Why You Need To Know About Nellie Bly

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David Friedman is a brilliant composer and good friend. I saw a reading of Front Page Girl (the story of Nellie Bly) and loved it. For those in Connecticut, you might want to go and see it. I do hope it gets to Broadway. Here’s an interview I did with David about the show.

Why were you intrigued by the story of Nellie Bly?
 
She was perhaps one of the most influential women in American history. Born in 1864, Nelly was a woman of daring, innovation and achievement in a time when the majority of women were allowed to be none of those things.
 
Eventually, she talked her way into a job as an investigative reporter with the editor-in-chief of the New York World, Joseph Pulitzer, the most powerful newspaper man in New York.
 

What was your process in writing the songs?

Songs in a show have to progress the plot and stand alone at the same time. I write songs about events in the style of the period. I also write emotional songs that are written in a contemporary style because emotion is universal.
 
Where and when is the show playing?
 
The show is playing November 6 - December 8 at the Spirit of Broadway Theater in Norwich, Connecticut. For all the information and show times, click here.