<\/span>Share<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a> <\/span>Tweet<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a> <\/span>Share<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a> <\/span>Share<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a> <\/span>Email<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n Ain\u2019t Done Bad<\/em> is a hybrid theatrical dance expertise conceived, directed and choreographed by\u00a0Jakob Karr\u00a0(So You Think You Can Dance<\/em>) and that includes the music of nation star\u00a0Orville Peck. The present will play a restricted engagement at\u00a0The Pershing Square Signature Center\u00a0(480 W. forty second Street) with previews starting\u00a0July 9, opening\u00a0July 14,\u00a0and working by way of\u00a0September 1.<\/p>\n Ain\u2019t Done Bad<\/em> tells the highly effective heartwarming story of popping out, falling in love and discovering one\u2019s true voice as a queer particular person within the South. Told fully by way of up to date dance and not using a single spoken phrase, the 90-minute efficiency stars\u00a0Jakob Karr\u00a0together with 10 main dancers.\u00a0<\/p>\n Karr is joined onstage by\u00a0Adrian Lee\u00a0(Wicked<\/em>) because the Father,\u00a0Megumi Iwama\u00a0(Mean Girls<\/em> the film) because the Mother,\u00a0Ian Spring\u00a0(Parsons Dance) because the Brother,\u00a0Luke Qualls\u00a0(The Radio City Christmas Spectacular) as Karr\u2019s alternate,\u00a0Yusaku Komori\u00a0(The Greatest Showman<\/em>) and\u00a0Jordan Lombardi\u00a0(Phantom of the Opera<\/em> National Tour) because the Friends, and\u00a0Joshua Escover\u00a0(The Empire Strips Back<\/em>) because the Lover. Swings embrace\u00a0Caden Hunter\u00a0(Juilliard) and\u00a0Madison O\u2019Connor\u00a0(Radio City Rockettes), who additionally acts as Dance Captain.<\/p>\n Ain\u2019t Done Bad<\/em> involves\u00a0the Irene Diamond Stage\u00a0at\u00a0The Pershing Square Signature Center\u00a0after critically-acclaimed workshops in Orlando at Renaissance Theatre Company and in North Carolina at Durham\u2019s PSI Theatre, Greensboro PAC and the Wortham Center for Performing Arts in 2023. The manufacturing premiered in 2021, on the Orlando International Fringe Festival, the place it obtained the pageant\u2019s highest honor (Best Show). Karr is joined by Scenic Designers\u00a0Philip Lupo, Joey Coombs\u00a0and\u00a0Blake Schulte, with Lighting Design by\u00a0Philip Lupo.\u00a0Morgan Lemos\u00a0is the Stage Manager and extra creatives embrace\u00a0Grace Buckley\u00a0(Associate Choreographer) and\u00a0Joi Marchetti\u00a0(Additional Music Production).\u00a0Evan Bernardin Productions\u00a0is the overall supervisor,\u00a0Eli Owens\u00a0within the manufacturing assistant, and digital promoting is by\u00a0SINE Digital.<\/p>\n Karr started dancing on the age of 12 and has carried out everywhere in the nation, in addition to most of Europe, Australia, Japan and India. His credit embrace\u00a0CATS<\/em>\u00a0on Broadway (Mistoffelees Understudy); Cirque Du Soleil\u2019s\u00a0VOLTA<\/em>; So You Think You Can Dance<\/em> Season 6 \u2013 Runner Up;\u00a0The Radio City New York Spectacular (<\/em>Mia Michaels);\u00a0Flashdance The Musical<\/em>\u00a0first Nationall Tour;\u00a0Rock the Ballet<\/em>;\u00a0Viva Elvis<\/em>\u00a0by Cirque Du Soleil;\u00a0Kiss Me Kate<\/em>\u00a0at Barrington Stage;\u00a0Working<\/em>\u00a0at New York City Center ENCORES;\u00a0English With An Accent<\/em>\u00a0at Lincoln Center, \u201cThe 82nd Annual Academy Awards\u201d; America\u2019s Got Talent<\/em>; GLEE<\/em> (FOX); Westworld<\/em> (HBO); and\u00a0Company XIV<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I first listened to\u00a0Orville Pecks\u2019s\u00a0album\u00a0Pony<\/em>\u00a0in 2019, I immediately felt that a story had to be woven through his songs\u2026the theatricality of his voice and lyrics spoke to me so clearly,\u201d mentioned Karr. \u201cAs a fellow queer artist, I feel it\u2019s important that we tell stories that uplift and honor our community. His music is a gorgeous example of finding triumph in pain and sharing your best self with those who will listen. With dance as my first language, this is the best way I can tell this story.\u00a0Ain\u2019t Done Bad<\/em> is my love letter to anyone who has ever struggled with their identity, and it is a thank you note to everyone who helped me find my voice.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDance was the essential element that first drew us together as producing partners,\u201d mentioned producers\u00a0Patti Maurer\u00a0and\u00a0Donald Rupe. \u201cJakob is able to blend the genres of contemporary dance and theater in a way we\u2019ve never seen before; this show isn\u2019t\u00a0just<\/em>\u00a0a dance piece and it isn\u2019t\u00a0just<\/em>\u00a0a theatrical piece;\u00a0Ain\u2019t Done Bad<\/em> is truly the best of both worlds. We are thrilled to share this exciting work of art with the New York theater audiences, the LGBTQ+ community, and multitudes of dancers and dance and theater-lovers in the city this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n Ain\u2019t Done Bad<\/em> performs Tuesday-Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 7:30pm (for the week of July 9-14), and starting July 16, the schedule is: Tuesday at 7:30pm, Wednesday at 2pm and seven:30pm, Thursday-Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 7:30pm. Tickets are $40-$75.<\/p>\n For extra data and to buy tickets, go to aintdonebad.com<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n
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