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See also[[Wikipedia:Teen Witch|''Teen Witch'']]
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{{Infobox album
| Name = Teen Witch the Musical
| Type = soundtrack
| Longtype = <br /> Music and Lyrics written by: <br /> [[Larry Weir]], Tom Weir, Cindy Valentine, Cathy Car
| Artist =
| Cover =Teen Witch the Musical Cover Art.jpg
| Alt = Cover art for ''Teen Witch the Musical''
| Released = {{Start date|2007|02|13}}
| Recorded = Studio City Sound <br /> Studio City, California
| Genre = Operatic pop, popical
| Length = {{Duration|m=47|s=26}}
| Label = Caption Records
| Producer = Tom Weir, Larry Weir
{{Singles
| Name = Teen Witch the Musical
| Type = soundtrack
| Single 1 = Finest Hour
| Single 1 date =
| Single 2 = Popular Girl
| Single 2 date =
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}}
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'''''Teen Witch the Musical''''' (2007) soundtrack album was released as a precursor to a Broadway-bound musical, based upon the ongoing popularity of the musical offerings of the film, [[Wikipedia:Teen Witch|''Teen Witch'']] (1989).

''Teen Witch'' (1989) experienced decades of renewed interest, with television reruns, inclusion on a legacy list of Halloween television programming and with midnight theater screenings becoming social events. The movie's musical producers, [[Wikipedia:Grammy Award|Grammy Award]] winner, [[Wikipedia:Studio City Sound|Tom Weir]] and ''New Music Weekly'' editor, [[Wikipedia:Larry Weir|Larry Weir]], became interested in releasing the movie soundtrack, but after more than a decade had passed, the original multi track master tapes were unavailable.

== The musical ==

With disappointing box-office returns from ''Teen Witch'', the master audio tapes were lost by the time that demand for a soundtrack release had become apparent.<ref name="Mental Floss"/> Thanks to cable television rebroadcasts, the film was drawing midnight theater audiences. Alana Lambros suggested that ''Teen Witch'' should be adapted for the stage.<ref name="Larry Weir Interview"/> In contrast to the film production, the actors would also be required to sing their respective musical numbers in a theatre production and appear to be high school students, eighteen years after the film release. Some fans resisted the re-casting<ref name=artists/>

* ''Teen Witch the Musical'' was recorded at [[Wikipedia:Studio City Sound|Studio City Sound]] under the newly formed label Caption Records.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fee|first=Debi|title=Teen Witch Fans Finally Get Their Wish|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/4/prweb516809.htm|publisher=Caption Records -- PRweb|accessdate=30 May 2012|date=5 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Weir Brothers Studio: Filmography|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/person/weir-brothers-studio/filmography.html|work=Teen Witch (1989)|publisher=Yahoo.com|accessdate=1 August 2012}}</ref>

* The stage-play was read before an audience in dress rehearsal, but did not make it to production.


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==Musical trivia==
* Larry Weir wrote the song, "Top That" at the insistence of investors. ''Teen Witch'' had to be re-shot to include the scene for the song.
* The film's original soundtrack went unfunded as the film's investors "discovered" [[Wikipedia:Jean-Claude Van Damme]] and abandoned the "Teen Witch" project in favor of financing kung fu action genre films.
* Elizabeth Weir recorded the song, "I Like Boys" for the film at eleven years old.
* The Weirz, the Weir family band, is credited throughout the film's song list.<ref name="Larry Weir Interview" />

===Sales===
* ''Teen Witch'' (the movie): Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 4,113 in Movies & TV<ref>{{cite web|title=Teen Witch|url=http://www.amazon.com/Teen-Witch-Robyn-Lively/dp/B00094ARJ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338314113&sr=8-1|publisher=Amazon.com|date= 12 July 2005|accessdate=29 May 2012}}</ref>
* ''Teen Witch'' (the movie): Tower.com Sales Rank: 2,691 in Movies<ref>{{cite web|title=Teen Witch (DVD)|url=http://www.tower.com/teen-witch-robyn-lively-dvd/wapi/106994361|publisher=Tower Records|date= 12 July 2005|accessdate=29 May 2012}}</ref>
* ''Teen Witch the Musical'': Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 286,828 in Music<ref>{{cite web|title=Teen Witch the Musical (Soundtrack)|url=http://www.amazon.com/Teen-Witch-Musical-Sara-Niemietz/dp/B000N2H8Y6|accessdate=29 May 2012|date=13 February 2007}}</ref>
* ''Teen Witch the Musical'': Tower.com Sales Rank: 41,775 in General Rock & Pop<ref>{{cite web|title=Teen Witch the Musical (CD)|url=http://www.tower.com/teen-witch-musical-soundtrack-cd/wapi/107318467#product_details|publisher=Tower Records|accessdate=29 May 2012|date=13 February 2007}}</ref>
* iTunes: Soundtrack>Musicals>Artists: ''Teen Witch'' "Finest Hour (Instrumental)" listed 227th<ref name = "iTunes Downloads">{{cite web|title=Apple iTunes Musical Soundtrack Downloads|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/music-soundtrack-musicals/id1166|publisher=Apple iTunes|accessdate=29 May 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/681uQZSM1|archivedate=29 May 2012}}</ref>
* iTunes: Soundtrack>Musicals>Artists: Sara Niemietz ("Finest Hour", "Popular Girl") listed 78th<ref name = "iTunes Downloads" />
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== The Cast ==

