Vineyard Theatre Will Mount NYC Premiere of Kander & Pierce Musical KID VICTORY, New Plays During 2016-17 Season

A new musical by John Kander and Gregory Pierce, KID VICTORY, along with the new plays THIS DAY FORWARD by Nicky Silver and CAN YOU FORGIVE HER? by Gina Gionfriddo, will be produced by the Vineyard Theatre during the 2016-2017 season, it has been announced by the company's Artistic Directors, Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern. Vineyard Theatre is located at 108 E. 15 St. in New York City.

As previously announced, the season will begin in September (dates TBA) with the New York premiere of KID VICTORY, with story by John Kander and Gregory Pierce, music by John Kander, book and lyrics by Gregory Pierce and directed by Liesl Tommy. In KID VICTORY, seventeen-year old Luke returns to his small Kansas town after a wrenching one-year absence. As his friendship grows with the town misfit, Emily, his parents realize that in order to truly find their son, they must confront some unnerving truths about his disappearance.

John Kander, with the late Fred Ebb, wrote the legendary musicals CHICAGO, CABARET, and THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS. He and Gregory Pierce collaborated on the musical THE LANDING presented in 2013 at Vineyard Theatre. Liesl Tommy directed ECLIPSED, now on Broadway. KID VICTORY is a co-production with the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia.

In the winter of 2017 (dates TBA), Vineyard Theatre will produce the world-premiere of Nicky Silver's newest play, THIS DAY FORWARD, directed by Mark Brokaw, reuniting the playwright-director duo behind The Vineyard hit THE LYONS, which starred Linda Lavin and transferred to Broadway in 2012. In this new comedy about love and marriage and everything in-between, Martin thinks he has just married the girl of his dreams, but when Irene makes a surprising confession in their honeymoon suite, all their well-made plans fall apart. Nearly 50 years later, Irene's children wrestle with their past, and a mother whose secrets are quickly fading along with her memory.

In the spring of 2017 (dates TBA), Gina Gionfriddo's play CAN YOU FORGIVE HER? will be given its New York premiere by The Vineyard. Directed by Peter DuBois, Ms. Gionfriddo's play is set on Halloween and Miranda is desperate for a way out. She's drowning in debt, may be falling for her sugar daddy, and is on the run from her date who has threatened to kill her. When she meets Graham and Tanya, a door opens, for all of them... but is what's beyond a treat or a trick? A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist whose play AFTER ASHLEY was a success at The Vineyard, Ms. Gionfriddo brings her unforgettable dark humor to this sharp and timely story of complicated lost souls grappling with the costs of love, money, and the American Dream.

The Vineyard concludes its current season this spring with the New York premiere of Paula Vogel and Rebecca Taichman's INDECENT, which begins previews on April 27.

Vineyard's developmental lab, which is open only to members, is still to be announced.

The Vineyard Theatre's leadership includes Douglas Aibel (Artistic Director), Sarah Stern (Artistic Director), and Jennifer Garvey-Blackwell (Executive Producer).

Memberships for the 2016-2017 season are now available at www.vineyardtheatre.org/membership or by calling 212-353-0303.

For more information about Vineyard Theatre, visit www.vineyardtheatre.org.