The Online Musical

I Dreamed a Dream (Dance Pop Remix) – Les Miserabstep

theonlinemusical — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:15:31 +0000

As promised, we proudly present the first installment of the week-long mini-series of Les Miserabstep!

First up, an electropop remix of the heart-wrenching classic, “I Dreamed a Dream” starring Rachel Dady.

Made popular by Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent and Lea Michele on Glee, we’ve now taken it one step even further away from its original intention. Enjoy!

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Les Miserabstep Week!

theonlinemusical — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:09:35 +0000

Hey hey hey all you Online Musical lovers out there! Have you liked our new Facebook page?? We’re back in a big way and excited to bring you a marriage of two of our favorite things– the unparalleled poetic and musical power of Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Les Miserables with the cardiac arrest-inducing bass drop of dubstep. Yes, we have found a way to perfectly meld these two seemingly opposite forces into a perfect blend of badassery and Internet goodness. People of the interwebs, we present to you: Les Miserabstep!

Les Miserabstep is the first “Rampell Remix”, awesome remixes of your favorite musical theater classics done by The Online Musical’s very own Ryan Campbell (Yes that’s right, Henchman #2 from MTOM, James from Pokemon: The Musical AND the 1920′s Reporter from Waldo). This week we’ll be dropping three original remixes your way, “I Dreamed a Dream” on Monday, “One Day More” on Wednesday, and “Empty Chairs and Empty Tables” on Friday, so crank up the volume and get ready to dance for revolution like it’s 1832.

Keep the party alive and awesome, everyone!

Vlogbrothers Shout out!

theonlinemusical — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:12:59 +0000

Yes MTOMers, you heard that right! Our lovable interactive musical theater company was featured on the Vlogbrothers’ Nerd Factor list and we couldn’t be more pumped!

We want to give an enormous thank you to Hank, John, and all of you nerdfighters out there in Nerdfighteria for the mention and support!!

Right now we’re finishing up work on our latest project, and let us just say that it is going to be beyond epic. Remember to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to get the latest updates and other funzies from us, and be on the look-out for our newest project coming your way in the next few weeks!

Per usual, DFTBA.

Where’s Waldo?: The Musical

theonlinemusical — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:57:28 +0000

Hello interwebz explorers! That’s right, all of us at The Online Musical have created another tasty internet treat–the most enduring mystery known to man has been solved: WHERE’S WALDO?: THE MUSICAL.

As you know, we here at TOM are constantly striving to answer life’s greatest questions. Since the dawn of time, millions of children have struggled to find the illusive Waldo. But we’ve found the answer. The Online Musical is proud to present the true tale of Waldo. First there’s Wenda—- ex-lover, looking for her baby-daddy…is Waldo the one? Next up, Odlaw—- a spiteful half-brother, looking to himself…does Waldo have the answer? Then there’s Wizard Whitebeard—- he was left behind when the student overcame the teacher…can Waldo stay hidden? Lastly there’s the 1920’s reporter…he just wants the scoop. But why all the secrets? Is Waldo hiding from us, or hiding from himself?

Want to live this epic journey over and over again? Get the original cast recording of Where’s Waldo?: The Musical

Keep your eyes to the skies and ears to the ground for news of our next projects– Coming your way soon!

Pokemon: The Musical

theonlinemusical — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:10:56 +0000

Yes, that’s right! We’ve created another bite-size piece of pop culture for your consumption! What topic did we choose to turn into 4 minutes of musical theater glory, you ask? We at the Online Musical took a journey into our collective toy box and chose to feature a cultural icon that stripped American children of hours of outdoor playtime and forced parents to sit through 4 hours of terrible cinema. Yes, that’s right. We present to you POKEMON: THE MUSICAL!

Along with sushi, undeniably one of the greatest cultural staples to arise out of Japan and into the open arms of American consumer culture has been Pokemon. In Pokemon: The Musical, we give you the real story of young Ash Ketchum and his posse and they set out into the world at the tender age of 10 to battle pokemon, Team Rocket, and puberty…all in 4 minutes and set to music.

Want to live this epic journey over and over again? Get the original cast recording of Pokemon: The Musical on iTunes!

Keep checking back for more news on our newest projects!

Thomas Jefferson: The Musical

theonlinemusical — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:16:26 +0000

IT’S HERE! The long-awaited, much-anticipated FIRST MINI MUSICAL! Being loyal University of Virginia students, we couldn’t pass up the suggestion of our first mini musical to feature our favorite founding father and all-around cool guy–Thomas Jefferson! Check out our comedic, entirely historically inaccurate, 10-minute tale of how this great nation was born:

We’ve had quite a busy semester, and we hope you guys enjoy the fruits of our labor (and your ideas!). Musical: The Online Musical AND Thomas Jefferson: The Musical are now both up on iTunes! So much interactive musical theater! Listen to it while you drink coffee, walk your dog, walk your children…it’s great for any occassion! Thank you to all who have already purchased the tracks, as well as to everyone who helped out in our IndieGoGo fundraiser by giving a donation or spreading the word. With the money that we raised from that we were able to purchase all of the costume and building supplies for Thomas Jefferson and our next Mini Musical (coming out soon!), a new camera stabilizer (increased production value!), a new tripod, props for both Mini Musicals, and another external hard drive. We can’t express how much your support means to us, and you’ve definitely made it possible for us to keep producing quality content for your internet enjoyment.

