The Bad Years 2016

Ages: 16+
Opened: September 1, 2016
Closing: September 20, 2016

The Bad Years - 2016 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Lines are blurred as the audience enters a decaying suburban house, crashing the party. EDM earworms fold seamlessly into acoustic anthems, spilling from room to room, and pulling the guests into a world of bacchanalian revelry.

Broadway storytelling meets immersive spectacle in the workshop of the innovative house party musical THE BAD YEARS by Kerrigan & Lowdermilk. THE BAD YEARS returns to Brooklyn after a sold-out 2015 run at Loft 172. The new workshop, directed by Stephen Brackett (Buyer and Cellar) and choreographed by Jennifer Jancuska (BC Beat), follows sixteen twenty-somethings as they flirt, fight, and flip cup their way into adulthood.

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What productions of The Bad Years have there been?
The Bad Years has had 1 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2016.

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