Any Moment is from the playbook of musicals such as Jason Robert Brown's Songs For a New World, which examine the triumphs and pitfalls of contemporary, everyday life with humour, poignance and soaring melodies (Arts Hub).
Inspired by the famous John Lennon quote, ‘Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans’ Any Moment explores what a minute in time truly represents. Set over the course of 24 hours, Any Moment begins at Midnight on New Years Eve, hearing stories from various individuals, as the clock tumbles toward Midnight and a New Year.
“The message in Any Moment is powerful: that any moment in our lives, no matter how mundane, how exciting or sad, is every moment. They are all around us. We all have them, and we all share them.” (The Scoop)
CAST size: 8-30
performed with Piano or four piece band
I guarantee this is not the last moment we will see of this entertaining, wholesome new musical.”
THE SCOOP (REVIEWING THE PIP THEATRE PILOT PRODUCTION IN JANAURY 2026)
“Any Moment is proof of the new generation of Australia writers and artists bringing exciting world class independent
works to stage here.”(ARTSHUB)
‘‘…watching Any Moment made for an extremely enjoyable afternoon. It left my friend and I contemplating returning for the evening show to experience it all again.” (THE SCOOP)
THE LIFE OF A MUSICAL
2018
Writing begins
Brad begins writing a song cycle to feature song of his old songs and maybe a couple new songs.
2019
The Concept Recording
17 songs performed by Australian performers Emily Kristopher, Kat Harrison, Kurt Phelan, Tom Oliver, Lizzie Moore and more. Included private development and showcase at Brisbane Powerhouse.
Melbourne Cabaret Festival Concert Performance
Individual songs performed by Natalie O’Donnell, Kerrie Ann Greenland, Vidya Makan, John O’Hara and more.
Australian Musical Theatre Festival - Development Award
First musical to be developed and presented at the inaugural festival.
2020
Private Development supported by Queensland Theatre (Australia)
2021
Key development / publishing materials created from support by City of Moreton Bay & Arts Queensland
2022
Redlands Performing Arts Centre (Australia)
Cast of four performed a 60 minute version of the work to a ticketed audience.
2025
Theatre Works (St Kilda, Australia) Song Cycle Development
Three day development with full two act performance at Explosives Factory with larger cast of 8 and live band.
2026
Pilot Production at PIP THEATRE (Milton, Australia)
Directed by Bradley McCaw, cast of 10 performed the first staged performance of the work in this profit share pilot production, aimed to create pathways for all artists involved.
Concept Recording / Album Launch
Melbourne Cabaret Festival
Melbourne Cabaret Festival
Private Developments
Redlands Performing Arts Centre (Australia)
Theatre Works Song Cycle Development
Pilot Production at PIP THEATRE
Pilot Production at PIP THEATRE
PROJECT SUPPORT
Parts of this project were made possible by the Moreton Bay Regional Council.
The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Moreton Bay Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
We sincerely thank them for their support.