joe barros
jen sandler
PRE-PREMIERES OF
NEW MUSICALS
DURING INCUBATION
produced + hosted by
music + lyrics by
ANN McNAMEE
book by
HUNTER BELL
music + lyrics by
JEFF BOWEN
directed by
ADRIENNE CAMPBELL-HOLT
choreography by
KARLA PUNO GARCIA
EMBRACES THE CONNECTIONS
WE MAKE ON & OFF-LINE
& CELEBRATES THE FRIENDSHIPS WE NEED
TO THRIVE IN ANY WORLD
Other World has music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen ([title of show]) and Ann McNamee (Love Bytes, Moonalice) and a book by Hunter Bell ([title of show]). The live presentation will feature excerpts from the show and a conversation with the writers and creative team: director Adrienne Campbell-Holt (Dear Evan Hansen) and choreographer by Karla Garcia (Hamilton, Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance”).
Other World is an original musical that tells the story of avid online gamer Sri and non-gamer Lorraine who are magically and unexpectedly transported into Sri’s favorite video game, Other World. The duo must learn how to work together and, with the aid of fellow gamers and their avatars, survive the game and find a way home. With its themes of love, loss, creativity, imagination, forgiveness, and empathy, this adventurous new show embraces family and the connections we make on and off-line in this modern cyber age. Other World proudly features an inclusive cast and characters mirroring the gaming community and culture and giving voice to exciting talents.
Other World has been developed with the Weta Workshop in Wellington, New Zealand, and will have its world premiere production at Bucks County Playhouse this fall with a subsequent production at Delaware Theatre Company in the spring of 2022.
* FEATURING PERFORMANCES by *
CHARNETTE
BATEY
(HAMILTON)
MICHAEL
MALIAKEL
(THE PHANTOM OF THE OEPRA)
GEOFFREY
KO
(BE MORE CHILL)
lyrics by
EVAN McCORMACK
book by
DON DAVID MILLER
music by
ANDREW BEALL
IS IT WORTH IT TO
PULL SOMEONE CLOSER
ONLY TO SAY GOODBYE?
The new musical Goodbye New York has music by Andrew Beall (Song of Solomon), lyrics by Evan McCormack, and a book by David Don Miller. The live presentation will feature excerpts from the show and a conversation with the writers.
When Olivia Long sets out to indulge her final day in New York City, the last thing she expects is to run into Will Edmonds--the one that got away. To her shock, he thinks she's the one who got away, and he's been waiting ten years to tell her. So she shares her day with him, showing him the New York she loves, and all that he’s been missing. But she’s harboring a secret, one that will take her away from him forever. A second chance at love doesn’t always come along, but if it does...do we take it? Even if it only lasts one day? Is it worth it to pull someone closer...only to say goodbye?
Goodbye New York has been developed with NewYorkRep and a concept album will be released in 2022.
* FEATURING PERFORMANCES by *
ARIELLE
JACOBS
(ALADDIN, WICKED)
BRAD
STANDLEY
(WAITRESS, IN TRANSIT)
COMMUNITY
EVOLUTION
COLLABORATION