With royalty checks rolling in from cable television screenings of the movie, the stage-play went into [[Wikipedia:Workshop production|workshop]] with three planned versions of ''Teen Witch the Musical''. The first version would be a concert venue, followed by a theme-park version for [[Wikipedia:Universal Parks & Resorts|Universal Studios]] and then a Los Angeles premiere with Broadway aspirations.<ref name="Larry Weir Interview" />

=== Featured Artists ===

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* Alycia Adler as Randa (Cheerleader)
* Bryce Blue as Rhet
* Blake Ewing as Brad Powell
* Ashley Crowe as Madame Serena
* Monet Lerner as Darcy (Cheerleader)
* [[Wikipedia:Tessa Ludwick|Tessa Ludwick]] as Phoebe (Cheerleader)
* Lauren Patten as Polly
* [[Wikipedia:Sara Niemietz|Sara Niemietz]] as Louise Miller
* [[Wikipedia:Heather Youmans|Heather Youmans]] as Shana the Rock Star
* V-Style as rapper<ref>{{cite web|title=Teen Witch The Reading Finale |url=https://www.myspace.com/video/the-hollywood-hooligans/teen-witch-finale/1269696|format = Requires Flash Player|quote = Actor's roles from video of acting workshop| publisher=Charles Faris|accessdate=31 May 2012}}</ref>
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{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing: ''Teen Witch the Musical'' (2007)<br /> Bold typeface denotes bonus track
| writing_credits = yes
| extra_column = Vocalist(s) & Musicians
| title1 = Finest Hour
| writer1 = Larry Weir, Cindy Valentine
| extra1 = Sara Niemietz, Blake Ewing
{{Collapsible list |title= Accompaniment
| * drums: Josh Freese
| * bass: Lance Morisson
| * guitars: Tim Pierce
| * keyboards and programming: Michael Parnell
| * percussion: Burliegh Drummond
| * string arrangement: Heday Ikumo
| * first violin: Anna Stafford, Eric Wuest
| * second violin: Yohei Nakamiya, Joyce Leonard
| * viola: Leah Nelson, Tyler Hokanson
| * cello: Alisha Bauer
| * brass arrangement, trombone, french horn: Nick Lane}}
| length1 = 4:06
| title2 = It's Never Gonna Be The Same Again
| writer2 = Larry Weir, Cindy Valentine
| extra2 = Heather Youmans
{{Collapsible list |title= Accompaniment
| * background vocals: Melissa Reese
|* drums: Josh Freese
|* percussion: Luis Conte
|* guitars: Tim Pierce
|* keyboards, programming: Michael Parnell
|* Saxophone: Chris Mostert}}
| length2 = 3:51
| title3 = Dream Lover
| writer3 = Larry Weir, Cathy Car
| extra3 = Sara Niemietz
{{Collapsible list |title= Accompaniment
| * drums: Matt Laug
| * guitars: Tim Pierce
| * keyboards and programming: Shirley To
}}
| length3 = 4:06
| title4 = High School Blues
| writer4 = Larry Weir, Tom Weir
| extra4 = Bryce Blue, V-Style
{{Collapsible list |title= Accompaniment
| * background vocals: Larry Weir
| * marching drums: Matt Laug
}}
| length4 = 2:03
| title5 = I Like Boys
| writer5 = Larry Weir, Theresa Weir, Maria Weir, Tom Weir, Estella Weir
| extra5 = Alycia Adler, Monet Lerner, Tessa Ludwick
{{Collapsible list |title= Accompaniment
| * drums: Josh Freese
| * bass: Lance Morrisson
| * guitars: Tim Pierce
| * marching drums: Matt Laug
}}
| length5 = 2:44
| title6 = I Keep On Falling
| writer6 = Larry Weir
| extra6 = Blake Ewing
{{Collapsible list |title= Accompaniment
| * drums: Josh Freese
| * bass: Lance Morrison
