Stage and Screen
“BB Cooper hearkens back to a time when names like Berlin, Rodgers or Bacharach were equal in importance to those of the band and the singer. There is no one else in the mainstream, or any stream for that matter, who is able to release albums comprised entirely of their own new music and have it performed as eloquently.” Elliott Simon, All About Jazz
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SHOWS IN DEVELOPMENT
UNEASY STREET with Adam Cooper
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE with Drey Shepperd
AS YOU LIKE IT song cycle
BB’s MAGIC PIANO piano tutor with CD
THEMES AND VARIATIONS FOR PIANO
DEVILISH with Chris Burgess
THE BEAST WITH TWO BRAINS with Ken Hill
STAGED SHOWS
GHETTO 1577
Translation of Review:
“The strongest element is without question live music by BB Cooper, orchestrated by Martin Kumzak which originates in Jewish motives and jazz improvisation.”
Music by BB Cooper, Libretto by BB Cooper and Pavel Strouhal, Choreography by Pavel Strouhal, Orchestrations by Martin Kumžák
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Presented at Karlin Music Theatre, Prague
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THE JUNGLE BOOK
“a rip-roaring family show using the full force of musical theatre, a jungle beat of thunderous music and vigorous dance routines eliciting a wildly enthusiastic response with every number. For sheer energy, this exhilarating production ticks all the boxes for families looking for an uplifting treat! * * * *“ Time Out
“And the appeal is further enhanced by a delightful score of songs by BB Cooper and Barb Jungr which are not only catchy but also perfect vehicles for enhancing character and advancing the plot.” Robert Gould, Broadway World
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Music by BB Cooper, Lyrics by Barb Jungr, Adapted by Stuart Paterson, Directed by Neal Foster and Produced by BSC. Four national tours.
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LA BOHÈME
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“Supreme dancers and musicians. It was very beautiful! All of them danced amazingly and Ondrej Brzobohat sang superbly”
“The touching story of La Bohëme still attracts today’s contemporary creators. A dancing company, ‘Prague City Dance Theatre’, has taken on La Bohëme and presented this show on the stage of the Karlin Theatre, where last year they presented a hugely successful premier of Ghetto 1577. This ballet of La Bohëme, with beautiful music by BB Cooper, was directed by choreographer and dancer, Pavel Strouhal, who has choreographed many other musicals; the conductor of the Athanor Orchestra was Martin Kumžák, who was also responsible for the orchestrations.”
Music by BB Cooper, orchestrations by Martin Kumžák, direction and choreography by Pavel Strouhal. Presented at the Karlin Music Theatre, Prague.
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“A show that must surely have a future in the British musical culture. Life at Haworth Parsonage, with the Brontës dying at regular intervals, seemed an unlikely scenario for a good musical. And yet success has been achieved in a sympathetic and serene approach to the literary substance of the story through BB Cooper`s music and Peter Spafford’s well-written book and lyrics¦ Marc Urquhart directs this charming piece.” The Stage
“Passion and determination dominate the stage.. This musical captures the pioneering spirit of the Brontës…. passionately expressed in the music… finely tuned from beginning to end.’” Newark Advertiser
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GOBLINS DON’T SCARE US
“This beguiling tale of bewitchment set in the distant kingdom of Ravenswood is certainly welcome in the midst of Cinderellas, Aladdins and Dick Whittingtons. It is refreshing to find a show inhabiting a more unfamiliar world. …captivatingly conjured.” Mark Shenton, The Stage
“..with music by BB Cooper, has been delighting children” Hampstead and Highgate Express
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Music by BB Cooper, Book and Lyrics by Nigel Osner, Directed by Marc Urquhart, Orchestrations by Dominic Haslam with Tom Fletcher (McFly), Ian Lavender and Toni Palmer. Presented at New End and Greenwich Theatres.
COLIN THE INVINCIBLE
Children’s Animation
Music by BB Cooper
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101 WAYS TO LOOK FABULOUS – THE MUSICAL MAKEOVER SHOW
SCRIPT AND SONGS by Chris Burgess, BB Cooper,
Cathy Shostak and Sarah Travis
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‘This fast-moving show is a delightful capsule musical comedy.’
THE STAGE
”Hilariously unbelievable, clever and riotously funny”
EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
The show had a try-out at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (starring Faith Brown) and was nominated in four categories in the MTM Musical Theatre Awards presented alongside the Scotsman Fringe First awards.
UK Best Composer
UK Best Lyricist
UK Best Musical Production
The Dress Circle .com Award for Best New Musical
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THE CHALLENGE
To launch the Mercury Workshop, twenty-eight writers came together to write this multi-collaborative musical about King Minos of Crete and the Minotaur, Daedalus and his son Icarus. Stephen Sondheim provided several leitmotifs for the writers to use to unite the score musically.
The show had a triumphant premiere at the Shaw Theatre in London on July 19th, 1992.
BB and Stephen Clark wrote the song “Love has got a sting in its tail” for the production.
The Financial Times wrote “….in every way it already surpasses dozens of musicals professionally presented in recent years on either side of the Atlantic”.
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
Premièred at The Place Theatre 1993
“A chorus line of talent” Daily Telegraph
A Mercury Workshop multi-collaborative musical.
The commandment, “Remember the Sabbath Day” and titled “The Difference”, was written by BB Cooper (music) and Mary Stewart-David (book and lyrics).
Conceived by Stephen Clark/Steven Dexter, Directed by Steven Dexter, Musical Director Chris Nightingale, Produced by Sacha Brooks (for The Mercury Workshop) and Kenneth Wax (for Imagination Entertainments Ltd).