The Green Room 42 will present Gretchen Cryer and Gracie Hyland’s House On Fire, a staged concert of the new musical, on Sunday, September 15 at 7:00 PM. The evening is directed by DeMone Seraphin, with Jody Shelton serving as music director.
In addition to Cryer and Hyland, the cast includes Kenita Miller (Once on This Island, For Colored Girls, The Color Purple), Michael McCorry Rose (Wicked, The Queen of Versailles, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Gabriella Joy Rodriguez (The Color Purple Nat’l Tour, Five: The Parody Musical) and Tyley Ross (Miss Saigon, The Who’s Tommy in Toronto). The band features Jody Shelton on piano, who also provides orchestrations, Lee Nadal on bass, Joe Choroszewski on drums, and Leigh Stuart on cello.
Cryer (Book, Music and Lyrics) is a playwright, lyricist, performer, and director best known for writing and starring in I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road – with music by Nancy Ford – which ran three years in New York City, a year in Los Angeles, a year in Chicago, and with performances around the world. It won the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Musical, Best Actress, and a Grammy nomination for the album. She has written numerous other shows with Nancy Ford: Now Is the Time for All Good Men (Lortel Theater), The Last Sweet Days of Isaac (Obie Award: Best Musical, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award), Shelter (Golden Theater) and Hang On to the Good Times (Manhattan Theater Club), among others. She is on the Dramatist Guild Council and is President Emeritus of the Dramatists Guild Foundation.
Hyland (Book, Music and Lyrics) is a NYC-based singer/songwriter, performer and occasional roller-skater. Most recently, sher has been seen performing around NYC with The Satin Dollz, sharing her originals in some iconic venues, touring as a front/back-up vocalist with The Chiclettes, and has been collaborating on a musical with her grandmother–Gretchen Cryer. You can also catch her on season three of “Claim to Fame,” hosted by Kevin and Franklin Jonas, airing on ABC and streaming on Hulu.
The cover charge ranges from $40-$70. A livestream option is available for $20. For tickets, please visit www.TheGreenRoom42.com.
The Green Room 42 is located at 570 Tenth Avenue at 42nd Street, on the 4th Floor of Yotel), NYC
