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WWTPD (What Would T-PAIN do?)
CAMP WANATACHI vocodes and auto-tunes the voices of Broadway stars in new musical!
Something has happened since Carolyn Mignini’s days in the original Broadway productions of Fiddler on the Roof and Tintypes — her voice sounds a lot more like T-Pain.
CAMP WANATACHI, a new musical about two 13 year old girls who fall in love at Christian summer camp, is turning musical theater on its head with its dynamic new utilization of thick beats and pop music technology. Long seen as sworn enemies, musical theater nerds and hip hop heads can now come together on June 3rd and June 4th when an abridged version of CAMP WANATACHI is performed at 3 Legged Dog Art + Technology Center.
Ms. Mignini isn’t the only Broadway star to get the vocoder treatment. Alice Lee, who stared in the Tony Award winning Broadway cult sensation Spring Awakening, has also joined the CAMP WANATACHI cast. The unique blend electronically processed vocals with unaffected “musical theater” singing hits just the right note when atop of CAMP WANATACHI’s signature electro-funk and lush orchestral arrangements.
Music Directed and arranged by up and coming new classical music composer Conrad Winslow, a Julliard grad student currently under the tutelage of Academy Award winning composer John Corigliano, Mr. Winslow has merged his penchant for “harmonic thorniness and rhythmic vitality” (New York Times) with his love for electronic dance music in his compositions for CAMP WANATACHI. Also acting as conductor and a live DJ, Mr. Winslow’s arrangements for his 7 piece orchestral ensemble hearken the undulating repetition of Phillip Glass, the glitchy specificity of Alarm Will Sound and the electronic/emotional consciousness of Nico Muhly.
Written and composed by indie rocker Natalie Weiss of Unicornicopia and featuring beats by hip hop producer Machinedrum, CAMP WANATACHI began as an experimental DJ set/monologue cycle performed by enthusiast hipsters alongside of noise bands in Williamsburg basements. As the project developed, it began to share bills with established artists such as Dave Longstreth of Dirty Projectors.
Now, under the direction of Matt Cowart (Co-Producer/Associate Director of Sondheim: the birthday concert with the New York Philharmonic), CAMP WANATACHI has transformed into a vibrant, boundary breaking piece of musical theater that is sure to become a Broadway hit.
CAMP WANATACHI Concerts at Three Legged Dog Art + Technology Center:
80 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10006
Two nights only!
Thursday, June 3rd 8:00pm (followed by VIP Reception)
Friday, June 4th 8:00pm (followed by CASSETTE NYC After Party.)
Tickets: $15 (includes admission to CASSETTE NYC After Party on June 4th.)
Tickets for June 3rd concert and VIP reception: $25
Kickin’ New Promo Video!
A brand new vid from the Camp Wanatachi team to promote the show and kick off our fundraising campaign!
Starring the shiny new cast of campers, Laurel Harris, Amy Gironda and Alice Lee, as well as show creator and cast member Natalie Weiss.
Check out our page at Kickstarter.com for information on how to donate to this boundary-pushing show. We need your help to get Camp Wanatachi up and running. Any amount you can give means so much to us as we work to take this musical to the next level.
Annnnnnnnnd it’s not like we aren’t gonna show you the love in return!
Any pledge, no matter how big or small will get your name on our list of backers.
Pledge $25 or more and receive our updates and an invitation to the sneak peak of our concert at the final dress rehearsal on Wednesday June 2nd at Three Legged Dog. Be a part of the process and see how it all comes together.
Or if you can pledge $100 or more and receive our updates, 2 tickets to our concert and a bug spray scented CD of the music of CAMP WANATACHI recorded by Natalie Elizabeth Weiss signed by herself, the cast and production team: Ian Pai, Matt Cowart and Bridget Regan.
And for ya’ll Legend of the Seeker uber-fans, $500 will get you a thirty-minute Skype session with our luminous producer and Legend star Bridget Regan!!
We can’t say enough about how wonderful our fans are; your support is invaluable to us.
XOXOX,
CAMP WANATACHI
CAMP WANATACHI Benefit Concerts + Dance Party June 3rd and 4th!
CAMP WANATACHI Benefit Concerts + Dance Party at Three Legged Dog:
80 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10006
Thursday, June 3rd 8:00pm, followed by VIP Reception.
Friday, June 4th 8:00pm, followed by CASSETTE NYC After Party.
Tickets for Benefit Concert: $15
Tickets purchased for June 3rd and June 4th both include admission to CASSETTE NYC on June 4th.
Tickets for Benefit Concert and June 3rd VIP Reception: $25
For information on purchasing tickets, or securing industry comps, please contact: info@campwanatachi.com
