The irrepressible Julia Cameron is at it again.  Does this woman define the word prolific or what?  She’s been cranking out a good book at least once or twice a year for ages, and now, with her eppervescent partner in crime, Emma Lively, she’s just turned out a musical.  

The Medium At Large will debut in Chicago at the Village Players Performing Arts Center on October 17th and will run through November 16.  If you live in the area you’d be crazy not to check it out. I’ll stick my neck out here — I wouldn’t be surprised if this does so well in Chicago (okay, it’s Oak Park technically) it will re-open in NYC.  Can a movie be far behind? Call it intuition on my part but I feel this is the start of something big.  Here’s a video about The Medium At Large.

Rumor has it the musical is all about ghosts, romance, and general mischief, all set in NYC circa 1938.  Julia is no stranger to the New York setting, I believe she helped out on making the movie New York, New York, and also Taxi Driver, two quintessential New York films.  The main character of the new musical is Bruce, a medium, who will be played by Tony award winning actor, John Herrera.  

Carl Occhipinti, Artistic Director of Village Players is directing the show, he says, “I’m drawn to the idea that we can break through the veil that separates the two (physical and spiritual worlds) and connect with someone we’ve lost.”  

If anyone can break through the veil, it would be Julia Cameron.  If anyone could make it musical in the process — it would be Emma Lively.  This musical is well suited to their spiritual, creative, and fun oeuvre.

Julia Cameron is the best-selling author of The Artists Way and is well known for that empowering book on creative process.  My personal favorite of her many books is her autobiography, Floor Sample.  Floor Sample is an inside peek at what makes this interesting woman and prolific artist tick.  Doug Stevenson and I (the Innovise Guys) had the pleasure of interviewing her just after the book was released, take a listen!  Meanwhile, guys, put on a Fedora, ladies, get your hair bobbed. Bundle yourself into the Packard, and get yourself out to Oak Park to check out The Medium At Large.