Adam Chanler-Berat, Regina Strayhorn and Kalani Queypo to Host Rhinebeck Writers Retreat’s Gala
The event will take place at Chelsea Table + Stage in Manhattan on November 10, 2025 at 6:30pm.
By: Chloe Rabinowitz Sep. 30, 2025
Rhinebeck Writers Retreat alumni writers Adam Chanler-Berat (Peter and the Starcatcher, Next to Normal; RWR Residency ‘20 & ‘23, Triple R ‘24), Regina Strayhorn (Bandits on the Run; RWR Residency ‘24), and Kalani Queypo (“Jamestown”, “Fear the Walking Dead”; RWR Residency ‘20, Triple R ‘22) will host the 2025 Gala Concert honoring Founder Kathy Evans. The event will take place at Chelsea Table + Stage in Manhattan on November 10, 2025 at 6:30pm.
The Gala Concert will be an evening of songs and stories to celebrate the 2025 RWR writers and to honor the visionary leadership and remarkable tenure of Founder Kathy Evans. Guests will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with the writers over hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, and then enjoy a concert of their new music performed by Broadway artists. The cast will be announced at a later date.
Rhinebeck Writers Retreat exists to support musical theatre writers and has become a crucial incubator for new musicals. We offer nine weeklong writing residencies for musical theatre writing teams each summer, and Triple R (“2 Readings and a Residency”) each spring. Our programs are designed to provide artists with space and time, without financial burden or external pressure, so they can focus solely on their craft and the development of their show. If you likewise love and admire writers and new musicals, please join us by purchasing a ticket or a tribute ad or making a donation!
ABOUT Kathy Evans
Kathy Evans has been a leader in musical theatre development for over twenty years. She was inspired to create Rhinebeck Writers Retreat in 2010, while she was Executive Director of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and witnessed a need for musical theatre writers to gather in a beautiful setting and focus on writing their musicals. As the Founder and Executive Director for RWR’s first 14 years, she developed many musicals that have gone on to full productions including most recently Mexodus, Night Side Songs, Noir, TL; DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix, Bhangra Nation, and the Tony-winning Operation Mincemeat. Kathy is especially proud of working with artists early in their musical theatre writing careers such as Adam Chanler-Berat, Andrew R. Butler, Kate Douglas, Joe Iconis, Beth Malone, Emily Saliers, Rona Siddiqui, Mark Sonnenblick, Benjamin Velez, and Max Vernon. Kathy lives in Rhinebeck and New York City and plans to continue supporting writers in the future.
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