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Myths & Hymns

Full-Length Musical, Drama  /  4any gender (adult)

Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel

This lush song cycle paints an emotional landscape of faith and yearning, embracing a boundless spectrum of ideology and spirituality.

Myths & Hymns

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    75 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Literature)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

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Summary
In this lush song cycle, Guettel paints an emotional landscape of faith and yearning that embraces a boundless spectrum of ideology and spirituality. The lyrics were inspired by Greek mythology and a 19th-century Presbyterian hymnal; the musical vocabulary sweeps from romantic art song and rock to Latin, gospel and R&B. Myths & Hymns elucidates our fantastic desire to transcend earthly bounds, our intrinsic need to connect with something or someone greater in our restless search for enlightenment.
History
Myths & Hymns premiered off-Broadway at the Public Theater, under the title Saturn Returns, on 31 March 1998. The show made its London premiere at Finborough Theatre on 22 April 2007. In February 2012, Myths & Hymns ran at Prospect Theater in New York City, featuring a new narrative treatment by Elizabeth Lucas.
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Performing Groups
Myths & Hymns is conceived as a concert without intermission and may be cast with as many singers as desired.
  • Time Period Greek/Roman/Biblical
  • Setting A concert. No specific set requirements.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 75 Minutes

Media

“Musical theatre that is challenging, compelling and compulsive… one of the most rewarding experiences you can have.” – The Stage

“A wide range of works that soar with passion and rock with rhythm.” – The New York Observer

“Ravishing melodic structure and compelling lyrical content…an enormously gifted composer.” – Variety

“[Guettel] has a very individual musical voice of his own and an ability to handle a variety of themes with finesse and artistry.” – Indie London

“Lyrically inventive, complex and meaningful, these stunning songs explore some very personal yet universal preoccupations. This is explosive, dynamic and challenging musical theatre.” – Indie London

“This is musical theatre that is challenging, compelling and compulsive. Bring yourself to it, and it’s one of the most rewarding experiences you can have.” – The Stage

Music

Music Samples

“Saturn Returns”

“Icarus”

“Migratory V”

“Jesus the Mighty Conqueror”

“Pegasus”

“Children of the Heavenly King”

“At the Sounding”

“Build a Bridge”

“Sisyphus”

“Life Is but a Dream”

“Hero and Leander”

“Come to Jesus”

“How Can I Lose You?”

“The Great Highway”

“There's a Land”

“There's a Shout”

“Awaiting You”

  • Musical Style Contemporary Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsDifficult
  • Orchestra Size Medium
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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10   Vocal Book
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1   Reed 2 – Oboe & English Horn
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1   Violin 1
1   Violin 2
1   Viola
1   Cello 1
1   Cello 2

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Authors

Adam Guettel

Adam Guettel

Adam Guettel is a composer/lyricist living in New York City. His musical The Light in the Piazza (cast album on Nonesuch Records), with a book by Craig Lucas, premiered on Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater's Beaumont Theater in April 2005, following a world premiere at the I ...

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