59E59 Residency, IGNITE Series @ Times Center & More
2015
Long Story Short
February 28-March 29, 2015
59E59 Theaters, Theatre B
In the NYC premiere of Long Story Short, the creators of the acclaimed Off-Broadway hit Striking 12 took audiences on a roller-coaster ride through a romance and 50-year marriage in 95 minutes and 17 songs. A funny, frazzled couple — one Jewish, one Asian-American — careens from first date to old age, illuminating the joys and challenges of any long-term relationship through a catchy and moving pop-rock score.
“A blissful departure from the usual musical theater tropes . . . Smart and surprising.” - San Diego Union Tribune
“Funny and true . . . expect to laugh a lot, weep a bit, and be totally swept up in an almost through-sung tale that’s told through expert language.” - San Diego Theatre Scene
“The songs blend various strains of pop and theater tradition with clever and sometimes sassy lyrics . . .
a must-see for anyone who loves theater, loves music, and loves love.” - Pittsburgh City Paper
CAST & CREATIVE
Written by Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda
Adapted from the play An Infinite Ache by David Schulner
Directed by Kent Nicholson
Music Direction by Vadim Feichtner
Scenic Designer: David L. Arsenault
Costume Designer: Kirche Leigh Zeile
Lighting Designer: Grant W.S. Yeager
Sound Designer: Kevin Heard
Production Manager: Daniel Nelson
Stage Manager: Emily Ballou
Assistant Stage Manager: Nicole Richards
Assistant Director: Sara Stevens
Assistant Music Director: Yan Li
Associate Producer: Brian Rosenblum
starring
Bryce Ryness and Pearl Sun
Stage Fright
Musical Theater Lab
October 25-31, 2015
West End Theatre
Take refuge in an abandoned church and cross a boundary to another world...
From the horrific to the hilarious, the fourteen writers in Prospect's 2015 musical theater lab conjured spirits, enchanted victims, and brought the dead to life again on stage in a supernatural evening of eight short, original musicals.
CAST & CREATIVE
Written by: Sam Chanse & Bob Kelly, Derek P. Hassler & Landon Braverman, Christine Toy Johnson & Bobby Cronin, Ariel Mitchell & Edison Hong, Joel B. New, Brooke Pierce & Masi Asare, Andy Roninson, and Sarah Ziegler & Nicky Phillips
Directed by Dev Bondarin
Music Direction by Darren R. Cohen
Stage Manager: Nicole S. Richards
Assistant Director: Maureen Monterubio
Curated by Cara Reichel & Dev Bondarin
featuring
Leigh Ellen Caudill, Cindy Cheung, Danyel Fulton, Thomas Green, Ronald Roy Johnson Jr., Janice Landry, Jason Pintar, and David J. Wiens
IGNITE Concerts at The Times Center
Prospect presented its IGNITE Series, a lineup of concert events that started in 2015. The series aims to feature today's new voices that are shaping the future of musical theater.
Celebration of The Fred Ebb Award Winners
September 12, 2015
Featured Writers: Jeff Blumenkrantz, Marcy Heisler & Zina Goldrich, Michael Kooman & Christopher Dimond, Peter Mills, & Sam Willmott
Director: Cara Reichel
Music Director: Yan Li
featuring
Jill Abramovitz, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Matt Dengler, Victoria Huston-Elem, Tatiana Lofton, Tom Nelis, Geoff Packard, David Perlman, and Pearl Sun
November 21, 2015
Featured Writers: John Bucchino, Doug Cohen, Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak, Adam Gwon, Nathan Tysen & Chris Miller
Director: Marlo Hunter
Music Director: Matt Aument
featuring
Jenni Barber, Maria Couch, Diana Huey, Lindsay Mendez, Jeff Kready, Kecia Lewis, Mike Longo, Don Stephenson, John Bucchino, Steven Lutvak, and more
Evergreen
December 18-19, 2015
A concert performance of the holiday musical following a headstrong girl’s adventure to find the Earth’s last living evergreens, following its run in 2009.
Music, Book, & Lyrics by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel
Death for Five Voices
Nov. 15 at Castello di Gesualdo, Italy
Nov. 17 at Teatro Carlo Gesualdo, Avellino, Italy
Death for Five Voices is a gripping new musical drama investigating the voices that lived within the notorious and groundbreaking composer Carlo Gesualdo. Mills' sophisticated original score incorporates themes from Gesualdo's sacred music to weave a complex and psychologically thrilling tale exploring the dark harmonies of Renaissance composer—and murderer—Carlo Gesualdo.
This international workshop production in Italy was a chance to further develop the work, an opportunity for first hand research and international artistic dialogue, and the first time Prospect's work was shared internationally!
Music and Lyrics: Peter Mills
Book: Peter Mills and Cara Reichel
Director: Cara Reichel
Music Director: Max Mamon
Stage Manager: Kat West
featuring
Ryan Bauer-Walsh, Wilson Bridges, Sarah Corey, Meghan McGeary, Peter Saide, Tina D’Avalos, Jaime Vallés