Richard Oberacker, who created the music and wrote "The Sandman" with Robert Taylor, left, watches during a technical rehearsal with artistic director Troy Heard, center right, at Majestic Repertory Theatre in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. Ҕhe Sandman,Ӡwritten by Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker and directed by Troy Heard is slated to begin Oct. 27. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto