New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo just announced that its 2013-2014 subscriber season will include What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined, with musical arrangements by Kyle Riabko and directed by Steven Hoggett; Fetch Clay, Make Man written by Will Power and directed by Des McAnuff; and Love and Information written by Caryl Churchill and directed by James MacDonald. In the coming weeks NYTW will announce an additional production that will round out the season.
What's it All About?
Bacharach Reimagined
Music by Burt Bacharach
Lyrics by Hal David and others
Musical Arrangements by Kyle Riabko
Directed by Steven Hoggett
Late Fall 2013
The enduring music of Burt Bacharach is given new life in this energetic evening of musical celebration. Twenty-five-year-old musician and actor Kyle Riabko (Spring Awakening, Hair) performs his unique, soulful arrangements of the Bacharach songbook backed by an eclectic group of young performers. Steven Hoggett, whose iconic choreography was featured in such diverse pieces as Once, Peter and the Starcatcher and Black Watch, returns to NYTW for a third time. What's It All About? is a reintroduction to the timeless music of Burt Bacharach through the eyes and ears of a new generation.
Fetch Clay, Make Man
Written by Will Power
Directed by Des McAnuff
Early Fall 2013
In the days leading up to one of Cassius Clay's most anticipated fights, the heavyweight boxing champion forms an unlikely friendship with the controversial Hollywood star Stepin Fetchit. With a rhythmic script by award-winning performer and playwright Will Power, who received rave reviews for his hip-hop productions of Flow and The Seven at NYTW, and direction by Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff (The Who's Tommy, Jersey Boys), Fetch Clay, Make Man explores the improbable bond that forms between two drastically different and influential cultural icons. One a vibrant and audaciousyouth, the other a resentful and almost forgotten relic-they fight to form their public personas and shape their legacies amidst the struggle of the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-1960s. Based on a true story, the play is as powerful and poetic as Clay himself while also humorous and irreverent like Fetchit's signature act. Finding commonality in contradiction, Fetch Clay examines the true meaning of strength, resilience, and pride.
Love and Information
Written by Caryl Churchill
Directed by James MacDonald
Winter 2014
Renowned playwright Caryl Churchill returns for her seventh American debut with New York Theatre Workshop (which included Far Away and A Number) with a theatrical kaleidoscope exploring our rapidly-changing world-a world where non-stop streams of information threaten the very essence of our humanity. Churchill pairs with award-winning director James MacDonald (Blasted, Top Girls) to create what the Guardian heralds as the "play that everyone should see." Love and Information reaffirms Churchill's continued ability to reinvent herself as a playwright and keep her finger on the pulse of contemporary life, as she illuminates society's fascination with high-speed information using her signature wit, candor, and nimble use of language
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