| * guitars: Tim Pierce
| * keyboards: Michael Parnell
| * string arrangement: Heday Ikumo
| * first violin: Anna Stafford, Eric Wuest
| * second violin: Yohei Nakamiya, Joyce Leonard
| * viola: Leah Nelson, Tyler Hokanson
| * cello: Alisha Bauer, Ginger Murphy
}}
| length6 = 3:48
| title7 = Shame
| writer7 = Larry Weir
| extra7 = Monet Lerner, Tessa Ludwick, Alycia Adler
{{Collapsible list |title= Accompaniment
| * drums: Matt Laug
| * guitars: Tim Pierce
| * programming and keyboards: Larry Weir, Tom Weir
}}
| length7 = 3:59
| title8 = '''She's Put A Spell On You'''
| writer8 = Larry Weir
| extra8 = Ashley Crowe
{{Collapsible list |title= Accompaniment
| * guitars: Andrew Doolittle
| * keyboards and programming: Michael Parnell
| * percussion: Luis Conte
| * trumpet: Steve Madaio,
}}
| length8 = 3:16
| title9 = Popular Girl
| writer9 = Larry Weir
| extra9 = Sara Niemietz, V-Style
{{Collapsible list |title= Accompaniment
| * drums: Josh Freese
| * guitars: Tim Pierce
| * keyboards and programming: Michael Parnell
| * marching drums: Matt Laug
| * trumpet: Gabe Johnson
}}
| length9 = 4:05
| title10 = Top That
| writer10 = Larry Weir
| extra10 = Lauren Patton, Bryce Blue, V-Style
{{Collapsible list |title= Accompaniment
| * marching drums: Matt Laug
| * guitars: Tim Pierce
| * programming: Tom Weir
| * string arrangements: Heday Ikumo
| * first violin: Alexander Tseitlin, Eric Wuest
| * second violin: Yohei Nakamiya, Joyce Leonard
| * viola: Leah Nelson, Tyler Hokanson
| * cello: Alisha Bauer
}}
| length10 = 2:53
| title11 = '''Fool For Love'''
| writer11 = Larry Weir
| extra11 = Blake Ewing
{{Collapsible list |title= Accompaniment
| * drums: Matt Laug
| * bass: Lance Morrison
| * guitars: Tim Pierce
| * percussion: Luis Conte
| * keyboards and programming: Michael Parnell
| * string arrangement: Heday Ikumo
| * first violin: Anna Stafford, Eric Wuest
| * second violin: Yohei Nakamiya, Joyce Leonard
| * viola: Leah Nelson, Tyler Hokanson
| * cello: Alisha Bauer
}}
| length11 = 3:45
| title12 = '''What Are You Doing About Love?'''
| writer12 = Larry Weir
| extra12 = Sara Niemietz
{{Collapsible list |title= Accompaniment
| * drums: Matt Laug
| * bass: Lance Morrison
| * guitars: Andrew Doolittle
| * keyboards and programming: Michael Parnell
| * string arrangement: Heday Ikumo
| * first violin: Anna Stafford, Eric Wuest
| * second violin: Yohei Nakamiya, Joyce Leonard
| * viola: Leah Nelson, Tyler Hokanson
| * cello: Alisha Bauer
}}
| length12 = 3:41
| title13 = Get Up & Move
| writer13 = Larry Weir, Cathy Car
| extra13 = Heather Youmans
{{Collapsible list |title= Accompaniment
| * keyboards and programming: Michael Parnell
| * guitars: Tim Pierce
| * saxophone: Chris Mostert
}}
| length13 = 3:24
| title14 = Finest Hour - Instrumental
| writer14 = Larry Weir, Cindy Valentine
| extra14 = {{Collapsible list |title= Musicians
| * drums: Josh Freese
| * bass: Lance Morisson
| * guitars: Tim Pierce
| * keyboards and programming: Michael Parnell
| * percussion: Burliegh Drummond
| * string arrangement: Heday Ikumo
| * first violin: Anna Stafford, Eric Wuest
| * second violin: Yohei Nakamiya, Joyce Leonard
| * viola: Leah Nelson, Tyler Hokanson
| * cello: Alisha Bauer
| * brass arrangement, trombone, french horn: Nick Lane}}
| length14 = 1:45
}}

