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"Holmes & McMahon"

Meet the best musical theatre songwriting duo you've never heard of: Holmes & McMahon!

 

Written and performed by A.J. Holmes and Kaley McMahon

"Beauty"

The opening number from a Snow White adaptation.

Lyrics by Kaley McMahon

Music by A.J. Holmes

Performed by Bre Jackson

"Greener Fields"

Music & Lyrics by A.J. Holmes & Kaley McMahon

Performed by Anna Zavelson

"The Semester You Didn't Get Cast"

The opening number from an 8th grade diva's one-woman show:

An Evening with Audrey Singer in Multipurpose Room B.

Lyrics by Kaley McMahon

Music by A.J. Holmes

Performed by Zoe Glick

"There Never Was a Woman"

from Fred Phelps: The Musical!

The first song A.J. and Kaley ever collaborated on, in which the founder of the vehemently homophobic Westboro Baptist Church unknowingly falls in love with a man in drag (who is secretly his archnemesis, a gay rights activist!).

Lyrics by Kaley McMahon

Music by A.J. Holmes

Performed by Nick Rehberger

"Bottom of the Sea"

from Netflix's Hilda (Season 3)

Eugene the Merman has lured "The Freaky Friends" to his cave, in hopes of keeping them there forever as his very much captive audience.

Lyrics by Kaley McMahon

Music by A.J. Holmes

Performed by Raj Ghatak

 

(*Please note: the subtitles on this video are inaccurate.)

"Entertainment Oligopoly"

 

A peek inside Disney headquarters from the fictional failed musical Streaming Wars.

 

Written by Kaley McMahon

Music by A.J. Holmes


Produced & Orchestrated by Andrew Fox

Conceived & Directed by Tin Can Bros

Performed by A.J. Holmes, Jama McMahon, Carlos Valdes, P.J. Adzima, & Kaley McMahon

"Everything and More"

from TWISTED: THE UNTOLD STORY OF A ROYAL VIZIER

The Princess's "I want" song.

Lyrics by Kaley McMahon

Music by A.J. Holmes

Performed by Rachael Soglin

Watch TWISTED on YouTube / Buy Music / Buy Sheet Music

"Take Off Your Clothes"

from TWISTED: THE UNTOLD STORY OF A ROYAL VIZIER

In an attempt to seduce the Princess through subliminal messaging, Aladdin takes her on a flying carpet tour of the Magic Kingdom.

 

Lyrics by Kaley McMahon

Music by A.J. Holmes

Performed by Jeff Blim and Rachael Soglin

Watch TWISTED on YouTube / Buy Music / Buy Sheet Music

"This Is Your Story"

from CAVEMAN 2.0

To bridge the bitter divide between clashing generations, the younger cavemen surprise their elders with a gallery showing of cave paintings depicting their history.



 

Lyrics by Kaley McMahon

Music by Andrew Fox


Demo Performed by Andrew Fox

"Falling for Fred"

from FRED PHELPS: THE MUSICAL!

Gay rights activist Lance McPansy has been leading a double life: since Fred Phelps fell for his drag persona, Chenille, (s)he has been secretly dating Fred, in an elaborate plot to win/break Fred's heart and humiliate the homophobic pastor. But when Fred opens up to Chenille/Lance, things get complicated. Meanwhile, Lance's best friend and roommate, Margie, a mousy young woman with no gaydar who has spent her whole adult life hopelessly in love with Lance, also discovers some surprising feelings.

 

Music & Lyrics by Kaley McMahon

Music Arranged by A.J. Holmes


Demo Performed by Shaun Fleming & Kaley McMahon

"I Was Wrong"

from IT STARTED IN STAPLES

Addy, a haughty graphing calculator who has repeatedly rejected Blade, a lovelorn pair of scissors, comes crawling back to him after she's placed in the discount bin.

 

Music & Lyrics by Kaley McMahon

Music Arranged by A.J. Holmes


Demo Performed by Kaley McMahon

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