The hilarious documentary "One Night Stand" gives an unbridled and candid look behind the Broadway curtain, as some of New York's top theatre, film and television actors, writers and directors are given 24 hours to write, cast, rehearse and perform four short musicals. Likened to 'A Chorus Line' meets 'Project Runway', 'One Night Stand' captures the excitement, anxiety, camaraderie, and sheer panic that leads to the final thrill of the finished performance. From the blank page to the live stage: "One Night Stand' unveils the magic as talented artists take the dare to create something from nothing.
Among the talented participants were: Actors: Cheyenne Jackson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Mandy Gonzalez, Nellie McKay,Tracie Thoms, Alicia Witt, Richard Kind,Rachel Dratch, Roger Bart, Tamara Tunie, Scarlet Strallen, Theresa McCarthy, Capathia Jenkins, Marnie Schulenburg; Writers: Gina Gionfriddo, Jonathan Marc Sherman,Rinne Groff, Brian Crawley; Composers: Lance Horne, Robin Goldwasser and Julia Greenberg, Pasek and Paul, Gabe Kahane; Directors: Ted Sperling, Trip Cullman, Maria Mileaf, Sam Gold.
The film's world premiere at the NewFest Film Festival in NYC was attended by several of the film's stars, including Cheyenne Jackson, Richard Kind, Nellie McKay, and Mandy Gonzalez, and was followed by a Q&A with first-time directors Elisabeth Sperling and Trish Dalton. BroadwayWorld was there for the premiere, and brings you full coverage below!
The 24 Hour Musicals event was conceived as a fundraiser for The Exchange, which supports innovative theater companies in the U.S. and abroad.
Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski
Elisabeth Sperling, Leslie Klainberg and Trish Dalton
Capathia Jenkins
Benj Pasek
Michael Langoria
Elisabeth Sperling, Bryce Renninger and Trish Dalton
Bryce Renninger
Ted Sperling and Elisabeth Sperling
Ted Sperling
Paul Trubachik
J C Calciano
Elisabeth Sperling, David Soll, Paul Trubachik and Trish Dalton
Elisabeth Sperling, Maria Mileaf and Trish Dalton
Maria Mileaf
Cheyenne Jackson
Elisabeth Sperling, Cheyenne Jackson, and Trish Dalton
Elisabeth Sperling, Cheyenne Jackson,Leslie Klainberg and Trish Dalton
Gabriel Kahane
Elisabeth Sperling, Gabriel Kahane and Trish Dalton
Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay and Ben Bynum
Elisabeth Sperling, Nellie McKay, and Trish Dalton
Trish Dalton, Mandy Gonzalez, and Elisabeth Sperling
Mandy Gonzalez
Mandy Gonzalez
Trish Dalton, Robin Goldwasser, Julia Greenberg, and Elisabeth Sperling
Elisabeth Sperling and Trish Dalton
