The Keen Company announces its 2016-2017 Season

The Obie Award-winning Keen Company has announced its upcoming 2016-2017 season, which will include two productions: a New York revival of Jonathan Larsen's Tick, Tick... BOOM! and the world premiere of Courtney Baron's When It's You. Both productions will be directed by Keen's Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein and both will be staged at Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre.

Tick, Tick... BOOM! will begin performances on 4 October 2016, before officially opening on 20 October, and will conclude its limited engagement on 19 November 2016.

Synopsis: "Before Rent, there was Tick, Tick... BOOM! This autobiographical musical, by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Jonathan Larson, is the story of an aspiring composer questioning his life choices on the eve of his thirtieth birthday. His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city, his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue, but Jon is still waiting on tables and trying to write the great American musical. This exhilarating, funny, and moving work by the late Larson will speak to anyone who's ever gotten lost on their way to finding their dreams."

Broadway alum Nick Blaemire will star in the production, which also features musical direction by Joey Chancey, choreography by Christine O'Grady and script consultation by David Auburn. Additial cast and creative team members will be announced at a later date.

The second and final production of Keen Company's season is the world premiere of Courtney Baron's When It's You, which begins previews on 21 February 2017, before officially opening on 9 March, and will conclude its limited engagement on 8 April 2017.

Synopsis: "When It's You is a personal look at the ripple effects that follow gun violence in contemporary America. Ginnifer is single, thirty-seven, and has just lost her mother to illness. She moves back to her hometown and learns her first love from high school is now at the center of a violent crime. Ginnifer must confront her relationship to the heinous act as well as her changing place in society, all while living in her dead mother's home. Timely and moving, When It's You complexly and honestly explores America today."

Casting and creative team information will be released at a later date.

- by Tom Millward