“The Humoral Funeral Parlor on the Corner of the Street - A Killer Musical Comedy" is a new music with book, music, and lyrics by Christian Cieri that had it's world premiere staged reading on October 5th, 2022 through the Emerging Artists Theatre's Fall 2022 New Work Series. The recorded performance can be found above.
Centered around a family of undertakers, the Humoral family are on the brink of losing everything when a rival opens up shop and begins stealing all of their business. Threatened with losing his ancestral home and becoming the failure his father predicted he would be, Maxim enlists the help of his brother Quincy and son Robert to kill people for business. Meanwhile, Maxim's wife Sarah grapples with being overshadowed by the family legacy, Quincy must pay off gangsters over gambling debts, and Robert struggles to win back Maxim's secretary Corrine after his selfishness drives her into the arms of another.
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Centered around a family of undertakers, the Humoral family are on the brink of losing everything when a rival opens up shop and begins stealing all of their business. Threatened with losing his ancestral home and becoming the failure his father predicted he would be, Maxim enlists the help of his brother Quincy and son Robert to kill people for business. Meanwhile, Maxim's wife Sarah grapples with being overshadowed by the family legacy, Quincy must pay off gangsters over gambling debts, and Robert struggles to win back Maxim's secretary Corrine after his selfishness drives her into the arms of another.
Starring:
- Nicholas Schommer - Maxim Humoral
- Kelsey Bentz - Sarah Humoral
- Aaron Braden - Quincy Humoral
- Michael Koutelos - Robert Humoral
- Emme Castillo - Corrine LeBlanc
- Olivia Laskin - Mourner 1/Various
- Lindsey M.E. Newton - Mourner 2/Ms. Norcross
- Christian Cieri - Mourner 3/Nathaniel Ramsey
- Paul P. Fraccalvieri - Mourner 4/Mr. Hughes
- James Brautigam - Mourner 5/Mr. Crowley
- Directed By: Christian Cieri
- Music Director: Mitch Samu
- Book, Music, & Lyrics: Christian Cieri
- Assistant Producer: Ryan Kilkenny
- Videographer: Stephen Canino Jr.
- Original Logo/Art: Jackie Nash
Songs:
- "Prologue (The Humoral Funeral Parlor on the Corner of the Street)" - The Mourners and Company
- "The Funeral Director" - Maxim, Sarah, Quincy, Robert, Corrine, and Mr. Wentworth
- "Bring Your Dead to Me" - Maxim, Sarah, Quincy, Robert, Corrine, and Mr. Hughes
- "Them Good Old Days" - Maxim, Quincy, and Robert
- "Worth the Time" - Sarah and Corrine
- "The Funeral Director (Reprise)" - Mr. Hughes, Maxim, and Sarah
- "We Don't Deserve (This Unfair Treatment!)" - Maxim, Sarah, Ms. Norcross, and Quincy
- "Failure of a Man" - Maxim
- "Have the Lady Decide for Herself" - Robert, Nathaniel, and Corrine
- "Let Them Die/Act I Finale" - Maxim, Quincy, Robert, and the Mourners
- "Interlude/A Funeral Today!" - Company
- "Oh, Corrine!" - Nathaniel and Corrine
- "Let Them Die (Reprise)" - Maxim, Robert, and Quincy
- "Living off the Dead" - Maxim and Sarah
- "Oh, What Luck!" - Company
- "Epilogue (The Humoral Funeral Parlor on the Corner of the Street [Reprise])" - Company
