I started a large life in a very small, troubled East Coast town. This hip-hop operetta sets up my memoir with disparate facts about my pretty unusual background and what gave me hope for a brighter future.
From Melanie’s Musical Memoir. Words by Melanie, Music by J-Tribe

At 22, a magician mademy virginity disappear, took me out for my first drunk, and my first taste of bitterness.
From Melanie’s Musical Memoir. Words and Music by Melanie, Arranged by Morris Ziff

Playing the woebegone wife in the Los Angeles premiere of his “March of the Falsettoes”, I broke in this showstopper in our critically acclaimed run at the Huntingon Hartford Theatre, and perform an excerpt in Melanie’s Musical Memoir. Words and Music by William Finn

With maturity comes wisdom and loss of vanity gives you sanity. You learn to discern what’s real and what’s not.
From Melanie’s Musical Memoir Words by Melanie, Music by Doug Katsaros

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