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Leslie Arden

Composer, lyricist and librettist.

  • Musicals
    • A Meeting Of Minds
    • Feathers on the Page
    • Ned Durango
    • One Step Forward (formerly “The Boys Are Coming Home”)
    • The Greatest Gift
    • The Happy Prince
    • The House of Martin Guerre
    • The Last Resort
    • The Princess and the Handmaiden
    • Harvest Moon Rising
    • Moll
    • The Gift of the Magi
    • Incidental Music
  • Songs
    • Songs for One Woman
    • Duets for Two Women
    • Songs for One Man
    • Duets for One Woman and One Man
    • Group Numbers
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    • Ned Durango
    • Harvest Moon Rising
    • The Boys Are Coming Home
    • A Meeting of Minds
    • The House Of Martin Guerre
    • The Happy Prince
    • The Princess and the Handmaiden
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The Greatest Gift

Book, Music and Lyrics by Leslie Arden

A two-act family musical loosely based on “Ricky of the Tuft” by the Brothers Grimm

Cast of 5 (3 women + 2 men)

A clever but ugly Prince falls in love with a beautiful but stupid Princess, and everyone believes that it is because of a spell placed on them by a Good Fairy when they were born, that they both realize their potential.

Nobody Looks Past The Outside

Vocal: Julain Molnar

Maybe

Vocal: Jay Turvey

The Dancing Lesson

Vocals: Jay Turvey & Glynis Ranney

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