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Sneak Preview: October 31, 2026 @ 8pm!

This Halloween night, October 31st, witness the world premiere sneak preview of the new musical HEADLESS at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Told by those who lived it-- Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones, Katrina Van Tassel, and the Hessian himself--the story of the haunted little town of Sleepy Hollow unfolds through spellbinding songs and tales of terror. Transported back in time, the audience will unravel the dark mysteries of what really happened so long ago. Featuring Michael Giacchino’s sessions players and members of the LA Phil, this concert presentation brings a chilling new twist to the familiar ghost story.

The concert also includes a live-to-picture performance of Werewolf By Night.
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About the Show

A musical retelling of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in which the famous ghost story is a cover-up. Our narrator is Ichabod Crane, a ghost, giving a nightly cemetery tour to set the record straight. He was there. He solved it. It got him killed.
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The Creators

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Academy Award®-winning composer and director Michael Giacchino has created the musical landscape for some of the most beloved projects in modern entertainment. His scoring portfolio reads like a greatest hits collection of 21st-century cinema, encompassing animated masterpieces like The Incredibles, Coco, Ratatouille, and Inside Out, blockbuster spectacles including Star Trek, Jurassic World, Rogue One, The Batman and the recent Spider-Man films, acclaimed dramas such as Jojo Rabbit and Society of the Snow, in addition to the beloved score for the iconic television show, LOST. His emotionally resonant score for Pixar's Up earned him a sweep of the industry's most prestigious honors: an Oscar®, Golden Globe®, BAFTA, Broadcast Film Critics' Choice Award, and two GRAMMY® Awards. After nearly two decades establishing himself as one of Hollywood's premier composers, Giacchino expanded his artistic vision by making his directorial debut with Marvel's special presentation Werewolf By Night (2022), marking a new chapter in his multifaceted career. He continues to compose music for films including the 2025 summer blockbuster The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and the highly successful Disney animated sequel, Zootopia 2.

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Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson are the LA based Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominated songwriting duo behind Apple TV’s Central Park, Disney Animation’s Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (Annie nomination), the off- Broadway Musical, Between the Lines (Drama Desk, OCC nominated), and The Book Thief which played the Leicester Curve and Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre in the UK. In the spring of 2025 they premiered their fourth full length musical, Austenland (adaptation of Shannon Hale’s novel of the same title) as a concert at the Savoy Theatre on West End. Similarly, The Book Thief premiered in concert at the Prince of Wales Theatre on West End in the fall of 2025. The two are with Disney Publishing and recently contributed the official song of the 70th Anniversary of Disneyland, "Celebrate Happy", recorded by the Jonas Brothers. They contributed a song to the newest Prep & Landing: Snowball Protocol on Disney+, co-composed with Chris Willis and performed by Sarah Chalke.