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The Sustain is an intimate musical about love, sex and connection in a senior living facility told through an indie rock score and interwoven stories of its elderly residents, the staff who takes care of them, and the lives they leave behind outside as they start a new chapter in this Encores!-style concert staging. ​

Jon Bruschke is a former college debate coach turned musical theatre obsessive. What makes his perspective unique is how he approaches a show, like a debate topic. Every week for over a decade, Jon had to prep 150–200 page files analyzing complex political, legal, and economic issues from every angle, then coach students to defend or refute them in high-stakes national tournaments. Now, he’s apply...

What do you get when you cross the LP Swing Orchestra with Gary Williams, Julia Sullivan and Joe Stilgoe? An absolutely jam-packed, and unmissable afternoon of swinging Broadway classics, that's what!  Join us at the very lovely Cadogan Hall on Sunday 7th September 3pm and spend a glorious afternoon in the company of  Joe Stilgoe ,  Gary Williams  and  Julia Sullivan  as they 'Razzle Dazzl...

Little Women  follows the adventures of sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March. Jo is trying to sell her stories for publication, but the publishers are not interested - her friend, Professor Bhaer, tells her that she has to do better and write more from herself. Begrudgingly taking this advice, Jo weaves the story of herself and her sisters and their experience growing up in Civil War America. Star...

Double Olivier-Nominated actress, Marisha Wallace hails from North Carolina, USA where her love of singing began in her local church with her family. She made her Broadway debut in  Aladdin  directed by Casey Nicholaw and, following that, went into the Original Broadway Cast of  Something Rotten.  A last-minute request to go to London to take over the role of Effie White in  Dreamgirls  in the Wes...

Twelve Maids  takes you behind-the-scenes of life in Ithaca during Odysseus’s journey in  The Odyssey , from the never-before-heard point of view of a palace maid. Often silenced or glossed over, Penelope’s maids are given a voice for the very first time in this dynamic new musical. Our stellar cast will transport you to Bronze Age Greece, where love, loyalty, and laughs await. Featuring breathtak...

Exorcistic is a self-aware parody that creates a chaotic, over-the-top rock musical. This original work promises to deliver a thrilling combination of horror and hilarity, accompanied by some of the most powerhouse rock tunes. In true Rock and Roll fashion, Exorcistic features a rotating cast of Celebrity Guests each week, creating an incentive for audiences to return again and again. This unique...

Echolocation   is a road trip musical in the dark. A teenage love story without a map. Echolocation is a musical performed in pitch blackness. Ethan and Sadie are best friends, but they have little else in common. He’s serious, she’s goofy. He works after-school jobs, she has a rooftop hot tub. He’s sighted, and she’s completely blind.  One thing they share is that they’re totally sick of life in...

Beyond Perfection is  Be More Chill  meets  Urinetown ,  it  is an original story so timely, we’ve been warned to stop writing before more of it becomes true. Ryan and his wife Kate are the flawless faces of Perfection LLC’s government-run marriage program: an algorithmically crafted romance, broadcast for all to see. Their love is scripted, their happiness engineered…until a glitch breaks the ill...

Jessica Francis Fichter Book and Lyrics Jessica Francis Fichter is a South Carolina-based director, playwright, and teaching artist, currently serving as the Executive Director of Trustus Theatre in Columbia, SC. She has directed and taught in various locations, including NYC, where she earned an MFA in Directing from the Actors Studio Drama School. Recent directing credits include Twelfth Night:...

BRIAN USIFER  Broadway credits include  The Heart of Rock and Roll  (Music Supervision, Arrangements, Orchestrations)  A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical  (Arrangements, Orchestrations), Disney’s  Frozen  (Music Director, Additional Arrangements),  Kinky Boots  (Music Director, Additional Arrangements, Associate Music Supervisor - Tour, London and Toronto) and  The Book of Mormon  (Associ...

Emotions run high in the world of closed adoptions and sealed records, but the potential human stakes are even higher.   It's the fall of 1967, and an unexpected pregnancy thrusts teen lovers into the stark arena of adult realities. An infertile married couple longs to become parents via a system rooted in secrecy and shame. A beloved baby, named Joshua by his adoptive parents, must grow up severe...

GALLANO.H   tells the story of Ethan — a character shaped by loss — and the chorus of voices that surround him: Soul, Past, Present, and Future. Through live guitar, movement, and raw ballads, the performance dances between memory and momentum, stillness and song. This original musical was born from the real-life experience of TYK’s Artistic Director, Ethan Persyko (they/them), who lost their belo...

