This one was really just for fun and to see if I could even come close to creating something that wasn't entirely abysmal. And yes, my hubris led me to attempt writing book, lyrics, and score. Misleading Men is expected to have its first staging in 2026/2027 as part of a university musical theatre program. Details to follow.

The story is set in a post-WWII, down-at-the-heel Hollywood boarding house, and centers on a triangle between a young would-be actor, a promising young screenwriter, and an older, established leading man. Misleading Men was (loosely) influenced by the account of how Rock Hudson's agent, Henry Willson, tossed Tab Hunter under the bus to save Rock from being outed by Confidential magazine, and by the history of the House Un-American Activities Committee's Hollywood blacklist.