Zachary Noah Piser Will Be Part of Concerts of Final William Finn Work, Once Every Hundred Years

Once Every Hundred Years: A Song Cycle—the final work from Tony-winning composer William Finn—will make its New York premiere this fall at 54 Below.

Co-created by Danny Ursetti (Regretting Almost Everything), performances are scheduled for November 16 and 17 at 7 PM. Joe Calarco will direct with music direction by Benji Goldsmith and orchestrations by Michael Starobin.

The cast will feature Jeff Blumenkrantz (Bright Star, How to Succeed…), Stephen DeRosa (Boop!, Infinite Joy), Demond Green (Sister Act, Toxic Avenger), and Zachary Noah Piser (Redwood, Dear Evan Hansen).

Photos: Michael R. Jackson, Adam Chanler-Berat, Mary Testa, More Pay Tribute to William Finn

This new song cycle about life, love, aging, and art is set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lauren Kahane is producing.

Finn, who passed away in April at the age of 73, collected two 1992 Tony Awards for Falsettos, winning Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score for this compilation of his earlier one-act Off-Broadway musicals March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland. He was also Tony-nominated for Best Original Score for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. His additional works include Infinite Joy, In Trousers, A New Brain, The Royal Family of Broadway, and Little Miss Sunshine. Read his full obituary by clicking here.

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Celebrating The Life and Career of William Finn

In Trousers 1979 Alison Fraser, Mary Testa, Chip Zien, and Joanna Green HR — Alison Fraser, Mary Testa, Chip Zien, and Joanna Green in *In Trousers*

In Trousers 1979 Mary Testa, Alison Fraser, Joanna Green, and Chip Zien HR — Mary Testa, Alison Fraser, Joanna Green, and Chip Zien in *In Trousers*

March of the Falsettos 1981 Alison Fraser and Chip Zien HR — Alison Fraser and Chip Zien in the original *March of the Falsettos*.

Falsettoland HR — Company of *Falsettoland*

Carol Rosegg/Martha Swope NYPL

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