WINNER , is an original musical about coming out and coming-of-age set against the backdrop of a rigged school election in Southern California in 1999. The show’s electrifying rock-pop score was created by Joe Barros (Artistic Director of New York Theater Barn) and Nico Juber (one of 2023's Women to Watch on Broadway) with a concept album launching July 2025.

What if Gypsy Rose Lee ( from Gypsy the Musical ) met Gypsy-Rose Blanchard ( current true crime darling )? For millennia, musical theater writers never dared to ask: If your mother sucks, can you kill her? Well… that changes now 💅 Blanchard's Turn: A Killer Gypsy Musical  dives headfirst into the life of true crime darling turned social media influencer, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard. Featuring a twis...

Twelve Maids  takes you behind-the-scenes of life in Ithaca during Odysseus’s journey in  The Odyssey , from the never-before-heard point of view of a palace maid. Often silenced or glossed over, Penelope’s maids are given a voice for the very first time in this dynamic new musical. Our stellar cast will transport you to Bronze Age Greece, where love, loyalty, and laughs await. Featuring breathtak...

When Anne Boleyn returned from the courts of Flanders to her childhood home at Hever Castle, what augury could have foretold the atomic impact that the young woman would have on the very fabric of England? Before long, the beautiful Boleyn girl had won over Henry VIII, who was willing to commit national apostasy to make her his queen. Henry risked not only wars but the wrath of God for Anne – thou...

You are cordially invited to join our Di, the People’s Princess, for the gig of a lifetime…quite literally! Telling the story of a humble commoner ( who just happened to be a Lady ) in a concert/musical/event like nothing you have experienced before, THE DIANA MIXTAPE is here to set the record straight with an all star cast, iconic fashion throwbacks and fierce choreography. Featuring music origin...

BALLS: THE MONSTER-CATCHIN’ MUSICAL COMÉDY A wild musical appears! “BALLS” is an action-packed immersive experience about the MONSTERS we collect and the FIGHTS we choose to fight. Be the very first to start a “NEW GAME” in this one-of-a-kind extravaganza, overflowing with 8-bit bops, improvised battles, and 151 original Collectabuddies. MONSTERS WERE SCARY. AND THE PROFESSOR WAS SCARED. So he squ...

'In the smoke-choked backrooms of 1920s Toronto, where jazz and bootleg liquor flow like an untamed river, 'The Man in the Iron Mask is reborn as a Prohibition-era musical. Twins—one, a ruthless crime lord draped in silk and sin; the other, a prisoner lost in the underbelly of King St —are bound by fate and a secret buried in blood. As speakeasy ballads and brass-fueled anthems drive the t...

Earth Planet Universe: The John Muir Legacy Musica l is a musical production exploring the path forged by John Muir, often considered the father of our National Parks. Join him on a 'hike' in the air-conditioned comfort of the Art Barn to explore National Park sites and learn about his life and the Native Americans who lived in each location for millennia. As these stories intertwine throu...

Are you feeling irrelevant? Invisible? Ignored? You might just be a middle-aged woman! Come find out! Terrible Fish is a one-woman cabaret about the gut punch of mid-life. It's cheeky, witty, musical, and more than a little unhinged! A wild ride through the joys, tears and rages of aging while female, spat out by an award-winning writer and performer from Montreal. For all those googling perim...

Emilio runs a dazzling chameleon circus like his father did—but what happens when it all falls apart? A puppet-filled musical comedy about letting your inner sparkle shine. From the bozo who brought you THE FAMILY CROW. Internationally celebrated puppeteer, Adam Francis Proulx returns to his Dora-nominated performance after a month-long Off-Broadway run. 4 shows only! Praise for The Pucking Fuppet...

Based on the songs of four-time Juno Award-winning children’s singer-songwriter Jack Grunsky, “Playground” follows Eliot, a kid with a vivid imagination and appetite for adventure. Searching for acceptance at his new school, Eliot invents a game on the school playground, leading his new friends through a world of make-believe. Suitable for children 4-12, their parents and grandparents, “Playground...

An almost solo musical that confronts the rising threat of artificial intelligence and the commodification of identity. When a struggling actress lands the lead role in a cult film, she unknowingly signs the rights away to her image. As her AI-generated double rises to fame in her place, she’s forced to confront the brutal reality of what it means to be a woman in a world that prefers you silent,...