As for what other shenanigans we’ve been up to, we wanted to thank all of you for your support for MTOM’s Gavin Rohrer in his quest for Off-Broadway greatness. He was the highest ranked male and we got lots of great feedback on the MTOM channel. Thanks as well for all the great feedback on our Rebecca Black reactionary play–the Charlottesville Community Players really appreciate all your support and great comments.

Keep up the love guys, grab TJ on iTunes, and keep your eyes peeled for another musical of mini proportions!

Rebecca Black=Reactionary Play Gold

theonlinemusical — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:57:07 +0000

Hey all you MTOMers out there! Recently a cultural bomb exploded on the Internet. Yes, we’re talking about one of the biggest memes in all of memedom–Rebecca Black’s hit song “Friday”.

Of course we couldn’t just sit back and watch this wonderful cultural opportunity pass by, thus was born “Friday” A Short Play in One Act Based on Rebecca Black. Written by Jeff Luppino-Esposito, with music by Matt Saverese, and performed by the Charlottesville Community Players, this reactionary play hopes to reconcile the true story behind Rebecca’s rise to fame and her apparent distrust in the logical system of days. The work was featured as “Short Play of the Day” on The Daily What and has been loved on by many a YouTuber.

What are you waiting for?? Everyone needs more RB in their lives!

Musical: The Online Musical Original Cast Recording on iTunes!

theonlinemusical — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:00:16 +0000

Check it out!

Buy it here!

Keep the interactive theater alive!

theonlinemusical — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:48:22 +0000

Hello hello MTOMers! Remember our big plans for next season, The Mini Musicals?? Well, we’ve run our bank account to the ground and could use a little funding – help us out and we’ll give you sweet perks in return! We’ve set up an IndieGoGo campaign to raise much needed monies for equipment like a new tripod, costume supplies, a new light kit, and much more fun (but uber costly) stuff. Check out the video below for more on how to help us out!

In a theater environment where Broadway tickets are in the hundreds of dollars and new musicals with original music are a rare find, we’ve taken up the task of providing new musical theater on YouTube for free. Beyond sharing the product, we also provide a means of experiencing the creation process for musical theater mavens around the world.

Last semester, our focus was on quantity. We produced 10 episodes in 10 weeks, but this semester, we want to meet the demands of our viewing audience, by providing them with higher production quality and making their wildest musical theater dreams come true. Through 10-15 minute musicals based on topics suggested by our audience, we will meet our goal of interactivity and original musical content at an exciting new level.

What We Need

These are some estimated costs (on the conservative side) of what we expect to spend in order to produce the Mini Musicals. We feel that purchasing these items will substantially increase our production quality and potential without breaking the bank.

Light Kit …………………… $995

Light Gels ………………… $20

Camera Stabilizer ……… $200

External Hard Drive …… $150

Printing Costs …………… $40

Boom Mic ………………… $400

Costume Supplies …….. $400

Tripod ……………………… $200

Wood ………………………. $100

Paint ……………………….. $100

Construction Supplies .. $100

Logic Studio …………….. $499

Props ……………………… $150

(If we reach our secondary goal of $4000 we will also purchase an MPC Sequencer at $999)

In the event that we raise more money than projected, we will be completely transparent about where we spend that as well (trust us, there’s more than enough other stuff we could buy to make these productions awesome!) If we don’t meet our $3000 target, we will still put out the best possible Mini Musicals we can with the donations we receive. The only thing that will be affected is the number of Mini Musicals we will be able to produce. No matter what, we will put every dollar raised to work!

Don’t have any spare change to give? Don’t worry, don’t worry we won’t strand you. Your viewership and promotion still means the world to us. We can always use help spreading the word about our project, especially now as we seek donations.

One of the best ways to help spread the world is to tell IndieGoGo to feature our page! All it takes is a simple click and BAM you’ve helped us immensely! Click here to go to our page and feature us!

MTOM Follow-Up: “The Future”

theonlinemusical — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:07:35 +0000

Well hello again all you MTOMers out there! Feeling a little blue with the lack of interactive musical theater in your life? Well fear not! We present to you: The MTOM Follow-Up video!!

We’ve already started planning for the future of Musical: The Online Musical and our other interactive musical theater endeavors and of course we want to take you along for the ride! Next semester we’ll be putting on three “mini musicals”–10-15 minute musicals on topics you suggest! Think your idea has what it takes to be the next great mini musical? Well shoot it on over, and your idea could become the next musical theater sensation!