The musical "Lost in Music – A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" tells of the desire for a musical comeback, old, crisis-ridden friendships, but also of genuine love and passion for (rock) music. This in-house production by Paderborn University's music department is about Richard "Richie" Schmidt, who is in his forties and wants to put on another big show, preferably a rock musical, a few years after his successful cover band split up in a total dispute. But at the beginning there are lots of rejections from his old band friends, lots of resistance and other strange occurrences. So is Richie's comeback dream doomed to failure? Under the production management of Prof. Dr. Thomas Krettenauer, students and teachers of the subject as well as guests wrote the play themselves within two semesters, conceived it dramatically and realized it as a stage version with many well-known rock songs. After one year of production, the third performance will take place on Saturday, May 4, at 7.30 pm in the Audimax of Paderborn University.
This performance will also be the "farewell lecture" of Prof. Dr. Thomas Krettenauer, who will retire at the end of the 2024 summer semester.
Tickets are now available at a price of 12 euros (reduced price 8 euros) by calling the Music Department office on 05251 60-2971, at the University Service Center on 05251 60-5298, by emailing info@lost-in-music-fantasy.de or, depending on availability, at the box office.
"Lost in Music – A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy": the story
Richie, in his mid-40s, is a rock guitarist with a university degree and a doctorate in pop music. Together with his former band "Deamons in Rock", which split up in a dispute twelve years ago, he wants to get back on stage one last time. His big dream is not to play just any rock songs again, but to tell a gripping, true-to-life story and stage a rock musical. Together with Rose, the band's former front woman, and her daughter Lilly, he launches a media campaign for an audition - but the campaign turns into a complete disaster, and not just musically. Richie, for his part, can no longer keep his health problems, which he has previously suppressed and cleverly covered up, a secret.
The newcomers, who are brought into the musical project by their clever manager Debbie Canvas, also cause plenty of chaos – including love and heartache. Ultimately, the audience can no longer ignore the increasing competition between former university friends Debbie and Richie. From April 27, the audience will find out whether the fantastic stage show will be a success after all or end in a huge disaster.
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