{"id":61321,"date":"2020-07-13T07:30:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T11:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=61321"},"modified":"2020-07-12T13:32:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T17:32:53","slug":"in-america-a-new-musical-launches-salvo-against-trumps-culture-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/in-america-a-new-musical-launches-salvo-against-trumps-culture-war\/","title":{"rendered":"‘In America – A New Musical’ Launches Salvo Against Trump’s Culture War"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 13, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In response to President Trump\u2019s increase in rhetoric against education, immigration, Black Lives Matter, Tik Tok™ and his defense of the Confederate flag and its monuments, Professor Hal Harper of Oakland, California, retired professor of English as a Second Language (ESL), has launched his own salvo in the culture war as he releases \u201cIn America – A New Musical\u201d to the public.<\/p>\n

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\nMore than 20 years in the making, this modern immigrant tale (which introduces 25 characters and 18 brand-new musical numbers) tells the story of young Mr. Johnson, a recent teaching graduate from New York City who has just landed his first job at a small community college in San Francisco, California where he is assigned as a Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) to immigrant students recently arrived In America.<\/p>\n

The rookie teacher soon finds himself in a quandary however as he finds his new school facing budget cuts, a growing anti-immigrant sentiment spearheaded by the local \u201cThug Boys\u201d and the affections of a beautiful Chinese student, Mei Li, unbeknownst to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey always say, \u2018Write about what you know,\u2019 so I did,\u201d explains Professor Harper. \u201cAs the years passed, I realized that the show I\u2019d written before 9-11 is actually more relevant today than it was when I first wrote it. To modernize this musical time capsule, I added songs and story lines, with references to budget cuts in education, immigration, racism, Russia, China, Vietnam, Dreamers, Thug Boys, \u2018Tax the Rich,\u2019 and Ti(c)k To(c)k, \u2018the greatest student prank ever,\u2019 so that by now, In America has something for everyone and should be great fun for the whole family. And given the increased in shrillness of Donald Trump\u2019s rhetoric as of late, there seems to be no better time to launch this effort than now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Viewers are invited to visit the show\u2019s website at https:\/\/inamericaproductions.com\/<\/a> and hear the show\u2019s complete selection of musical numbers, read its lyrics, sheet music and script excerpts, visit the merchandise page or make a donation to a future production of \u201cIn America\u201d on the stage or screen.<\/p>\n

Mr. Harper hopes that his work can one day become the first publicly sponsored musical to go all the way to Broadway.<\/p>\n

VIDEO (YouTube): https:\/\/youtu.be\/Heb_azj6vaY<\/a><\/p>\n

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