Editing Larry Norman (section)

===Musical theatre===
In 1968 Norman wrote several songs for the rock musicals ''Alison'' and ''Birthday for Shakespeare'', both of which were performed in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Tiegel |first=Elliot |date=November 23, 1968 |title=Cap. in New B'way Try via Beechwood |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=8}}</ref><ref name="NORMAN%20LARRY%20DAVID&querytype=WriterID&keyid=251231&page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&affiliation=BMI&cae=214063413 |title=Songwriter/Composer: Norman Larry David">{{Cite web |title=Songwriter/Composer: Norman Larry David |url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?fromrow=1&torow=25&keyname=NORMAN%20LARRY%20DAVID&querytype=WriterID&keyid=251231&page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&affiliation=BMI&cae=214063413 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904095059/http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?fromrow=1&torow=25&keyname=NORMAN%20LARRY%20DAVID&querytype=WriterID&keyid=251231&page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&affiliation=BMI&cae=214063413 |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=November 26, 2014 |website=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.]]}}</ref><ref>Norman 1972, p. 9.</ref><ref>11 songs from ''Birthday for Shakespeare'' are included on Norman's 2007 album ''Motorola Corolla 2''.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Review: Motorola Corolla 2 - Larry Norman |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Larry_Norman/Motorola_Corolla_2/46235/ |access-date=October 5, 2014 |website=Cross Rhythms}}</ref><ref name="Norman 1972, p. 10">Norman 1972, p. 10.</ref>

The next year, Norman and his friend [[Ted Neeley|Teddy Neeley]] auditioned for the Los Angeles production of the rock musical ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]'' and were offered the roles of George Berger and Claude Bukowski, respectively; Neeley accepted, but Norman rejected the role of George, despite his own financial struggles, because "of its glorification of drugs and free sex as the answers to today's problems".<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |title=Bootleg : A Documentary : Larry Norman |url=http://www.meetjesushere.com/images/btlginsa.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094443/http://www.meetjesushere.com/images/btlginsa.jpg |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=November 26, 2014 |website=Jim Böthel's Unofficial Larry Norman Website |format=JPG}}</ref><ref name="cverbelun.addr.com">{{Cite web |title=Ted Neeley biography notes |url=http://www.cverbelun.addr.com/neeley.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511194408/http://www.cverbelun.addr.com/neeley.htm |archive-date=May 11, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |website=Cindy Verbelun}}</ref> Also in 1969, Norman wrote a musical called ''Love on Haight Street'' and a [[rock opera]] called ''Lion's Breath'', which led Capitol to re-sign Norman to record an album, with the promise of complete creative control.<ref>Shaw, Paul, "About the Artist", ''So Long Ago the Garden'' (30th Anniversary Edition 1973–2003), SRD-006.</ref><ref name="meetjesushere.com">{{Cite web |title=The Mystery Records |url=http://www.meetjesushere.com/the_mystery_records.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020114342/http://www.meetjesushere.com/the_mystery_records.htm |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |access-date=October 5, 2014 |website=Jim Böthel's Unofficial Larry Norman Website}}</ref><ref name="ata">"About the Artist", ''Only Visiting This Planet'' (2004).</ref>