Ariana DeBose and Caissie Levy Join OYEN SINGS OYEN at Don't Tell Mama This Month

Oyen Sings Oyen: An Intimate Evening With Alexander Sage Oyen is set for Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues on Monday, August 25th and Thursday, August 28th at 7:30pm. Directed by Max Friedman.

On August 25th only, Ariana DeBose (Pippin, Motown) and Caissie Levy (Les Miserables, Ghost) will join Oyen on stage. Special guests for the August 28th performance to be announced.

Award-winning musical theater writer Alexander Sage Oyen brings two completely different sets of his original songs, stripped down to their barest bones, to Don't Tell Mama for what promise to be his most personal concerts to date. Audiences can expect to hear Oyen and a small group of special guests perform his best-loved songs as well as world premieres. Don't Tell Mama's associate director of programming, Max Friedman, will direct both evenings.

Alexander Sage Oyen's musicals include Outlaws (book by James Presson, dir. Noah Himmelstein, presented at the 2014 ASCAP Workshop), A Night Like This (book, music, lyrics),Money$hot! (book by James Presson, 2014 Orlando Fringe Festival), and Moment by Moment (directed by Brandon Ivie- 54 Below. Production at Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand). He and collaborator James Presson were awarded the 2013-2014 Dramatist Guild Fellowship and their musical, Outlaws, was a 2014 NAMT Finalist and was the recipient of the 2014 ASCAP Workshop. He was named one of Playbill's "Contemporary Musical Theatre Writers You Should Know," and he was selected for the 2014 Johnny Mercer Songwriter's Project. His song cycle, Moment by Moment, is currently being recorded by the original cast. He is the proud owner of a dog named after a scandalous politician.

Reservations are available by calling 212-757-0788 or by visiting donttellmamanyc.com. There will be a $10 cover charge and a two beverage minimum, payable in cash only

Photo Credit: Kevin Alvey

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