Edward W. Hardy
American composer, musician and producer
The Woodsman is a 2012 American stage play written by James Ortiz with music composed by Edward W. Hardy and lyrics by Jay Adana. It focuses on the story of the Tin Woodman character from L. Frank Baum's series of books set in the fictional Land of Oz, notably Baum's 1918 book The Tin Woodman of Oz. The production employs live performers, puppets, music, and very few spoken words.
The play has received critical praise, and won a 2016 Obie Award for Ortiz's puppet design. On May 29, 2016, the cast recording of the musical soundtrack was released worldwide. On September 2, 2016, a filmed performance of the work was broadcast by PBS stations, as part of the Theater Close-Up series produced by WNET in association with BroadwayHD.
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Works
- BORN FREE
- Cerulean Sky (Prologue)
- Dorothy Arrives
- Evolution
- Finding Love
- Flying (Dancing in Spanish Harlem)
- Forever Yours
- Lineage
- Making The Perfect Dress
- My Heart Is Gone
- Nick Chopper
- Nick Chopper & Nimmie Amee
- Nimme and the Wicked Witch of the East
- Odette and Siegfried's First Dance
- Rusting Tin Man
- Sorrow Home
- Southern Song
- Swans at the Shore
- The Kalidah
- The Lovers Dance [From "the Pearl Diver: A Japanese Legend"]
- The Pearl Diver: A Japanese Legend (Ship at Sea)
- The Struggle Staggers Us
- The Woodsman
- The Woodsman (Original Off-Broadway Solo Recording)
- Three Pieces Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe
- Tinkers
- Whispering Munchkins-Dark Woods