music and lyrics by
ELI BOLIN
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WEDNESDAY
JUNE 17, 2020
FREE LIVE STREAM @ 7PM ET
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Produced by
JEN SANDLER + JOE BARROS
NEW WORKS SERIES
PRE-PREMIERES OF NEW MUSICALS *SEASON 13*
Wally Flynn has music and lyrics by Eli Bolin (Co-op, Found, Volleygirls, John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch) and book and lyrics by Canadian artist Steven Gallagher (Pollyanna, Blackout). Wally Flynn’s world has been turned upside down since the death of his father. Today is his twelfth birthday, and nobody seems to care. His sister won't stop tormenting him, his mom is too busy trying to fix her own problems to notice him, and his only friend is an imaginary soldier from the pages of his sketchbook. Armed with a rich fantasy life and five dollars for bus fare, Wally and Soldier head out into the world and embark on adventures that show Wally the meaning of family, and when it’s time to grow up. The writers will present two songs from the show performed remotely.
Wally Flynn was commissioned by Yonge Street Theatricals in Toronto and further developed at the 2019 Toronto Workshop.
THE NEW MUSICAL FROM
EMMY-NOMINEE
ELI BOLIN
book and lyrics by
STEVEN
GALLAGHER
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WITH PERFORMANCES BY
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ALEXANDER BELLO
(John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch)
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ALLISON POSNER
(The Magnificent Seven, Volleygirls)
50% of this week's donations will support the
THE BLACK WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS' GROUP
WALLY
FLYNN
A NEW MUSICAL
Inspired by the murder of Emmett Till, The River is Me has book and lyrics by Sukari Jones and music by Troy Anthony. Mississippi. Summer. 1955. A 14-year-old black boy whistles at a white woman and is kidnapped by her husband, murdered, and buried at the bottom of a river. Rather than be dismantled, the boy is endowed by powers from the river and returns to walk the earth as a superhero to save his mother from the grown-up world of violence. The writers will present two songs from the show performed remotely by co-writer Troy Anthony.
The River is Me was featured at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, NAMT’s 2018 Festival of New Musicals, and in concert at Feinstein's 54/Below.
book and lyrics by
SUKARI JONES
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music by
TROY
ANTHONY
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INSPIRED BY THE
MURDER OF
EMMETT TILL
live performances by
TROY ANTHONY
& CANADIAN ARTIST
STEVEN GALLAGHER