Premiering on June 13th on Open-Door Playhouse - A Falling Star at Buzzards Roost!

 TV, BROADWAY & ROCK STARS JOIN FORCES FOR RETRO RADIO SHOW “A FALLING STAR AT BUZZARD’S ROOST” ON OPEN DOOR PLAYHOUSE JUNE 2023 (Hollywood, CA) On June 13, 2023, the classic American radio show gets a modern twist, as TV, Broadway and Rock stars join forces for the new musical: A FALLING STAR AT BUZZARD'S ROOST. Non-profit radio theatre company OPEN DOOR PLAYHOUSE -- a 501c3 giving voice to new writers and actors -- proudly premieres this show, sponsored in part by Shure Audio International and produced by Stage For A New Age (in cooperation with We Make Movies Productions). A FALLING STAR AT BUZZARD'S ROOST is the tale of a microphone, a meteorite and true love that transcends time! The story is set in a drive in/diner in Sylacauga, Alabama that famously shows the worst sci-fi movies ever made and boasts a small piece of a the actual Hodges meteorite that historically fell in 1954. When country charmer Gabby invites best friend Mo and her band THE FLUTTERBYES to perform, they plug in a vintage microphone once used by Elvis and it mysteriously opens a wormhole in space to send the cast back in time. Will Gabby learn hidden secrets of her family’s past? Will Mo find love at first sight? How will the gang find their way back home to 2023? Running just under 90 minutes, A FALLING STAR AT BUZZARD'S ROOST, is divided into four episodes (with ridiculous commercials) to allow fans to listen wherever and whenever they can. 
 THE CAST: • Comedy greats Dave Foley (KIDS IN THE HALL, NEWS RADIO, YOUNG SHELDON) and Gary Anthony Williams (RENO 911, THE OUTLAW JOHNNY BLACK, BOONDOCKS); • TV bad boy/hearthrob Antonio Jaramillo (MAYANS M.C., SHADES OF BLUE); • Broadway actresses Kacee Clanton (A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN) and Maureen Davis (INTO THE WOODS) • LA Theatre and Cabaret Favorites, Aaron Lyons (PULP SHAKESPEARE, THE DEVIL & BILLY MARKHAM) Crissy Guerrero (CESAR & RUBEN; EL VEZ) • All girl, all star sextet THE FLUTTERBYES (Maureen Davis, Sonia Sanchez, Claire Gohst, Paula Keane, Emi Desire, Roni Lee) whose collective concert credits include DICK DALE, BERLIN, VAN HALEN, JOAN JETT, BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY, DEKE DICKERSON, JAMES INTVELD and BIG SANDY). A FALLING STAR AT BUZZARD'S ROOST was recorded at Studiopolis in Los Angeles by Bryan Showalter and directed by veteran voiceover artist Richard Malmos. Custom Foley sound effects were designed by Jeffrey Gardner (The Kennedy Center, LA Theatreworks and Cecily Strong's lauded "Search For Sign's of Intelligent Life" at the Center Theatre Group). Maureen Davis composed the music with past bandmates from MAUREEN & THE MERCURY 5 and THE FLUTTERBIES. Davis has over 500 film/TV song placements to date, and two tunes from this musical -- "HUMMINGBIRD HEART" and FAITH IN RAIN" -- were featured in George Clooney's Oscar-winning movie, THE DESCENDANTS. A sample listening list can be found on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2Ecgu4L Davis cowrote the script with Dave Rodgers who also collaborated on “Valley of Kings,” with Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney (Murphy and Studney penned the stage/film musical REEFER MADNESS; Murphy co-wrote HEATHERS for Broadway). When not writing or performing in concert as a guitarist, Rodgers has been a long time assistant to Mel Brooks and the late Anne Bancroft.