More New Musicals & Revisals
2018
MONUMENT
February 3, 2018
The Times Center
A collection of new mini-musicals in concert, the culmination of Prospect's 2018 Musical Theater Lab. The company's 12th lab performance hosts eight writing teams who come together to create original short musicals inspired by monuments around New York City: including the Joan of Arc statue in Riverside Park, the Simon Bolivar monument in Central Park, the Independence Flagpole in Union Square, the Postcards 9/11 sculpture in Staten Island, the Prison Ship Martyrs' monument in Fort Greene Park, The Rocket Thrower sculpture in Flushing Meadows Park, the Stonewall National Monument, and the Harriet Tubman Memorial. These public sites evoke songs and stories crafted through the six-week lab process of writing and development.
CAST & CREATIVE
Writers: Rebecca Aparicio & Stephen Anthony Elkins, Alanya Bridge, Jared Dembowski & Michael Lluberes, Tia DeShazor & Andy Roninson, Marella Martin Koch & Minhui Lee, Lauren Taslitz & Danny Ursetti, Justin Taylor & Jeff Tang, and Marcus Yi
Directed by Dev Bondarin
Music Direction by Dan Pardo
Curated by Dev Bondarin and Cara Reichel
Stage Management by Hannah Barudin and Kyle Conn
featuring
Gina Naomi Baez, Donnie Cianciotto, Maria Couch, Peter Gosik, Tatiana Lofton, Aline Mayagoitia, Rebecca Odorisio, Toren Nakamura, Jay Paranada, Diane Phelan, Destinee Rea, Cliff Sellers, Desi Waters, Jeff Williams, Julian Wolfe, Carla Woods, Sarah Ziegler, & Luke Zimmerman
One Thousand Nights and One Day
April 4-29, 2018
A.R.T./New York Theatres, Mezzanine Theatre
There is only one story... and its Author and Hero is Us.
In mythic Persia, a daring young woman spins tales to save the kingdom and her life. In modern-day New York, a Jewish man and Palestinian woman fight to find love in a fractured world. The world premiere musical, adapted from Jason Grote's critically-acclaimed play 1001, reinvents The Arabian Nights, colliding the contemporary and the ancient. Through a genre-bending score, it questions past and present images of the Middle East, exploring the power of story in our everyday lives.
CAST & CREATIVE
Book and Lyrics by Jason Grote, based on his play 1001
Music by Marisa Michelson
Directed by Erin Ortman
Choreographed by Karla Puno Garcia
Music Directed by Kurt Crowley
Costume Designer: Becky Bodurtha
Scenic Designer: Jason Ardizzone-West
Lighting Designer: Carolyn Wong
Sound Designer: Jeremy Lee
Electronic Music Programmer: Enrico De Trizio
Production Manager: Allison Queen
Stage Manager: Elizabeth Ann Goodman
Assistant Stage Manager: Marjorie Ann Wood
General Manager: Hillel Friedman
Photos by Richard Termine
featuring
Jen Anaya, Ashkon Davaran, Chad Goodridge, Sepideh Moafi, Yassi Noubahar, Gabriella Pérez, Ben Steinfeld & Graham Stevens
The Flood
September 8, 2018
The Times Center
The Flood, the original musical inspired by the historic 1993 Mississippi River Floods commemorates the 25th anniversary of the devastating event. Presented in partnership with Greymatters Productions, the evening, which will raise funds for continued Puerto Rico hurricane recovery. The professional cast will be joined by a community chorus of 36 singers from Monroe County, Illinois—an area affected by the 1993 floods of the Mississippi River.
CAST & CREATIVE
Book, Music, and Lyrics: Peter Mills and Cara Reichel
Director: Cara Reichel
Musical Director: Katya Stanislavskaya
featuring
Ben Fankhauser, Victoria Huston-Elem, Aline Mayagoitia, Mia Pinero, Aaron Ramey, Scott Wakefield, Simone Zamore, Sherz Aletaha, Jennifer Blood, Victoria Bundonis, Cáitlín Burke, Anicet Castel, Jason Collins, DeMone, Carol Hickey, Brian Jose, Toren Nakamura, Yassi Noubahar, Michael Pesce, Alexandra de Suze, Tony Vallés, Josiah Vasquez, David Wiens, Zach Wobensmith, & Carla Woods
Into the Woods
October 20, 2018
The Times Center in New York
One-night reading of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods, co-produced with the NAAP (National Asian Artists Project).
