the road to Loveless
The creation of a new musical is a very long journey, with many steps along the way for revisions, improvements and reimagining after seeing the work "on its feet" with cast and band. Scenes get
rewritten, songs cut and replaced, and characters sharpened and defined. We've been fortunate to have had great producers, cast members and musicians who've supported the evolution of Loveless Texas to where we are today.
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2005 - (Book scenes only) Presented as a reading by Boomerang Theatre Company with Jarrod Emick, David Ayers, Don Brewer, Bram Heidinger, Duane Noch, Scot Carlisle, Jennifer Larkin, Katie Clark, Jane Cortney, Beth Ann Leone, Jennifer Dorr White and Cortnie Loren Miller. Narration and stage management by Carol A. Sullivan. Directed by Cailín Heffernan.
2006 - Selected scenes were presented by The League of Professional Theatre Women at Pan Asian Rep featuring Rob Evan, Brandon Wardell and Cortnie Loren Miller. Directed by Cailín Heffernan.
2007 - CD promotional demo produced of selected numbers, featuring Terrence Mann, Robert Cuccioli, Jim Poulos, Jenn Colella, Brandon Wardell, Will Erat, Farah Alvin, Courtney Balan, Sarah Glendening and Lynne Halliday.
June 2010 - Developmental reading, produced by Big Fish Big Pond Ltd. The cast included Jarrod Emick, Brandon Wardell, Jenn Colella, Katie Rose Clarke, Jason Wooten, Derek Keeling, Autumn Hurlbert, Kelly Maier, Jeremy Woodard, Dana Benningfield and Paul Saylor. Stage narration by Taylor Adams, stage management by Jack Lynch. Directed by Cailín Heffernan. Company managers: Boomerang Theatre Company.
November 2010 - Industry presentation was staged at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Playwrights Horizons with Robert Cuccioli, Brandon Wardell, Jenn Colella, Katie Rose Clarke, Sarah Glendening, David Larsen, Heath Calvert, Amanda Lea LaVergne, Lynne Halliday, Buzz Roddy, Jason Loughlin, Kelly Maier and Kurt Elftmann, accompanied by Jason DeBord (piano/accordion), Frank Pagano (drums), John Miller (bass), Gordon Titcomb (pedal steel/mandolin/banjo), John Putnam (arch-top and flat-top guitars/dobro) and Kenny Kosek (fiddle). Boomerang Theatre Company and Big Fish Big Pond Ltd. produced the event, stage management by Kate Erin Gibson, directed by Cailín Heffernan.
January 2011 - CD demo of more songs, featuring Jarrod Emick, Brandon Wardell, David Larsen, Health Calvert, Jenn Colella, Katie Rose Clarke, Kelly Maier, Felicia Finley and Sarah Glendening.
August 2012 - Heffernan and Aronson are among the eight writing teams selected for residency at the Rhinebeck Writers Retreat. Major rewrites accomplished.
May 2016 - Workshop presentation, produced by Boomerang Theatre Co. at CAP21 (NY), with Rob Evan (King), Jake Odmark (Berowne), Katie Rose Clark (LaReine), P.J. Griffiths (Joe Don Armado), Nina Victoria Negron (Rosaline), Kimberly JaJuan (Gwen Soileau), Ryan Andes (Duke), Michael Castillejos (Bubba), Zane Phillips (Randy), Christine Jones (Maria), Lilly Tobin (Kathy) and Monique St. Cyr (Jacquenetta), accompanied by Steven Jamail (MD, piano), Henry Aronson (accordion), Kenny Kosek (fiddle/mandolin), Gregg Utzig (guitar/banjo). Directed by Cailín Heffernan.
October 2016 Boomerang in-house, invitation-only table read to assemble entire book and score for the first time.
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September/October 2017 - Full production by Boomerang Theatre Co. at the Sheen Center, NYC. Cast: Darren Ritchie, Joe Joseph, John Herrera, C.J. Eldred, Colin Barkell, Brett Benowitz, Amanda Lea LaVergne, Trisha Jeffrey, Bligh Voth, Kimberly JaJuan, Annette Navarro and Chase Kamata. Band: Henry Aronson (MD/piano/accordion), Ann Klein (guitar/dobro), Kenny Kosek (fiddle/mandolin), Marty Cutler (Banjo). Stage manager, Tim Babcock. Directed by Cailín Heffernan.
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July 2025 - Concert presentation by Act 3 Galveston at the Bryan Museum, Galveston TX. Cast: Lorie Alcazar, Travis Kirk Coombs, Dillon Davis, Keith Dupree, Sarah Hames, Amanda Hovey, Terry Jones, Steven Reeder, Christian Simon, Joe Stanfield, Eboni E. Williams, Sarah Zuazua. Band: Henry Aronson (MD/piano), Kevin Anthony & G-Town: Kevin Anthony (fiddle), Dwight Wolf (guitar), Jim Hall (pedal steel and dobro), Christopher Smith Gonzalez (bass). Stage manager, Vincent Cioppa. Directed by Cailín Heffernan.
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