(THE MAKING OF) PLEASE DON’T MAKE ME PLAY PIANO MAN

  • Director

    Stephen Nerangis

  • Country, Year, Length

    United States, 2021, 13:07

  • Category

    Musical Short

  • Format

    Digital

  • Festival Year

    2021

Synopsis

Inspired by the unsuccessful experimental Broadway shows of the 1970s, singer-songwriter-comedian Julian Velard has written a musical about his own life. A born Manhattanite living in Queens with a wife and child, Velard has quit the music business for the stable world of musical theater. Joined by his co-writer and fellow dad Mark from the Park, Velard presents his disasterpiece in an attempt to face middle age with his dreams still on his shoulders and the realities of life around his neck.

Credits

David Ehrenberg – Cinematographer
Julian Velard – Writer
Joe Schiappa – Writer
Rachel Velard
Cecilia Velard
Ezra Francis Velard