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Shoggoth on the Roof, A - CD Cast Album (Combo Edition)

By: H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, The

Type: CD

Product Line: Call of Cthulhu - Soundtracks

MSRP old price: $22.50


Product Info

Title
Shoggoth on the Roof, A - CD Cast Album (Combo Edition)
Genre
Author
Jerry Bock
Publish Year
2002
Dimensions
5x4.5x.5"
NKG Part #
2147642870
Type
CD

Description

There are some things man was not meant to adapt to musical theatre.

The HPLHS Shoggoth on the Roof Cast Album has been whispered of in dark alleys off Off-Broadway. Lawyers have bent paper clips into strange shapes at the very mention of its name. The CD features an ensemble of professional singers (and a few zombies) singing eleven tentacle tapping musical numbers in a grand and fully-orchestrated production.

Huh? You can read the full story here, but in brief, the stories of HP Lovecraft collide with the cherished Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. The result is an improbable, delightful and disturbing full-length Broadway-style musical featuring Lovecraftian horrors set to familiar tunes. For nearly 30 years, theatre companies have met their doom in attempting to stage this strange and terrible tale of love, family and tentacles. Here, for your enjoyment is a recording of all the numbers from the show.

The CD is, well, you know, just a normal CD, but features a fold out booklet with strange and terrible facts about the show. It features 11 songs and 41 minutes of music.

We're also strange enough to offer the libretto of A Shoggoth on the Roof. This 74 page perfect bound book features the full script, all the lyrics, photos and other fun stuff. It's the safest way to have a A Shoggoth on your bookshelf.

For the truly mad musical theatre fan we offer our Shoggoth Combo Pack. This features the Cast Album CD, the Libretto and a DVD with our documentary film about the original attempt to stage A Shoggoth on the Roof in Los Angeles in the 1970s. This 20-minute film features Stuart Gordon, Chris Sarandon and many other strange people.