This event has been canceled due to the COVID surge.

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Prod) now in its 52nd season, will present the fourth year of “Dare To Be Different,” a festival of new musicals and special events, from Jan 27 – Feb 18, 2022 at A.R.T./New York Theatres (502 West 53rd St). For reservations, please email boxoffice@amasmusical.org or call 212-563-2565. The Amas Dare to be Different Series of New Musicals and Special Events is as follows: SETTLE DOWN with Book and Lyrics by Gabe Caruso, Music by Sangwoo Lee, directed by Christopher Scott. Mark, 17 years old and a product of the darker side of the American foster care system, moves in with his best friend Lily, and her father John; FOUR GUYS NAMED JOSÉ and Una Mujer Named Maria: The Maria Remix Concert with a Book by Dolores Prada, additional rap lyrics by Audrey Funk, original orchestrations by Oscar Hernandez, additional orchestrations by Jamie Losando, directed and choreographed by Maria Torres. A remix concert of the 2000 Off-Broadway show, the 4 Guys return to help present day rapper and songwriter Maria to find her Latin identity and the true meaning of home; DANCING WITH DICTATORS written by and starring Luis Santiero, percussion by Rex Benincasa, music director Paul Greenwood, directed by Ron Torres. Luis Santiero expands on his one-man show "Found in Translation" and returns to his roots to explore the loss of home. Forced to leave Cuba at age 12, he was determined to become all-American and put his Latin past behind. Using song and stories from his memoir "Dancing with Dictators," Luis celebrates the added richness in being a blend of two cultures. MÁYÁ Book and Lyrics by Eric Sorrels, Book and Music by Cheeyang Ng, music director Nate Hopkins, directed by Arpita Mukherjee. Set in the time of Gandhi’s Non-Violent Independence Movement and the waning British Raj, "Máyá" tells the story of a female poet’s awakening to the political troubles of India. I WANNA BE EVIL: The Earth Kitt Story by JR Lynn, starring Jennelle Randell. Orson Welles called her “the most exciting woman in the world.” But in 1968, she was blacklisted after “making the First Lady cry.” "I Wanna Be Evil" chronicles the iconic Eartha Kitt from a destitute childhood to a storied career in the theatre and Hollywood. LIVING IT: THE MUSIC AND LYRICS OF JULIE MANDEL written and music directed by Denise Puricelli. A tribute to nonagenarian Julie Mandel: a wonderful, high-spirited woman who left her childhood home in 1947 to come to New York City and pursue her dream of becoming composer and lyricist. For over 75 years, she has created a wealth of beautiful music from classical to jazz to musical theatre and is still going strong as she approaches her 100th birthday. For more information and the full schedule, please visit www.amasmusical.org. Press contact: Richard Hillman PR (646/234-5716)...