THE LESSON Comes to Ars Nova Next Month

“The Lesson - A New Musical Fantasia” at Ars Nova Dec 4th THE LESSON a New Musical Fantasia by Avi Amon (Larson Award Winner), Ty Defoe (Grammy and Larson Award Winner) and Nolan Doran (Drama Desk & Tony Award Nominee).

Directed by Raja Feather Kelly (Lempicka, A Strange Loop) will appear in concert at Ars Nova’s 54th St Theater (511 West 54th St.) on WED, DEC 4th, 2024 at 7:00pm. Tickets are priced on a sliding scale starting at $15 and all box office proceeds go straight to the artists. If you’re not in the NYC area, streaming will be available through Ars Nova Supra. For tickets, visit https://arsnovanyc.com/events/the-lesson/.

THE LESSON is a fantastical reimagining of the lives of two musical titans: Beethoven & Mozart, whose worlds and hearts collide in an alt-universe, post-apocalyptic “Vienna New.” What is the lasting legacy we leave behind? Part theater, film, concert, and dance party, The Lesson examines the queer-tastical lessons hidden in the archeology of our long-dead world. The concert will featuring an cast of performers including: John El-Jor as Mozart (We Live in Cairo), Jon-Michael Reese as Beethoven (A Strange Loop), Stephen Brower as BJ (Lempicka), and company roles: McKenna Michael Bisaha (Barry), Major Curda (KPOP), Kelvin Moon Loh (Beetlejuice The Musical), and Belén Moyano (Hadestown).

THE LESSON is written by Avi Amon, Ty Defoe and Nolan Doran with music direction by Avi Amon. Directed by Raja Feather Kelly with projections by Katherine Freer. This is the first public concert of the show in-progress and was developed with support from: The Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellowship, New York Theatre Barn, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, The Church at Sag Harbor, Johnny Mercer Writer’s Grove at Goodspeed, and THEater ACCELERATOR by Apples & Oranges Arts.