid plant in a barn and a triangular shaped love tryst. Banana Bag & Bodice is a Brooklyn based collaborative theater ensemble. written by jason craig arranged by the ensemble music by dave malloy directed by mallory catlett set by peter ksander lights by miranda hardy starring jason craig, rod hipskind, jessica jeliffe, heather peroni bananabagandbodice.org davemalloy.com
