THE HISTORY MYSTERY
Music by Eric Rockwell
Lyrics by Margaret Rose Book by Janine Nina Trevens  "The History Mystery is full of especially rhythmic songs...History can turn a sleepy summer afternoon into a lively production" ~The New York Times | THE HISTORY MYSTERY is a musical adventure that takes Toni, James, Marti, Sherry and Frankie back in time. These five are all struggling to come up with a subject to write about for their history project, and they all lack inspiration. There are so many more exciting and interesting things than boring old history. Take, for instance, Frankie's secret invention....a time machine!
Frankie asks them, "If you could go back in time, where and when would you go?" This question leads to a difference of opinion, but their bickering is left behind when Frankie's time machine sends them on an unimaginable adventure through pivotal events in American History. They marvel over the writing of the Declaration of Independence, meet Martin Luther King, Jr. as a child, and join a women's suffrage march. In the process, they become a part of history! In the end, they learn that history is most certainly NOT boring! And more than that, they learn that "it's up to you and me to make history turn out the way it ought to be!"  |
