Bite-Sized Broadway: A Mini-Musical Podcast IndieWorks Theatre Company

Season 2 Episode 3 - Krampus Night - Book, Music, & Lyrics by Gavin Brock.It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Bells are ringing, children are singing, and third-grader, Will Huntingdon, is ready for Christmas! That is, until his troublemaking friend, Darius Smith, is cast as the donkey in the school's nativity play and enlists Will's help to seek revenge on Sallyanne, the teacher's daughter. Late that night, Will receives a ghostly visit from a Christmas elf, warning him...

Season 2 Episode 2 - Double Double - Book by Seth Christenfeld, Music by Eric Grunin, and Lyrics by Seth Christenfeld & A.J. Freeman.Halloween, 1971. Two 13-year-old girlfriends and one 11-year-old little brother meet in Claremont Park in the Bronx to summon a demon. To their surprise, one actually shows up and asks each what they desire, fulfilling each child’s wish – quite literally – in exchange for their soul! But Carla’s request leaves no room for ambiguity: She wants her brother to ...

Season 2 Episode 1 - Hijinx & Sue: A Mini-Musical - Book by Jessi Pitts, Music by Daniel J.F. Wolfert, and Lyrics by Jessi Pitts and Daniel J.F. Wolfert.Though Hijinx—the bright-eyed A.I. of a spaceship—would much rather be on an adventure with her world-weary captain Sue, it’s inspection day, and between their outdated systems and an inspector with an (im)personal vendetta, this adventure might just be their last. Accompanied by a synth-laced, pop-electronica score, Hijinx and Sue will l...

Season 1 Episode 9 - RansomWHERE? - Book by Eric Grunin, Music by Jonathon Lynch, and Lyrics by Gil Varod.When a virus from a pop-up ad holds Grandma's computer and files for ransom, she calls her grandson Thomas to help her figure things out. After all, computers like him more than they like her! But Thomas must be quick to find the origins of the virus and unfreeze Grandma's computer before time is up or she'll lose her many precious memories stored on the hard drive. This charming and swee...

Season 1 Episode 8 - Sheila the Tiny Turtle - Book and Lyrics by Caitlyn Burt, Music by Amir Shoenfeld.In the Australian desert, a family of turtles works hard to find food for their sick mother. Sheila, the cleverest - yet smallest - turtle of the family, is mocked by her brothers for not being able to contribute due to her size. When Sheila hears about a cure located dangerously far across the desert, she determines to bring the seeds back to save her mum. While crossing the sand, Sheila en...

Season 1 Episode 7 - MTA: the Musical - Book, Music, and Lyrics by Peter Saxe, with additional book by Christopher MichaelsOn a sweltering summer morning on a crowded subway platform, three strangers, each very different from the others, wait for a train that is running on major delay after major delay. The longer they wait, the hotter they get. The hotter they get, the more irritated they become. In a funny and at times touching mini-musical, we go on a rollercoaster ride as these strangers ...