World Premiere of Michael R. Jackson & Anna K. Jacobs' TEETH & More Set for Playwrights Horizons 2023-24 Season

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 5/9/23 at 1:49pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/World-Premiere-of-Michael-R-Jackson-Anna-K-Jacobs-TEETH-More-Set-for-Playwrights-Horizons-2023-24-Season-20230509

PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS 2023-24 PRODUCTIONS

Stereophonic

Written by David Adjmi

Songs by Will Butler

Directed by Daniel Aukin

Previews start October 2023

Mainstage Theater

David Adjmi's Stereophonic zooms in on a music studio in the mid '70s, where an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on the cusp of superstardom. Will the ensuing pressures spark their breakup - or their breakthrough? Featuring original music by Arcade Fire's Will Butler, this intimate, electric play mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation.

Stereophonic has received generous support from the Mellon Foundation.

 

Sad Boys in Harpy Land

Written and Performed by Alexandra Tatarsky

Previews start November 2023

Peter Jay Sharp Theater

Running in Repertory with Amusements and School Pictures

Alexandra Tatarsky collages narratives of artmaking and despair into a semi-autobiographical tour-de-farce, as told by a young Jewish woman who thinks she is a small German boy who thinks he is a tree. Equal parts sad clown, demented cabaret, and extended crisis of meaning, this unhinged solo performance takes place in the hellscape of the mind.

 

School Pictures

Written & Performed by Milo Cramer

Directed by Morgan Green

Previews start November 2023

Peter Jay Sharp Theater

Running in Repertory with Amusements and Sad Boys in Harpy Land

Faith hates reading, Jane lost her flashcards, and Javier sees no point in studying because of climate change. This playful collection of poem-songs, written and performed by Milo Cramer - a former tutor - paints intimate portraits of ten NYC students fighting to get into competitive schools. School Pictures is a charming musical journal of keen observations which builds to a sweeping meditation on inequality, learning, parenting, and the cruelty of puberty.

 

Amusements

Written & Performed by Ikechukwu Ufomadu

Previews start November 2023

Peter Jay Sharp Theater

Running in Repertory with Sad Boys in Harpy Land and School Pictures

Emmy-nominated comedian Ikechukwu Ufomadu seeks to provide you, the audience, with the finest Amusements he can muster. Watch as this actor, entertainer and avant-garde soothsayer pursues this goal with serene diligence, defying genre while operating within the bounds of international law. His signature use of the time-tested tools of words, music, and light multimedia are sure to usher you oh-so-gently into a haze of mirthful absurdity.



Playwrights Horizons

By special arrangement with Mark Gordon Pictures presents 

Teeth

Book by Anna K. Jacobs and Michael R. Jackson

Music by Anna K. Jacobs

Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson

Choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly

Directed by Sarah Benson

Previews start February 2024

Mainstage Theater

Dawn O'Keefe is an evangelical Christian teen with a powerful secret not even she understands - when men violate her, her body bites back. Literally. From Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winner Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop) and Anna K. Jacobs (POP!), Teeth, based on the cult classic film of the same name, is a fierce, rapturous, and savagely entertaining new musical crackling with irrepressible desire and ancient rage - a dark comedy conjuring the legend of one girl whose sexual curse is also her salvation.

 

Staff Meal

Written by Abe Koogler
Directed by Morgan Green

Previews start April 2024

Peter Jay Sharp Theater

Outside, the world is breaking apart. But in here, a group of lonely city dwellers gather to find comfort and connection. Abe Koogler's Staff Meal is a kaleidoscopic comedy about a mysterious and beautiful restaurant, where the food is delicious, the service is warm, and some strange power keeps the darkness at bay. You are safe here - at least until closing time.

Ticketing Information

Flex Passes (customizable bundle, starting at $188 for 4 tickets) and Memberships ($60 to join, $25 preview tickets with discounts thereafter) are available here.

For the 2023-24 season, Playwrights introduces Playwrights Horizons Access Passport, a package designed to meet the needs of our accessible patrons, providing early booking and discounted tickets for select shows with accessibility offerings including ASL-interpretation, Audio Description, Touch Tours, Relaxed Performances, and select GalaPro performances. Available for purchase here.

Patron packages start at $900.

All packages and tickets can be purchased at www.phnyc.org.

Updated On: 5/9/23 at 01:49 PM

[JSquared2]

Posted: 5/9/23 at 1:52pm

So 3 out of the 6 plays are one-person shows?  

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 5/9/23 at 1:56pm

Anyone else think the idea of Teeth the Musical sounds like a joke from Family Guy or South Park?

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 5/9/23 at 2:02pm

Teeth sounds like it could be really fun material for Michael R. Jackson, and given that he was accused of being self-indulgent with White Girl in Danger ​​​​​​, it's interesting to see him doing a collaboration with another artist this time around.

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 5/9/23 at 2:44pm

Never mind.

Updated On: 5/9/23 at 02:44 PM

[Anshel2]

Posted: 5/9/23 at 2:51pm

Hated Strange Loop and White Girl In Danger.  I will pass on Teeth.  Fool me twice...

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 5/9/23 at 3:00pm

Here is a link to Anna K. Jacobs' website to a playlist of 8 songs from the show recorded live at 54 Below:

Teeth: the Musical Audio

[dexter3]

Posted: 5/9/23 at 3:03pm

I saw a 45 min cut of this at NAMT a few years ago, and it was actually fantastic. Very funny and dark and twisted. 

[quizking101]

Posted: 5/9/23 at 10:02pm

KevinKlawitter said: "Teethsounds like it could be really fun material for Michael R. Jackson, and given that he was accused of being self-indulgent withWhite Girl in Danger​​​​​​, it's interesting to see him doing a collaboration with another artist this time around."

Michael and Raja continue their unbroken streak of having a death grip on my purse strings.

I am ready for a vagina dentata musical odyssey.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 5/9/23 at 11:08pm

I feel like he loves camp and this is def camp, but does the director know as such? We shall see! 

[gypsy101]

Posted: 5/10/23 at 2:34am

the joy with which i learned teeth is indeed based on the film of the same name. it’s a wacky choice for a musical and i’m really excited to see how it goes