| NEUROSIS and Katie Thompson's R.R.R.E.D Will Come to the DR2 Theatre This Summer | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 06:21 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| TWO NEW MUSICALS WILL COME TO THE THE DR2 THEATRE THIS SUMMER NEUROSIS A MUSICAL THAT GETS IN YOUR HEAD BOOK BY MUSIC BY LYRICS BY ALLAN RICE BEN GREEN GREG EDWARDS CHOREOGRAPHED BY SHEA SULLIVAN DIRECTED BY ANDY SANDBERG PERFORMANCES BEGIN JULY 25 OPENING NIGHT IS AUGUST 17 R.R.R.E.D. THE REAL REDHEADED REVOLUTIONARY EVOLUTIONARY DEFIANCE MUSIC & LYRICS BY KATIE THOMPSON BOOK BY ADAM JACKMAN, KATIE THOMPSON, PATRICK LIVINGSTON CHOREOGRAPHED BY SHEA SULLIVAN DIRECTED BY ANDY SANDBERG STARRING KATIE THOMPSON & MATT LOEHR PERFORMANCES BEGIN JULY 28 OPENING NIGHT IS AUGUST 19 TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT TICKETMASTER.COM This summer, two new musicals will arrive at the DR2 Theatre (103 E 15th St, New York, NY), playing performances on an ongoing rotating schedule. NEUROSIS, with a book by Allan Rice, music by Ben Green, and lyrics by Greg Edwards, will have its New York City premiere, directed by Andy Sandberg (Straight, Application Pending), and choreographed by Shea Sullivan (Pageant), beginning performances July 25, 2018 and officially opening on August 17. R.R.R.E.D., with music and lyrics by Katie Thompson and a book by Adam Jackman, Katie Thompson and Patrick Livingston, will begin performances July 28, 2018, and officially open on August 19. R.R.R.E.D. is directed by Andy Sandberg and choreographed by Shea Sullivan. Tickets are available now for both productions by visiting Ticketmaster.com, or through NeurosisTheMusical.com and RRREDTheMusical.com. NEUROSIS Book by Allan Rice Music by Ben Green Lyrics by Greg Edwards Music Direction by David Aaron Brown Choreographed by Shea Sullivan Directed by Andy Sandberg Previews Begin July 25, 2018 Opening Night Is August 17, 2018 A modern musical comedy with a psychiatric twist, NEUROSIS is a story about finding happiness, falling in love, and dealing with that little voice in your head along the way. Casting will be announced at a later date. "We couldn't be more excited for Neurosis to have its Off-Broadway premiere,” said Neurosis writers Allan Rice, Ben Green and Greg Edwards. “We just hope someone in New York will be able to relate to our story of anxiety and self-doubt.” NEUROSIS features Scenic Design by Charlie Corcoran (Shining City, Irish Rep), Lighting Design by Jake DeGroot (Oh, Hello), Costume Design by Tony Award nominee Michael McDonald (Hair), Sound Design by David Sanderson (Pageant), Casting by Jason Styres, CSA, and the production stage manager is Gregory Fletcher. The performance schedule for NEUROSIS is Wednesdays at 7:30pm, Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays at 8pm, and Saturdays at 2:30pm. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NEUROSIS, VISIT NEUROSISTHEMUSICAL.COM R.R.R.E.D. Music & Lyrics by Katie Thompson Book by Adam Jackman, Katie Thompson, Patrick Livingston Music Direction by Rodney Bush Choreographed by Shea Sullivan Directed by Andy Sandberg Previews Begin July 28, 2018 Opening Night Is August 19, 2018 By the year 2100, the recessive gene that causes red-hair may cease to exist. Now, in the year 2018, a secret redheaded revolutionary organization is taking matters into their own hands, fighting back against their imminent extinction and standing up for the rights of redheads everywhere. Katie Thompson (Giant; Pump Boys & Dinettes) and Matt Loehr (The Sting) will star, with additional casting to be announced, including a rotating celebrity guest cameo. “Having this chance to ‘spread the R.R.R.E.D.' Off-Broadway is a dream come true,” said R.R.R.E.D. creators Katie Thompson, Adam Jackman and Patrick Livingston. “And we can’t imagine a better team of redhead-allies to bring our misfit revolution to the stage.” R.R.R.E.D. features Scenic Design by Charlie Corcoran (Shining City, Irish Rep), Lighting Design by Jake DeGroot (Oh, Hello), Costume Design by Tony Award nominee Michael McDonald (Hair), Sound Design by David Sanderson (Pageant), Casting by Jason Styres, CSA, and the production stage manager is Gregory Fletcher. The performance schedule for R.R.R.E.D. is Mondays at 7:30pm, Tuesdays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 7pm. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON R.R.R.E.D., VISIT RRREDTHEMUSICAL.COM BIOS ALLAN RICE (Book, Neurosis) has written for television shows like “The New Adventures of Old Christine” (CBS), “I Hate My Teenage Daughter” (FOX), “Kung Fu Panda” (Nickelodeon), “Wendell & Vinnie” (Nick@Nite), “Partners” (FX), and “Stuck in the Middle” (Disney Channel). Allan graduated from Tufts University with a degree in Clinical Psychology but has paid for enough therapy sessions to earn himself an honorary doctorate. BEN GREEN (Music, Neurosis) is a composer and arranger for musical theater. Off-Broadway credits include Heathers: The Musical (arrangements and orchestrations) and Application Pending (original music). Orchestrations include Sarah, Plain and Tall (Dallas Theater Center), and selections from Huzzah! (Williamstown Theater Festival) as performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra. He has written the scores to God Loves My People Best (Sage Theater, Times Square) and the short opera The