The story follows retired actress Mrs. Jordan as she throws a get-together for friends to pay their respects to her recently-deceased husband, the famous Broadway director. Everything changes when Judah, a young friend of the family, shows up seeking answers about his own dead parents.
“I found the music to be quite involved and emotionally stirring and the lyrics surprisingly realistic. More than just rhymey and in-timey, they actually sounded like things people would say in casual conversation. I dare say the larger groups numbers evoked Stephen Sondheim in their musical complexity – needless to say, I was titillated. …[T]he quick-witted dialogue and sharply drawn characters keep this piece from tumbling into superficiality and… all in all, I was thoroughly engrossed and entertained.” –Brian-Paul Mendoza, reviewing the 2014 NYMF reading
Put another way: when you cross August: Osage County with A Little Night Music and mix in some of Next to Normal and Ibsen’s Ghosts, you get 210 Amlent Avenue. You can hear the writers describe the story in this video and check out their behind-the-scenes blog for an insider look at the production process.
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NYMF “Next Link” Production, New York, NY
The show’s first full production was a huge success! (See: press release and Playbill.com article)
NYMF Developmental Reading with Robin Skye, Jason Gotay, and more
Presented by Rogue Readings at Tabler Arts Center, Stony Brook, NY
Reading with the Cry Havoc Company, New York, NY
Reading at Tabler Arts Center, Stony Brook, NY
Reading (Act One only) at Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook, NY
Karl and Becky team up to develop 210 Amlent Avenue collaboratively
Sketches, outlines, a few songs, and the idea of a big house in the Hamptons