In the 90s, indie rock band Triplight was poised on the knife edge of fame. But just before their first album was set to be released, the band tragically disappeared. Until tonight, 20 years later, when their charismatic lead singer Willow Spark will emerge from hiding to reckon with a past that will push her to the brink of life and death.
Starring Kristen Sieh, written by acclaimed Australian female artists, singer-songwriter Greta Gertler Gold and playwright Alexandra Collier and directed by Mia Rovegno, Triplight is an irreverent, quirky and dark new musical that explores the precarious life of a musician in the nostalgia-strewn past of New York City - with an original score that fuses indie pop and 90s rock.
Starring Kristen Sieh
Featuring Tony Torn, Maya Sharpe, Jake Roa, Titus Tompkins, Caitlin Cobb-Vialet, Angel Lin, Gabrielle Cuadra, Guillermo Contreras
Book & Lyrics by Alexandra Collier
Music & Lyrics by Greta Gertler Gold
Directed by Mia Rovegno
Produced by Laura Been
Design by Kate Freer
Costumes by Whitney Locher
Movement by Katie Rose McLaughlin
Music Direction by JoAnne Harris
Assistant Music Direction by Lucas Elijah Friedman
On SEPTEMBER 7, Greta & Friends will appear on ABC Radio's TGIF! with Richard Glover. Tune in at 4pm, or better still join the live audience! Details here: http://www.abc.net.au/radio/sydney/programs/drive/tgif/
Poster by Aaron Meshon.
SYDNEY FRINGE FESTIVAL SHOW ANNOUNCED!!
SEPTEMBER 13, Leadbelly Newtown (Sydney, Australia)
Greta will be joined by a full band, including Adam D Gold (drums), Lara Goodridge (violin, vocals) and other special guest vocalists performing short excerpts of her rock musical Triplight (developed at Joe's Pub, Ucross, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, The Tank and SPACE at Ryder Farm in collaboration with Australian playwright Alexandra Collier), The Red Tree (a collaboration with playwright/lyricist Hilary Bell, based on the book by Shaun Tan and produced by the National Theatre of Parramatta in 2017), Anna Hit her musical in collaboration with Stew (TONY Award-winning creator of Passing Strange) and other musicals-in-progress in concert form.
Special guest vocalists will include:
JODI PHILLIS (The Clouds)
JUSTINE CLARKE
TANIA BOWRA
JAK HOUSDEN (The Whitlams)
BONNIE STEWART
BEN FINK
MOSS JOHNSTON
and more TBA
Tickets Now Available Here: https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/greta-gertler-gold-friends/104900
Please join us for a dazzling night of songs with guest vocalist/actors and string quartet. Click poster above for tickets! Very grateful for this beautiful artwork by our friend and neighbour, Aaron Meshon.
greta directs stunning New Music video for Alice Bierhorst's 'not like the movies'
Just discovered: A beautiful performance of one of Greta's songs!
'Charlie #3' by Greta Gertler Gold (music & lyrics) & Tim Freedman (lyrics) performed by The Whitlams and WA Symphony Orchestra.
Happy New Year! In 2018, I'll be hosting a new music series in my beloved neighbourhood. The last Sunday afternoon of each month at Parkette (41st St/5th Ave, Sunset Park). Click the pic to hear a relevant song...