Calico Buffalo the Musical Promo
Boh and Bittle
Jackson Square Park, Greenwich Village, NYC
New York Musical Festival Production
Photos by Shira Friedman
Music and Lyrics by Peter Stopschinski & EJ Stapleton
Calico Buffalo Overture
Day of All Days
Toads Up
Two Stars
Anthem of the Nation
I'm The One
Mother Nature's Mistakes
Morning
The Journey
Until You
Best of Fest
Winner of The New York Musical Theatre Festival Audience Award Best of Fest
Stephen Mark, Brooke Shapiro, Jennifer Apple, Rhys Gilyeat
Jen Bender, Zachary Infante, Stephen Mark, Max Wilcox, Jennifer Apple, Ben Simpson, Joe Longthorne, Dan Markley
Craig George, Jesse Warkentin, EJ Stapleton, Peter Stopschinski
Craig George, Director
The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) Cast
Creative
EJ Stapleton, Book & Lyrics
EJ is a writer-lyricist-illustrator who has written works for both theater and film as well as books for children. The Calico Buffalo Musical is inspired by his first children’s book, The Calico Buffalo. In both 2017 & 2018, EJ was named a finalist for the American Theatre Wing’s Jonathan Larson Grant.
Contact: ej@ejstapleton.com
Peter Stopschinski, Music & Lyrics
Peter has composed music for Madeleine George’s Pulitzer Prize nominated play The Watson Intelligence, string arrangements for Grupo Fantasma’s Grammy Award-winning album El Existential, and the film score for two-time Academy Award-winning director Al Reinert’s film Rara Avis: The Life of John Audubon. His operas and musicals have been performed across the country from Arena Stage (DC) to Playwrights Horizons (NYC) to Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theater (LA). Peter was named a finalist for the American Theatre Wing’s Jonathan Larson Grant 2017 & 2018.
Contact: runpms@yahoo.com
Craig J George, Director
Off-Broadway: Taming of the Shrew: Extreme (The Duke on 42nd Street) and over a dozen world premieres, including: Titus: A Grand and Gory Rock Musical (Cleveland Public Theatre), God’s Country (NYMF), The Aperture (FringeNYC). Regional: Measure for Measure, Standing on Ceremony (Cleveland Public Theatre) Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Taming of the Shrew (Hamptons Shakespeare Festival). Craig has also worked at the South Coast Repertory, George Street Playhouse, The New Group, and York Theatre Company.
Contact: craigjgeorge@gmail.com
John E Steiner, West Coast Liaison
A lifelong friend of EJ Stapleton, and champion of the Calico Buffalo Musical since its inception, John is the catalyst behind moving the Calico Buffalo project, in all of its forms, through the Los Angeles film & television communities.
Contact: jes02127@aol.com