Groundbreaking band Sparks was founded by brothers Ron and Russell Mael in 1969. Recognized across the globe, their career spans over 25 distinctive albums and is the perfect lesson in how to stay relevant in the music industry for over half a century. Releasing their eponymous full-length debut in 1972, the Los Angeles natives relocated to London where they released their breakout album Kimono My House, which remains influential to this day. Setting the tone for the innovative, individualistic, and irresistible work that was to follow, Sparks has since created a lasting legacy as a pioneering pop group with their studio albums and live appearances.

2009 radio musical The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman is a musical fantasy based on the internationally acclaimed film director Ingmar Bergman. Though his films’ themes have traditionally centered on matters of death, faith, God’s existence, and the struggle to find love and meaning in our lives, Bergman is confronted in the musical by the lure of a mythological Hollywood seemingly at odds with all he stands for – a Hollywood that tempts him and ultimately tries to control him. What starts as an exploration by Bergman of the possible mutual benefits of his working in Hollywood turns into a Kafkaesque nightmare, a nightmare ended with the aid of a most unlikely savior.