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Technicolor Dreamboat is an internet musical web series created by Emilie Grimes and Isabelle Catherine Anne, with music by BAKER!, Grimes, and Anne. The musical follows Greyson Cole, a college student with magic hair that changes with his emotions (blue when sad, red when angry, etc).

The musical started filming and music pre-production and music production in September 2023. Principle photography was completed in March 2024, completing ten episodes, with a two part finale. Created for social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, the entire show was filmed vertically.

The original cast album released on July 19th, 2024. The show will air eleven episodes on all social media platforms this Fall 2024.

Plot
Episode One: Greyson Cole, an anxious twenty-one year still living at home, has a big secret: he has hair that changes colors with his emotions. When he's angry, his hair turns red, when sad, his hair is blue, and so forth. In order to hide both his hair and emotions, he has a standard routine ("Day By Day") he completes every day: he wakes up before sun (so no one can see his hair) and goes on run, eat breakfast ignores his mom, Amber, and attends online school (with the camera off. He takes break at cafe to journal lyrics, which pins to back wall under the pseudonym "dorian", returns home, attempts to write music (and fails), and has an awkward dinner with his mom. He goes to bed, wakes up the next day, and does this again and again and again and again. The routine is broken when his older brother, Brick, surprises the family by moving back in unexpectedly.

Episode Two: That night, Greyson, Brick, and Amber have an awkward family dinner. Brick, who is seen as a golden child to Amber, repeatedly annoys Greyson, trying to make him blow up in front of their mom("Welcome Home"). Shoving, flicking, and fighting builds to Brick commenting on Greyson's hair, and Greyson storms out.

Episode Three: Greyson escapes to his favorite cafe, where he finds the end of open mic. The band, Bubblegum Exchange, made up of members Iris, Sage, and Ash, perform while Greyson writes his feelings in the form of lyrics in his notebook, and pins them on the back bulletin board. The lead singer of the band, Iris, golden retriever grunge girl, notices Greyson post the lyrics. She introduces herself to Greyson, admitting she's a fan of his lyrics. She recommends he compete in a local battle of the bands, Audio Armageddon, noting that Greyson is very articulate, while she has ("Too Much To Say"). She gives Greyson her number.

Episode Four: Later, Greyson is on FaceTime with his older sister, Emery, who is excited about Greyson and the potential of a girl. Emery hints that Greyson is going to visit her in the future before the call ends, and between the excitement of visiting his sister and the potential of Iris, he begins writing music again ("Glorious Feeling"). As Greyson gets lost in the music, Brick sneaks up on his brother and knocks off his hat, bothering him. Once Brick gets bored and leaves, Iris texts Greyson and asks him on the date.

Episode Five: Iris takes Greyson to the recording studio she works at after hours, and shows off her favorite recording studio. They bond over music and emotions, Greyson let's down his guard, and they kiss ("Technicolor"). Episode Six: Greyson visits his sister, Emery, at college, and reveals that he kissed Iris. Emery freaks out, calls in his roommates, and they all ask about the kiss. Greyson doesn't know how to talk about it, and Emery breaks into song about the joys of feelings one's emotions ("Emerald Serenade").

Episode Seven: Emery and her roommates end up taking Greyson to a college party, where Greyson gets a plastered. When he isn't paying attention, Emery asks the DJ to play one of Greyson's songs he wrote in high school. The party encourages Greyson to perform his song. He sings ("Dive In Deep"), getting lost in the moment, and his hat falls off, revealing his color changing hair. Everyone FREAKS OUT and someone records Greyson singing without a hat. The video is posted online and quickly goes viral.

Episode Eight: Greyson becomes depressed after his secret is revealed. He locks himself in his room for days, not answering Emery's calls, or talking to his mother. Brick enters his room and snoops around, trying to get a reaction from Greyson. He finds a sing Greyson was writing on his computer. He tries to play it, but Greyson gets upset, and the two get in a fight. Brick rips off Greyson’s hat and Greyson punches Brick in the face. Iris walks in, seeing Greyson with crazy hair and bloodied hands, and runs away.

Episode Nine: Greyson has a panic attack. He grabs an electric razor he had hidden in his room, and tries to shave off his hair, but his hair is changing so many colors, he becomes overwhelmed with his reflection, and punches the mirror, shattering the glass. Amber enters the bathroom, finding Greyson on the ground and the mirror broken. She joins him on the floor, and comforts her son ("Still (The Lullaby)").

Episode 10: A few days later, Audio Armageddon begins. Bubblegum Exchange performs, Iris belting a rock breakup song ("We Aren't The Same"). Greyson waits backstage, and tries to talk to Iris as she leaves, but Ash defends her while Sage guides her away. Before Greyson goes onstage, Brick meets up with him, and they have a heart to heart about Greyson's depression and his hair. They hug, and Brick wishes Greyson good luck before going onstage. Greyson sings a finale acoustic ballad, and takes off his hat, stepping into his true self ("Greyson's Song"). Iris watches from backstage, and once the song ends, she runs upstage and kisses him. The crowd ROARS, and demands on encore. The rest of the Bubble Exchange run onstage, and they show ends.

Cast

 * Kale Klein as Greyson
 * Gracie Gamble as Iris
 * Ty Holzwarth as Brick
 * Andrea Polnaszek as Amber
 * Grace Reiter as Emery
 * Delta as Ash
 * Katie Goldsmith as Sage
 * Julia Jones as Raven
 * Isabelle Catherine Anne as Jade
 * Massiah Trapps as Jet
 * Luke Chester as Paper Boy
 * Greg Attaway as Old Man Baker
 * J Pantoja as Barista #1
 * Aurora Howard as Barista #2
 * Maggie Rose McGinnis as Barista #3
 * Ella Neuharth as Teenager #1
 * Dio Ring as Teenager #2
 * Christian Juhl as Party Person
 * Topher Keen as Announcer

Track Listing

 * "Day by Day" — Greyson, Amber, Ensemble
 * "Welcome Home" Amber, Brick
 * "Pink (Iris' Theme)"
 * "Too Much To Say" — Iris, Sage, Ash
 * "Glorious Feeling"
 * "Technicolor" — Greyson, Iris
 * "Emerald Serenade" — Emery, Raven, Jade, Jet
 * "Cyan"
 * "Dive in Deep" — Greyson
 * "Blue/Red"
 * "Purple"
 * "Still (The Lullaby)" — Amber
 * "We Aren't The Same" — Iris, Sage, Ash
 * "Greyson's Song" — Greyson