Richard Allen News

Richard Allen and Taran Gray, creators of the award winning show FREEDOM RIDERS: The Civil Rights Musical, will be performing their second show BAYARD: In Concert for free and digitally presented by Old Town Temecula Community Theater in California.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Kritzerland presents TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT, an original streaming musical written specifically for the online world in which we're all living.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Kritzerland presents Tonight's The Night, an original streaming musical written specifically for the online world in which we're all living. 

Award winning musical theater writers Richard Allen and Taran Gray announced a free streaming Christmas special, WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS on December 22nd at 8pm and 11pm (ET). All money raised will go directly to the Family Promise non-profit organization.

For the 111th Kritzerland show, it's the most wonderful time of the year (at home) and Kritzerland's annual holiday show. 

Borrowing from the words of the late John Lewis, “Good Trouble” is a new audio musical created by Blindspot Collective with music by award winning musical theater writers Richard Allen and Taran Gray who have announced a presentation and talkback with the cast and creatives will be streaming on their Facebook page this Friday at 8pm (ET) as part of Allen and Gray's ongoing monthly New Voices Concert Series.

Award winning musical theater writers Richard Allen and Taran Gray announce that Rachel Elise Johnson will take on the role of being Festival Artistic Producer for the Allen and Gray Musical Festival.

For the 110th Kritzerland show and the sixth online show, Kritzerland is doing Premieres and Encores - songs that have never been performed in any of the ten years of shows and a few encores of songs done in the live shows.

Interview with Blindspot Collective and Director of Artistic Development Blake McCarty on GOOD TROUBLE which premiers October 17th and runs through November 1st.

Award winning musical theater writers Richard Allen and Taran Gray announce that submissions are open for their October New Voices Concert Series, a digital 90 minute concert to highlight new musical theater writers and their work, focusing primarily on marginalized voices.

Allen and Gray's digital New Voices Concert series came back to their Facebook page on Monday night and featured Sam Sultan, writer of the new musical Saint Stephen and the Childrens Crusade, plus two amazing young actors; Gabriel Amoroso and Brayden Morgan who brought down the virtual house with their powerful musical numbers from the musical.

Allen and Gray's digital New Voices Concert series comes back to their Facebook page tonight Monday (September 28th) and will feature Ryan M. Luévano, writer of the new musical 57 Bus.

Allen and Gray's digital New Voices Concert series comes back to their Facebook page this Monday (September 28th) and will feature Jye Bryant, writer of the music and lyrics for The Oldest Profession - A New Musical.

Allen and Gray's digital New Voices Concert series comes back to their Facebook page this Monday (September 28th) and will feature Rachel Covey, writer of the new musicals, Painting Faye Salvez and Noise.

Allen and Gray's digital New Voices Concert series comes back to their Facebook page this Monday (September 28th) and will feature the writers of the new musical, Missing Peace, Kalani Queypo and Kyle Puccia.

KPFK Radio's Arts in Review, Los Angeles's longest-running radio showcase on live theater and cabaret, airs Fridays (2-2:30pm) on KPFK 90.7FM. On September 11, host Julio Martinez welcomes award-winning musical theater star, Jason Graae, discussing the 10th Anniverary Kritzerland Show, a live all-star cabaret concert, streaming for free on Facebook and YouTube.

Kritzerland will celebrate their ten years of producing monthly cabarets with their 109th show THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW, livestreaming this Sunday September 13, 2020. I jumped at the chance to pose a few queries to Beth Malone, Tony nominated for her lead role as author Alison Bechdel in FUN HOME, and, as Angel, seen flying over Prior Walter in ANGELS IN AMERICA.

New York Theatre Barn will host a free live stream of its New Works Series on Wednesday, September 9th, 2020 at 7PM EDT, featuring excerpts from the new musicals Walt and Roy and Loch Ness. The live 45-minute presentation will also feature a conversation with the writers and creative team.

New York Theatre Barn will continue to host weekly free live streams of its New Works Series each Wednesday evening at 7PM ET. Upcoming September installments of the series include excerpts from the new musicals A Walk On The Moon, Walt and Roy, We Live In Cairo, Loch Ness and more.

Award winning musical theater writers Richard Allen and Taran Gray announced that they were able to raise a total of $12,000 for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) as a result of their recent Allen and Gray Musical Festival.