Christopher Frost
Musicals
I have been working on Arthur Christmas The Musical as part of my 2nd Year BML (Book, Music & Lyrics) project. Song selections can be found below.
Christmas Will Be Perfect
from Arthur Christmas The Musical
Music by Christopher Frost. Lyrics by Gemma Blake.
Filmed on 15th July 2023 in front of friends and family at the Crazy Coqs in London as part of an end of year BML Showcase.
Performed by Rob Gathercole and Gemma Blake with Christopher Frost on piano.
Santa's youngest son, Arthur, sings about how perfect Christmas will be after reading Gwen Hines' letter requesting a pink twinkle bike for Christmas.
A Permanent Vacation
from Arthur Christmas The Musical
Music by Christopher Frost. Lyrics by Gemma Blake.
Performed by Angela Good.
Backing Vocals by Christopher Frost.
Backing track produced by Christopher Frost.
Margaret Claus fantasises about the day when her husband, Malcolm Claus, will finally retire from being Santa Claus.
The Reign of Steve
from Arthur Christmas The Musical
Music by Christopher Frost. Lyrics by Gemma Blake.
Filmed on 15th July 2023 in front of friends and family at the Crazy Coqs in London as part of an end of year BML Showcase.
Performed by Carlo Bosticco, Rob Gathercole, Gemma Blake, Joe Partridge and Ralph Warman. Backing track produced by Christopher Frost.
After Santa returns home from "Operation Christmas", the elves throw a party to usher in the impending announcement that he will retire and pass the role down to his eldest son, Steve.
Subordinate Claus
from Arthur Christmas The Musical
Music by Christopher Frost. Lyrics by Gemma Blake.
Filmed on 15th July 2023 in front of friends and family at the Crazy Coqs in London as part of an end of year BML Showcase.
Performed by Carlo Bosticco, Rob Gathercole, Gemma Blake, Joe Partridge and Ralph Warman with Christopher Frost on piano.
All male members of the Claus family gather at Gwen Hines' home to deliver her pink twinkle bike before sunrise. Whilst watching her open her present they reflect on the consequences of their actions before agreeing that Arthur should rightfully be the next Santa.
Bell Jar Song, A Hundred Years Plus Today and
Lowland Lowriders
Music by Christopher Frost. Lyrics by Barney Ashton-Bullock.
Lead vocals by Andy Bell (from synth-pop band, Erasure). Supporting vocals by Barney Ashton-Bullock, Jenny Maslin and Christopher Frost.
Recorded during live Torsten performances at the Above The Stag Theatre in 2019
I was Musical Director and produced the subsequent live stage show highlights album in Studio Aramis, relased on Bandcamp in 2020.
It's Time To Kill Mother
from The Blind Girl and The Loon - 10-minute musical
Book by Julie Peakman. Music by Christopher Frost. Lyrics by Ellora Kamineni.
Backing track produced by Christopher Frost.
The 3rd song taken from the 10-minute musical.
Nanuk's blindness has been cured by the Loon. Now firm friends, they head off, arms around each other's shoulders, to kill mother.
Her World Turn To Black
from The Blind Girl and The Loon - 10-minute musical
Book by Julie Peakman. Music by Christopher Frost. Lyrics by Ellora Kamineni.
Backing track produced by Christopher Frost.
The 2nd song taken from the 10-minute musical.
Tassal sings to her heroic hunter sister, Nanuk, while she sleeps and her evil mother plots elsewhere.
Waltz for Bella/The Brownie Song
Notting Hill excerpt
Book by Ian Grant. Music by Christopher Frost. Lyrics by Gemma Blake.
Performed by Christopher Frost.
Backing track produced by Christopher Frost.
Will invites his date, movie star Anna Scott, to a family birthday dinner party for his sister, Honey. At the end of pudding, there is one brownie left, and a contest is held to see who can tell the truth and come up with the most ‘pathetic’ self-description to win the brownie.
Condemned To Sail
Our Country's Good excerpt
Music by Christopher Frost. Lyrics by Erin Enfys.
Performed by Erin Enfys & Christopher Frost.
Backing track produced by Christopher Frost.
The opening number where the prisoners set sail to an unknown land on the other side of the world.
Anywhere But Here
Noises Off! excerpt
Music by Christopher Frost. Lyrics by Joe Venable.
Performed by Joe Venable.
Backing track produced by Christopher Frost.
Director Lloyd expresses his exasperation about his cast during the dress rehearsal, the night before opening night.