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Blue Wizard / Black Wizard

Full-Length Musical, Dark Comedy  /  8any gender (adult)

"Nerdtastic […] a musical with spell-casting, twenty-sided dice, metaphysical arguments, Dunkin Donuts & live trombonist." - New York Post

Blue Wizard / Black Wizard

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    8any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Details

Summary
Ancient ideals and modern musings rub up against each other in Blue Wizard / Black Wizard, a philosophical musical fantasia. Two referees adjudicate the proceedings as the Black and Blue Wizards battle to save themselves and humanity from the Great Mediocrity. Warping the conventions of musical theatre and classical art song to intersect with the sensibilities of electronic music, Blue Wizard / Black Wizard is a pop culture smash-up of fantasy language and contemporary parlance. What unfolds is a ritualistic sporting event, the likes of which audiences have never seen.
History

Black Wizard / Blue Wizard premiered at the Incubator Arts Project in Dec 2013 and the Other Forces Festival in 2014 under the direction of Dan Safer.

Cast Attributes
CRIMINY - a referee (manager)
NIKKOLIA - a referee (assistant manager)
BLACK WIZARD - a wizard (an employee)
BLUE WIZARD - a wizard (an employee)
RILEY - a trombone player / frequent customer
CORE - a small group of singers and dancers

Actors of any race, age, and gender can play the characters. It is strongly preferred, however, that they be a heterogeneous mix of people. The actors who play BLUE and NIKKOLIA will ideally have languages besides English available to them.

  • Time Period Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Setting Nowish, at the start of the 21st century
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Fantasy Costumes
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS

“Nerdtastic…a musical with spell-casting, 20-sided dice, metaphysical arguments, Dunkin Donuts & live trombonist. After Great Comet, Dave Malloy confirms his status as top composer.” - NY Post 

“A mash-up of classical art, modern pop culture, depression inducing anxiety, electronic music, pole dancing, and mystical battles for the future of mankind’s very existence….Beyond just a mash-up of themes, Blue Wizard / Black Wizard is a mash-up of forms....It’s strange and funny and sad in a way that only this generation can be.” - NYU Local 

“A delightful take on contemporary ennui and the search for meaning in a post-recession, celebrity-conflict-obsessed culture. Equal parts Tolkien, MTV game show, Ziggy Stardust, and John Hughes movie." - The Obscene Jester

Music

Song Samples

High Time
Blue
Questions
Small Ball
Life Hacks
Fish
We Will Try
Greatness or Nothing
End Battle
Blue's Sad Song
Wizards Trailer (Bonus Track)
  • Musical Style Pop/Rock
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo
  • Chorus Size Medium

Licensing & Materials

  • Licensing fees and rental materials quoted upon application.

Music Rentals

Concord offers a full suite of resources to help you put on the show of a lifetime!

1 Full Score
9 Vocal Books
1 Trombone

QLAB files

Please be aware that this show uses pre-recorded tracks for the majority of the music. There is a live trombone that plays over the pre-recorded music but the electronica, vended as QLAB files, are required for performance. Please contact your licensing representative for more information.

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Authors

Dave Malloy

Dave Malloy is a composer/writer/performer/orchestrator. He has written fourteen musicals, including Moby-Dick, a four-part musical reckoning with Melville’s classic novel; Octet, a chamber choir musical about internet addiction; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, an ...

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Eliza Bent

Eliza Bent is a playwright and performer based in Brooklyn, NY. Bent’s plays have been developed and presented in productions, readings, and workshops at the Abrons Arts Center, JACK, the New Ohio, the Atlantic, and the Bushwick Starr. Residencies: SPACE on Ryder Farm, Ne ...
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