Clear Blue Tuesday

Clear Blue Tuesday
Directed by	Elizabeth Lucas
Written by	Becca Ayers Julie Danao Vedant Gokhale Robi Hager Erin Hill Cassandra Kubinski Brother Love Elizabeth Lucas Greg Naughton Jan O'Dell Jeremy Schonfeld Asa Somers
Produced by	Al Parinello Joel & Phyllis Ehrlich Elizabeth Lucas Trish Whitehurst Daniel Wallace Alexander Hammer Julie Miller
Starring	Becca Ayers Julie Danao Vedant Gokhale Robi Hager Erin Hill Cassandra Kubinski
Cinematography	Raoul Germain
Edited by	Alexander Hammer
Music by	Quentin Chiappetta
Production company	Clear Blue Productions
Distributed by	Clear Blue Productions
Release date	September 10, 2009 (2009-09-10) (NYMF)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Clear Blue Tuesday is a 2009 musical film directed by Elizabeth Lucas.^[1] It premiered at the Quad Cinema in New York City on September 3, 2010.^[2]

Plot

Over the course of seven years, eleven New Yorkers affected by the events of September 11, 2001 are forced to confront themselves and the dreams that brought them to the city.

Production

Casting

In February 2007, Elizabeth Lucas set out to cast the film. Casting director Michael Cassara brought in over 120 actor/singer-songwriters to audition for roles.^{[citation needed]} Actors were for both on-screen roles and to write their own musical numbers.^[2] Much of the cast came from a theatrical background.^{[citation needed]} Several high-profile locations, including 7 World Trade Center and Rockefeller Center were donated for use in the film free of charge.^[2]

Shooting

Clear Blue Tuesday was shot in just 19 days on location in New York City.^[2] Prior to production, the cast recorded a scratch-track of most of the film's story-telling soundtrack, although two songs were recorded for the first time live on the set: Becca Ayers' "Brand New Sky" and Jan O'Dell's "The Day The Sky Fell".^[3]

Cast

• Becca Ayers as Rose Burns
• Julie Danao as Reena Santiago Isaacs
• Vedant Gokhale as Jain Mahajan
• Robi Hager as Ricardo Santiago
• Erin Hill as Etta Cummins
• Cassandra Kubinski as Samantha Putnam
• Brother Love as Syd Black
• Greg Naughton as Jack King
• Jan O'Dell as Caroline King
• Jeremy Schonfeld as Daniel Isaacs
• Asa Somers as Kyle Cassimer

Critical reception

Slant Magazine gave the film a rating of 1 star out of 4.^[4]

References

1. O'Neal, Sean (2010-08-31), Finally, someone made a rock musical about 9/11, The A.V. Club, archived from the original on September 3, 2010, retrieved 2010-08-31
2. Wilson, Michael (2010-08-31), "It's a Movie. A Rock Musical. And It's Rooted in 9/11.", The New York Times, retrieved 2010-08-31
3. "Clear Blue Tuesday (2009)". CultCelebrities.com. 23 April 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
4. Jon Lanthier, Joseph (30 August 2010). "Clear Blue Tuesday". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 29, 2012.

External links

• Official website
• Clear Blue Tuesday at IMDb