Falling to Earth
This chamber musical is a retelling of Pygmalion & Galatea set in ancient Cyprus but filtered through a skewed, contemporary lens. Pygmalion, frustrated by interference from both his lusty friend and a mysterious serving girl, turns his attention toward his work. He soon discovers that his creation has a life and story of her own. When a beautiful but neurotic Venus brings the statue to life, all the characters are forced to let go of their once secure notions of life, love, and self.
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Breakdown and Song List.
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| Musical Numbers | ||
| That’s What I See | Paphos & Pygmalion |
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| Do the Best You Can | Venus |
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| Run Away | Pygmalion & Galatea |
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| Something Happened / What Happens | All |
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| Just Another Serving Girl | Paphos |
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| Better Than Venus | Venus |
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| Something More | Galatea |
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| The Judgment & The Appeal w/Paphos’ Song | Venus & Paphos |
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| What Happens (Reprise) | Pygmalion & Galatea |
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| Things in Cyprus | Galatea |
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| Paphos’ Song (Venus’ Reprise) | Venus |
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| Harder Than it Seems | All |
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| You Don’t Know Love | Venus |
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| I Saw You in the Stone | Pygmalion |
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| Let Me Go | Galatea |
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| The New Commission | Venus |
