With Bells On! at The Green Room 42

Come celebrate the season with Live & In Color at The Green Room 42 for a festive evening featuring a concert of the new musical With Bells On! With Bells On! is a fabulous, holiday comedy for everyone, featuring a bright, eclectic score of contemporary musical theatre, pop, traditional holiday & disco! One fateful Christmas Eve, Ted, a timid, middle-aged accountant with persistent bad luck is in the middle of a nasty divorce. Hopeless and depressed, he is about to take the elevator to the roof to end it all. His efforts are suddenly interrupted by a tenant who lives down the hallNatasha, a statuesque Drag Queen dressed in the ultimate Christmas-Queen pageant outfit. She barges into the elevator on her way to the main floor lobby, but when the elevator abruptly gets stuck, both Teds plan and Natashas dream of competing for the title of Christmas Queen are held in the balance. The stakes are as high as her holiday-themed headdress. This unlikely duo is forced to work together to escape, ultimately learning that life is all about embracing the ups and the downswith bells on. This festive show has a book by Tommy Newman & Devanand Janki, Music & Lyrics by Tommy Newman, (Band Geeks, ASCAP Award Winner). Based on the play With Bells On! By Darrin Hagen. Is directed by Devanand Janki (Lucille Lortel Award Winner, Zanna, Dont!, Little Girl Blue - The Nina Simone Musical), with musical direction by Ricky Romano. Featuring a multi-talented cast of emerging stars!With Bells On! Book by Tommy Newman & Devanand JankiMusic & Lyrics by Tommy NewmanBased on the play by Darrin HagenStarringJuan Danner (The King and I, Fun Home) as NatashaCam Williams (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Peter and the Starcatcher) as TedLauren Grajewski (Suessical, Jack & The Beanstalk) as The ElevatorChristine Pedi as Liza M.Stage Manager: Ernie Fimbres, Music Direction: Ricky RomanoDirected by: Devanand Janki Drums - Emmanuel Solano Violin - Signe Rose GoddardBass - Saadi ZainDrums - Emmanuel Solano Violin - Signe Rose GoddardGuitar - Matt WongAbout Live & In ColorLive & In Color is a creative incubator for new plays and musicals bound for commercial success, with a core mission of diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the theater industryon and off stage, and at every level of creative and business touchpoint.We envision a new American Theatre with diversity and inclusion interwoven into its fabric. True representation will influence and inform how it feels to be within our buildings, businesses and communities. From a BIPOC actor no longer needing to edit themselves or codeswitch to accommodate others in the room, to a transgender director has who doesnt have to justify themselves or their personal choices, to an autistic stage manager feeling supported and understoodwe will create space and support all to feel part of our family. When people from differing perspectives and backgrounds can finally come together bravely and safely, we will then be operating from a place of empathetic inclusion where all are welcome and supported. Find out more at: Liveandincolor.org