J.O.B. The Hip-Hopera, at 45th Street Theater

Alex Kruglov & FDLT Productions presents J.O.B. The Hip-Hopera, book and lyrics by Jerome Sable & Eli Batalion and music by Jerome Sable, Eli Batalion & Joe Barrucco, at 45th Street Theater from 25 Sep - 1 Oct 2006 as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival.

J.O.B. The Hip-Hopera: Two stories. Two turntables. Ready? Remix. Hoover Records is the producer of the biggest, illest, baddest and phattest hip-hop in the west. At the top, label president J. Hoover is pitted against Job, his right hand man, in a test of loyalty, compassion and friendship. At the bottom, in the jingle department, it's MC Cain against his brotha and fellow rapper MC Abel in their struggle for success. It�s the Old (School) Testament retold as an allegory of contemporary corporate life in the music biz.

Co-directed by Stefan Novinski and Hassan Christopher, J.O.B. The Hip-Hopera features Eli Batalion (M.C. Abel), Niles Rivers (M.C. Cain), Myesha Taylor (R&B Diva), DJ Creativity (DJ)
Ensemble: Hassan Christopher, Marissa Labog, and Aimee Zannoni.

Choreographed by Hassan Christopher, with lighting by Steven Young and sound by Joe Barrucco.