Numberland The Musical
Richard Kinsey, well-known, award-winning Long Beach actor, who has performed in Opera and musical theatre (Inspector Javert in Les Miserables on Broadway), wrote:
"Numberland The Musical is a wonderful, life-affirming family musical that I or any other performer would be blessed to perform in. It combines the cleverness of a well-written book, lovely memorable songs and an appeal that is universal. Families everywhere should enjoy it immensely and walk away with not only a fine theatrical experience but a life experience as well. I applaud its creation and ingenuity."
The Willows will offer the Concert Version of Numberland for only $20 per ticket. Includes all the dialogue, songs and dances of the full-length, two-hour show.
Though not as lavishly staged and costumed as a full theatre production, requiring months of rehearsal and a large budget, you will still be delighted and transported by professional and polished performers under the direction of:
Michael Wallot, who relocated to this area after a successful 15-year stage career in New York City, recently produced the musical Into the Woods for the Camino Real Playhouse where he serves on the Board of Directors.
Plot summary
A varied and rather rowdy group of students in an innovative school's math class are converted into chalk numbers who are putting on a play. Perfect 10 thinks everyone envies her, while poor 5 just wants to be important. Number 342 has 342 details on her business plan and 33112 would like to be a smaller, cuter number.
Football hero Number 39 looks down on even (female) numbers but up to wealth and fame while reporter Number 9 runs downhill after the news. Add a wanna-be campus president 531 with his loyal follower 532 , an emergency campus man 911, with his niece (percent sign), the burdened Number 100 who takes the percent sign everywhere, the narrator with the information Number 411, and the teacher Number 1 . Stir everyone up, mix with songs and dances and you have a recipe for hilarity and some deep life lessons.
