"Music and Theater Innovators" September 29, 2025 7:15 – 8:45pm Open Jar Studios 1601 Broadway – 11th. Floor – Studio 12J NYC This showcase is a new series founded and curated by the former Broadway Performer and Billboard Featured Indie Singer Songwriter Nicola Vazquez. It puts together amazing NYC cutting edge and innovative indie/rock/folk/musical theater composerlyricists who are also performers. These shows gather 4 such established local powerhouse artists on a single bill performing their material in the round (taking turns while seated on the stage together), often in impromptu collaboration, along with storytelling. A little bit about the performers/composers/lyricists: Nicola Vazquez Pop/Rock/Soul with Latin influences meets Musical Theater “Adroit new presence…unadulterated pop/rock mastery” - Billboard Magazine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7lCUMHOnhM https://nicolavazquez.com Michelle Rocquet Korean-Americana, Alternative R&B Michelle Rocqet (she/they) is a Korean-American composer, librettist, educator, and music producer based in NYC. At the core of Michelle's artistic expression is a deep passion for storytelling through sound. https://youtu.be/nNRo0HGMkFE?si=4F6hJ3uQ1vHECt0j https://www.michellerocqet.com/ Benjamin Walton a genre-driven theatre maker creating community through a promotion of radical empathy in theatre. Musical styles ranging from acoustic guitar-led Americana Folk to piano-driven contemporary, pop musical theatre to synthy, vocal-driven pieces. https://youtu.be/jgwJsk_ZArc?si=rOOqxY2nBlAl7PXp Simon Gomez Villegas Musical theatre meets indie pop meets Shakespeare folk https://youtu.be/L-e_Vp3l7og?si=ztr7-U4UANs9Qgu7 https://simongomezvillegas.com/ Follow @music_and_theater_innovators for more info. Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/music-and-theater-innovators-tickets-1478584198139?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios
Open Jar Studios is at 180 Pinehurst Avenue Apt. 2, NY, NY 10033, New York, NY.
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