Nick Blaemire's musical Soon is making its Off-Broadway debut at East Village Basement through November 9, and newly released production shots are giving us a first look at the intimate production, the venue's first-ever musical! Take a look in the gallery below.
Will Blum (Beetlejuice) is directing the original musical, about a young woman who avoids the oncoming apocalypse by watching TV and eating peanut butter on her couch, until she's forced to reckon her own role in her solitude. The work previously played Arlington, Virginia's Signature in 2015.
The Off-Broadway cast includes Ava Delaney as Charlie, Nicholas Podany as Jonah, Mike Millan as Steven, and Mylinda Hull as Adrienne.
Nicholas Podany and Mike Millan in Soon
Ava Delaney in Soon
Mylinda Hull in Soon
Nicholas Podany and Mike Millan in Soon
Nicholas Podany and Ava Delaney in Soon
Company of Soon
Nicholas Podany in Soon
"I love big stories in small containers, and Soon is a prime example of that," said Blaemire in an earlier statement. "A musical about an East Village apartment that takes place in a real East Village apartment is the kind of unique theatregoing experience I crave as an audience member, so to have found the perfect space to pull it off is a miracle. And to tell a story that speaks to the times we're living through in an indirect but hopefully resonant way makes this opportunity all the more exciting."
The Off-Broadway staging also features music direction and orchestrations by Wiley DeWeese, scenic and lighting design by Chris Bowser, costume design by Gina Ruiz, prop design by Oona F.I.B., and associate music direction and music copying by Dylan Kaufman. Sarah L. Adams serves as production stage manager. Tricia Small is producing.
Tickets are at SoonMusical.com.
