Bonus Materials
Head Over Heels: The Creator's Cut
This is the revised version of my career's proudest work, which took hundreds of hours to complete after what I learned from my first (and alas, only) production. I did this work in the knowledge that audiences would never be allowed to see it, as public performance is forbidden (in a contract drawn up by my former law firm, of course).
As musical scripts can be frustrating to read, I reworked production photos to give the script elements of a graphic novel.
Pamela's Poems
I consider this scene from Head Over Heels to be some of my funniest writing (on which I improved in my revision above). It's followed by Carmel Dean's scorching arrangement of the Go-Go's "Automatic Rainy Day" - which was irrationally cut by Michael Mayer to be replaced by a far less satisfying arrangement by his agency buddy. In the scene, Princess Pamela attempts to depict her perfect lover in verse.
Stage Notes: Jeff Whitty on Head Over Heels
On June 1, 2015, I was as exhausted as I've ever been, having spent all of my waking hours revising as I prepared to go into my first preview of Head Over Heels - without a director in the house. I remain calm and collected as I speak to volunteers about the show, two hours prior to curtain.
Oregon Public Broadcasting June 27, 2015 - “State of Wonder”
A lovely radio piece by reporter Aaron Scott that catches me at the end of the most grueling creative experience of my life. Take not of his description of the response from the teenaged crowd - a major market (they made Wicked!) that was left notably unenthused by the Broadway mounting three years later. The accompanying article is here.