Legacy (musical)

Legacy is an original musical based off of a concept by Iris Baker that serves as a major recurring story arc throughout the series starting in Season Three. The music and lyrics are composed by Iris Baker, with the book written by Salem Knights using a devised creating process between the original creative team and cast. In the third season, Legacy is utilized as the school's musical, following Iris' early graduation and focus as a senior capstone. Much of the final product is reflective of the events and lives of the Southtown Singers. Iris later receives an personal invitation from Carmen Tibideaux to attend NYADA in a specialized program for her focusing on Musical Theatre Composition, which follows the show into the fourth season. 
==Creative Team==
*Music & lyrics: Iris Baker
*Book & lyrics: Salem Knights
*Story: Devised by creative team & cast
*Original concept: Iris Baker, Clayton Priebe, & Kai Yang
*Director: Daisy Naymark
*Music Director: Iris Baker
*Choreographer: Kylie Elliott
*Scenic Designer: Thomas Rafferty
*Dramaturg: Sephora Harel
*Stage Manager: Nelson Loney
*Assistant Stage Manager: Salem Knights
==Plot==
===Act One===
The show opens up with various news headlines, interviews, testimonies, and gossip about the pop sensations Bertie Malone and Queen B. who defined pop culture and politics for a year before mysteriously vanishing like a voice in the night, leading to the infamous night where no one won the Grammys. All of the central characters and company come out and sing about legacy (“Legacy I”). Tasha, an aspiring singer, moves in with childhood best friend, Alice. Alice is an aspiring Broadway performer who’s been living in NY for four years to no luck with her often absent roommate Kelsi Rogers. The two friends reunite and dream about making their childhood dreams come true by becoming celebrities who arose from nothing (“Middle Of Nowhere Nobody”). Upon returning home, they witness a young kid, Uriah, being beaten in an alley. They intervene, save him, and learn he's a homeless Dominican immigrant who wants to be a star. Alice and Tasha take him for the night as Alice reveals the dangers of the big city and fame (“Belly Of The Beast”).
	The next morning Tasha awakes to find Uriah has fled. After a day of non successful job hunting, Tasha calls her mother to let her know how she’s settled in. It’s learned of Tasha’s abusive stepfather and how she feels she abandoned her mother, who insists that Tasha is finally free (“Urban Safari”). Tasha finds Uriah back on their doorstep and allows him in to stay the night again as she and Alice try to get to know him, who reports of his dismissive life back in the Dominican (“Hushpuppy”). However, their celebration is cut short when a drunken and recently dumped Kelsi returns, kicking Uriah out of their apartment. Kelsi quickly forms a rivalry with Tasha, being protective over Alice and jealous of her talent, and informs them both there’s no room at the top for a man, friend, or foe (“No Room”). Tasha retires to her room where she hears a young man playing a Glow Jones hit. Tasha learns him to be Grayson, a young song-writer also recently broken up with. As they bond, Grayson insists his songs are about something deeper and invites him to come hear him sing at a local diner (“Little Blue Broken Heart”). 
 
	Tasha arrives at the diner, Malone’s, not expecting it to be an edgy singing diner. She witnesses Grayson singing with his good friend, Jamie Macray, an aspiring music producer. They perform their originally produced song (“Tunnel Vision”) which highlights the wonders and dangers of fame. After learning a waitress can’t come in today, Grayson encourages Tasha to sing as an audition to work there, where she sings a Glow Jones song that she says is about something deeper and secures a job (“Compass”). Tasha returns home and shares the news she got a new job only to discover Kelsi is the waitress that didn’t show up and her recent ex is Grayson. Kelsi warns Tasha to not come near everything she’s worked to build (“No Room (Reprise)”). Tasha confronts Grayson about him knowing about everything and Grayson insists Tasha did everything herself without asking questions. Tasha learns how Grayson almost had a record deal but refused to be a sellout which led him to start using drugs. Tasha falls in love with Grayson’s music, as Grayson falls in love with Tasha (“Virginities”). 
 
