TWO ACTS MUSICAL
Book by Tibor Zonai & Bari Biern
Music by Tibor Zonai
Lyrics by Bari Biern
Once upon a time, there was a gateway between this world and the next. Every day, guardian angels would pass through the gate to return to earth whenever someone was in trouble and needed help. When people became too cruel greedy and uncaring the gate was locked. A secret keeper was put in charge of guarding the key until earth’s inhabitants were once again deemed worthy.
“The Key” is set in the 17th century English countryside, where Rosalina, a servant girl at Hemmings Inn & Tavern, works round the clock, cooking cleaning and serving the tavern’s rowdy clientele. But when she’s alone, she fantasizes about escaping to a different world, where freedom and love await her. Three mysterious strangers appear and show Rosalina how to discover the sunnier side of life.
Meanwhile, Rosalina’s best friend, Tim, returns from London with a beautiful crystal.
The gem attracts the attention of a wily huckster, who’s determined to have it for himself.
Can the kitchen maid and her new friends find the key that will open the gate? Does Tim’s crystal have anything to do with solving the mystery—and, if so, what if it falls into the wrong hands?
“The Key” uses story, song and dance to encourage children to hope, dream and make their little corner of the world a better place.
DEMO SONGS
ROSALINA! (DEMO)
(Robins, Vagabounds, Rosalina)
At the inn, vagabounds make fun of the waitress, Rosalina.
HUCKSTER'S SONG (DEMO)
(Huckster)
Huckster, the unscrupulous merchant, is all about profit, deceiving everyone if he feels profit.
ROSALINA'S FANTASY (DEMO)
(Rosalina)
Rosalina is very lonely. But at nights in her dreams she meets angels and flies to unearthly places.
ASTARIA (DEMO)
(Hogan, Landon, Kopkins)
Hogan, Kopkins, Landon, the embodied ghosts, tries to explain to Rosalina where they came from.
NEW WORLD (DEMO)
(Hogan, Landon, Kopkins, Rosalina)
The three ghosts provide advice to Rosalina.
FINALE (DEMO)
(Rosalina, Tim, full cast)
The Gateway opens, the ghosts return to their world