Chris Wells' New Show IT WILL ALL WORK OUT Set for Dixon Place This April

Dixon Place presents the world premiere of Chris Wells' new show IT WILL ALL WORK OUT on Friday, April 14th at 7:30 PM.

Conceived and written by Obie Award winner Wells, the production will play six performances only - April 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd, 28th, and 29th at 7:30 PM - at Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street). Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and $50 for the opening night performance and GALA. For tickets and further information please visit dixonplace.org/performances/it-all-will-work-out or call 866-811-4111.

IT WILL ALL WORK OUT, the new work from master storyteller and exuberant song and dance man Chris Wells, combines excerpts from his upcoming memoir of the same name with funny, original songs, topped off with fabulous and outrageous fashion. With support from a rocking band and sexy backup dancers, IT WILL ALL WORK OUT promises to be a night of deep feeling, high energy, and fun.

Chris Wells is most well-known as the creator of the "art church" The Secret City, an organization that worships and celebrates the sacred in art through live performance events, which is the inspiration for his upcoming memoir. Hailed by The New York Times as "a larger-than-life theatrical original," Wells' credits range from actor (Yale Rep, Mark Taper Forum, Siti Company) to singer (frontman of Chris Wells and The Highballs) to creator (Liberty!, Nowhere to Run, Olsen Terror).

IT WILL ALL WORK OUT features Mr. Wells, a five- piece band and additional casting soon to be announced. . The production is directed by Eliza Laytner, with choreography by Elliot Peterson. Original music is by Jeremy Bass with lyrics by Mr. Wells. The set is designed by Noelia Mann with costume design by Denise D'Onofrio and Estyn Hulbert and lighting design is by Rob Larivierre.

The Dixon Place Lounge is open before and after the show. Proceeds from the bar directly support Dixon Place's artists and mission.

Dixon Place is located at 161A Chrystie Street (between Rivington and Delancey), in Manhattan's Lower East Side (By subway: B/D to Grand, F to 2nd Ave, J/Z to Bowery, 6 to Spring St, M to Essex St).

An artistic incubator since 1986, Dixon Place is a Bessie and Obie Award-winning non-profit institution committed to supporting the creative process by presenting original works of theater, dance, music, puppetry, circus arts, literature and visual art at all stages of development. Presenting over 1000 creators a year, this local haven inspires and encourages diverse artists of all stripes and callings to take risks, generate new ideas and consummate new practices. Many artists, such as Blue Man Group, John Leguizamo, Lisa Kron, David Cale, David Drake, Deb Margolin and Reno, began their careers at DP. In addition to emerging artists, Dixon Place has been privileged to present established artists such as Mac Wellman, Holly Hughes, Justin Bond, Karen Finley, Kate Clinton and Martha Wainwright. After spawning a salon in her Paris apartment in 1985, founding Artistic Director Ellie Covan pioneered the institution in her NYC living room for 23 years. Covan was a recipient of a Bessie, a New York Dance and Performance Award and a Bax10 Award for her service to the community. Dixon Place received two Obie Awards, and an Edwin Booth Award for Excellence in Theater. Dixon Place has organically developed and expanded into a leading professional, state-of-the-art facility for artistic expression.

Pictured: Jeremy Bass, Chris Wells and Susan Hwang. Photo by Maria Baranova.