A new musical by Ashley Griffin and Evan Jay Newman
Ashley Griffin
(Original Concept/Book/Lyrics/Music for "Happy Ending")
Ashley is most well known as the creator of the pop culture phenomenon Forever Deadward (New World Stages) which received rave reviews, was featured on E! MTV, and Entertainment Weekly among others. As a writer, Ashley’s plays have been produced off-Broadway in New York, as well as in Los Angeles and Chicago. Highlights include: Theater: Changed For Good (for which she wrote the book, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz which had its premier in 2006), Trial (Director Lori Petty attached), Looking For Wonderland - a semifinalist for the Eugene O'Neill Festival, co written with Cirque du Soleil creator/star Joel Jeske, with director Gabriel Barre (Amazing Grace, Broadway) attached, The Death of Emily Webster, Fairy Tales, and Snow. Film/T.V/Web: The 8th Square ( Doug Jones attached), Blank Paige. Music: Ashley has contributed music and lyrics to several musicals including Forever Deadward. She is the lead singer/writer of the band Finding Eurydice which she formed with Robin Lai. She contributed songs to the Comix Comedy Club’s Epic Fail: Broadways Future Flops concert in NYC. She's a contributing sketch writer for Seastone Productions.
Ashley was the recipient of 2007 outstanding playwriting commendation from the NY International Fringe Festival, and a Grand Prize winner in the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival's Literary Competition. Ashley has taught Musical Theater History at NYU (Tisch,) and was the 2011/2012 Artist in Residence at Dreamcatcher Entertainment. She is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild, and holds a BFA from NYU Tisch. www.ashleygriffinofficial.com
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Evan Jay Newman
(Music)
Evan is currently serving as the Associate Music Director of the Mamma Mia! North American Tour. Previous credits include: Music Director: Green Day’s American Idiot (International Tour); tick, tick… BOOM! (Revision Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors; Floyd Collins (New York University). Assistant Music Director: Nero (by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater); The King and I; Hairspray (Weston Playhouse); Music Supervisor: Broadway’s Epic Fail. Copyist/Intern: Legally Blonde, High Fidelity, A Tale of Two Cities. Keyboards: Forever Deadward (New World Stages, The York Theatre) Assistant: Andrew Lippa, Brian Lowdermilk. Graduating with a BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, CAP 21, acting credits include: Broadway: Paul Simon’s The Capeman; Les Miserables National Tour: Beauty and the Beast Regional: Nine (Papermill Playhouse). Readings/Workshops: Shine! The Horatio Alger Musical (NYMF 2010); Tully [in no particular order] (NYMF 2007). www.evanjaynewman.com
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Cast and Creative Team for the 54 Below Concert Reading
Cast
(In order of appearance)
Mr. Wednesday......................................................................Ryan Williams
Nymphet 1/Amelia.................................................................Aspen Vincent
Judy...................................................................................Shereen Hickman
Man 1.....................................................................................Kevin Donohue
Schausteller..........................................................................Michael Yeshion
Nymphet 2/Jenny....................................................................Bonne Kramer
Pierrot............................................................................................Ryan Hunt
Lyra...........................................................................................Ashley Griffin
Reve...............................................................................................Eddie Egan
Creative Team
Director................................................................................Madeline O'Hara
Musical Director...................................................................Andrew Wheeler
Cast and Creative Team for the world premier concert reading at
The Triad, NYC to benefit Broadway Cares - Equity Fights AIDS
Cast
(In order of appearance)
Mr. Wednesday.......................................................................Ryan Williams
Nymphet 1/Amelia.................................................................Ilana Gabrielle
Young Lyra...........................................................................Olivia Lombardi
Woman 1/Woman 2/Judy.................................................Shereen Hickman
Man 1/Man 2/Assistant/Acrobat 1/Homeless Man/Alex..Spiro Galiatsatos
Schausteller...............................................................................Bob Angelini
Nymphet 2/Jenny...................................................................Bonne Kramer
Pierrot..........................................................................................Craig Sculli
Lyra..........................................................................................Ashley Griffin
Reve..............................................................................................Ryan Roets
Creative Team
Director................................................................................Madeline O'Hara
Musical Director...................................................................Andrew Wheeler
Stage Manager.......................................................Jennifer-Elizabeth Cooper