BLACK SWAN and WONDER world premiere musicals and more set for American Repertory Theatre

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 6/5/25 at 2:03pm

New season just dropped We're excited to share the 2025/26 Season, with two world-premiere musicals, a Drama Desk award-nominated solo show, and the return of the genre-defying circus collective The 7 Fingers.

PASSENGERS
300 PAINTINGS
WONDER
BLACK SWAN

Beyond productions in Cambridge, our season includes an A.R.T.-originated Tony Award-nominated new musical on Broadway (REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES), a US tour directed by Diane Paulus of an A.R.T.-originated work (WILD: A MUSICAL BECOMING), the premiere of an A.R.T. commission at the Royal Shakespeare Company (ALL IS BUT FANTASY), the Lincoln Center production of an A.R.T. commission and co-production (NIGHT SIDE SONGS), and many more special events and season-long partnerships.

https://americanrepertorytheater.org/2025-26-season/

Updated On: 6/5/25 at 02:03 PM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/5/25 at 2:09pm

Was just coming to share about Malloy's Black Swan! 

[Kad]

Posted: 6/5/25 at 2:13pm

Wait, a Dave Malloy Black Swan musical?! Take my money!

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 6/5/25 at 2:23pm

Sonya Tayeh choreography sounds like perfection. This could be amazing.

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 6/5/25 at 3:01pm

I'll be super curious about Sonya Tayeh's choreography for Black Swan, but is this her first time directing?  I'll admit that part gives me a little pause, but I'm VERY excited about what a Dave Malloy score for this could mean (not as familiar with Jen Silverman outside of The Roommate so also not sure how that would go).  Either way, the score alone would be worth making a trip out to Boston for me!

[witchoftheeast2]

Posted: 6/5/25 at 3:10pm

Black Swan had a workshop last year, didn't it? Does anyone remember who was in that?

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 6/5/25 at 3:15pm

Kad said: "Wait, a Dave Malloy Black Swan musical?! Take my money!"

 

It should have been an opera, I fear.

[pupscotch]

Posted: 6/5/25 at 3:21pm

witchoftheeast2 said: "Black Swan had a workshop last year, didn't it? Does anyone remember who was in that?"

Looks like Lena Hall, Amber Gray, and Rachel York were all a part of it. I’d assume Gray and Hall were the Portman/Kunis characters and maybe York was Ryder but unclear based on this post.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C9-b_WzP8EB/?igsh=djNiOGxyZ25sNm82

[verywellthensigh]

Posted: 6/5/25 at 4:47pm

Black Swan reaches a level of straight camp that I'm not sure begs musicalizing.  

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 6/7/25 at 9:28am

pupscotch said: "witchoftheeast2 said: "Black Swan had a workshop last year, didn't it? Does anyone remember who was in that?"

Looks like Lena Hall, Amber Gray, and Rachel York were all a part of it. I’d assume Gray and Hall were the Portman/Kunis characters and maybe York was Ryder but unclear based on this post.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C9-b_WzP8EB/?igsh=djNiOGxyZ25sNm82"

Fascinated by what this stage production will be like. None of these actresses are exactly age appropriate for the those characters, nor are they dancers. Considering the almost impossible feat of finding musical theatre talent who can sing Dave Malloy and convincingly dance classical ballet, I wonder if the production utilizes some kind of dramatic device (a la - maybe these women represent these characters vocally, while ballet dancers represent them choreographically? )

 

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 6/7/25 at 10:22pm

I was also wondering about the extent of dance in the show (because I also don't think we've seen Sonya Tayeh do a more balletic style of movement?), and I found the audition notice for the workshop (ensemble) and here's what it said about the dance style:

SEEKING

Equity chorus dancers for workshop of BLACK SWAN.

ENSEMBLE (20s-E30s) with a very strong contemporary ballet foundation and the ability to sing confidently in a collective setting. We will be utilizing the balletic art form while fusing genres and other techniques to create the visual world of suspense and thriller. Welcoming all walks of life (however you identify!) who thrive on hyper physicality and a strong spirit for collaboration and work ethic!

PREPARATION

Please wear ballet shoes if you have them or socks, and clothing you are comfortable dancing in. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/equity-audition/BLACK-SWAN--workshop--American-Repertory-Theater-Company-2024-42587

[schubox]

Posted: 6/7/25 at 11:26pm

Well I guess I got to go back to Boston. Don't want to miss a new Malloy and would be worried this won't show up again. Glad I saw Moby Dick there