RETRO
- THE MUSICAL -
A NEW MUSICAL IN THE MAKING
Follow the process of making a new retro musical,
that takes you all the way from the 1980´s to the present.
A spectacular, colorful, and thought-provoking musical in two acts – where nostalgia meets the future, and comedy dances with depth.
The year is 2025. A world ruled by algorithms, notifications, and endless scrolls. People stare at screens while yearning for something they can’t quite name.
Then something strange happens: A guitar chord echoes through time.
The Babylon, a retrofuturistic spacecraft from the past, picks up the signal. Onboard
Retro Division – a group of DIY analog rebels from the ‘80s, armed with synths, memories, and dreams. When they crash-land in the digital age, everything changes.
Together with teenager Saga, her rock-star-dreaming father, and an AI that begins to question humanity, the journey begins.
What happens when the analog meets the digital? When nostalgia collides with TikTok? When humanity faces the code?
My name is G.A. Karlsson - composer and playwriter. This is my story and it has been in the making since the 90´s, when i wrote the first song. Now it is ready to take the form of a musical, that not only looks at the future present with new eyes, but also feels the fabulousness of the analogue world of the 1980 and 1990´s.
SUPPORT THE PROCESS (Coming soon)
Writing a musical takes years,
Please support this musical with donations
so the process can be unterupted. Be a part of the magic that is musical theater and eventually see it live, as our most exellent guest.
COMING SOON