Tue, September 27 2011
Media Contact
Cindi Creager, Director of Communications & Marketing
(212) 620-7310, ccreager@gaycenter.org
CENTER PERFORMANCE AND NEALBtv PRESENT:
Daybreak, a Musical by Award-Winning Composer/Lyricist Bobby Cronin
Daybreak tells the story of the troubled relationship of Dylan Ryan, a 40-year old painter and his wife Rebecca, a nearing 40s housewife who hides behind her humor. The issue with their marriage? Dylan is gay. As the couple moves into Dylan’s childhood home in San Francisco, the story of his parents unfolds as the memories haunt the old house.
WHAT |
Center Performance and NealBtv Present Daybreak by Bobby Cronin |
WHEN |
Monday, October 3, 2011 6:30 - 8:30 PM |
WHERE |
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center 208 West 13th Street New York City |
CONTACT |
Press should RSVP to: Cindi Creager, Director of Communications & Marketing (646) 358-1703, ccreager@gaycenter.org and Yojani Hernandez, Cultural Programs Officer, yhernandez@gaycenter.org |
More About Daybreak
Johanna Pinzler, award-winning director (San Francisco Critics Award, Best Director Spelling Bee) will direct a cast that includes: E. Clayton Cornelious (The Scottsboro Boys, Wonderland), Raymond J. Lee (Anything Goes), Sheri Sanders (Rock The Audition), LaQuet Sharnell (Lysistrata Jones, Memphis). William Demaniow will serve as musical director with Maria Pendolino as stage manager.
More About Bobby Cronin
Cronin wrote the music and lyrics for Daybreak, which is slated for a UK production in the spring of 2012, and is a finalist in the 8th Annual NJ Playwrights Contest. He is the composer/lyricist and co-book writer (with Alicia Dempster) of the Broadway-aimed rock musicalW2ML (Welcome to My Life), and composer/lyricist of Til Death Do Us Part with book writer Allen Mogol. He was awarded Outstanding Music & Lyrics for his contributions Ten Reasons I Won’t Go Home With You, and Outstanding Original Score for a Mockumentary for the web series Thank You, Next at the LAWebFest.
Cronin is honored to be penning a song-cycle this spring in the UK for the 2012 ArtsEd graduating class. Cronin is a graduate of Yale University, a member of ASCAP and The Dramatists Guild. His debut CD, Reach The Sky is available on iTunes and Amazon. For more information visit www.bobbycronin.com.
About the Center
A beacon of hope for 29 years, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center builds and supports our community through arts and culture, wellness and recovery, family services and life-saving youth programs designed to foster healthy development in a safe, affirming environment. The Center envisions a world where LGBT people will no longer face discrimination or isolation because of who we are or who we love. We offer a welcoming home to 300,000 visitors each year and we are committed to serving all LGBT people through a variety of programs, services and activities that are designed to meet existing and emerging needs.The Center is many things to many people. We invite you to experience our home at 208 West 13th Street in person and online at gaycenter.org
