Love Is Dead
Love Is Dead is a new comedy about a heartbroken woman and a sexy ghost. Her life is falling apart; his already did. Maybe together they can overcome the existential horror of dating and romance in the modern age.
The Writers
Brett Ryback (Book & Music) is an actor, composer/lyricist, and writer. He is the recipient of the ASCAP Foundation’s Cole Porter Award. His musical podcast “In Strange Woods” hit #1 on Apple’s fiction chart and was an iHeartRadio Award nominee. Works include: Passing Through (Goodspeed), Joe Schmoe Saves the World (NAMT ‘16, ASCAP/Dreamworks Workshop), Nate the Great (TRW), Free Speech Zone (Austin Film Festival Semifinalist). His award-winning plays Weïrd and A Roz By Any Other Name are both published in “The Best American Short Plays 2007-2008.” He lives in LA with his husband and their miniature schnauzer, Hilde. www.brettryback.com
Jeff Luppino-Esposito (Book & Lyrics) is the lyricist and co-librettist of the ghost rom-com musical Love Is Dead. He is best known for his work as a writer, lyricist, and director on the musical podcast “In Strange Woods,” an iHeartRadio Award nominee for “Best Fiction Podcast.” His other notable writing and directing credits include the stage show Nantucket! The MusACKal, the short film Mem>How She Was, and the mockumentary pilot “Hall Stars” for Nickelodeon. You can preview his work at: www.JeffLE.me
Development History
Love Is Dead was developed with the assistance of a 29-hour staged reading at Coachella Valley Rep in April 2024.
Connect
loveisdeadmusical@gmail.com, loveisdeadmusical.com