	Two months pass as Tasha and Grayson grow closer as Grayson continues his drug use, Kelsi spirals into alcoholism, and Alice begins teaching Uriah in secret how to read and write in English (“Legacy II”). Kelsi and Tasha’s feud reaches a boiling point at work as the two get into a diva-off and both end up fired from Malone’s (“Dear Little Darling”). Tasha and Kelsi are approached by a music producer, Derek Nitz, who invites them to call him up to talk about their futures, but Kelsi refuses to take part in any project with Tasha and leaves, effectively moving out of the apartment (“Dear Little Darling (Outro)”). Bridgette allows Uriah to move in after Kelsi leaves as Bridgette grows lonely. She shares she feels depressed since not being able to find work and her friends have left her essentially. Uriah rejects her advances as he reveals she’s gay and insecure about being himself since everytime he’s tried, he’s been beaten down (“Inside Joke”). 
 
	Derek encourages Tasha to work on finding her voice and writing original work. He also learns of her love of Glow Jones and tells her of a potential mentorship he could arrange. Grayson warns Tasha of selling out to the music industry, but they both work together and write a demo for Derek (“Good For Nothing/Sellout”). Derek introduces Tasha, Alice, Uriah, & Jamie to pop sensation Gloriana “Glow” Jones, one of his first successful clients. Glow teaches them about the glamour of being a celebrity and sticking true to oneself, encouraging Uriah to dress up in drag (Wham! Bam! Thank You, Glam!). Upon returning home, Uriah is attacked and chased away as the friends can’t do anything. A twisted Grayson blames Tasha for everything saying that she’s selling out and it’s already costing her friends. Grayson calls Tasha poison, which she claims is the drugs he’s using, causing them to break up and Grayson to go AWOL.. (“Vanishing Act”). The following day, Tasha goes to Derek who is disinterested in helping her track down Uriah and Grayson, but Derek continues to push Tasha to record her demo as he pushes himself onto her. While Tasha initially refuses, he insists that’s how you make it in the business. Tasha is able to escape (“On Top”). 
 
	Tasha returns home, violated and devastated, feeling as though she’s lost everyone as Alice is gone looking for Uriah. Additionally, a bad phone call with her mother and stepfather makes her feel hopeless. She reflects on how Tasha may have sold out, but she can create a new identity that no one can own and that can spark change (“What’s In A Name?”). Under the name of Bertie Malone, and with the help of Jamie, they take Grayson’s songbook and Uriah’s drag wig and upload a social justice protest video to try and track down Uriah and lure Grayson back. The song goes viral and instantly Bertie and Jamie gather a following and both decide (“A Voice In The Night”).
 
===Act Two===
	A year has passed since the release of “A Voice In The Night”, and Bertie Malone and producer JM became instant successes, renowned for their courageous platform, sporadic content, and anonymity. It’s revealed their success has relocated them to Los Angeles, where they still work and produce themselves but have become lauded for their activism. However, in the whirlwind of success, both have given up and forgotten about their searches for Uriah and Grayson. Tasha used her success to save her mother and move her out to LA with her, however she has grown estranged from Alice, who has fallen into a deep depression. While Bertie’s platform may stand for one thing, Bertie and JM have essentially sold out. Bertie befriends Glow Jones. Bertie and JM’s album is a critical success and on the way to being a Grammy shoo-in (“Legacy III”). However a new unapologetic pop star from Queen B., whom they recognize as Kelsi, becomes an overnight sensation (“Good For Nothing (Reprise)”). Fearing this as a threat to her success and revenge from Kelsi and Derek, Bertie releases a comeback single attacking Queen B., which instantly throws them into an Internet feud (“Hive Mind”). 
 
