A one-night-only concert presentation of Dear Everything, a musical uprising written and narrated by Tony winner V (formerly Eve Ensler), was staged January 30 at Terminal 5. See photos from the starry event in the gallery below.
Dear Everything features music by Grammy nominee Justin Tranter, Caroline Pennell, and Eren Cannata; lyrics by Tranter, Pennell, and V; contributions by Idina Menzel; orchestrations by Daniel Crean; and choreography by Christiana Hunte. Tony winner Diane Paulus directed the concert staging.
Leading the company were V, Latrice Pace, YDE, Paravi Das, Luke Ferrari, Michael Williams, Brittany Campbell, Terrence Archie, Caesar Samayoa, Benny Elledge, and Allison Guinn. The concert event also featured The Broadway for Arts Education Choir along with the Dear Everything Youth Council, the latter of whom introduced Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda and actor and activist Rosario Dawson to deliver closing words.
Dear Everything (formerly known as WILD) follows a group of young people in a small town whose determination to save their local forest endows them with powers they never knew they had, reminding audiences of our connection to the earth and the power of collective action. The work was developed at A.R.T., where it was showcased in a 2021 concert premiere.
The concert staging was presented by A.R.T., Tony Montenieri, Adam McKay, Yellow Dot Studios, and Willowrow Entertainment. Dear Everything is supported in part by the Ford Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.