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WALK ON THROUGH: CONFESSIONS OF A MUSEUM NOVICE
written & performed by GAVIN CREEL
directed by LINDA GOODRICH
Tony and Olivier Award-winning actor and songwriter GAVIN CREEL (HELLO, DOLLY!, INTO THE WOODS) had never been to The Metropolitan Museum of Art…until now. Inspired by the countless hours he spent wandering through the world-renowned collections of the museum for a MetLiveArts commission, WALK ON THROUGH is a thrilling new musical event featuring 17 original, infectious, pop-infused songs. In his theatrical songwriting debut, Creel takes us on an intimate, relatable journey of discovery and transformation through the lens of the art that captured his imagination. Whether you are a museum lover or a fellow novice, this show invites you to take a walk with Creel and engage with art, song, and the creative process in a fresh and new way.
Originally commissioned by The MET, WALK ON THROUGH: CONFESSIONS OF A MUSEUM NOVICE is now making its off-Broadway debut at MCC Theater.
THE CONNECTOR
by JONATHAN MARC SHERMAN
music & lyrics by JASON ROBERT BROWN
conceived & directed by DAISY PRINCE
choreographed by KARLA PUNO GARCIA
From Tony Award-winning composer JASON ROBERT BROWN (PARADE) comes a timely new musical about two talented young journalists on increasingly diverging paths. Set in the late 1990s amid a rapidly changing media landscape we meet a fast-rising journalist, Ethan Dobson, and an assistant copy editor, Robin Martinez, at the revered magazine The Connector. In a world that values the next big sensation, Ethan’s writing prowess and ambition force him to confront how far he’ll go for the ultimate scoop and Robin to consider how far she’ll go to stop him.
With a book by JONATHAN MARC SHERMAN, THE CONNECTOR will feature Brown leading the band at each performance and reuniting with THE LAST FIVE YEARS and SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD director DAISY PRINCE.
THE LONELY FEW
by RACHEL BONDS
music & lyrics by ZOE SARNAK
directed by TRIP CULLMAN & ELLENORE SCOTT
Lila and her band, The Lonely Few, have a standing gig at Paul’s Juke Joint in their small Kentucky town. When an established musician, Amy, gives them a chance to join her on tour, they take it. Love blossoms between Lila and Amy on the road, but can it endure? THE LONELY FEW is a New York premiere rock musical about the forces that launch us from home and the gravitational pull that can bring us back.
By award-winning film and stage composer ZOE SARNAK (A CROSSING, GALILEO) and RACHEL BONDS (SUNDOWN) and directed by TRIP CULLMAN (MCC Theater’s MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW) and ELLENORE SCOTT (TITANIQUE).
MARY GETS HERS
A WORLD PREMIERE FROM OUR COMPANY-IN-RESIDENCE THIS FALL, THE PLAYWRIGHTS REALM
by EMMA HORWITZ
directed by JOSIAH DAVIS
It’s the 10th century! A plague rages on in Germany! Everyone is turning into foam! When two overzealous hermits find an abandoned orphan named Mary, they scheme a saintly rescue mission to protect her purity at any and all costs. Mary, however, has other plans for herself, in this new play inspired by Hrosvitha of Gandersheim’s closet drama-comedy Abraham, or the Rise and Repentance of Mary.
MARY GETS HERS is produced by The Playwrights Realm, in residence this fall at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space.
MARY GETS HERS played its final performance OCT 14, 2023
The following organizations provide MCC Theater with General Operating Support: Howard Gilman Foundation, Shubert Foundation, Laurents/Hatcher Foundation, Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Fund, New York State Council on the Arts, Richenthal Foundation, Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation, Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation Inc., Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Inc., Lucille Lortel Foundation, Actors’ Equity Foundation.
MCC Theater’s play development programs are supported, in part, by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Funding for closed caption performances is provided, in part, by a grant from NYSCA/TDF TAP Plus.
