| Amas Musical Theatre To Present "Dare To Be Different" Festival at A.R.T./NewYork Theatres - January 27 - February 18, 2022 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 04:28 pm EST 12/30/21 | |
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| AMAS MUSICAL THEATRE PRESENTS THE FOURTH YEAR OF ITS "DARE TO BE DIFFERENT" FESTIVAL 3 MUSICALS. 3 SPECIAL EVENTS A.R.T./NEW YORK THEATRES - MEZZANINE THEATRE 502 WEST 53RD STREET (10TH AVENUE & 53RD STREET) JANUARY 27 - FEBRUARY 18, 2022 New York, NY (12/30/21) - Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer) now in its 52nd season, will present the fourth year of "Dare To Be Different," a festival of new musicals and special events, from January 27 - February 18, 2022 at A.R.T./New York Theatres (502 West 53rd Street - 10th Avenue & 53rd Street). For reservations, please email boxoffice@amasmusical.org or call 212-563-2565. "After missing a year due to the pandemic, we are thrilled to be presenting our fourth annual "Dare to Be Different" festival of new musicals in development and special events. Amas has been a pioneer in multi-ethnic casting for over 50 years and has been devoted to the development and production of new American musicals through the celebration of diversity and minority perspectives, and the emergence of new artistic talent," says Amas Artistic Producer Donna Trinkoff. "As was the case with the past three festivals, this year we have some remarkable talent, including writers and composers, directors and actor/ singers who bring to life original and eclectic stories that explore the human condition. With this festival, audiences have the opportunity to get in at the ground floor in the development process of our talented artists in an intimate and up-close and personal setting." The Amas Dare to be Different Series of New Musicals and Special Events is as follows: SETTLE DOWN book and lyrics by Gabe Caruso, music by Sangwoo Lee, directed by Christopher Scott Mark, 17 years old and a product of the darker side of the American foster care system, moves in with his best friend Lily, and her father John. Settle Down is a hip-hop musical that explores the concept of family and the hidden secrets that separate and bind them. Thursday, January 27 @ 3pm & 7pm and Friday, January 28 @ 7pm ($15/$25) WINNER! 2021 Eric H. Weinberger Emerging Librettist Award Settle Down is sponsored by Ben Gadon, Marvin Kahan, and Steve Sagman FOUR GUYS NAMED JOSÉ and Una Mujer Named Maria The Maria Remix Concert book by Dolores Prada, additional rap lyrics by Audrey Funk, original orchestrations by Oscar Hernandez, additional orchestrations by Jamie Losando, directed and choreographed by Maria Torres A remix concert of the 2000 Off-Broadway hit, the 4 Guys return to help present day rapper and songwriter Maria to find her Latin identity and the true meaning of home. One Night Only! - Monday, January 31 @ 7pm ($75/$100) Sponsored by Willette Klausner and Neal Rubenstein DANCING WITH DICTATORS written by and starring Luis Santiero, percussion by Rex Benincasa, music director Paul Greenwood, directed by Ron Torres Luis Santiero expands on his one-man show Found in Translation and returns to his roots to explore the loss of home. Forced to leave Cuba at age 12, he was determined to become all-American and put his Latin past behind. Using song and stories from his memoir Dancing with Dictators, Luis celebrates the added richness in being a blend of two cultures. Saturday, February 5 @ 8pm, Sunday February 6 @ 3pm ($20/$35) Sponsored by Alexandra Trinkoff and Jeffrey Schor MÁYÁ book and lyrics by Eric Sorrels, book and music by Cheeyang Ng, music director Nate Hopkins, directed by Arpita Mukherjee Set in the time of Gandhi's Non-Violent Independence Movement and the waning British Raj, Máyá tells the story of a female poet's awakening to the political troubles of India. Thursday, February 10 @ 3:00 & 7:00 and Friday, February 11 @ 7pm ($15/$25) Winner of the 2020 Eric H. Weinberger Emerging Librettist Award Sponsored by Kermitt Brooks, and Steve Sagman, The Dramatist Guild and Frank Young Fund for New Musicals I WANNA BE EVIL: The Earth Kitt Story by JR Lynn, starring Jennelle Randell Orson Welles called her "the most exciting woman in the world." But in 1968, she was blacklisted after "making the First Lady cry." I Wanna Be Evil chronicles the iconic Eartha Kitt from a destitute childhood to a storied career in the theatre and Hollywood. One Night Only! - Saturday, February 12 @ 8pm ($15/$25) Sponsored by Sharleen Cooper Cohen LIVING IT: THE MUSIC AND LYRICS OF JULIE MANDEL written and music directed by Denise Puricelli A tribute to nonagenarian Julie Mandel: a wonderful, high-spirited woman who left her childhood home in 1947 to come to New York City and pursue her dream of becoming composer and lyricist. For over 75 years, she has created a wealth of beautiful music from classical to jazz to musical theatre and is still going strong as she approaches her 100th birthday. Thursday, February 17 @ 3pm & 7pm and Friday, February 18 @ 7pm ($15/$25) Sponsored by Eric Krebs Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer) is a non-profit, multi-ethnic theatrical organization founded in 1968 by Ms. Rosetta LeNoire. Amas ("you love" in Latin) is devoted to the creation, development and professional production of new American musicals, the celebration of cultural equity and minority perspectives, the emergence of new artistic talent, and the training and encouragement of inner-city young people. Amas celebrates its impact in pioneering multi-ethnic casting in the American Theatre and reiterates its commitment to this reflection of our diverse society. In recent years, Amas has emerged as a leading not-for-profit laboratory for new musicals, the most recent being Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn, Broadway and the Bard, starring Len Cariou and Red Eye of Love, which was awarded the Joseph A. Callaway Award for Outstanding Choreography. Its production of The Other Josh Cohen received six 2013 Drama Desk nominations including Outstanding Musical, a 2013 Lucille Lortel nomination for Outstanding Musical, and a 2013 Off-Broadway Alliance nomination for Best New Musical. Other shows that Amas has developed include A Taste of Chocolate, Triassic Parq, The Countess of Storyville, Distant Thunder, Marry Harry, Me and Miss Monroe, Aesop & Company, Signs of Life, Wanda's World, Shout! The Mod Musical, Lone Star Love, From My Hometown, Zanna, Don't!, 4 Guys Named Jose and Stormy Weather: Reimagining Lena Horne. Amas education programs include the Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy, Lens on Live Theatre and in-school theatre arts residencies designed in partnership with elementary, middle, and high schools. www.amasmusical.org |
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