The Flapper
A new musical
The TRUE story behind Hollywood'S FIRST scandal
The Flapper - the true and untold story behind Hollywood’s first scandal - the meteoric rise and mysterious death of silent-film star Olive Thomas. Framed through the fractured memory of her husband, Jack Pickford, the show unfolds like a cinematic fever dream: from Ziegfeld’s rooftops and early Hollywood to Parisian headlines, through love, betrayal, and legacy. With a knockout period score and a devastatingly human core, The Flapper is Chicago meets Hadestown, told at the speed of Jersey Boys - a haunted, glittering, female-driven stunner built for bold staging and breakout performances.
Olive was America’s first It Girl. This is the musical that finally lets her speak.
Meet the writer
The Flapper: book, lyrics, and music by David Mauk
David Mauk is a composer, performer, musical theater writer, and music producer based in Las Vegas. His work includes scoring six major international blockbuster exhibitions such as Ramses the Great and Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, along with decades of performing on the Las Vegas Strip. His first musical, The Time Machine, premiered at the New York Musical Festival in 2017. David studied musical theater writing for four years under Tony-winning Broadway producer Ken Davenport and spent two years in Davenport’s Inner Circle program. He has also extensively studied the Schillinger System of Musical Composition and also Dramatica story theory. His latest work is The Flapper.
