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The Gayland upgraded table read will be December 17, 2015
There will be a week of rehearsals prior to the read, directed by Jason Brubaker, working with music director Elijah Caldwell. It’s been a long and circuitous route from the New Orleans 2013 Fringe Festival to getting our toe in the water in New York in 2015 with the York Theatre. And we’re so happy to be taking this step!
Gayland upgraded from “Table Read” to “29-Hour Read” on the Main Stage at the York
Pop those corks, ladies and gentlemen! We met with Jim Morgan, Artistic Director at the York Theatre today. Gayland has been upgraded from “table read” to “29-hour read.” “29-hour read” means a table read with more extensive preparation. Also, it will be on the main stage at the York Theatre.
Huzzah!
Getting to work on Gayland
Just finished the first rehearsal last night. So great to see Broadway pros treading the boards singing Gayland tunes!
Above: Director Jason Brubaker (right) and Music Director Elijah Caldwell (seated) work with performers Danielle Rhodes and Connor Russell.
First Gayland rehearsal at the York Theatre in Manhattan
We are very fortunate to be working with the York Theatre. Their specialty is developing and producing new musicals. In fact, they got a special Drama Desk Award for their contributions in this area.
So we are very happy to be announcing our first rehearsal for the upcoming Gayland table read at the York. Friday, October 16th, is the big day.
Huzzah for boots on the ground!
Fantastic news! The York Theatre is taking the first step with Gayland
The York Theatre in Manhattan is taking the first step with Gayland. Jason Brubaker, our director, is organizing a music director and singers to do all the new music, so it can be evaluated in terms of staging.
This being New York, there is an awesome amount of musical theatre talent available, so we’ll get to hear the music sung by pros. Very exciting! Stay tuned!
Working with a very talented young director
Boom! We’ve just completed Gayland 3.0!
We are very grateful to James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director at the York Theatre in Manhattan for introducing us to Jason Brubaker. Jason is a hot young musical comedy director based in New York. He’s been working with us for several months on the most recent revision of Gayland, and his talent and directorial expertise have been extremely helpful in shaping Gayland into a faster, tighter, funnier play.
Our current goal is to move the new Gayland into development and toward a second theatrical presentation. We are in conversation with the York Theatre and some other interested parties on how best to make this happen.
Gayland, The Musical 