Lindsay Mendez and Ryan Scott Oliver’s Actor Therapy: The Music of JRB Tickets

Doors open at 5:30pm.

ACTOR THERAPY is back at 54 Below! Brought to you by 2023 Kleban Prize winning composer-lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver (35mm, Jasper in Deadland) and Tony Award® winning actress Lindsay Mendez (Merrily We Roll Along, Carousel, Wicked), this evening will feature students from our “Rehearsal and Performance – The Music of JRB” class, which focuses on learning, rehearsing, and performing the songs of the incomparable composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown. The set list runs the gamut, with selections from all of his greatest musicals, including Parade, The Last 5 Years, Songs for a New World, The Bridges of Madison County, and more! With musical director Matthew Lowy at the piano.

Featuring:

Marin Asnes [they/she] Mia Bergstrom [she/her] Randall Scott Carpenter [he/him] Kylie Deeds [she/her] Amanda Domb [she/her] Jess Kirschner [she/they] Riley Klauza [she/her] Maddie LaFerr [she/her] Jackie Leibowitz [she/her] Matthew Morón [he/him] Willie Naess [he/him] Queade Norah [she/her] Isa Rodriguez [she/her] Emily Strazzella [she/they] Grace Ellis Solomon [she/her] Charlotte Topp [she/they]

Actor Therapy, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2022, was created as a musical theatre training program for performers looking to improve their auditions, build a better book, and expand their understanding of what it means to be a song interpreter and storyteller in NYC today. For more information, check us out at www.actortherapynyc.com or follow us @actortherapynyc.