WORLD PREMIERE!

Written by Myles Nye

Directed by Andy Goldblatt

Composed by John Graney & Andy Hentz

Arrangements & Orchestrations by Andy Hentz

Book Lyrics by Myles Nye

This Halloween, sink into the world of a New Orleans-style ghost story musical, a tall tale full of highballs and oddballs, hobgoblins and hemoglobin. Our protagonist, the eponymous Beau Fib, embarks on a quest to find out why he wore his good shoes, something he'd never do without a special occasion. On his journey, he joins forces with an unlikely coterie comprising a heartbroken soldier, a derelict priest, and an acid-tongued strumpet. As they reel from danger and stagger into peril, their quest story unfolds through musical influences that range from Tom Lehrer to Tom Waits, Kurt Weill to barbershop quartet, with lots of surprises, monsters, and smutty talk along the way (did we mention the demonic singing clown?). The humor is dark, the characters are twisted, the whole thing stinks of booze -- it's like no musical you've ever been to before. Full of wordplay and weltshmertz, Beau Fib is a lively, hauntingly original new play that will always tell you the truth and will make you live forever.

This world-premiere play is also the first musical from the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble.