New Musical in Development
A new musical about writing the song that changes everything
Overview
In the pressure-cooker world of New York songwriting, Mara and Charlie are chasing the song that might finally open the right door.
Set against the machinery of the Brill Building, Take 51 follows two young writers navigating ambition, authorship, and the fragile thrill of being heard.
As songs are pitched, rewritten, traded, and fought for, they discover that the music they are trying to sell may be the very thing that reveals who they are.
The title song: a pulse-point for the show’s world of demos, deadlines, and the search for the one take that finally lands.
Synopsis
[Add your Act I synopsis here. This should explain the setup, the Brill Building world, the key tensions between aspiration and authorship, and the first major turn in Mara and Charlie’s journey.]
[Add your Act II synopsis here. This should track the emotional and professional fallout, the deepening of the relationship, the cost of ambition, and the final dramatic resolution.]
Writer
Writer, composer and lyricist
Ian began his career as a songwriter and musician before moving into film and television, working at Twickenham Film Studios and later as a writer-producer on documentary projects.
He now focuses on writing screenplays and composing original stage work.
Take 51 is part of Ian’s continuing body of original musical theatre development.
Contact
For creative, development, producing, or industry enquiries relating to Take 51, please contact:
Writer, composer, lyricist, collaborations, workshops, and development conversations.
Selected character
Mara is a gifted young songwriter trying to find her place inside a world that rewards polish, speed, and certainty. Beneath the ambition is someone still deciding what she is willing to trade for a song to be heard.
Mara at the edge of her future — talented, hungry, and still being told she is not quite ready.