HUDSON FALLS — It’s called “Zigzag,” and it features 20 of Neal Herr’s best relationship songs written throughout his 50-year career, woven inside a romantic comedy.
The show opens May 6 for a three-day, four-performance run at The Strand Theater in Hudson Falls.
Through song and dance, “Zigzag” tells the nuanced story of aging Cowboy and Butterfly, who look back on their young romance, which was complicated by Cowboy’s boss, Tender, and Butterfly’s abusive manager, Bruce.
“Zigzag” is a full-length, small-cast original musical about love over time, according to Herr -singer/songwriter and writer/composer of musicals credited with more than 800 songs. He earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in musical theater writing from New York University and has worked with Broadway stars and writers.
Now a retired English professor, performer and producer, Herr weaves acoustic guitar-based music with roots in country, musical theater, pop, rock and Cajun, as young Cowboy and Butterfly fall in love through tap, ballet, jazz and ballroom dance.
For more information about the show, which runs May 6,7 & 8, go to: www.mystrandtheater.org.
