{"id":740,"date":"2015-02-01T16:03:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-01T21:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/?page_id=740"},"modified":"2026-04-18T13:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:53:00","slug":"recurring-john","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/?page_id=740","title":{"rendered":"Recurring John"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PREMISE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How well can you come to know a person who you never meet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A mother sings a lullaby to her child. A teacher imparts \u2018wordly wisdom\u2019 upon a student. A tired lawyer eagerly awaits the chance for a promotion. A man recounts his emotional journey on his wedding day. A homeless park dweller fondly recounts the lives of passersby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These and more seemingly disparate lives are bound together by a common thread of recurrence; they have all been touched and impacted in some way by the same person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This contemporary and unique conceptual take on the song cycle aims to explore the impact of one life through presenting seven chronological vignettes of individuals affected by a man named John, who never himself appears to the audience in the piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SONGS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prologue\/What is the Impact of a Life?<br>Mother&#8217;s Lullaby<br>Straighten Up<br>The Life for Me<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/?download=they-never-saw-me\">They Never Saw Me<\/a><br>Stories in the Park<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/?p=775\">Perfect<\/a><br>World of Wonder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AUDIO<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/77256197&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HISTORY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>First Reading<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AUGUST 10, 2014<br>2014 SUMMERWORKS FESTIVAL (MUSICAL WORKS IN CONCERT)<br>TORONTO, ON<br>Artscape Youngplace<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> Director<\/strong>: Jeff Madden<br><strong>Producer<\/strong>: Seren Brooke Lannon<br><strong>Music Director<\/strong>: Donavon LeNabat<br><strong>Cast<\/strong>: Natasha Buckeridge, Kevin Dennis, Arlene Duncan, Alexis Gordon, Chris Tsujiuchi, Jennifer Walls, Paula Wolfson<br><strong>Orchestra<\/strong>: Donavon LeNabat (keyboards), Natalie Wong (Violin), Erika Nielsen (Cello), Matt Marcoccia (Guitar), Ross MacIntyre (Bass), Justin Han (Percussion)<br><strong>Lighting\/Stage Management<\/strong>: Lindsay Jenkins<br><strong>Sound<\/strong>: Glen McCann<br><strong>Photos<\/strong> by Dahlia Katz:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/2015\/03\/14696805998_e0a3b04e0a_o.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/2015\/03\/14696805998_e0a3b04e0a_o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-789\" 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Festival\/Underscore Theatre<br><strong>Music Director:<\/strong>Gary Powell<br><strong>Cast:<\/strong>Alisha Fabbi, Sadie Rose Glaspey, Allison Kochanski, Judi Riley, Ty Rood, Nick Shoda, Brenda Turner<br><strong>Pianist:<\/strong>Jeffrey Poindexter<br><strong>Stage Management:<\/strong>Mary Doctor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10292551_858517640850147_2842395404340443653_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" data-id=\"2101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10292551_858517640850147_2842395404340443653_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10292551_858517640850147_2842395404340443653_n.jpg 526w, 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His songs, many of them infectiously catchy, have harmonies as complex as the central (unseen) character himself, and the lyrics are variously funny and poignant&#8221; (NNNN)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mooneyontheatre.com\/2014\/08\/10\/recurring-john-a-new-song-cycle-2014-summerworks-review\/\"><strong>Mooney on Theatre<\/strong><\/a>: &#8220;&#8230;beautiful, raw, engaging and memorable.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myentertainmentworld.ca\/2014\/08\/summerworks-14-musical-works-concert\/\"><strong>My Entertainment World<\/strong><\/a>: &#8220;Each and every standalone number in his new song cycle is memorable, amusing, touching, rousing or some combination thereof.&#8221; (B+)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LICENSING<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, please contact Kevin at kevin [ a t ] kevinwongmusic [ d o t ] com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PREMISE How well can you come to know a person who you never meet? 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