=== Musicians ===

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* Heday Ikumo, String arrangements
* Anna Stafford, First violin
* Eric Wuest, First violin
* Alexander Tseitlin, First violin
* Yohei Nakamiya, Second violin
* Joyce Leonard, Second violin
* Leah Nelson, Viola
* Tyler Hokanson, Viola
* Alisha Bauer, Cello
* Ginger Murphy, Cello
* [[Wikipedia:Tim Pierce]], Guitars
* Andrew Doolittle, Guitars
* Lance Morrisson, Bass
* Paul Bushnell, Bass
* [[Wiki[pedia:Josh Freese]], Drums
* [[Wikipedia:Matt Laug]], Drums
* Burleigh Drummond, Percussion
* [[Wikipedia:Luis Conte]], Percussion
* Michael Parnell, Keyboards and programming
* Shirley To, Keyboards and programming
* Larry Weir, Keyboards and programming
* Tom Weir, Keyboards and programming
* Nick Lane, Brass Arrangement
* Nick Lane, Trombone
* Steve Madaio, Trumpet
* Gabe Johnson, Trumpet
* [[Wikipedia:Chris Mostert]], Saxophone
* Jean Roth-Marinelli, French Horn
* Bernie Barlow Vocals
* London Jones, Vocals
* Melissa Reese, Vocals
* Larry Weir, Vocals<ref name="TeenWitchFans">{{cite web|last=Harrison|first=Estelle|title=Teen Witch Fans Finally Get Their Wish|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/4/prweb516809.htm|publisher=PRWeb - Caption Records / Studio City Sound|accessdate=2012-05-28|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prweb.com%2Freleases%2F2007%2F4%2Fprweb516809.htm&date=2012-05-28|archivedate=2012-05-28|date=2007-04-05}}</ref><ref name="AllMusic Credits">{{cite web|title=Teen Witch: the Musical: Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/teen-witch-the-musical-mw0000484167/credits|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=1 June 2012}}</ref>
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=== Production ===

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* Larry Weir, Producer, Programming
* Tom Weir, Producer, Programming, Recording, Mixing
* Amy Shiotani, Art Direction
* Maree Sanders, Photography
* Masika Swain, Photography
* [[Cindy Valentine]], Lyricist
* Estelle Weir, Lyricist
* Larry Weir, Lyricist
* Maria Weir, Lyricist
* [[Wikipedia:Michael Damian|Michael Damian Weir]], Lyricist
* Theresa Weir, Lyricist
* Tom Weir, Lyricist
* Catherine Marie Wight, Lyricist
* Scott Carroll, Engineer
* David Furuya, Engineer
* Chris Loken, Engineer
* Nigel Lundemo, Engineer
* Ramin Mirespassi, Engineer
* Luke Tozour, Engineer
* Adam Winchell, Engineer<ref name="AllMusic Credits" />
{{Div col end}}

Special thanks to Estelle Harrison, Maria 'Mom' Weir, Masika Swain, and Alana Lambros.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Teen Witch the Musical|titlelink= |others=Various |year=2007 |chapter=Track List and Production credits |url= |first=Weir |last=Thomas |page=1 |type=Booklet |publisher=Studio City Sound |id= |location=Studio City, California}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="Mental Floss">{{cite news|author1=Jennifer M Wood|title=18 Fun Facts About 'Teen Witch'|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/56436/18-fun-facts-about-teen-witch|accessdate=5 March 2016|publisher=''Mental Floss''|date=30 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305095042/http://mentalfloss.com/article/56436/18-fun-facts-about-teen-witch|archivedate=5 March 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Larry Weir Interview">{{cite web| url = http://austinist.com/interview/2007/06/| title = Austinist Interviews Teen Witch Songwriter Larry Weir | author = Steph Beasly | publisher = austinst - Gothamist LLC | date = 15 June 2007| accessdate = 13 November 2013|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6L7GF0jIk |archivedate=13 November 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name=artists>{{cite web|title=Teen Witch the Musical: Artists|url=http://www.teenwitchthemusical.com/artists.html|publisher=Caption Records / Studio City Sound|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.teenwitchthemusical.com%2Fartists.html&date=2012-05-28|archivedate=2012-05-28|accessdate=2012-05-27}}</ref>

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== External links ==
[https://www.allmusic.com/album/teen-witch-the-musical-mw0000484167 Teen Witch the Musical on Allmusic]


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