MUSIC
True Stories
THE TRUE STORIES OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS AND THE FROG PRINCE, CONTINUED TRUE STORIES combines two of award-winning children’s author Jon Scieszka’s beloved classics into one laugh-filled, hour-long musical for family audiences.
PeRu
Prudence Johnson and Gary Rue: Nashville Sessions
Worlds Away
Rue Nouveau's first LP transferred to CD. This recording is only available as a 'one-off' without original artwork. Recorded at Jim Reynold's studio in Minneapolis, circa 1981. Good stuff!
Painting It Red
Rue Nouveau's 2nd LP transferred to CD. From the Concert Play "Painting It Red" by Steven Dietz. Terrific songs-give a listen. This recording is only available as a 'one-off' without original artwork.
The Semi Fabulous NeverBe Brothers
Dave and Paul Neverby, former country music stars of the early 1950's, duke it out at their reunion. Book and Lyrics by Robert Sheely
Music From CHOPIN'S HEART
WORK-IN-PROGRESS: Book by Dan Pinkerton, Music and Lyrics by Gary Rue, additional Lyrics by Dan Pinkerton. Warsaw, Poland had a thriving cabaret scene between the two World Wars that rivaled Berlin and Paris. In March, 1939 --- six months before the Germans and Russians invaded Poland --- a group of Poland’s most renowned cabaret performers, writers, and composers try to duplicate their past successes in a brand new venue: “Serce Chopina,” or “Chopin’s Heart.”
The Sensational Sleepers
45 rpm record recorded in 1967. If Bobby Vee hadn't released his version of "Hey Girl", we would've been as big as The Turtles...give or take.
Resurrection Men
Gary Rue (guitars and vocals), Joe Savage (pedal steel guitars and vocals), Gary Raynor (acoustic and electric bass, vocals) and Peter Johnson (drums, vocals. ...a unique sampling of an unparalleled creative era, still very present and deeply embedded in our cultural fabric: The American Popular Song.
No Picnic Being Cheese
Music by Gary Rue, with lyrics by a host of playwrights, written for SteppingStone Theatre and performed by various artists including The Honeydogs, The Rose Ensemble, Butch Thompson, Pat Donohue, Prudence Johnson, Rio Nido and many others.
Show Up and Shoot!
A bristling array of artistry, Gary Rue songs peformed by the best in the business, folks: Nick Lowe, Helen Reddy, Prudence Johnson, Dan Chouinard, Maria Jette,Pat Frederick, The Wellstone Choir, Arne Fogel, et al!
Music From The Stinky Cheese Man
THE STINKY CHEESE MAN And Other Fair(l)y (Stoopid) Tales Script and Lyrics by Kent Stephens Adapted from the book by John Scieszka Music by Gary Rue