Dump, The Musical is about the Election of 2016 - or a version that could have happened -
and its chaotic aftermath.
DUMP, THE MUSICAL IS ABOUT...
LISTEN
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CAST
Ronald Dump - Jim Mola and Mike McGowan
Fellania Dump and other characters - Tari Kelly
Vladimir Putin and other characters - Mike McGowan
Narrator - Deidre Depke
PRODUCTION
Original score - JJ McGeehan
Lyrics and Dialogue - Ciro Maria Scotti
Producer (includes mixing & mastering) - JJ McGeehan
Related Animation - Harvey Droke
Podcast Logo - DepkeDesign & Harvey Droke
PROMOTION
Agnes Scotti and Ross Kennedy
EPISODE 01
THE FIRING SQUAD
Downmarket reality TV star and real estate hustler Ronald Dump gets some very bad news
EPISODE 02
OBAMA OBSESSION
Casting about for a new career, Ronald Dump puffs himself up for a run at The White House.
EPISODE 03
HOW TWEET IT IS!
The improbable happens, and a deliriously happy Ronald Dump finds himself leader of the free (for the taking) world.
EPISODE 04
WHO'S YOUR VLADIE?
Beset by corruption, scandals, and investigations, Ronald Dump turns to a far-off soulmate for encouragement.
EPISODE 05
ADIJO, BABY!
A pandemic and a populace demanding racial justice send Ronald Dump packing. But he refuses to go.
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THE TEAM
Ciro Maria Scotti
The book & lyrics for Dump, The Musical are by Ciro Maria Scotti, a New York writer and veteran journalist who helped run political coverage at BusinessWeek (now Bloomberg Businessweek) for a decade, wrote a freewheeling blog for businessweek.com, and served as the magazine's managing editor. He later was a top editor at Reuters and has written political columns for The Daily Beast and The Fiscal Times. A couple of screenplays languish in his bottom drawer. Dump is his first work of theatre.
JJ McGeehan
The original score for Dump, The Musical is by JJ McGeehan, a New York composer and musician whose extensive Broadway credits include Jesus Christ Superstar, Cabaret, Boy From Oz, La Cage aux Folles, Tarzan, Billy Elliot, Ghost, Rocky, Gloria Estefan’s On Your Feet, and The Hugh Jackman World Tour 2019.
JJ McGeehan's credits as Film Composer include: 'Walking The Camino’, ‘Spacious Sky’, ‘Boys of Baraka’, ‘Prison Town USA’, ‘Jesus Camp’, American Experience, Marcus Garvey: ‘In The Whirlwind.'
