ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Workshop Will Present THE WAITING at the Wallis
Shannon Purser and Bryan Munar star in the folk musical with book and lyrics by EmmaLee Kidwell.
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The ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Workshop will present a performance of "The Waiting" takes place on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 7:00 PM PT at the acclaimed Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
A pre-show Golden Hour networking reception will be held at 6pm in the Doris and Walter Marks Lobby, right outside of the Bram Goldsmith Theater. Writers and the creative community will come together to connect, collaborate, and spark what's next!
The Waiting tells a story of grief from the perspective of the dead.
Deep in the woods of Vermont there exists a space between two worlds. There lies "The InBetween"-a timeless purgatory where those who were taken from life too soon wait, tethered to a lost life they can't remember.
The story unfolds as these characters learn that the love and loss from their past lives may be the thing keeping them from moving forward.
Woven through haunting folk melodies and earthly poetry, the musical explores how we keep those that we have lost in our hearts, in our memories, and in the land forever.
The production features a story by Maria Isabella Andreoli and EmmaLee Kidwell, with music by Andreoli and a book and lyrics by Kidwell. The cast includes Eric Betts, Megan Colton, Grace Lord, Bryan Munar, Falan Nuhring, Ariana Papaleo, and Shannon Purser, with musicians Cole Kidwell and Dr. Edward W. Hardy.
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