Harmony, Kansas
music by Anna K. Jacobs, book & lyrics by Bill Nelson

With a lively, soulful score, Harmony, Kansas tells the story of Heath, a gay farmer making his way in a rural community where homogeneity rules. When his city-born partner, Julian, talks him into joining a spirited group of gay guys who meet once a week to sing, Heath discovers a love for making music and a kinship he didn't expect. But his world is turned upside down when the group considers performing in public, threatening everything that matters to him, including the life he’s made with the man he loves.

At Goodpeed’s January, 2012 Festival of New Artists, the show will receive its second reading. And in June, 2012 it will have its first full production at the Diversionary Theatre in San Diego.

Bill Nelson’s All-Male Revue
Produced and directed by William Finn

lyrics by Bill Nelson, music by various composers: Will Aronson, Rob Broadhurst, Hailey Chang, Creighton Irons, Anna K. Jacobs, Dimitri Landrain, Julia Meinwald, Katya Stanislavskaya, and Niko Tsakalakos.

“If David Sedaris were musicalized, he’d sound like Bill Nelson! The lyrics are equal parts jaw-dropping, profound and daffy. Join Bill and the guys for a casual, fun evening of fresh, inventive theatre songs.”

Savannah: A Musical Fable
music by Daniel Lincoln, book and lyrics by Bill Nelson

Set in quirky Savannah, Georgia 1957, Savannah rides on the sultry breeze of a hot jazz score to tell the tale of Blue, a down-and-out trumpet player who falls for a society girl. By a series of events orchestrated by a local voodoo woman, Blue forms an unlikely friendship with Jackson Lee, a society guy, who promises to help Blue get his girl if Blue will help him learn how to be more manly, so he can win his own girl. The guys soon discover they’re both after the affection of the sassy Vivienne. Passion and obsession lead to romantic tragedy. But a twist brings a magical, happy ending for all.

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