A Funk Fable
A 1970’s fable of an R&B musician’s quest to find his funk and the mysterious disco villain who tries to stop him.
2025 – 29 HOUR READING DIRECTED BY JAMES MONROE IGLEHART, MUSICAL DIRECTION BY LON HOYT
2024 – UPCOMING READING AT K/Q PLAYWRIGHTS GROUP 4/18/2024
2017 – THE FUNKENTINE RAPTURE CONCERT AT 54 BELOW STARRING TONY WINNERS JAMES MONROE IGLEHART AND LILLIAS WHITE
2007 – THE FUNKENTINE RAPTURE IS FEATURED IN CLEVELAND PLAYHOUSE/KARAMU THEATRE’S ‘FUSION-FEST.’
2007 – CHESTER GREGORY, KECIA LEWIS-EVANS AND MORE SING FUNKENTINE RAPTURE IN NYC
2005 – TONY WINNER BILLY PORTER STARS IN THE FUNKENTINE RAPTURE WHEN THE SHOW WAS SELECTED FOR NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MUSICAL THEATRE’S FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
2005 – WORKSHOPPED AT THEATREWORKS SILICON VALLEY
In a funky, animated 1977 Harlem, mop-boy George Preston dreams of R&B stardom. But when a legendary funk icon may return to pass the torch — and a disco-loving villain plots to steal it — George is pulled into a soulful showdown. With secrets, soul food, and a girl named Simone in the mix, will George become the next true master of funk?
Song List
• Real Good Funk
• Nothin’ But the Funky Truth
• Apollo Marquee
• Sedentary Nation
• Something About Him
• Let Your True Funk Free
• Disco Rainbow
• Still She/He
• Stickin’ Wid It
• Wrong Funks to Funk With
• The Ballad of Bubba Sonders
• The Funkentine Rapture
• You Do It For Me
• (Funk’s) My True Desire
• High Hopes of a Dream Believer
• The Wrong Mr. Right
• I’ve Got My Reasons (To See Freddie Nelson)
• Funk Is All I Wanna Do
• Next Best Funk
• Funk Amongst Yourselves
• Star Child
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2005
Lee Summers & Ben Blake
Lee Summers
Lon Hoyt
Support Development
The Funkentine Rapture is fiscally sponsored by Fractured Atlas, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts service organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
The Funkentine Rapture is a delightful romp through an era and it’s music. Truly original, it evokes the spirit of Funk and Harlem of the 70’s as well as any jukebox musical ever could. In fact better. I highly recommend it.
