The Work of Erin J. Riefler & Zonia, Tsang Lok Sze to be Featured in WOMEN OF THE WINGS VOLUME 5
Women of The Wings is an evening of new work and classic favorites.
By: Chloe Rabinowitz Feb. 01, 2023
The work of Erin J. Riefler and Zonia, Tsang Lok Sze will be featured in Women of The Wings Volume 5 - March 4th at 54 Below.
Erin J. Reifler
(book & lyrics) is an award winning New York based composer/lyricist, music director, and trombonist. Most notably as a writer, Erin and her collaborator Zonia, Tsang Lok Sze were chosen as 2021 Merit Award Winner's for New Musical Inc. in collaboration with Disney Imagineering, New Voices Project. Her song "Open Air" with collaborator Spencer Robelen was featured in the song cycle The Head and The Heart at NYMF 2019 and her musical The Trombone Lesson was the winner of Manhattan Repertory 2016 10-Minute Play competition. She is the current Music Supervisor for the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center's National Music Theater Conference. Selected music team credits include Paradise Square (Barrymore), West Side Story (Broadway Theatre), Oratorio for Living Things (Ars Nova), Cyrano (Daryl Roth Theatre). BA: Brown University MFA: NYU Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Proud member of ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild.
Zonia, Tsang Lok Sze
(music) is a playwright and musical theatre composer from Hong Kong. She is a graduate of Hong Kong University of Education and holds a MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. As a musical theatre writer, her works have been performed in the United States, Taiwan and Hong Kong; recently, she and her collaborator Erin J. Reifler were chosen as 2021 Merit Award Winner's for New Musical Inc. in collaboration with Disney Imagineering, New Voices Project. Previous work include: Eye of the Beholder, The Cantonese Opera Play, The Blue-and-White Porcelain and Our Stories. She is the founder of Drifting Ghost Theatre in Hong Kong.
Women of The Wings is an evening of new work and classic favorites. You'll hear songs that make you laugh, songs that make you cry, and songs that make you think differently about the world around you... all created by women who have made their mark on musical theatre.
Created, produced, and directed by Megan Minutillo. Music Direction by Nissa Kahle. Previously announced writers include G. Victoria Campbell, Hayley Goldenberg, Chloe Geller, Julia Sonya Koyfman, and Nicky Phillips. Performances by Maryanne Burr, Jordan Eagle, Carissa Navarra, and Gabriella Joy Rodriguez.
Stay tuned for additional updates on the cast and writers - and be sure to connect with them on Instagram @womenofthewings.
Women of The Wings Volume 5 plays 54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on Friday, March 4th at 9:30pm. There is a $25-$60 cover charge and $25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available at www.54Below.com. Tickets on the day of performance after 4:00 are only available by calling (646) 476-3551.
54 Below is committed to the health of its performers, staff, and guests and has created a Safety Plan to ensure safe conditions along with optimum performing conditions. The new policies require that performers, production, kitchen, and dining room staff, as well as all audience members show proof of vaccination to enter the premises. Additional information on our safety protocols can be found here.
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54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, is a performance venue in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife. A few blocks from the heart of Times Square and just below the legendary Studio 54, 54 Below is a classically designed state-of-the art nightclub in the theatre district that hosts audiences with warmth and style. 54 Below presents iconic and rising stars from the worlds of Broadway and popular music and has set a new standard for culinary excellence worthy of the world-class entertainment on the stage.
Located at 254 West 54th Street, 54 Below features up to three shows nightly, with cover charges ranging from $5-$105. 54Below.com
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