The new Broadway-bound musical Long Way Down, adapted from the New York Times best-selling novel by Jason Reynolds, is now in rehearsal for invited presentations on October 27 and 28, 2023 at the Apollo Soundstage at Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater (235 West 125th Street).
The hip-hop/r&b musical is produced by TheaterWorksUSA (Barbara Pasternack, Artistic Director; Michael Harrington, Executive Director), Edgewood Entertainment (Dale A. Mott, Producer/Managing Director; Charles D. Urstadt, Producer/Managing Director), and The Apollo (Kamilah Forbes, Executive Producer)
Long Way Down features book, music and lyrics by poet, performance artist and musician Dahlak Brathwaite (HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, Spiritrials, Try/Step/Trip), additional writing by Khiyon Hursey (Netflix’s Soundtrack, Love in America, Spirited with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul), co-choreography by Ken-Matt Martin (Goodman Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival) and Victor Musoni (Goodman Theatre’s Toni Stone, Steppenwolf’s Columbinus), and directed by Mr. Martin. Scenic and lighting design is by Simean Carpenter.
Photo: Cheryse Dyllan, Victor Musoni, Jade Jones, Blaine Krauss and Daniel Kyri
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