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then re-order/replace the songs​ , add and remove characters and ultimately wrote much the script in the car. know - the community is fierce- ly independent - there’s not a single big box anything, which I find remarkable given the town’s rocky history. ​That said, when The modern day Asbury Park we moved down from NYC full- has a rather eclectic scene going time 2 years ago I was a little on right now. You performed nervous ​moving from ​such a “54” at House of Independents mecca of eclecticism. But t ​ hanks before. How did that night go? to the rapid progress we wit- Do you see something of the nessed over the 6 years ​since Studio 54 vibe going on in As- we bought the house​, I ​was con- bury Park? fident that I could get used to I adore Asbury Park. Truly. AP it. Now it’s going to have to get is really unlike any other city I ​ used to me, I suppose​... A look at the band’s first rehearsal for 54 The Musical NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 7 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 16