Bertie and Queen B. dominate headlines as the two’s feud is propelled by the media. Derek begins to fastrack Queen B.’s career to have her compete for awards against Bertie. JM learns about the power he has as a producer as he’s able to convince Bertie to take steroids to keep up with her performances (“Pull The Trigger”). Queen B.’s album is released where Bertie and JM are shocked to see a duet featuring Glow on the album, feeling betrayed by Glow (“Love Language”). Bertie decides to visit Alice to reconnect and dig up information on Kelsi. Alice has still be dedicated to tracking down Uriah and protesting for justice for gay homeless youth. Grayson has returned, but fallen deep into drugs and obsessed over Bertie and Queen B.’s career. Jamie steals some of Grayson’s drugs after Grayson disowns Jamie for selling out. Grayson and Alice cut Jamie and Tasha out of their lives, respectively (“Hiraeth”). Knowing they only have eachother, JM and Bertie pledge their loyalty to each other as JM begins secretly drugging Bertie and the two hookup (“Best Interest”). During awards seasons, Bertie and Queen B. sweep the nominations as expected, however often with Bertie receiving more than Queen B. The two’s conflict escalates at a press conference. As the media and their producers continue pitting them against each other, the awards season heats up and the two become focused on beating out the other (“Legacy IV”). 
	On the eve of the first big award show, Alice and Grayson fall further into their depression and spirals, ending up in Alice taking her life (“Swallowed”). Grayson discovers Alice and alerts Bertie, who’s at the awards show where Derek wins an award as a producer. Devastated and drugged, Bertie changes her setlist and performs her and Grayson’s song, altered to expose Derek for his sexual assault. The awards show is promptly shut down as reactions to Bertie’s big move are mixed (“Sellout (Reprise)”). As Derek is arrested, Queen B.’s career is put on hold as her contracts prevent her from doing anything without Derek’s signoff, who’s been stripped of his powers. Grayson, devastated by no one coming to Alice’s memorial, begins to grow a vendetta for Bertie and her actions towards Queen B. and stealing his songs. He vows for justice as he leaves for LA (“This Is How We Will End It”). Bertie’s career continues to skyrocket as JM continues to control Bertie through the drugs. However, as she loses her sense of reality, Tasha’s Mother urges her to return home, but can’t reach through to Bertie, who also refuses to accept Alice’s death. Tasha’s Mother leaves Bertie telling her not to lose herself and always remember where she came from (“Never Too Late”). 
 
	With Queen B.’s career on hold, Kelsi has become wrapped up in lawsuits and unable to make any move to move her career forward or get out of her contract. Even worse, Queen B. has been criticized for enabling Derek’s actions and gaslighting other sings to propel her career. With nowhere to turn, Kelsi feels truly hopeless (“Worth”). Both Kelsi and Tasha enter a dreamscape ballet world (Tasha’s drug-infused, Kelsi’s a dream) where they metaphorically experience their journeys and their current legacy, including a prophecy of Grayson shooting Tasha. At the end of the lengthy ballet sequence, both of them separately make their journeys back to NY to pay respects to Alice (“Legacy Ballet”). For the first time in the show, the music breaks as Tasha and Kelsi talk through their differences and wander back to their apartment, where they discover Uriah, who’s been living there since Alice’s death, saying it gave him the courage to come back. While initially cold to the pop sensations, Uriah’s attitude changes when they discover Grayson’s plans to end Tasha and formerly Kelsi on the night of the Grammys (“Prayer For The Innocent”). 
 
