PHANTOM LIMB (New York, NY)
www.phantomlimbcompany.com
www.lemonysnicket.com

Lemony Snicket's THE COMPOSER IS DEAD
Written by Lemony Snicket
Conceived and Designed by Phantom Limb
Music by Nathaniel Stookey
Produced in Association with Eva Price / Maximum Entertainment

World Premiere: FALL 2010
U.S. Touring by Brad Simon Organization / bsoinc.com

Phantom Limb and renowned author Daniel Handler join forces in the theatrical realization of Lemony Snicket’s latest hit novel THE COMPOSER IS DEAD. If you have ever heard an orchestra play, then you know that musicians are most certainly guilty of something. Where exactly were the violins on the night in question? Did anyone see the harp? Is the trumpet protesting a bit too boisterously? In this perplexing murder mystery, everyone seems to have a motive, everyone has an alibi, and nearly everyone is a musical instrument. But the composer is still dead. Joining the dynamics of traditional music hall with a signature bravura design for marionettes, this unique collaboration, the first in a series of new works, promises to bring even the most reluctant cultural deviants to the orchestra..