For excerpts from my piano compositions "The Chagall Suite" and
"Conversations," please see the
"Chagall Suite" page.
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Songs from
How to Save the
World and Find True Love in 90 Minutes
Book and lyrics by Jonathan
Karp; music by Seth Weinstein |
| I Want What You
Want (5:14) |
Miles, a phobic United Nations tour guide,
attempts to charm the sexy diplomat Violet into giving him a better job...and more.
Miles: Michael McEachran Violet: Erin
Leigh Peck Greek Chorus: Rebecca Rich, Richard Kent
Green, Eric A. Martin Piano: Seth Weinstein Bass:
Geoffrey Wright Percussion: Brian Woodruff |
| The Voices in My
Head (2:46) |
Awakening from unconsciousness, Miles realizes something is amiss: that he is hearing what everyone around him is thinking.
Miles: Michael McEachran Greek Chorus:
Rebecca Rich, Richard Kent Green, Eric A. Martin Piano:
Seth Weinstein Bass: Geoffrey Wright Percussion:
Brian Woodruff |
| I'm in
Love With a Terrorist (4:11) |
The diplomat Violet Zipper makes a confession to
her therapist.
Violet: Erin Leigh Peck Piano:
Seth Weinstein Bass: Geoffrey Wright Percussion:
Brian Woodruff |
| Love Is (3:49) |
After telling Miles he doesn't understand love, Violet and Julie argue about its
attributes.
Violet: Erin Leigh Peck Julie:
Anika Larsen Piano: Seth Weinstein Bass:
Geoffrey Wright Percussion: Brian Woodruff |
| Save the People
(3:40) |
The Greek Chorus gives Miles some encouragement as he
prepares to save the United Nations from a terrorist attack.
Miles:
Michael McEachran Greek Chorus: Rebecca Rich, Richard
Kent Green, Eric A. Martin Piano: Seth Weinstein |
Bass: Geoffrey Wright Percussion: Brian
Woodruff |
Songs from
The
Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen
Book and lyrics by Brian Vinero;
music by Seth Weinstein |
| The Castle Walls
(4:52) |
Within the castle of T'ang, Prince Jen receives a traditional, if incomplete, education; his master is exiled for suggesting that he learn what exists beyond the
castle walls.
Opening solo: Cindy Cheung King Tai:
Kila Packett Master Hu: Richard Chang Prince Jen:
Eric Bondoc Mafoo: Virginia Wing Ensemble:
Sandia Ang, Cindy Cheung, Timothy Huang, Christina Nuki, Leon Qwang Le,
Kila Packett, Tau Papua, Virginia Wing Piano: Seth
Weinstein Percussion: Dan Acquisto |
| T'ien-kuo (3:50) |
Master Wu sets the scene for Prince Jen's journey to find the kingdom of T'ien-kuo
and learn the skills to make him a great king.
Master Wu:
Richard Chang King Tai: Kila Packett Prince Jen:
Eric Bondoc Mafoo: Virginia Wing Ensemble:
Sandia Ang, Cindy Cheung, Timothy Huang, Christina Nuki, Leon Qwang Le,
Kila Packett, Tau Papua, Virginia Wing Piano: Seth
Weinstein Percussion: Dan Acquisto |
| I Don't Need a
Prince (4:26) |
Having escaped her wicked master, the clever and resourceful Voyaging
Moon finds herself in the company of Prince Jen but asserts her independence.
Voyaging Moon: Lynn Chen Piano: Seth
Weinstein Percussion: Dan Acquisto |
| This I Give to You
(3:54) |
Prince Jen bequeathes the magic flute to Voyaging
Moon as a symbol of their eternal love.
Voyaging Moon:
Lynn Chen Prince Jen: Eric Bondoc Piano and
Keyboard: Seth Weinstein |
| Hear My Song
(3:28) |
Separated from Prince Jen during a fierce storm, Voyaging Moon calls to him
by playing the flute.
Voyaging Moon: Lynn Chen
Prince Jen: Eric Bondoc Piano and Keyboard: Seth
Weinstein |
| The
Greatest Journey of All (3:18) |
Prince Jen never reached T'ien-kuo, but the knowledge he learned on the journey made the trip a success nevertheless, for the greatest journey of all lies within.
