Because of You Management Group, Urban Stages’ Winter Rhythms ,
Sue Matsuki Productions, Prattsville Arts Center & YOU Present…
WHAT HAPPENED TO LIZZIE WEST?
(A Victorious and Cautionary Tale)
Written and Performed
By
Lizzie West
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Folk, Gospel, Rocksteady, Mythos, Cabaret
13 songs from the edge
One Night Only. December 12th - The Off Broadway Cabaret Show
One Woman Show - with Guest Musician/s TBA
Filmed in Front of A Live Audience
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(Rough Notes, Demos/Basement Tapes/Show Bones)
WHAT HAPPENED TO LIZZIE WEST?
(A VICTORIOUS AND CAUTIONARY TALE)
Show Premise: Artist Seeks/Finds Legends To Live and Forgive By. “Opening The Envelope”
Warner Bros. recording artist in hiding, Lizzie West, returns to commercial recording and touring -and ends up working with Legends, and solving mysteries as she travels.
Join us in empowering her return Home - to the stage, and to her hometown, NYC, for the world premier of this Cabaret Show Version of The Lizzie West Story. Developed Feb 2026-December 2026. Thank you all. Because of You.
Opening The Envelope: Basic Story Points
Video Intro #1 Show Opening
Frances' notes and show outline ideas =
Talk about…
• Playing in the subway,
• Signing with Warner Bros. & Major Concert tours
• Early songs I wrote that got published, Movie and Tv Placements, and that I have the rights to. "Holy Road" “Chariots” “19 Miles”
• The story about looking for Leonard Cohen (singing his songs in the subway). This ties into the Tribute/Legends theme
• One of Cohen’s songs that meant something to me and why. My song about Looking For Leonard.
• A couple of the later songs from Homesteady Mama years
Video #2 Mid Show as needed.
• Growth and lessons learned, Predatory Management.
• Her voice and songs now and coming back to performing. Why?
• Coming full circle to NOW. Reconstruction.
Video Outro #3 as needed.
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More Sue/Frances Notes:
- tell just a bit of the story for now - high points - mostly songs, just a bit of chat to move the story along.
Keep it in the NOW concept. We love that.
NOW is you doing your show on our stage on Dec. 12th.
We can put your bio and a bit of you plans in the program insert but none of that belongs on stage