In Progress

Nora the Musical is an animated musical series celebrating Nora’s life story and the stories of a few of the lucky humans (and felines) whose lives she has touched and changed.

Nora is a real-life piano-playing cat and internet star whose combined YouTube videos have garnered over 40 million views. NORA THE MUSICAL will be an episodic musical web series with singing and dancing, and animation focusing on Nora's extraordinary life, her fellow feline siblings, and the music students whose lives have been impacted by their own musical journeys.

Each episode featuring a new, original song will be inspired by real chapters from Nora's life: how she learns to play the piano and quickly becomes YouTube's first feline celebrity; how she handles her sudden rise to fame; how she deals with her annoying siblings and her quirky, eccentric piano teacher mom Betsy; and how she profoundly impacts and inspires the lives of Betsy's piano students and their families.

NORA THE MUSICAL is being created by Nora's real-life mom - music educator/composer Betsy Alexander - in collaboration with lyricist Michael Biello and producer/arranger Dan Martin. All three are long-time creatives, with many award-winning musical theatre productions and films to their credit. They (with Nora's blessing) are thrilled to come together to explore and celebrate the intense bond between humans and their pets, the rise of social media and its profound influence on all our lives, and the joyful, magical, healing power of music and art.

These three song demos were recorded remotely during the shutdown.