UPCOMING PROJECTS:
“Polar”at BAM
Created with composer William King Barnett at the NYU/ Tisch Opera Lab, produced by American Opera Project, the short piece will be make its stage debut as part of “The Climate Opera Project”at BAM April 23, 2024.
CRITICAL PRAISE for “Bedbugs!!!”
“This is all way over-the-top but it works because of Fred Sauter’s excellent book and lyrics as well as Paul Leschen’s catchy music (16 hard-rockin’ songs). The brainchild of both artists, this show is original as it gets. ”
“Bedbugs!!! builds upon every preceding scene sturdily enough to suggest that librettist-lyricist Sauter could pursue an alternate career as an architect if he so chose.”
“Leschen and Sauter succeed in producing a refreshingly hummable and sturdily crafted score – a rarity in the contemporary pop/rock canon.”
“A theatrical blast of fresh air… The sci-fi slapstick tradition of “Little Shop of Horrors” and “The Rocky Horror Show” is alive and well and, now, six-legged.”