VIDEO: Get A First Look At New Theatre Productions Via Shark Tank Style Pitches!

Apples and Oranges Arts' #THEatreACCELERATOR, an immersive musical theatre development accelerator for promising storytellers, culminates in a live Shark-Tank-style pitch session where participants present their shows to theatre and tech industry veterans including Broadway producer Deborah Barrera, tech and Broadway media entrepreneur Robert Diamond, director/choreographer/performer Galen Hooks, investor and producer Frank Kavanaugh, investor Jonathan Ledden, producer Laura Wagner, tech startup coach and Broadway investor Alisa Cohn and multi-hyphenate entrepreneur Cindy Convery.

This supportive, dynamic pitchfest provides valuable feedback which guides the shows toward the next step in their trajectory. Wonder how to talk about a show you have in development? Want to get a sense of what pitching a show looks like? Just really love to cheer on new musical theatre? Tune in below to watch live!

For more information on the shows in the Fall 2019 class, visit https://nycoc.org/accelerator-fall-2019/.

NAME	PROJECT	ROLE
Gary Jaffe	AT FIRST SIGHT	Book
Brandon Lambert	AT FIRST SIGHT	Book, Music, Lyrics
Matthew Greene	CARRY ME	Book
Kira Stone	CARRY ME	Music, Lyrics
Andrew Lum	GAME DEVELOPMENT THE MUSICAL	Book, Music, Lyrics
Anne Nygren Doherty	GOLDRUSH 2.0	Book, Lyrics
Mark Mendelson	GOLDRUSH 2.0	Music
Brent Black	KHAN!!! THE MUSICAL!!!	Book, Music, Lyrics
Stefan Van De Graaff	SHERLOCK THE MUSICAL	Book
Denning Burton	SHERLOCK THE MUSICAL	Book, Music, Lyrics
John Donovan Wilson	SHERLOCK THE MUSICAL	Collaborator
Matt Hawkins	STUPID HUMANS	Book
Jorge "Jay" Rivera-Herrans	STUPID HUMANS	Book, Music, Lyrics
Joy Regullano	SUPPORTIVE WHITE PARENTS	Book, Lyrics
Sam Johnides	SUPPORTIVE WHITE PARENTS	Music
Tony Gonzalez	SUPPORTIVE WHITE PARENTS	Music
Frank Caeti	SUPPORTIVE WHITE PARENTS	Director