writer & musical theatre lyricist

miscellanea

Chris & Ben lip-sync "It Could Be Him"

from the musical LONDON ROAD
Book & lyrics by Alecky Blythe
Music & lyrics by Adam Cork
Video by Ben Bonnema
Lip-syncing by Ben Bonnema & Christopher Staskel

Spectrum (2014) by Lisa Whitson Burns (*1983) Daniel Andor-Ardó, conductor Christopher Staskel, poems Jonathan Singer, vibraphone Melissa Bybee, Natalie Chamat, Perry Townsend, Brian Mountford, solo voices C4 Ensemble: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective November 13, 2014 at Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn November 15, 2014 at The Church of St.

SPECTRUM

Music by Lisa Whitson Burns
Poems by Christopher Staskel
Performed by C4 Ensemble: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective
Daniel Andor-Ardó, conductor
Jonathan Singer, vibraphone
Inspired by Ellsworth Kelly's Spectrum V

MONKEY ON A LEASH

Music by Max Mamon
Lyrics by Christopher Staskel
Vocals by Christopher Staskel & Max Mamon
Special thanks to Bernadette Peters, Mandy Patinkin, & Stephen Sondheim

AWL MAI ROH

Music by Ben Bonnema
Lyrics by Christopher Staskel
Vocals by Nikko Benson

Pass the Aggressive. Written and performed by Christopher Staskel (lyrics) and Rona Siddiqui (music) for the Bill Finn: Night of Comedy Songs Cabaret.

PASS THE AGGRESSIVE

Music (and accompaniment) by Rona Siddiqui
Lyrics (and performance) by Christopher Staskel
Video by Micah Joel
Buy the sheet music on Repertwa!

BAREBURGER JINGLE

Music by Max Mamon
Lyrics by Christopher Staskel
Vocals by Phoenix Gonzalez

Elizabeth Stanley performs "Finishes My Sentenced Guy", lyrics by Christopher Staskel, music by Danny Abosch. From RIDICULOUSLY TALENTED 2 at 54 Below, March 3, 2014. Directed by Shakina Nayfack, music directed by Jeremy Robin Lyons. Video my Mikey Mullen.

FINISHES-MY-SENTENCES-GUY

Music by Danny Abosch
Lyrics by Christopher Staskel
Performed by Elizabeth Stanley
Accompaniment by Jeremy Robin Lyons
Video by Mikey Mullen