michael raabe
crooner, pianist, music director, songwriter, arranger, lover of good music
upcoming shows
JUNE 13 - JULY 13, 2025
THE HOUSE OF
FUTURE MEMORY
freeFall Theatre
Devised by Eric Davis, the ensemble, and you
select original music and lyrics by Michael Raabe
Based on Shakespeare’s “Seven Ages of Man” monologue from As You Like It, this surprising and innovative performance will bring together the talents and imagination of the actors with ideas and suggestions from the audience to create a unique evening of storytelling and theatre that can only happen once. Reminiscent of the popular “Choose Your Own Adventure” novels from the 80’s, The House of Future Memory is a genre-bending theatrical event that tears down the traditional wall between creator and spectator. Director Eric Davis and Music Director Michael Raabe created an outline for the performance and all-new original songs that tie the piece together dramatically and musically. The cast of 6 performers then use all of their skills to tell the story with music, drama, comedy and improvisation. The 7th performer is generative AI, which uses information from the audience to fill in more unique and immediate details to the material already created by the production team and cast. The House of Future Memory is the kind of daring theatrical experiment that freeFall audiences have come to expect from Eric Davis and his team. It will stay in the audience’s collective memory long after the curtain falls and may just have repeat attendance as new memories will be created at every single performance.
For tickets - visit freefalltheatre.com or call 727-498-5205
THUR JUNE 26, 2025
LARRY ALEXANDER
MY YEAR WITH LIZA
freeFall Theatre
Larry Alexander spent a year traveling the globe, opening for and getting to know the one and only Liza Minnelli on her World Tour. Join him on June 26 as he reminisces about his wild and wonderful time on the road with Liza. Backed by a three piece band, Larry will perform some of Minnelli’s most famous songs and tell stories about his adventures of meeting some of the most famous and interesting people in the entertainment industry. Get ready to learn all about Larry’s magical year with one of the greatest performers in showbiz history! Come to the Cabaret, old chum!!
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SEPT 5 – OCT 5, 2025
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S
TELL ME ON A SUNDAY
freeFall Theatre
music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
lyrics by Don Black
Directed by Eric Davis
Music Direction by Michael Raabe
Choreography by Leann Alduenda
freeFall Theatre brings audiences this underrated musical comedy from the award-winning composer of The Phantom of the Opera and Sunset Boulevard. Tell Me On a Sunday follows a young English girl who has recently landed in New York. Brimming with optimism, she sets out to seek success, companionship and, of course, love. But as she weaves her way through the maze of the city and her own anxieties, frustrations, and heartaches, she begins to wonder whether—in fact—she’s been looking for love in all the wrong places. The show contains some of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most-treasured songs, including “Tell Me On a Sunday,” “Come Back with the Same Look in Your Eyes” and “Unexpected Song.”
For tickets - visit freefalltheatre.com or call 727-498-5205
JAN 30 – MARCH 8, 2026
HIMSELF AND NORA
freeFall Theatre
book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Brielle
Directed by Eric Davis
Music Direction by Michael Raabe
Himself and Nora is one of the world’s great romances. Himself: an internationally acclaimed author whose words awakened the world. Nora: the country girl from Galway whose burning sexuality and acerbic wit ignited the genius of James Joyce. Himself and Nora is a passionate musical that reveals the private life of one of modern literature’s most controversial figures. Ripped from the pages of their intimate life together and inspired by their Irish roots, this untold story of writer James Joyce and his muse is a scintillating exposé of the unconventional and passionate love affair that changed literature forever.
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JUNE 12 – AUG 2, 2026
BASH OF THE TITANS
freeFall Theatre
book & lyrics by Eric Davis, Matthew McGee & Michael Raabe
music arrangements & orchestrations by Michael Raabe
Directed by Eric Davis
Music Direction by Michael Raabe
Are you holding out for a hero? We know we are! From the team that brought you OZ: A New Musical, War of The Worlds, and an intergalactic version of The Pirates of Penzance comes an all-new musical parody for The Gods! Greek Gods, to be exact. Perseus, the favored son of Zeus, has ticked off a vengeful goddess and finds himself having to tackle a series of quests in order to win the heart of the beautiful Andromeda. freeFall presents this 80s jukebox musical filled with love, adventure, laughs, togas, sea monsters, and maybe even a Titan or two. Get ready for the party of the century in freeFall’s Bash of the Titans.
For tickets - visit freefalltheatre.com or call 727-498-5205