The composer, author and educator Andrew Gerle discusses the new concept album of a show he wrote the music and lyrics for Whisper Darkly (TBIC Music Group, 2023), with Joseph Planta.

Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Whisper Darkly is a new concept album out now. It’s an immersive electro-swing musical, with music and lyrics by Andrew Gerle, and book by DJ Salisbury. Mr. Gerle joins me now to talk about this piece that’s set during Prohibition, and which combines 1920s and 1930s jazz and Vaudeville with infectious 21^st Century EDM beats. The piece is set in the 1920s, but like a 2020s show with a fresh sound. This album features Kayla Davion, Claybourne Elder, Keri René Fuller, Alli Mauzey, Aléna Watters, Brad Oscar, and Howard McGillin, among others. The album is from TBIC Music Group, and available now. Andrew Gerle is a multi-faceted theatre creator, musician, author, and educator. He has served as a conductor, accompanist, and musical director for some of Broadway’s biggest names. He was a member of the faculty at Yale University for ten years, teaching songwriting and musical theater performance. He became a founding faculty member of the musical theatre department at the Manhattan School of Music where he currently teaches. Visit www.andrewgerle.com for more. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Andrew Gerle; Mr. Gerle, good morning.

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