Thornhill Theatre Space presents episode 7 of our series New Musical Monday with selections from the musical “Blue and Grey” by Barry Brown

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Showcase demo recordings performed by Barry Brown

Blue and Grey is set in the South of the United States in the period leading up to and during the American Civil War.

It tells the secret love story of Mary, the daughter of William Carson-Smith, a wealthy landowner and Henry, an orphan, taken in by the Carson-Smiths and now employed to work in the household.

Mary and Henry are bored with their lives (Every Day’s The Same).

Mary and Henry find love has been right there in front of them. They conduct a secret love affair and are sad that they can tell no one of it (The Life We Lead).

War breaks out and Henry is drafted.

Henry leaves for war, Mary fears for Henry’s safety and has found out she is pregnant with his child (I Love Him So).

Mary’s Father discovers her secret affair and disapproves violently causing Mary to lose the baby.

A distraught Mary wonders what the baby would have been like (I Wonder).

Henry survives and reunites with Mary.

Learn more about “Blue and Grey” and other works from Barry Brown at: hitmanbaz.com and on Twitter @Hitmanbaz