CAST & CREATIVE
Director: Steven Eng
Associate Director: Cassey Kivnick
Music Director: Kristen Lee Rosenfeld
Assistant Music Director: Griffin Strout
Costume Designer: Jimm Halliday
Associate Costume Designer: Alison Zador
Production Stage Manager: Katrina Olson
Deck Stage Manager: Hannah Barudin
Assistant Stage Manager: Zack Childers
Production Assistants: Bella Iorio & Elise Selah
Line Producer: Julie Miller
National Asian Artists Project (NAAP): Executive Artistic Director Baayork Lee and Co-Founder Steven Eng
featuring
Katie Mariko Murray, Alex Chester, Joanna Carpenter, Karl Josef Co, Daniel J. Edwards, Lydia Gaston, Ann Harada, Kennedy Kanagawa, Raymond J. Lee, Jason Ma, Rona Figueroa, Kimbirdlee Fadner, Rebecca Lee Lerman, Colin Miyamoto, David Shih, Laura Yen Solito, Virginia Wing, & Xiaoqing Zhang
with
NAAP Broadway Community Chorus: Bianca Bastian, Kiet Tai Cao, Cailin Chang, Ann Chow, Shay Y. Chuang, Andy Danh, David Eng, Jiho Kang, Karin Kawamoto, Alex Lawrence, Linda Lee McBride, Mio Nakanishi, Anthony Obnial, Jeremy Rafal, Melissa Rivera, Kui-Fang Tseng, Viet Vo, Tomo Watanabe, Mandarin Wu, & Layla Yu
and
NAAP Kids: Astrid Chen, William Cui, Andrea Guo, Jack Robert Fadner, Mika Kwan, Michelle On, Gabriella Rodriguez, Kassidy Shyu, Maxmilan Shyu, Charlotte Wang, Sydney Wong, Madelyn Woo, & Russell Yang
Band: Griffin Strout (Piano), Kiku Enomoto (Violin), Clyde Daley (Trumpet), Josh Johnson (Reeds), Matt Covey (Percussion)
The Hello Girls
November 13-December 22, 2018
59E59 Theaters, Theatre A
From New York to Paris, from ragtime to jazz -- an ensemble of triple-threat actor-musicians chronicles the story of America's first women soldiers.
The world premiere of The Hello Girls follows these intrepid heroines who courageously served as bilingual telephone operators on the front lines, helping turn the tide of World War I. They then returned home to fight a decades-long battle for equality and recognition, paving the way for future generations.
"Mills' gift for infectious melodies and his singular brand of super-smart word play make him a realistic successor to the mantle of Stephen Sondheim." - Theatermania
CAST & CREATIVE
Music and Lyrics by Peter Mills
Book by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel
Directed by Cara Reichel
Choreographed by Christine O’Grady
Music Directed by Ben Moss
Scenic and Projection Designer: Lianne Arnold
Costume Designer: Whitney Locher
Lighting Designer: Isabella Byrd
Sound Designer: Kevin Heard
Props Designer: Suzanne Soliman
Production Manager: Katie Pidgeon
Music Consultant: Madeline Smith
Assistant Director: Rachel Dart
Assistant Choreographer: Molly Model
Assistant Music Director: Emily Whitaker
Script Manager/Assistant Director 2: Victoria Gruenberg
Stage Manager: Emily Paige Ballou
Assistant Stage Manager: Jen Sartanowicz
General Manager: Hillel Friedman
Photos by Richard Termine
featuring
Ellie Fishman, Arlo Hill, Chanel Karimkhani, Andrew Mayer, Matthew McGloin, Ben Moss, Lili Thomas, Skyler Volpe, Cathryn Wake, & Scott Wakefield
