MISS STEP is the new musical from the award-winning Queer Asian-American musical theatre writing team of Melissa Li and Kit Yan. MISS STEP is a heartfelt 80s dance musical comedy featuring a transgender/non-binary (TGNB) cast, live aerobics, stunts, competition, and exercise. This diverse and exhilarating show is a classic underdog story that portrays TGNB characters as both ordinary and extraordinary people, defying all odds to sing, dance, compete, and dazzle audiences. MISS STEP is for anyone with a dream, who loves the 80s, and who has ever found family in the most unexpected places.
MISS STEP
book and lyrics by
MELISSA LI AND KIT YAN
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music by
MELISSA LI
MISS STEP was a first draft commission from 5th Avenue Theater and has received support from the Village Theater, Mitten Lab, MacDowell, and is the recipient of a 2019 Vivace Award from the Brett Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation. Li and Yan’s new musical Interstate had its world premiere earlier this year at Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis.
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WEDNESDAY
MAY 6, 2020
LIVE STREAM @ 7PM ET
FREE OF CHARGE
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Produced by JEN SANDLER + JOE BARROS
with special guest
ALLIE TRIMM
FROM BROADWAY'S 13 and BYE, BYE BIRDIE
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NEW WORKS SERIES
PRE-PREMIERES OF NEW MUSICALS *SEASON 13*
MISS STEP
live performances by
SHAKINA NAYFACK
(difficult people, transparent)
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listen to a song
from the show
A CLASSIC UNDERDOG STORY
THAT PORTRAYS TGNB CHARACTERS
AS BOTH ORDINARY &
EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE
kit yan
melissa li
JEANNETTE
book by
LAUREN M. GUNDERSON
live performances by
ARI AFSAR (hamilton)
music and lyrics by
ARI AFSAR
A pop musical based on the true story of America’s first congresswoman, Jeannette electrifies the life and history of suffrage activist, social worker and Montanan, Jeannette Rankin. Elected to Congress in 1916—three years before women are granted the right to vote—Jeannette finds herself to be the only female voice within the halls of power to vote on women’s suffrage. Written by America's most produced playwright Lauren M. Gunderson and pop sensation Ari Afsar (Hamilton), Jeannette heralds one person’s radical voice in America’s ongoing journey toward equal rights for all.
Jeannette was one of three new musicals selected for the O’Neill National Music Theater Conference in June 2019, and was presented in concert at SubCulture and Mostly New Musicals at Feinstein’s at Vitello’s.
JEANNETTE RANKIN
america's first congresswoman
A POP MUSICAL BASED ON
THE UNTOLD TRUE STORY
OF AMERICA'S FIRST CONGRESSWOMAN