Flash Mob: A Broadway Musical

by Gregory A. Kompes

A famous Broadway director...A beautiful triple threat...A new romantic plan.Flash Mob is a gay, musical theater romp and the first novel in the Broadway series.Famed Broadway director and choreographer, The Great Jericho Taylor, is mounting a revival of 42nd Street, He's also devised a new Flash Mobs. Taylor discovers and falls in love with fresh-from-the-Midwest triple threat, Billy Lake and places the young man at the center of his Flash Mobs, which become a viral sensation. The seemingly spontaneous Flash Mob dance events are designed to counter the public's fear caused by a string of terrorist bombings in the New York City area. Aamil, a young terrorist, sees Taylor's Flash Mobs as an opportunity to escape from forced servitude and into the American way of life, but his bosses have other plans.

262 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2012

About the author

Gregory A. Kompes (MFA, MS Ed.) has authored 19 books (fiction, poetry, nonfiction), contributed to over a dozen anthologies (including 4 Chicken Soup for the Soul volumes), and written hundreds of published articles and essays on a wide range of topics.

Gregory is the founder and facilitator of The Writer Workshop and teaches for Southern New Hampshire University’s MFA program.

Gregory holds a BA in English Literature from Columbia University, New York, a Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning and an MS Ed. from California State University, East Bay, and an MFA in Creative Writing from National University.

Other favorite accomplishments include:

Being a member of the Nevada Arts Council’s Artist in Schools Roster;

Serving as Artist in Residence for the Gibson Public Library funded with National Endowment for the Arts/Nevada Arts Council Grants (2017-2019);

Serving as Artist in Residence for the Gay and Lesbian Center of Las Vegas funded with National Endowment for the Arts/Nevada Arts Council Grants (2018);

Walking the 1000km Via de La Plata route of the Camino de Santiago (2013);

Serving as President of the Henderson Writers’ Group (2013-2017);

Serving as Conference Coordinator for the Las Vegas Writer’s Conference (2006-2007); and,

Touring the US & Far East as a bass player for Broadway tours from 1990-1993 (Hello, Dolly!, 42nd Street, and Annie).

Reviews

[Ken Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Great White Way

Kompes' entertaining novel is a tribute to New York City and the theater industry. With a diverse cast of characters and a Horatio Alger like plot (reflected in the choice of revival), the action jumps from MC to MC as the flashing plot is choreographed to a fitting conclusion.

[Darlien · Rating 5 out of 5]

Talk about a great read, Flash Mob has made 24 days of isolation much more bearable. I especially liked Nasser the would-be bombers' thoughts of regret before he attempted to activate the bomb. The ending left me hoping to read more of Jericho and his friends in the near future.