My Joy Is Heavy tickets
About My Joy Is Heavy
Get My Joy is Heavy tickets when they go on sale on New York Theatre Guide to experience this singular musical memoir and piercing look at loss, family, and how we move on from the unimaginable. Directed by Tony Award winner Rachel Chavkin (Hadestown) and created by Obie Award-winning married couple The Bengsons (All In: Comedy About Love), My Joy is Heavy in New York examines a family after the loss of a pregnancy, weaving a beautiful, mournful, and transcendent look at love, parenthood, and grief.
See My Joy is Heavy off Broadway to experience a groundbreaking work: a musical memoir, and one that touches on themes rarely seen on stage. In a brave, personal, and theatrical act, The Bengsons share a story of loss: a young family hungry for connection during the loss of a pregnancy learns to cope while living together in rural isolation. Surrounded by gorgeous and quiet snow and wrapped in dark loneliness against the elements, they uncover the unexpected joys and humor that can emerge in the wake of grief.
My Joy is Heavy unites a stellar production team to tell this special story: The Bengsons have received the Jonathan Larson and Richard Rodgers Awards, as well as nominations for the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel Awards. Joining them and Chavkin are choreographer Steph Paul (a Princess Grace Award winner) and music supervisor Or Matias (an Obie Award winner, Grey House).
The musical comes to New York Theatre Workshop, the off Broadway and downtown generator of bold new works like Rent and Hadestown, which Chavkin directed and brought to Broadway. Her other Broadway credits include Lempicka and Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.
Tickets to My Joy is Heavy will be available soon on New York Theatre Guide.
Truly emotional duo-journey in song by the folk/rock Bengsens, plus 6 back up musicians, thru the joys of conception and the fear of miscarriage during a pandemic living with their child Louie and Grandma Kathy, culminating in the title song, MY JOY IS HEAVY, done in the style of a New Orleans funeral band.
It’s just so cleansing to see something full of heart, smart, and utterly honest. You feel the energy of something really refreshing and good just rising up from the floor right through you when Abigail and Shaun get going.
A little heartbreaking but a lot of joy and peace as well. Just go.
Our Review
'My Joy Is Heavy' Off-Broadway review — The Bengsons explore grief through song
My Joy Is Heavy cast and creative team
By: The Bengsons (Abigail and Shaun Bengson)
Songs by: The Bengsons
Director: Rachel Chavkin
Choreography: Steph Paul
Producer: New York Theatre Workshop
Cast list: The Bengsons, Aaron Bahr (on trumpet/voice), Ashley Baier (on drums/SPD/voice), Noga Cabo (on guitar/bass/voice), Reginald Chapman (on trombone/tuba/voice), Matt Deitchman (on keyboard/accordion/voice), Nicole DeMaio (on tenor sax/baritone sax/flute/clarinet/voice)
Sets: Lee Jellinek
Costumes: Hahnji Jang
Lighting: Alan Edwards
Sound: Nick Kourtides
Other info: Video design by David Bengali, access dramaturgy by Alison Kopit, dramaturgy by Sarah Lunnie, music supervision by Or Matias, music direction by Matt Deitchman
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What is My Joy Is Heavy about?
My Joy is Heavy is a singular new musical that centers on a family navigating a miscarriage.
Where is My Joy Is Heavy playing?
My Joy Is Heavy is playing at New York Theatre Workshop. The theatre is located at 79 East 4th Street, New York, 10003.
How do you book tickets for My Joy Is Heavy?
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Is My Joy Is Heavy on Broadway or Off-Broadway?
My Joy Is Heavy is playing Off Broadway.
Who is in the cast of My Joy Is Heavy?
The cast of My Joy Is Heavy includes The Bengsons, Aaron Bahr (on trumpet/voice), Ashley Baier (on drums/SPD/voice), Noga Cabo (on guitar/bass/voice), Reginald Chapman (on trombone/tuba/voice), Matt Deitchman (on keyboard/accordion/voice), Nicole DeMaio (on tenor sax/baritone sax/flute/clarinet/voice).
Who directed My Joy Is Heavy?
My Joy Is Heavy is directed by Rachel Chavkin.
Who wrote the music and lyrics for My Joy Is Heavy?
The music and lyrics for My Joy Is Heavy were written by The Bengsons.
Who wrote My Joy Is Heavy?
My Joy Is Heavy was written by The Bengsons (Abigail and Shaun Bengson).
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