Sasquatch of Prospect Park. Ben graduated from Harvard College, where he scored two productions of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Ben was a 2015 Dramatists Guild Fellow and is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop. GREG EDWARDS (Lyrics, Neurosis) co-wrote the scripts for Application Pending (Off-Broadway, Drama Desk nomination) and Craving for Travel (Off-Broadway) with Andy Sandberg, and he wrote book and lyrics for Evelyn Shaffer and the Chance of a Lifetime (Samuel French OOB Festival Winner, City Theatre National Award for Short Playwriting) and The Almost In-LAws (Take a Ten Podcast, City Theatre). Greg’s essays appear in Avidly (LA Review of Books) and McSweeney’s, and his game “Jessica Plunkenstein and the Dusseldorf Conspiracy” (NYT “Best Adventure Game of the Year”) was published by PC Gamer UK. Greg is an alumnus of Yale (Phi Beta Kappa), the BMI Workshop (Harrington Award), and the Dramatists Guild Fellows. GregEd.com KATIE THOMPSON (Book / Music & Lyrics / “Victoria,” R.R.R.E.D) has been seen as Rhetta Cup in New York City Center’s Pump Boys & Dinettes, The Witch in the Oriental Theatre’s Big Fish in Chicago, and Vashti Hake in Giant at The Public Theater. In addition to her work as an actress, Katie’s original music has been featured on “So You Think You Can Dance” (America, Canada, and the U.K.). Katie has been a featured composer in Playbill’s “Contemporary Musical Theater Songwriter’s You Should Know,” and “It’s Revving Up –The Next Generation of Female Songwriters,” and her work has been featured in Lincoln Center’s “New Contemporary Songbook” series. Original solo ablums: “Private Page,” “KT LIVE,” and “What I’ve Done Right.” Her favorite experiences include playing cards in the green room at The Public Theater, and singing for First Lady Michelle Obama. KatieThompson.com MATT LOEHR (“GJ,” R.R.R.E.D) most recently appeared on Broadway in The Book of Mormon as Elder McKinley. Additional Broadway credits: the original casts of The Producers, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins, Promises Promises (2010 revival), Elf the Musical, as well as replacements in Fosse, Movin’ Out, and Evita. Matt is a four-time Carbonell Award Winner for Me & My Girl (Bill Snibson), The Music Man (Harold Hill), Hello Dolly! (Cornelius Hackl), and Crazy For You (Bobby Child), all at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Florida. Other regional highlights includes Nice Work if You Can Get It at California Musical Theatre (Jimmy Winter), White Christmas at Theatre Under the Stars (Phil), and Singin’ in the Rain at North Shore Music Theatre (Don Lockwood). ADAM JACKMAN (Book, R.R.R.E.D) is the co-creator and writer of Death Betty, a comic book about true love from Knovelty Comics, and the upcoming podcast radio-play, ResistTime. He has written for civil rights pioneer Allan Isaacman (LAMBDA Legal Award), The Trevor Project, and Jennifer Lopez (Como Ama Una Mujer). Jackman is also a Photo and Commercial Producer: editorial highlights include Architectural Digest, The CLIO Image Awards, Esquire, GQ (working with A$AP Mob, Beyoncé, Harlem Reshuffled, Jeff Bridges, Jon Batiste, Liam Neeson, LeBron James, Seth Rogen, Bill Murray), Mean Magazine (dir. Tony Kaye), Target (#TargetFinds), Vanity Fair (Jennifer Connolly). He is currently producing a yearlong series of commercials for Paul Mitchell in rotation on the Jumbotron in Times Square, ever the advocate for hair. adamjackman.com PATRICK LIVINGSTON (Book, R.R.R.E.D) Writing credits include the upcoming Tin Pan Alley (SLC Fringe), The Glorious Story Emporium (BYU 2017), and You Are The One (Addy Award 2015). Livingston has adapted several fairy tales including Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Ugly Duckling, and Three Pigs (COPA 2015). He is also the ‘Other Half’ of the fully improvised musical duo Harvey & the Bird (CSZ 2016-2018). ANDY SANDBERG (Director) is a director, writer, and Tony Award winning producer. New York directing credits include the world premieres of Straight (NYT Critics’ Pick), Application Pending (Drama Desk nomination, BroadwayWorld Award; also co-author), Craving for Travel (also co-author), Operation Epsilon (IRNE Awards: Best Director, Best Play), Shida (AUDELCO nominations: Best Director, Best Play), The Last Smoker in America, and more. He has been represented on Broadway and London as a producer of Hair (2009 Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle Awards), The Best Man (2012 Tony nomination), and The Realistic Joneses. B.A. Yale University. AndySandberg.com SHEA SULLIVAN (Choreographer) Select choreography credits include: Off-Broadway: Pageant (Drama Desk Nomination, Best Revival), Polka-Dots: The Cool Kids Musical (Atlantic Theater Company), I’ll Say She Is. For Cape Playhouse: The Drowsy Chaperone, Sweet Charity, Legally Blonde, Crazy For You, Kiss Me Kate. For Maltz Jupiter Theatre: The Producers, Will Rogers Follies, The Music Man (Carbonell Award), Crazy For You (Carbonell Award). For Barrington Stage: Ragtime, Southern Comfort. For Arts Center of Coastal Carolina: Newsies, White Christmas. “Pan-Am” (ABC), A Christmas Carol (Fords’ Theater) , Dames at Sea (Bay Street Theatre), DanceBreak '08. Proud member of SDC and a board member of the Ziegfeld Club. SheaSullivan.com |
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