Dewey Davis-Thompson is a playwright/lyricist in St. Petersburg, Florida. His musical requieM: A Tragedy in Reverse premiered at St. Petersburg Opera in 2017 and he has written many plays for stage including Ganymede, The Gasparilla Queen, The Manatee’s Tale of Extinction and the spooky radio drama The Tocobaga Bargain on WMNF. He also co-wrote and produced two seasons of Cosmic Significance with Elizabeth Brachman. Dewey writes, produces and directs the Pirates and Angels Variety Show, most recently at St. Pete Opera. He is IPP Theatre Tampa Bay and FMR Dramatist Guild Rep. FMI Davis-Thompson.com
September Playwright Dewey Davis-Thompson shares these demo tracks from his new musical Sunshine City, the Musical. He and Suze talk about the creative process of collaborating on the musical with composer Tom Sivak.
Sunshine City, the Musical was in pre-production with two companies before the epidemic. It follows the story of con-man Jack Handsome, who learns to use his knack for untruths to create publicity stunts and get newspaper coverage to “con” tourists into coming to St. Petersburg.
But of course Jack falls in love with Flora Day, the Editor’s daughter and woman of the modern 20’s, who demands honesty and offers an end to conning forever.
Based on a true story, Dewey and Tom have worked on this show for nearly a decade.
The demo tracks below feature the voice talents of Tom Sivak, Beth Gelman, Jeff Lucas, Jan Newberger, Melissa Misener, and Becca McCoy. All tracks are written by Dewey Davis-Thompson and Tom Sivak.
“Picture That” – Demo Track from Sunshine City, the Musical
“Picture Her” – Demo Track from Sunshine City, the Musical
“Minnesota” – Demo Track from Sunshine City, the Musical
“Dear Editor” – Demo Track from Sunshine City, the Musical
“If I Loved Anyone” – Demo Track from Sunshine City, the Musical
See more and get the latest on that elusive world premiere at SunshineCityTheMusical.com