On the Boulevard - The New Hollywood Musical

11/19/2025

The Kindle version and the paperback version of the "musical script" for "On the Boulevard" are now available!

Read the libretto, and then follow along with the music, by way of QR codes embedded into the text that lead you to each song's location on YouTube!

It's the first "musical script" of its kind!

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

07/02/2025

This guy, currently playing Hercules in London, would make a great Eli Dillingham!

 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLSrjzTNNv7/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

12/02/2023

In commemoration of World AIDS Day, here is the song I wrote about losing someone at the height of the AIDS crisis, "A Time We Learned What Love Was," from my musical, "On the Boulevard," here sung by Ryland Shelton.

The cue line is a younger gay man asking an older gay man widower, "What was it like, then?"

Provided to YouTube by DistroKidA Time We Learned What Love Was · On the Boulevard Original Cast Concept Album · Ryland SheltonOn the Boulevard, a Musical Co...

09/21/2023

blog article!

Ken discusses lessons learned in writing his full-length, LGBT-themed musical, "On the Boulevard Original Cast Concept Album", and its themes for gay men's self-acceptance.

06/07/2023

Yay! Another review of my musical’s concept album! 😀

Ken Howard And Friends Present Broadway Musical Ode “On The Boulevard Original Cast Concept Album” Just In Time For Pride Month Music, Reviews The MouthSoap Staff published 2034 articles The month of June represents many things, and now in 2023, it also is a month of celebration for the LGBTQ+ c...

05/10/2023

This was almost entirely AI generated, but press is press!

Ken Howard has released a transformative, poignant and witty collection with his sprawling new LGBT-themed modern musical “On the Boulevard” Original Cast

04/15/2023

Nice review, with some in-depth discussion of the songs...

Featuring original music from Ken Howard, the original cast concept album for LGBT-themed modern musical On the Boulevard stirs with a diversely expressive production — varying from the string-laden throwback pop perkiness of “Just One Glimpse” to piano-forward ballads like “Butterfly.” Th...

04/15/2023

More press!

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA / ACCESSWIRE / April 14, 2023 / The new

04/15/2023

Another review...

West Hollywood, California-based lyricist-musician-producer Ken Howard just released an LGBT-themed modern musical entitled “On the Boulevard” Original Cast Concept Album. Available on all the major streaming platforms, this sprawling album is a collection of 29 poignant, transformative tracks. ...

04/11/2023

https://www.obscuresound.com/2023/04/ken-howard-on-the-boulevard-original-cast-concept-album/?fbclid=IwAR3beY6Ivr15WASZ6dWL0RZRDH5HeHK3IAOCdZzxV6Xf9yjR1Fl9C5OVC84

Featuring original music from Ken Howard, the original cast concept album for LGBT-themed modern musical On the Boulevard stirs with a diversely expressive production — varying from the string-laden throwback pop perkiness of “Just One Glimpse” to piano-forward ballads like “Butterfly.” Th...

04/01/2023

Here's a fun write-up of the concept album for the show!

Here's a fun write-up about my musical's concept album!

A massive undertaking which features a huge number of collaborators and performers, 'On The Boulevard' is transformative, poignant, and witty, and the personalities and spirits of the cast members and their characters come through together in a production which is filled in equal parts with social c...

03/02/2023

IT IS HERE! The concept album has been released today (March 1, 2023)! Hope you enjoy it! Many thanks the cast, artists, designers, technicians, and friends/family who helped it all happen!

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/on-the-boulevard-original-cast-concept-album/1672903220