Frank is developing a new musical with Jack Murphy (The Civil War, Linda Eder solo material), titled Waiting For The Moon: An American Love Story. Previously called Scott & Zelda: The Other Side Of Paradise, and now under the working title of Zelda, the show explores the tragic but romantic lives of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. The show had its world premiere at the Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center in Marlton, New Jersey. The production began previews on 17 July, officially opened 20 July and ran through 31 July 2005.

Photos have been posted at Broadway.com and an interview with Frank and Jack Murphy has been posted at BroadwayWorld.com.

The cast of the premiere production was led by Jarrod Emick (Tony winner for Damn Yankees, also seen on Broadway in The Boy From Oz and The Rocky Horror Show) as Scott, and Lauren Kennedy (South Pacific in London, Side Show and Sunset Boulevard on Broadway) as Zelda. They were joined by Ben Dibble (as Ben Simon, the reporter), Leslie Alexander, Nova Bergeron, Rachel Bress, Alison Cimmet, Terri Dixon, Scott Greer, Richard J. Hinds, Keith Kuhl, Mike McGowan, Jesse Nager, Jessica Lea Patty, Adam Pelty, Kristin Piro, Eric Stretch, Matt Wall and Brandi Wooten.

The production team consisted of Vincent Marini (director), Ron Melrose (music director), Andy Blankenbuehler (choreographer), Kim Scharnberg (orchestrator), Rob Odorisio (scenic designer), Howell Binkley (lighting designer), Janine McCabe (costume designer), Nick Kourtides (sound design), Michael Clark (projections) and Dave Clemmons Casting. The show was produced by Roy Miller and Vincent Marini, with Angelo del Rossi as consulting producer.

Latest News: Lauren Kennedy, who played the role of Zelda in the world premiere production, included the song "Easy" from the show on her solo album "Here And Now" (2007, PS Classics). The recording is available from Amazon and other music retailers. Updated information about the show, sound clips and a video highlights presentation from the Lenape production have all been posted at Jack Murphy's website. The world-premiere production of Waiting For The Moon received eight nominations for the 2006 Barrymore Awards, the annual theater awards for the Philadelphia area. These include nominations for Outstanding Musical, Director, Leading Actor, Leading Actress, Lighting Design, Costume Design, Music and Choreography. Ben Dibble, who played the Reporter, received the F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Theatre Artist. For complete details on the awards, visit the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia website.