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Podcast: Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest"
Episode: Discover A New Musical with Alan Edmunds and Richard Winzeler (Perfect World)
Description: Perfect WorldRichard Winzeler - Composer & Co-LyricistAlan Edmunds - Librettist & Co-LyricistPerfect World began innocently as a research project to document and analyze the incredible writings of Barbara Follett. As a professional psychologist, Alan had been curious about precocious child writers for more than a decade. Children who write like adults are incredibly rare and Barbara’s prolific work certainly fit the bill. Being an avid musical theatre fan and performer, he instinctively envisioned Barbara’s compelling life story as a musical and the archives at Columbia University were a treasure trove of deta...