From the novel by Florence Engel Randall
Book & Lyrics
Douglas Thompson
Music
Johanna Telander
September 11-15, 2024
Urban Stages, 259 West 30th St, New York, NY
Our successful Showcase production in September 2024 is just the beginning of the journey for our show. We have plans for future production in New York, and around the world, plus a recording. You can support us with a tax deductible donation or email us at watchermusical@gmail.com to get more details on future plans
Summer 1976
It’s been nearly a year, and Jan is still haunted by the traumatic loss of her father. Now, her mother has moved Jan and her little sister into a creepy old house, surrounded by dark woods. Here, the haunting is real. Forces she cannot see, and feelings that are not hers, compel Jan to unlock the fifty year old mystery of a young girl's disappearance in the woods.
Someone, or something, wants her to know the truth.
The only way out of the woods ... is through.​
​Watcher in the Woods: A New Musical
Watcher in the Woods: A New Musical ​​is a gripping family drama that intertwines themes of familial love, loss and reconnection with the supernatural mystery of R. L. Stine's Goosebumps and the universe expanding heart of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial; a reminder that we must come together to carry on.
Based on the 1976 novel by Florence Engel Randall, Watcher in the Woods: A New Musical has a score by Johanna Telander and book/lyrics by Douglas Thompson.
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The novel was previously adapted for the big screen in 1980 by Walt Disney Studios, with Bette Davis, David McCallum, and Kyle Richards starring. Angelica Huston led a 2017 remake for Lifetime, directed by Melissa Joan Hart.​​
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Directed by Chase Kniffen, with Music Direction by Brian Walters.​
