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Harris is currently writing lyrics to

A NEW MUSICAL

music by Arthur Lafrentz Bacon
book by Jason Schafer (Trick, "Queer As Folk")

they recently completed a demo starring:
Celina Carvajal, Blake Daniel, Kathy Fitzgerald, Gwen Hollander, William Ryall, Bryce Ryness
and
Lisa Asher, Melinda Bass, Rob Maitner

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Zach Lezberg produced an invite-only concert reading of

SALVAGE
a new rock musical

book + lyrics by Harris Doran
music by Arthur Lafrentz Bacon

directed by Harris Doran

Bryce Ryness (Hair, Rent)
Rebecca Naomi Jones (American Idiot, Passing Strange)
Kevin Smith Kirkwood (Spelling Bee)
Amy Coleman (The Last Session, Beehive)
Ben Curtis (The Dell Dude, joy)
Natalie Joy Johnson (Legally Blonde, bare)
Ramona Keller (Caroline, or Change, Brooklyn)
Michael Winther (33 Variations, Songs From An Unmade Bed)
Romelda T. Benjamin (Catch Me If You Can, Brooklyn)
Aaron Berk (Shockheaded Peter)
Ryan Duncan (Shrek, Altar Boyz)
Ian Scott McGregor (Notes on the Land of Earthquake and Fire)
Kate Pazakis (Jerry Springer)
Julie Reiber (Wicked, Brooklyn)
Megan Reinking (Hair, Lestat)
Kwame Remy (Dreamgirls)
Jen Sese (Spelling Bee)
Derrick Trumbly (Spelling Bee)
Juson Williams (The Wiz)

Piano: Joel Martin (Creator of Jazzical), Guitar: Kiyanu Kim (Gwen Stephani),
Bass: Malcolm Gold (Sheryl Crow), Drums: Mike Levesque (David Bowie)

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1st closed reading of:

HIGHER


music by
Arthur Lafrentz Bacon
book + lyrics by Harris Doran

with:
Craig Baldwin, Tituss Burgess, Dickie DiBella, Kathy Deitch, Rebecca Naomi Jones,
Nicolle Rochelle Leach, Ian Scott McGregor, Max Osinski and Sheri Sanders, produced by Zach Lezberg

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Harris had a song from his musical HIGHER performed by Tituss Burgess featured in NEO3
new/emerging/outstanding! A concert celebration of emerging talent in musical theatre, benefiting the York Theatre Company

tituss burgess



tituss burgess and company



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He is currently writing book and lyrics to

HIGHER



a new rock musical
with Arthur Lafrentz Bacon


his works include:





Oliver Button

based on the children's book "Oliver Button Is A Sissy" by Tomie dePaola

book, music & lyrics by Harris Doran

reading cast:
Scott Allgauer, Harris Doran, Gwen Hollander, Jaclyn Huberman and Rye Mullis

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dTENSION

an original murder mystery musical farce

book & lyrics by Harris Doran

music by Neal Hampton

reading cast:
David Austin, Mike Batusic, Eric Collins, Harris Doran, Kate Pazakis & Stephen Sislen

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BEAUTIFUL

a play in two acts

based on Frank Wedekind's "Spring Awakening"

by Harris Doran

reading cast:
Michael Borrelli, Steve Boyer, Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, Doug Carter, Michael Chernus, Marin Ireland,
Elizabeth Moss, Jesse J. Perez, Josh Pohja, Samantha Soule, Aidan Sullivan, Daniel Talbott, Tracie Thoms, Yvonne Woods