My Onliness – New Ohio Theatre *. *. * Melissa Etheridge – New World Stages
Melissa Etheridge is bringing her solo show Melissa Etheridge Off Broadway: My Window – A Journey Through Life to off-Broadway’s New World Stages this October.
In this world premiere production, Etheridge invites theatergoers into an evening of storytelling and music. From tales of her childhood in Kansas to her groundbreaking career highlights— with all of life’s hits and deep cuts between.
In 2007, she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for “I Need to Wake Up” from the film An Inconvenient Truth.
One-Eighth Theater, New Ohio Theatre, and IRT Theater have announced casting details for the world premiere of My Onliness, which is set to begin previews at New Ohio Theatre on September 2 ahead of an official opening night on September 7. Tickets are on sale through September 24.
Presented in American Sign Language and English, My Onliness is a fable/cabaret/circus entertainment about a mad king’s desperate attempt to impress a mysterious petitioner. American Sign Language will be performed by two “mediums” of the royal court. My Onliness is directed by Daniel Irizarry, with text and lyrics from Witkacy by Robert Lyons, original music by Kamala Sankaram, and artistic sign language direction by Alexandria Wailes and Kailyn Aaron-Lozano. The cast includes Daniel Irizarry, Cynthia LaCruz, Rhys Tivey, Dickie Hearts, Malik Paris, and musicians Joanie Brittingham and Drew Fleming. www.newohiotheatre.org
