Ace (musical)

ACE :The New Musical Adventure
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Music	Richard Oberacker
Lyrics	Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker
Book	Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker
Productions	2006 Regional productions 2008 Signature Theatre

2006 Regional productions

ACE is a musical with a book and lyrics by Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker, and music by Oberacker. The story is about a boy, separated from his mother, who discovers his past and himself through a series of dreams about a flying ace. It was inspired by Robert Taylor's father training to be a pilot, and his mother having a near-fatal bout with depression.

The musical premiered the The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Missouri, in 2006 and has played in several regional productions.

Taylor and Oberacker met and began to discuss the show while touring in 2003 with The Lion King.

Parts of Ace were shown at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's (NAMT) Festival of New Musicals in New York in September 2005. Cheyenne Jackson starred as Ace, with Christiane Noll featured.

The musical debuted at the The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Missouri, September 6 through October 1, 2006. It was directed by Stafford Arima and choreographed by Andrew Palermo. It then played at Playhouse in the Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, from October 17 through November 17, 2006. This production was also directed by Arima and choreographed by Palermo. Another production by the same team played at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California from January 13 through February 18, 2007. The cast included Michael Arden as John Robert and Darren Ritchie as Ace.

The Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia production ran from August 26 through September 28, 2008. Directed by Eric D. Schaeffer and choreographed by Karma Camp, the cast featured Jill Paice, Emily Skinner, Jim Stanek and Christiane Noll. In the Signature production, the boy Billy is renamed Danny, and the past is revealed through diaries rather than through dreams.

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