This one hour concert presentation of work by American Composer Peter Melnick includes songs from Mr. Melnick's new musical Adrift in Macao, a parody of film noir written with collaborator/librettist Christopher Durang, currently in previews at 59East59 Theatre (opening February 13th). The Peter Melnick Songbook also include songs from The Last Smoker in America, a futuristic fantasy about a dysfunctional family in a smoke-free America (with librettist Bill Russell). Melnick is also collaborating with librettists Bill and Cheri Steinkellner on Esther Plays the Palace, a musical based on the Purim story.