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Pete Mills Musicals

Pete Mills Musicals

Written by: Pete Mills & Cara Reichel
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The musicals, music, and musings of award-winning composer/lyricist Pete Mills, with bookwriter, director and collaborator Cara Reichel. Featuring "podcast album" and radio play presentations of Mills' shows, behind the scenes stories, and artist interviews.

© 2023 Peter Mills
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  • EVERGREEN — Bonus Materials
    Dec 31 2023

    12/31/23
    Pete Mills Musicals
    Episode 008
    EVERGREEN — Bonus Materials

    Cara and Pete discuss how they used solstice mythologies from various cultures and time periods in creating the story for EVERGREEN. Pete offers up a contest for anyone who can find the musical Easter eggs hidden in the EVERGREEN score.

    • Top Of The Show [0:00]
    • The Evergreen Tree as a symbol [2:56]
    • Santa, Kris Kringle, and other Shamanic Figures [4:40]
    • Belsnickel [6:23]
    • Tak Harus [7:51]
    • Stories in the Stars [11:15]
    • The Wizard Of Oz [12:59]
    • The Family Tree [16:34]
    • Lord Of The Rings [17:45]
    • Star Wars and the Desert [19:05]
    • Musical Easter Egg Contest [19:49]

    EVERGREEN
    Music & Lyrics by Peter Mills
    Book by Peter Mills & Cara Reichel

    CAST

    Hillary Fisher (Maya)
    Joe Montoya (Joshi)
    Mary Beth Peil (Yamma)
    George Abud (Wujek/Belsnickel)
    Tess Primack (Anya/Estrella)
    Adam Bashian (Rodzic/Tak Harus)

    YOUTH CHORUS

    Deven Agge
    Natalie Chan
    Victoria Chan
    Finn Douglas
    Casper Parvin
    Hattie Parvin
    Veidika Sen
    Dylan Sutton
    Luka Zylik

    ORCHESTRA

    Yan Li — piano/music director
    Elena Bonomo — drums
    Suzy Perelman — violin
    Allison Seidner — cello
    Justin Vance — flute/clarinet

    Recorded at Pace University Studios, NYC
    David Lawson, studio engineer
    Edited and Mixed by Peter Mills

    SPECIAL THANKS
    John Herin, Tony & Tonna Vallés, Susan Thananopavarn, Kate Semmens
    and all the parents of our youth chorus!

    EVERGREEN was originally presented by Prospect Theater Company at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, NYC.
    December, 2009.

    LINKS

    • When Santa Was A Shaman (book)

    • PeteMillsMusic.com

    • CaraReichel.com

    • ProspecTheater.org

    • Evergreen Podcast Page

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    24 mins
  • EVERGREEN — Full Show
    Dec 24 2023

    12/24/23
    Pete Mills Musicals
    Episode 007
    EVERGREEN — Full Show

    As a special holiday bonus, here’s the entire EVERGREEN podcast musical as a single, uninterrupted epiosde. Enjoy!

    • Top Of The Show [0:00]
    • “My Grandmother Counts The Days” [0:54]
    • “A Thing Called Snow” [3:04]
    • Family Scene [7:47]
    • “Where The Winds Begin” [11:13]
    • “Leaving Home” [16:21]
    • “You’d Never Get Far” [19:15]
    • “The Storm” [22:10]
    • “There Is Water Around” [23:16]
    • “The Y Of A Witch” [26:06]
    • “To The Seashore” [31:31]
    • “Setting Sail” [34:39]
    • “Stories In The Stars” [38:00]
    • “To The Forest” [41:50]
    • “These Trees” [45:50]
    • “Feel Free” [50:58]
    • “To The Volcano” [55:39]
    • “Evergreen” [57:28]
    • “The Fire” [01:00:40]
    • Maya & Yamma [01:04:00]
    • “The Return” [01:06:55}
    • “Finale” [01:12:44]

    Music & Lyrics by Peter Mills
    Book by Peter Mills & Cara Reichel

    CAST

    Hillary Fisher (Maya)
    Joe Montoya (Joshi)
    Mary Beth Peil (Yamma)
    George Abud (Wujek/Belsnickel)
    Tess Primack (Anya/Estrella)
    Adam Bashian (Rodzic/Tak Harus)

    YOUTH CHORUS

    Deven Agge
    Natalie Chan
    Victoria Chan
    Finn Douglas
    Casper Parvin
    Hattie Parvin
    Veidika Sen
    Dylan Sutton
    Luka Zylik

    ORCHESTRA

    Yan Li — piano/music director
    Elena Bonomo — drums
    Suzy Perelman — violin
    Allison Seidner — cello
    Justin Vance — flute/clarinet

    Recorded at Pace University Studios, NYC
    David Lawson, studio engineer
    Edited and Mixed by Peter Mills

    SPECIAL THANKS
    John Herin, Tony & Tonna Vallés, Susan Thananopavarn, Kate Semmens
    and all the parents of our youth chorus!

    EVERGREEN was originally presented by Prospect Theater Company at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, NYC.
    December, 2009.

    LINKS

    • PeteMillsMusic.com

    • CaraReichel.com

    • ProspecTheater.org

    • Evergreen Podcast Page

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • EVERGREEN — Chapter 5
    Dec 23 2023

    12/23/23
    Pete Mills Musicals
    Episode 006
    EVERGREEN — Chapter 5

    In this last of five chapters, a small mistake leads to a disaster for Maya — but in her darkest moment, her grandmother’s wisdom shows Maya the way to rebirth and renewal.

    • Pete & Cara’s Introduction [0:00]
    • Start of the chapter [0:22]
    • Yamma & Maya [3:41]
    • “The Return” [6:35]
    • Homecoming Scene [10:22]
    • “Finale” [12:25]

    Music & Lyrics by Peter Mills
    Book by Peter Mills & Cara Reichel

    CAST

    Hillary Fisher (Maya)
    Joe Montoya (Joshi)
    Mary Beth Peil (Yamma)
    George Abud (Wujek/Belsnickel)
    Tess Primack (Anya/Estrella)
    Adam Bashian (Rodzic/Tak Harus)

    YOUTH CHORUS

    Deven Agge
    Natalie Chan
    Victoria Chan
    Finn Douglas
    Casper Parvin
    Hattie Parvin
    Veidika Sen
    Dylan Sutton
    Luka Zylik

    ORCHESTRA

    Yan Li — piano/music director
    Elena Bonomo — drums
    Suzy Perelman — violin
    Allison Seidner — cello
    Justin Vance — flute/clarinet

    Recorded at Pace University Studios, NYC
    David Lawson, studio engineer
    Edited and Mixed by Peter Mills

    SPECIAL THANKS
    John Herin, Tony & Tonna Vallés, Susan Thananopavarn, Kate Semmens
    and all the parents of our youth chorus!

    EVERGREEN was originally presented by Prospect Theater Company at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, NYC.
    December, 2009.

    LINKS

    • PeteMillsMusic.com

    • CaraReichel.com

    • ProspecTheater.org

    • Evergreen Podcast Page

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    17 mins
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