Controller: Richard Chang Company:
Sandia Ang, Eric Bondoc, Lynn Chen, Cindy Cheung, Marsháll Factora,
Timothy Huang, Christina Nuki, Leon Qwang Le, Kila Packett, Tau Papua,
Virginia Wing Piano: Seth Weinstein Percussion:
Dan Acquisto |
Songs from
Vanity Fair
Book and lyrics by Brian Vinero; music by Seth Weinstein |
| The Legend of
New York (7:08) |
As a group of privileged ladies graduate from a convent school, the orphan Becky Sharp
uses her sweet, generous classmate Amelia as her ticket to high society and
a new wardrobe.
Becky: Farah Alvin Amelia:
Selena Cantor Schoolmates: Deb Flashenberg, Audra Hans,
Gwen Walker Kirkman: Scott Denny Sister Mary Jen:
Kimberly Heilbrun New Yorkers: Scott Denny, Deb
Flashenberg, Richard Kent Green, Michael Simon Hall, Audra Hans, Kimberly
Heilbrun, Eric A. Martin, Gwen Walker Piano: Seth
Weinstein |
| The Kind of
Girl (Quintet) (6:56) |
Becky lectures Amelia on the birds and the bees and convinces her to go "all the way" with George.
George gets Joseph drunk to keep him from proposing to lower-class Becky.
The disgusted Will wishes he were Amelia's
fiance instead of George.
George: Kevin Kraft Becky:
Farah Alvin Amelia: Selena Cantor Will:
Erik Schark Piano: Seth Weinstein |
| OK, OK (4:47) |
Her plot to snare Joseph thwarted, Becky is exiled to New Jersey to work as a nanny.
Becky: Farah Alvin Piano: Seth Weinstein |
| Don't Call It Love
(4:04) |
Becky finds herself alone with her employer's dashing naval-officer son Rawdon;
she may have finally met her match.
Becky: Farah Alvin
Rawdon: Sean McDermott Piano: Seth
Weinstein Guitar: Gwen Walker |
| Just an
American Fairy Tale (5:41) |
One of the richest and most famous women in America, Becky has written a tell-all book and muses about her success.
Becky: Farah Alvin Ensemble: Scott
Denny, Deb Flashenberg, Richard Kent Green, Michael Simon Hall, Audra
Hans, Kimberly Heilbrun, Eric A. Martin, Gwen Walker Piano:
Seth Weinstein |
Songs from
Heart Throb
Book and lyrics by Jonathan Karp; music by Seth Weinstein |
| When the Music
Played (3:24) |
Rachel explains how her devotion to a particular recording artist has inspired her to seek an internship at a music company.
Rachel: Anika Larsen Piano: Seth
Weinstein Bass: Eric Rockwin Percussion:
Daniel Gruber |
| The Meaning of
the Word (3:48) |
Professor Jasper has spent his life refuting the existence of true love. In this power ballad, he searches for its meaning.
Jasper: Asa Somers Ensemble: Brooks
Ashmanskas, Lenny Babbish, Courtney Balan, Kristy Cates, Chad Kimball,
Anika Larsen Piano: Seth Weinstein Guitar:
Stephen Jacobs Bass: Eric Rockwin Percussion:
Daniel Gruber |
| If I
Had the Nerve to Tell You (3:51) |
Professor Jasper and his student Rachel admit their feelings for each other.
Jasper: Asa Somers Rachel: Anika Larsen
Piano: Seth Weinstein Guitar: Stephen
Jacobs Bass: Eric Rockwin Percussion:
Daniel Gruber |
| Second Banana
(3:14) |
Herbie and Margo commiserate after being dumped by their respective lovers.
Herbie: Chad Kimball Margo: Kristy Cates
Piano: Seth Weinstein Bass: Eric Rockwin
Percussion: Daniel Gruber |
| Songs not from musicals |
| I Just Slept With Hillary Rodham
Clinton (2:39) |
Four characters recount their dreamy nights with
America's sexiest former first lady.
Lyrics: Jonathan
Karp Music: Seth Weinstein Vocals: Angie Christian, Alisa Klein, Michael Onorato, Erik Schark
Piano: Seth Weinstein |
| Almost (3:14) |
A look at love's might-have-beens, if "almost" had become reality.
Lyrics: Jonathan Karp Music: Seth
Weinstein Vocals: Erik Schark Piano:
Seth Weinstein |
| The Boy in the
City (3:05) |
From an early version of Heart Throb, this song is the protagonist's flashback to his youth, when he was abandoned by his father.
Lyrics: Jonathan Karp Music: Seth
Weinstein Vocals: Gerry Dieffenbach Piano:
Seth Weinstein |
