I Hate the South, But I Love You: The Songs of Lain Walls show poster

I Hate the South, But I Love You: The Songs of Lain Walls at 54 Below

Dates: 6/12/2024

Theatre:

54 Below

254 West 54th Street
New York,NY 10019

Phone: 5085810774

Tickets: There is a $25-$35 cover charge ($29-$40 with fees). Premiums are $65 ($73 with fees).

Join us at 54 Below for I Hate the South, But I Love You: The Songs of Lain Walls, a side-splitting evening featuring the works of BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards-nominated composer, librettist, and lyricist Lain Walls. With a night full of celebrating and embracing queer identities while featuring songs about love, loss, and youth – with titles like, “Gay Virginity” and “Community Theatre Show,” Lain’s colorful harmonies, witty lyrics, and sardonic characters will have you crying because you’re laughing so hard and laughing because you’re crying so hard, in an almost cyclical actuality of passionate emotion. Produced by Elisabeth Nordeen (Redefining Femme Fatale at 54 Below) and featuring a budding cast of talented artists performing the work of an up-and-coming musical theater writer, this is a show you won’t want to miss!

Cast and Creative team for I Hate the South, But I Love You: The Songs of Lain Walls at 54 Below

Cast

Elisabeth Nordeen

Producer

Lain Walls

Writer

Katrina Edwards

Performer

Haley Jane Massey

Performer

Jake Rizzi

Performer

Will Tully

Performer

Mike Vigilante

Performer

Cady "CJ" Walls

Performer

Cameron Walls

Performer

Creative Team

Elisabeth Nordeen

Producer

Elisabeth Nordeen (she/her) recently graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a BFA in Musical Theatre and a BA in Directing. This is her third time producing and directing at 54 Be-low after her wildly successful 54 Sings Princesses VS Villains this past April and Redefining Femme Fatale: Songs of Sex and Murder this past fall. In addition to musical theatre perfor-mance, Elisabeth has experience in contemporary, classical, and jazz music and all forms sing-ing and playing piano. She is a strong believer in self-created work and uplifting fellow up-and-coming artists. This cast is comprised of many fellow students and is a student organized and curated performance. Instagram: @elisabethnordeen.

Lain Walls

Writer

Lain Walls (they/them) is a recent graduate of Marymount Manhattan College with a BA in Writing For The Stage and a BFA in Musical Theatre. Lain is developing 3 different musicals which fea-ture songs in the revue, including An Average British Evening (Book/Music/Lyrics) produced at Marymount Manhattan College in 2024, Momentum Arts in 2023 (9 BroadwayWorld Atlanta nomi-nations including best musical and best new play or musical), and Blue Ridge Theatre in 2022. Lain plays piano, guitar, accordion, mandolin, and lyre, and has a (borderline unhealthy) obses-sion with New York Times puzzle games (ask them about their 600+ day Wordle streak)! Insta-gram: @lainwalls

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