A Cappella

A musical about finding your own voice

Book by Vynnie Meli / Music by The Acappella Company / Commissioned by Greg Cooper Productions

Just out of high school, Jeremiah goes from the 'music of praise' to the ‘music that pays’. He misses the people he left behind, but is this love or just nostalgia? He returns to the place where everything is familiar, except that nothing is.

With no accompaniment, beat boxing percussion and soaring harmonies weave a blend of gospel, pop, and R & B through this uplifting show. Its' emotional core is universal and for all ages. A cast of 9, and no band.

Official Selection of the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival; Alliance Theatre’s Reiser Artists Lab and showcase production; Workshop development with Marguerite Hannah at Horizon Theatre

The NYMF Stage Rights Steele Spring Award; NYMF '15 Awards for Best Ensemble, Best Orchestrations, and Best Music Direction; Alliance Theatre's Reiser's Atlanta Artists Lab

This show has been revised with additional new music composed by Christian Magby with lyrics by Vynnie Meli

A CAPPELLA is published by Stage Rights / Steele Springs Publishing

Breaking the Glass Slipper

Formerly Plagued - A Love Story / 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival

Book and lyrics by Vynnie Meli / Music by Casey Filiaci

It’s been almost 20 year since Charming slid the glass slipper onto her foot, and Cinderella is still waiting for the other shoe to drop. Her curious teenage daughter, Dusty, pushes buttons and boundaries. When a stranger is found unconscious in the wormwood, the outside world creeps into their fairy tale lives. Dusty wants to save the world, but first she has to escape her gilded cage. The Queen Mother In-law goes medieval, but Cinderella feels helpless to defend herself and her family. She thinks she is only where she is because of a magical pumpkin and some mutant rodents. Her Fairy Godmother comes out of retirement to set her straight. Cinderella really, truly does belong. Her daughter doesn’t have to, though. Cinderella helps Dusty break free to make her own way - beyond the castle walls.

BREAKING THE GLASS SLIPPER is a feel good comedy with a complex heart. Up-lifting and inspirational, the iconic characters Cinderella, Prince Charming and the Fairy Godmother give it recognizable branding, yet it’s surprisingly topical.

A family musical; 4 w, 3 m plus ensemble

Breaking The Glass Slipper can be done with as few as 9 actors or as many as 30. There is a Breaking The Glass Slipper Jr. version for schools and camps.

The music ranges from the traditional Broadway style with soaring ballads to energetic jazz, belting R&B and pop contemporary. Diverse casting is encouraged.

A Next Link Selection at the New York Musical Theatre Festival ; Developmental workshop with Justin Anderson at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and with freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL. ; “Mother Daughter Fight Song” featured in Horizon Theatre’s Mother’s Day event ; A spring ‘21 production at Brookwood High School in Atlanta/Snellville