| Starmites | |
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| Music | Barry Keating |
| Lyrics | Barry Keating |
| Book | Stuart Ross Barry Keating |
| Productions | 1987 Off-Broadway 1988 American Stage Festival 1989 Broadway |
Starmites is a musical with music and lyrics by Barry Keating and a book by Stuart Ross and Barry Keating. It was first presented in 1980 Off-Off-Broadway by the Ark Theatre Company.[1] It opened off-Broadway in 1987 and on-Broadway on April 27, 1989, where it ran for 60 performances. It received six nominations at the 43rd Tony Awards, including Best Musical, but won none.
The story revolves around a shy teenager, Eleanor, who creates a fantasy world involving science fiction characters in her comic book collection. She escapes into her fantasy world where the Starmites are the guardian angels of Innerspace.
- ^ "Opening This Week". The New York Times. October 26, 1980, p. D56