DID YOU KNOW...?
We gave $2,000 to 'KIDS IN DISTRESS!' In a show of gratitude, they presented us with a plaque, drawn by one of their kids! Kids In Distress houses and cares for alienated children from broken families.
Photo: In the upcoming documentary of the musical, Frida's nephew Jeremy is all smiles as David Mann gives him a special gift: his own Chakra (peace sign). Boy, was he surprised!
The Amazon ray-guns used in the show could actually
make sounds, glow in the dark and shoot smoke rings!
The ray guns are specially made by Zero Toys.
It took a year and a half for David Mann to create and record the backing tracks for the Mars Musical! The entire show's music and video came out of 2 Apple laptops, which David Mann operated at the same time!
A cast member was at a stoplight 2 months after the show, when he heard "Flight 63 (You're Meant For Me)" blaring from the open car window stopped next to his!
A new scene and song for the musical was shot after the live stage show, along with cast interviews. Rusty Ellison, our lighting designer, is a jack of all trades, and also filmed Dave's interview with Mars and Mini-Mars (a fan).
Photo: It's Mini-Mars! (Jeremy, a fan) Oh, my stars!
Sherri Johnson and William Vallenilla created the 'Bronhilda One Series' Robot, the first 'flight comfort unit' aboard the AeroSpaceways fleet. It had working lights and could talk! The look of the robot was due in part to the winners of the robot drawing contest.
Liza Trainer created the 'Phobos Unit,' which served passengers cocktails, and also scanned passengers as they boarded. The robot is based on the evil robot from 'Dr. Who.' The robot could actually move about on stage, as there is a bicycle inside! Phobos is named after one of Mar's moons.
David Mann envisions that one day Disney-like animatronics will be added to the show, much like the ones you see at Disney World! The future of useful androids is already here!
Mars (Kris) wore green fluorescent contact lenses to make him more alien!
Star Trek calls it a Transporter. The Mars Musical's Aerospaceways ship has a Transport Chamber...same thing. Is it just sci-fi or could it happen? Scientists in Australia have just accomplished the real thing!
A prominent producer is waiting to see the finished video once it is completed!
All the alien masks made by Angel Santos were made of paper mache.
The smoke machine set off the fire alarm on opening night, alerting the fire department, but the show continued after they left, because "the show must go on!" There will be footage of the fiasco in a documentary of the musical, entitled, "The Making Of A Modern Musical."
The animation took the animators over 6 months to create the clips used in the show; The prequel, which will be added to the film, was never seen before!
