Virginia City

musicals and operas · wisehart productions · Ages 13+ · United States

family friendly world premiere

MARK TWAIN MUSICAL “VIRGINIA CITY” PREMIERES AT THE 2012 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

May 18, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CONTACT:
David Wisehart
(310) 498-0677
[email protected]

HOLLYWOOD May 18, 2012 – The Wisehart brothers will premiere their Mark Twain musical VIRGINIA CITY at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June.

VIRGINIA CITY is a new musical about finding your voice.

A young drifter named Sam Clemens lands a job as a reporter in an Old West mining town. Inspired by a visit from a scandalous showgirl, Sam finds his voice and becomes Mark Twain.

“My brother and I lived in Virginia City when we were kids,” said David Wisehart, who wrote the book and lyrics, as well as directed and produced the show, which his younger brother Daniel composed. “We became fascinated by the tales of Mark...