	The night of the Grammys, the lawsuits have still forbid Queen B. to come. JM learns of Bertie’s set change to Grayson’s hypothetical farewell song and forces drugs into Bertie’s system to prevent her from doing anything off the books.
==Musical Numbers==
===Act One===
*"Legacy I" - Iris & Salem, Tasha, Grayson, Kelsi, Jamie, Alice, Uriah, Monique & Company
*"Middle Of Nowhere Nobody" - Tasha, Alice & New Yorkers
*"Belly Of The Beast" - Alice
*"Urban Safari"- Tasha, Tasha’s Mother, Hiring Managers, & New Yorkers
*"Hushpuppy" - Uriah with Alice & Tasha
*"No Room" - Kelsi, Tasha, & Alice
*"Little Blue Broken Heart" - Grayson
*"Tunnel Vision" - Grayson, Jamie, Trixie, Crikey, & Waitstaff
*"Compass" - Tasha & Waitstaff
**"No Room (Reprise)" - Kelsi
*"Virginities" - Grayson & Tasha
*"Legacy II" - Tasha, Grayson, Kelsi, Alice, Uriah, Jamie, Tasha’s Mother, Scott & Company
*"Inside Joke" - Alice & Uriah
*"Dear Little Darling" - Kelsi & Tasha with Waitstaff
**"Dear Little Darling (Outro)" - Derek, Kelsi, Tasha, Grayson, Trixie, Jamie & Waitstaff
*"Good For Nothing/Sellout" - Tasha, Derek, & Grayson
*"Wham! Bam! Thank You, Glam!" - Glow, Derek, Tasha, Alice, Uriah, Jamie, Stylists, & Company
*"Vanishing Act" - Tasha & Grayson with Alice & Jamie
*"On Top" - Derek & Tasha
*"What’s In A Name?" - Tasha
*"A Voice In The Night" - Tasha, Jamie, Alice, Grayson, Uriah, Tasha’s Mother & Company
===Act Two===
*"Legacy III" - Bertie/Tasha, JM/Jamie, Alice, Glow, Derek, Tasha’s Mother, Paparazzi & Company
*"Good For Nothing (Reprise)" - Queen B. with Trixie & Crikey
*"Hive Mind" - Bertie
*"Pull The Trigger" - Bertie, JM, Derek, & Queen B.
*"Love Language" - Queen B. & Glow
*"Hiraeth" - Tasha, Alice, Jamie, & Grayson
**"Belly Of The Beast (Reprise)" - Alice
**x Tunnel Vision (Reprise)" - Grayson
*"Best Interest" - Bertie & JM
*"Legacy IV" - Bertie, Queen B., Derek, Jamie, Glow, Announcer, Tasha’s Mother, Alice & Company
*"Swallowed" - Alice & Grayson
*"Sellout (Reprise)" - Bertie
*"This Is How We Will End It" - Grayson
*"Clip Your Wings" - Tasha’s Mother, Tasha
*"Worth" - Kelsi
*"Legacy Ballet" - Glow & Orchestra
*"Prayer For The Innocent" - Uriah
**"Call To Action" - Uriah, Kelsi, Tasha
*"End Of The Show" - Tasha/Bertie
*"Finale Ultimo 
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==Characters==
Character 	Description 	Original Cast
Tasha BishopBertie Malone	An aspiring pop star 	Naomi Pettigrew
Kelsi RogersQueen B. 	An aspiring celebrity 	Cara Barnes
Grayson Cook 	An aspiring singer-songwriter 	Hunter Sparks
Alice Chase 	An aspiring Broadway actress 	Bridgette Carson
Jamie MacrayJM 	An aspiring music producer 	Julian Novak
UriahSilent E 	An aspiring citizen/drag queen 	Zac Harrington
Derek Nitz 	A charismatic music producer 	Luke Queens
Gloriana "Glow" Jones 	A pop sensation and mentor 	Monique Masterson
Tasha's Mother 	A victim in her own home 	Valerie Ol
The Dominatrix "Trixie" 	An experienced dancer 	Kylie Elliott
Crikey 	An exotic dancer 	Palmer Marchiafava
Voice A 	Tasha's Stepfather, Announcer, Awards Show Host, etc.	Frank Gloss
Ensemble 	A Greek chorus of sorts 	Esperanza AlvarezJohn AndersLindsey CampionAmy CarrawaySamey Carraway<Br>Abi de la Fuente<Br>Santiago GlossYetta GurlGreg JohnsonTalen KeplerJack SparrowKris TremaineConnor WaltersMaren Xanthakis
==Previous Versions==
===Workshop===
===Unused Songs===