[NoHo Arts District, CA] – David Arkenstone’s Mona Lisa Missing! The Musical! makes its world premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2025.
Dynamic stage production about the mysterious heist of the world’s most famous painting…from the quick tempo shifting (pulsating to romantic), Arkenstone’s music is a sweeping, triumphant blast…” – Jonathan Widran, The JW Vibe, jwvibe.com
The Mona Lisa Missing! The Musical!
Mystery! Singing! Intrigue! Dancing! In 1911 the world’s most famous painting was stolen from the Louvre. Vanished! Skulking in Paris for instigating the Spanish-American War, Hearst yellow journalist Karl Decker sets out to redeem his tarnished reputation by cracking the Mona Lisa case. Along the way, there’s singing, can-can, butting heads with France’s Sherlock Holmes Police Inspector Louis Lepine, and uncovering the beginnings of love and redemption with an aspiring Italian artist, coincidentally named Lisa. Find out what happens when larger-than-life personalities converge to illuminate Paris, the City of Light.
Now adding musical theater to his repertoire, David Arkenstone says, “It was super fun creating music for a period show! Very proud of my long-time friend Steven Vlasak, whose script bubbled with colorful characters, intrigue, and joie de vivre. There’s wonderful challenges that come with making music for a staged musical, which I happily embraced. Don’t want to spend too much time in my comfort zone…”
The Mona Lisa Missing! The Musical! Cast
Find out what happens when these larger-than-life personalities converge to illuminate Paris, the City of Light:
KARL DECKER – Jaded American reporter looking for his next big break, and for love.
LISA FLORENTINA – Idealistic aspiring painter from Florence (Jordan Mullins)
MISTINGUETT – Feisty queen of the Moulin Rouge (Alison Sinclair)
ANDRE SALIS – Host of the bohemian hothouse Le Chat Noir (Kirby Tepper)
PABLO PICASSO – Outspoken Spanish painter, and possible anarchist (Oliver Rotunno)
LOUIS LEPINE – Authoritarian Prefect of Police (Michael Gabiano)
VINCENZO PERUGGIA – Mandolin playing Italian craftsman (Ross Brooks)
EDUARDO VALFIERNO – A mysterious Argentine aristocrat and art dealer (Michael J. Gonzales)
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The Team
Experience irresistibly catchy songs from 5X GRAMMY® nominated recording artist David Arkenstone, book/lyrics by Fringe Veteran Steven Vlasak (Disrobed, Beautiful Monsterz), Directed by Christopher Strand (A Death in the Family, Stranger Things), and story/music/lyrics by Musical Theatre Legend Wayne Moore (I Love Lucy: Live On Stage).
David Arkenstone:
While not on tour or composing music for World of Warcraft, David Arkenstone has been busy bringing the streets of Paris to life with his captivating music for Mona Lisa Missing! David is a recording artist and multi-instrumentalist with over 2 billion streams worldwide, 70+ albums, film and TV scores, audio drama score, NBC Sports themes such as The Kentucky Derby, and recent recipient of the World Entertainment Award for Best Instrumental Album for his 2024 release Quest For The Runestone. David is known for taking listeners on a musical adventure with his genre-bending compositions.
Wayne More:
Also bringing music and lyrics to Mona Lisa Missing! is Wayne Moore, a musical theater staple. He is a composer, lyricist, and performer recognized for many contributions to musical theater and cabaret. Wayne is known for his work as Musical Director and Special Lyrics for “I Love Lucy® Live on Stage,” which toured nationally. This theatrical adaptation of the classic television sitcom took audiences on a nostalgic journey back to the 1950s. In addition to his key off-stage roles, he performed onstage as first keyboardist, adding to the live musical experience.
Steven Vlasak:
Mona Lisa Missing! The Musical! book and lyrics written by Steven Vlasak, who has been putting on shows, one way or another, for most of his career in film, stage and television production in the states and abroad. Steven’s past Hollywood Fringe works include Nights at the Algonquin Round Table, the provocative Beautiful Monsterz, and the notorious comedy Disrobed, which has been performed live and live streamed at Fringe Festivals and naturist events around the world.
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