new musicals have a new home at the ferguson center
THE MUSICALS
The Improvised Broadway Musical
All of the music and lyrics are completely improvised with a live band right before your eyes.
Private Jones: A New Musical
Private Jones is an unexpectedly funny and gripping musical adventure about service, friendship, and the cost of war.
RISE, THE STORY OF DIETRICH BONHOEFFER
One man’s epic journey to overcome the forces of evil in the name of good.
Rose
With story-telling by three magical dolls, ROSE tells a queer, feminist story about sisterly tension, love, and change.
Untitled WWII Rock Opera
A new emo-rock opera recounting the true story of The White Rose, an anti-Nazi resistance group formed by a band of German university students in 1942.
Wake You Up
A new musical
A new musical that examines the loss we must endure in this life and how to carry each other through it.
Collisions
A concept album
Collisions explores the boundaries of near-misses and perfect explosions through a small vocal and musical ensemble.
Loch Ness
A New Musical
Loch Ness is an epic quest to reunite with the family they’ve lost in this larger-than-life musical adventure.
Against Women and Music!
A new musical of reluctance to marry leading to terrorizing events in the household.
Perfect Summer Evening
This tale of love and loss explores the fragility and importance of life itself and how we can make the most of our limited time.
The Golden Record
The Golden Record is a theatricalized concept album that extends beyond the reach of humanity as it tells the story of earth's first interstellar message.
The VIOLET HOUR
AN ORIGINAL CONCEPT album
An original concept album recorded during the pandemic with an all-star Broadway cast.
true north
a MAGICAL NEW holiday musical
Told through the lens of a child on the spectrum, we learn about unwavering hope and holiday magic.
MADAME PRESIDENT
AN OPTIMISTIC NEW MUSICAL
Follow Amy, author of a best-selling feminist coffee-table book, as she meets women who’ve blazed a trail.
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THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL
A company of actors, singers, dancers, and musicians creates a new show every night.
CLARA SCHUMANN PROJECT
Shoshana Shattenkirk is developing her work about a gifted but forgotten 19th-Century female composer.
THE ALEXIS MYLES PROJECT
NYC-based artist Alexis’ Myles joins The Lab’s Writer’s Retreat to begin work on a deeply personal show.
#RESIST
THE MUSICAL
When the election results come in, Big City residents turn to social media to unleash their rage.
THE CARLISLE PROJECT
A song cycle about the harrowing history of indigenous assimilation at the Carlisle Indian School.
FEVER DREAMS PROJECT
Fever Dreams explores shared themes from the yellow fever, Spanish flu, and Covid-19 pandemics.
Destination Wonderful
Destination Wonderful is a pop-verbatim musical that follows a group of salespeople attending a mandatory conference hosted by a multi-level marketing organization.
Like The Wind
a new musical
Like the Wind follows Bennie and Cai, two queer teenagers running away from a conversion therapy facility..
WE AREN’T KIDS ANYMORE
We Aren't Kids Anymore explores the collision of artistic expression and the realities of growing up.
Stu for Silverton
a new musical
Stu’s story is one of being entirely yourself and believing in the power of change – in cities big and small.
The NEW MUSICALS LAB is CREATING SPACE FOR NEW MUSICALS IN AMERICA WITH ARTISTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
Eric Price & Will Reynolds, Creators of The Violet Hour
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THE NEW MUSICALS LAB IS MADE POSSIBLE BY CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY’S FERGUSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Christopher Newport University’s primary purpose is to form good citizens and leaders. Faculty and administrators want students to choose to live lives of meaning and consequence and purpose.
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