Theatrical Rights Worldwide has just announced that performance rights to the new musical comedy THE OLYMPIANS are now available for worldwide licensing. This epic new musical from Cara Reichel and Peter C. Mills, the team behind the acclaimed off-Broadway musical THE HELLO GIRLS, features an all-star soundtrack with songs spanning decades and genres, including cult hits from Pat Benatar, Miley Cyrus, The Chicks, Kelly Clarkson, Blondie and many more.
THE OLYMPIANS brings to life an unforgettable story of triumph, resilience, and the pursuit of greatness. It’s ancient Greece, and for Artemis, Athena, and Aphrodite, enough is enough. How can they enjoy eternal life as female gods when they rule over a society where women have no equality? What they need is a heroine – a female one – to inspire women around the world. They each choose a champion – one for his mind, one for his physical strength, and one for the kindness of his heart. They send them all on an epic mission to prove their worth as a hero so they can anoint the winner their champion. When the male gods get wind of the women’s plans, however, they use their powers to make the mission far more dangerous than the female gods intended. The women find that the only way to overcome the chaos of the male gods is to band together and prove that sometimes you can all be heroes.
Steve Spiegel, owner and CEO of TRW, explains: “As a leading licensor of contemporary musicals, we are committed to developing shows that reflect the needs of the diverse organizations we work with – especially schools and youth theaters. You asked and we answered! Meeting your specific casting and storytelling needs, we are excited to present the first of many new musicals to be announced soon: THE OLYMPIANS. With a great book by Cara Reichel and powerful famous songs, it is the perfect school and youth theater show and will become an instant favorite with performers and audiences alike.”
Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), comprising TRW Musicals, TRW Plays and TRW Production, was founded in 2006 by owner and CEO Steve Spiegel. With headquarters in New York and London and offices around the world, TRW provides writers and rights holders with comprehensive representation for live performances of their musicals and plays in the global market for school, amateur and professional theatre organizations. TRW Musicals’ growing catalog of shows includes JERSEY BOYS, THE PROM, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT, ALL SHOOK UP, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, ON YOUR FEET, CURTAINS, GHOST THE MUSICAL, BRIGHT STAR, RING OF FIRE, MEMPHIS THE MUSICAL, THE COLOR PURPLE, BIG FISH and many more. TRW Plays’ catalog of shows includes BORN WITH TEETH, SANCTUARY CITY, THE COAST STARLIGHT, BARBECUE, ZOEY’S PERFECT WEDDING, DRACULA, SELLING KABUL, MACBITCHES, SAGITTARIUS PONDEROSA and more, and features respected playwrights such as Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok, Matthew López, Kate Hamill, Robert O’Hara, Sophie McIntosh, Keith Bunin, Liz Duffy Adams, Douglas Carter Beane, Sylvia Khoury and many others.
Biographies:
Cara Reichel (Book) is originally from Oxford, Mississippi and Rome, Georgia. She received her BA from Princeton University and attended the MFA program in directing at Brooklyn College. Since 1998, Cara has been the producing director and founding member of the Prospect Theater Company, a prestigious nonprofit organization producing Off-Off-Broadway in Manhattan. Cara’s particular passion is collaborating with writers to create new musicals. For Prospect, Cara has directed THE FLOOD, IRON CURTAIN, THE BOOK OF THE DUN COW, THE PURSUIT OF PERSEPHONE (co-writer, 2006 Drama Desk nomination for Best Music and Orchestration), LONELY RHYMES, THE USES OF ENCHANTMENT, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA, THE ALCHEMISTS, DIDO and AENEAS (OOBR Award), THE TAXI CABARET (OOBR Award), ILLYRIA (co-adaptation) and DANTON’S DEATH. Her other recent directing credits include JULIUS CAESAR (GMT Productions), THE WHITE WIDOW (PASSAJ Productions) and THE MOST HAPPY FELLA (Gallery Players). Cara is the recipient of the 2002 Lucille Lortel Award from the League of Professional Theatre Women, a 2004 New Directors/New Works Fellowship from the Drama League, was the 2006 Alumna of the Year of Brooklyn College’s Theatre Program, and is a member of the Lincoln Center Director’s Lab and SSD&C. Cara is also the author and illustrator of a published children’s book: A STONE PROMISE (Landmark Editions, 1991).
Peter C. Mills (orchestrations) is the recipient of the 2003 ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award and a 2002 Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Fellowship. Most recently, he wrote book, music, and lyrics for THE PURSUIT OF PERSEPHONE (nominated for two Drama Desk Awards: Best Music, Best Orchestrations), a new musical about F. Scott Fitzgerald’s college years. In 2004, he wrote music and lyrics for LONELY RHYMES, a comic song cycle, and in 2003 he wrote book, music, and lyrics for THE ALCHEMISTS. ILLYRIA, a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s WHAT WAY, for which he also wrote book, music, and lyrics, had its regional premiere at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in fall 2004, and an album featuring the cast of that production was released in April 2005. THE TAXI CABARET, his first new musical, was originally performed in 2000 and published by Samuel French in the fall of 2004. He co-wrote THE FLOOD with Cara Reichel, which was selected for the ASCAP Musical Theater Workshop (2001). MARCO POLO, his NYU thesis musical with composer Deborah Abramson, was selected for the ASCAP Musical Theater Workshop in 2000, and Peter and Deborah were named Dramatists Guild Fellows in 2000-2001. Peter holds an MFA in Musical Theater Writing from New York University’s Tisch School for the Arts and a degree in English/Dramatic Literature from Princeton University.
For more information and to license THE OLYMPIANS, visit TheatricalRights.com.
