SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD (October 2021)

After a long hiatus from live theatre, Cole was honored to work on an all-time favorite show of his with renowned director Jerry Dixon.

“…each song is like a monologue with a delightful score largely influenced by blues, rock, jazz, funk, and gospel (brought to life magnificently by Music Director Cole P. Abod and his terrific four-piece band), as well as the often quite touching lyrics, at the forefront of the storytelling.” - Marin Heinritz, RevueWM

Read the full review here.

For more information about Farmer’s Alley Theatre, go to farmersalleytheatre.org

Photo courtesy Becky Klose

AND WE LOOK ON (February 2020)

Cole’s original score accompanied the debut of And We Look On, an environmental dance/puppetry/theatre/multimedia work that seeks to tackle the worldwide climate and pollution crisis. Accompanied by three other incredible musicians, this piece sought to shine a piercing light on the climate crisis, and how dire the need for climate justice is both in our local and global communities.

The full production can be viewed by clicking here.

(Photo courtesy of Maya Ballester)

STORIES OF ME AND YOU: The Songs of Jacob Ryan Smith (JULY 2019)

Cole’s orchestrations were recently featured at the famed NYC cabaret venue Feinstein’s/54 Below. Jacob Ryan Smith’s songs in this concert included works from Mr. Sipple, The Outs and Ins, Painless, and other standalone works.

For more information about this concert, click here

From left to right: Yoni Weiss (Director/Producer), Spencer Channell (Music Director), Jacob Ryan Smith (Composer/Lyricist), Cole P. Abod

FUN HOME (June 2019)

Cole recently finished music directing a run of Fun Home at Farmer’s Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The production was directed by Kathy Mulay. Here’s what critics had to say about it:

“Music Director Cole P. Abod is to be commended for what he does with the score as well as his talented seven-piece orchestra.” — Marin Heinritz, RevueWM

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“[FUN HOME] stays on track... with strong musical support from Cole P. Abod’s offstage orchestra.” — Gordon Boldar, WMUK

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For more information about Farmer’s Alley Theatre, go to farmersalleytheatre.org

From left to right: Megan O’Callaghan (Medium Alison) Jess Tibboles (ASM), Jesús Barajas (Roy/Mark/Pete/Bobby Jeremy), Emma Wineman (Joan), Cole P. Abod

LEGALLY BLONDE (March 2019)

Cole just wrapped a production of Legally Blonde at University of Michigan’s MUSKET. This was his fourth production with MUSKET, his third conducting and his second as Music Director.

“Once again, the pit’s brilliantly-played music matched Elle Wood’s spirit and gave her an upbeat soundtrack to her life.” — Angela Lin, Arts at Michigan

Read the review here

For more information on MUSKET, go to ummusket.org

From left to right: Maya Alwan (Choreographer), Cole P. Abod, Bruna d’Avila (Director)
(Image courtesy of Alec Cohen)