Originally presented by the New York Musical Festival, Emojiland returns to the New York stage with a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Duke on 42nd Street.
Broadway alumni Lesli Margherita and Josh Lamon are set to once again rule as Princess and Prince of Emojiland.
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4 images Not to be confused with, and very much unlike The Emoji Movie, Emojiland is an electric ensemble piece about a diverse community of archetypes who take one another at face value: a smiling face dealing with depression; a princess who doesn’t want a prince; a skull dying for deletion; a nerd face too smart for his own good; a face with sunglasses who can’t see past his own reflection; and a police officer and construction worker who just want to work together. When a software update threatens to destroy life as they know it, Emojiland faces the most fundamental questions a society – and a heart – can face: Who are we? And who matters?
All hail, Lesli Margherita! The Olivier Award winner and stage favorite returns to the Off-Broadway company of new musical Emojiland tonight, following a planned leave of absence due to prior obligations. As previously reported, Taylor Iman Jones had stepped in to cover Margherita's role of Princess.
Taylor Iman Jones joins the Off-Broadway company of new musical Emojiland tonight, covering the role of Princess through February 23, 2020. As previously reported, original cast member and Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita has taken a leave of absence due to prior obligations.
Due to prior obligations, Lesli Margherita will take a leave of absence from the new musical Emojiland later this month. Covering the role of Princess from February 18 to 23 will be Taylor Iman Jones, it was announced today.
The new musical Emojiland has extended its current Off-Broadway run at The Duke on 42nd Street. The emoji-themed tuner, which began performances on January 9, 2020, ahead of an official opening on January 19, will now run through March 19, 2020 (instead of March 8). Emojiland features a book, music and lyrics by Keith Harrison & Laura Schein, with direction by Thomas Caruso and choreography by Kenny Ingram.
Since emojis first made an appearance in Japanese technology in the late 90s, they have grown into a language within themselves, shifting the way that humans virtually communicate and even making the Oxford dictionary word of the year in 2015 (with the laughing, tear emoji). With that understanding, it was disappointing to find that Emojiland, the new musical from Keith Harrison and Laura... Read more
