Chris McCarrell rode away from the les mis one last time waving at the crowd on his scooter. if that’s not the most chris mccarrell thing ever, then I don’t know what is
Nikola Tesla Drops the Beat (Nikko Benson + Benjamin Halstead)
NTDTB (NIKOLA TESLA DROPS THE BEAT @ Joe’s Pub - Montage)
Chris McCarrell as Nikola Tesla, Mykal Kilgore as Thomas Edison, Barrett Wilbert Weed as Kat Johnson, Heath Saunders as Rob Johnson, Brennyn Lark as JP Morgan
With Ally Bonino, Chris Cherry, Injoy Fountain, Jared Loftin, Michael Millan Directed/Produced by Shakina Nayfak and the Musical Theatre Factory Music Directed by Avi Amon
Nikola Tesla travels to NYC to meet his hero, the Wizard of Menlo Park - Thomas Edison, in hopes that they’ll work as a team to distribute Tesla’s new invention: Alternating Current. Tesla starts working under Edison, but it turns out Edison is not the altruistic innovator Tesla expected.
Dialogue + I Run This Town Excerpt (Nikola Tesla VS Thomas Edison) [War of the Currents]
A misunderstood genius. A rivalry for the ages. An idea that would change the world forever. Turning the volume up on one of our time’s most influential (and controversial) innovators, Nikola Tesla Drops the Beat is a theatrical experience unlike anything you’ve ever seen. A show that can only be described as “HAMILTON meets TESLA”, this epic battle of Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison is set to the rhythm of a brand-new beat, in a modern and mesmerizing musical that will leave you speechless… and electrified.
Higher (From NTDTB) - Removed from SoundCloud?
The beat never stops thumping and the lights never stop flashing: it’s Tesla’s utopian future. But is it too good to be true?
Tesla, an eager young student, can’t help but see the flaws in direct current, invented by the coolest dude ever, Thomas Edison. Tesla gets bombarded by all sorts of distractions as he tries to focus on the seemingly impossible: finding a better way.
Tesla, at the height of his fame and acclaim, introduces his new idea for the radio at a party. He speaks to his adoring crowd, but his unique connection with Kat, his friend/publicist, is the only thing coming into focus.
