Broken Bride

Broken Bride is a 2005 EP by the band Ludo. The EP is the second release from the band, and is a rock opera concept album. Broken Bride was re-released on September 29, 2009. Ludo also completed a short tour to promote its re-release by playing the EP in its entirety.[2] A video for "Save Our City" was released on October 6, 2009.[3]

Broken Bride
EP by
Ludo
Released September 27, 2005
GenreRock
Length27:16
LabelRedbird Records
Ludo chronology
Ludo
(2003)		 Broken Bride
(2005)		 You're Awful, I Love You
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Absolute Punk(8.8/10)[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andrew Volpe, except for "Part III: The Lamb and the Dragon", written by Volpe and Tim Ferrell.

Broken Bride
No.TitleLength
1."Part I: Broken Bride"3:40
2."Save Our City"6:36
3."Part II: Tonight's the Night"2:51
4."Part III: The Lamb and the Dragon"8:16
5."Part IV: Morning in May"5:43

Stage adaptation

University of Chicago production

Starting in November 2006, Broken Bride was produced as a staged theater piece by University Theater at the University of Chicago.[4] The 28 minute concept album was adapted for the stage by first time director Paul Bruton. Bruton received permission from the band to stage Broken Bride in spring 2006 and proposed a black box theater production for that fall. Broken Bride utilized a minimalistic, expressionist approach to stage design wherein a variety of complex locations can be implied within a limited setting. Music for the production was provided by the band in the form of a re-mixed version of the album, completely stripped of all primary and back-up vocals, with the exception of a few harmonies in "Save Our City" and "Part III: The Lamb and the Dragon". The melodies were arranged for the fifteen member cast by Tristan Cosino, who also coached and directed the ensemble.

NYMF/Chinese Mother Jewish Daughter Production

In 2013, Ludo's Broken Bride: A Rock Opera[5], a different stage adaptation created by Chinese Mother Jewish Daughter, premiered at ANT Fest 2013 in New York City. In 2014, an expanded concert version of the production consisting of 24 numbers, was presented at The Cutting Room[6]. This modified version was presented at NYMF and ran for one week in August 2016[7]. The expanded story told of Tommy (the Traveler), played by Carson Higgins, who attempts to return home to his lover, Oriel (Gabrielle McClinton), while a flashback of himself (Michael Jayne Walker) falls in love with Oriel throughout the show. Other cast members included Brian Charles Rooney as King Simius, Marissa O'Donnell as Mena/Mayor, and Larry Hamilton as The Archangel Raguel[8]. Reviews of the NYMF production were mixed, pointing out the "action-packed high fantasy"[9] nature of the production and "the effect of an exploding piñata"[10] in puppetry and projection design, despite flaws like the overabundance of plot lines[11], sound balance issues[10], and physically challenging material[12]. The Ludo's Broken Bride: A Rock Opera website states that a production to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Ludo album You're Awful, I Love You is in the works, but no further information has been given on the state of the production yet.

Personnel

Band

  • Andrew Volpe - Vocals, Guitar
  • Tim Ferrell - Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Tim Convy - Moog, Backing Vocals
  • Marshall Fanciullo - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Matt Palermo - Drums, Backing Vocals

Production

  • Michael Fossenkemper - Mastering
  • Joe M. Leonard Jr. - Video Editor, Video Producer
  • Jason McEntire - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
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References
  1. Absolute Punk review
  2. Our 1st and 2nd Albums are Coming Out Again
  3. "Alternative Press | Features". Altpress.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  4. Keeping it local: Up close with Ludo - Cadenza
  5. "ludosbrokenbride". ludosbrokenbride. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  6. "LUDO's Broken Bride - Tickets - The Cutting Room - New York, NY - June 23rd, 2014". Ticketfly. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  7. "NYMF Debuts LUDO's Broken Bride Tonight | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  8. "ludosbrokenbride". ludosbrokenbride. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  9. "NYMF 2016: Dust Can't Kill Me; The Gold; Ludo's Broken Bride". Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  10. "Review: 'LUDO's Broken Bride' walks down the aisle with pterodactyls swarming above her". OnStage Blog. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  11. "Theatre Is Easy | Reviews | Ludo's Broken Bride". www.theasy.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  12. "REVIEW: LUDO's Broken Bride". New York Musical Theatre Festival 2016: UNAUTHORIZED. 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
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