The 24 Hour Musicals to Return June 10

June 10, 2024
The 24 Hour Musicals to Return June 10

The 24 Hour Plays (Mark Armstrong, Artistic Dir; Madelyn Paquette, Managing Dir) has announced that The 24 Hour Musicals will take place on Mon June 10 at 7:00 PM at Classic Stage Company’s Lynn F Angelson (136 E 13th St). This intensive theatrical endeavor will see artists write, rehearse and perform four new musicals in just 24 hours. Artists for this year’s event will include Carolyn Cantor, Jesse Eisenberg, Kathryn Gallagher, Josh Koenigsberg, Gabrielle Ruiz, Heath Saunders, plus more to be announced. The marathon process for The 24 Hour Musicals begins the night before the performance, when writers, composers, directors, choreographers, actors, musicians and production staff gather for a short orientation. Four writer and composer teams craft short musicals overnight (while actors and directors get some rest) and the next morning — after a furious printing and copying process — actors receive their scripts. Together with directors, choreographers and a live band, they begin rehearsal. Later that night, four brand new musicals take the stage in a one-night-only production. Tickets are available at 24hourplays.org/musicals. Proceeds support the organization's non-profit activities throughout the year, including education programming for students of all ages, professional development for emerging artists through The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, and partner productions all around the world. Press contact: Liz Lombardi/Print Show PR (212/756-1248)...