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obbie Roth, who visited Detroit
as a youngster competing in
hockey tournaments, is return-
ing to the city as composer and co-lyri-
cist of a show for youngsters. He will be
watching the touring company of Barbie
Live in Fairytopia, which will be per-
formed April 5-9 at the Fox Theatre.
Roth, working with scriptwriter and
lyricist Susan Di Lallo; came up with 24
different pieces of music for the produc-
tion based on the direct-to-video movie
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Barbie Fairytopia.
The storyline turns Barbie into the
character Elina in a fantasyland where
she wishes she could fly as others do.
After the evil Laverna casts a spell over
Fairytopia, Elina looks for ways to rescue
her friends and restore the natural and
colorful beauty Laverna has turned gray
"This is a great moral story .and great
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for kids because it teaches them about
the importance of friendship and doing
what's right:' says Roth, 32, who entered
musical theater after composing and
performing pop music. "Elina learns
about courage and determination.
"One song I did for the musical
— "Rise Above It All" — is specific to the
story but has a universal message and
very personal meaning for me. The song,
introduced in the first act and repeated
in the closing, has to do with rising
above things that might be standing in
the way. As an artist, over the years, I had
to keep reminding myself to be persis-
tent and take new perspectives:'
From Law To Music
Roth, based in Toronto, always loved
music as he grew up in a household
where his mother played piano. He came
to master many instruments but consid-
ered them a hobby until his first year of
law school at the University of Western
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Barbie Live in Fairytopia composer
and co-lyricist Robbie Roth