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Fly By Night
Full-Length Musical, Dark Comedy / 2w, 5m
Conceived by Kim Rosenstock
Written by Will Connolly, Michael Mitnick, and Kim Rosenstock
A star-crossed prophecy. Two charming sisters and a luckless sandwich maker. A lot of music. Just not a lot of light.
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Cast Size
2w, 5m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Fable/Folktale, Period, Romantic Comedy -
Target Audience
Adult, Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)
Accolades
- WINNER! 2011 Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award
NOMINEE! 2015 4 Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical
Details
Summary
A star-crossed prophecy. A lot of music. Just not a lot of light. In this darkly comic rock-fable, a melancholy sandwich maker’s humdrum life is intersected by two entrancing sisters. A sweeping ode to young love set against the backdrop of the Northeast blackout of 1965, Fly By Night is a tale about making your way and discovering hope in a world beset by darkness.
History
Fly By Night had its world premiere at TheatreWorks (Palo Alto, CA) in July 2011. It premiered in New York City at Playwrights Horizons in 2014, under the direction of Carolyn Cantor.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
- Time Period 1960s
- Setting New York City, 1965-1965 (with the occasional detour to South Dakota).
- Features Period Costumes
- Additional Features Not Applicable
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
Media
"Fly by Night is the most paradoxical of musicals – hilarious and bittersweet, deeply immersed in tradition but utterly original." - Dallas News, Read More
"Like Our Town, The Fantasticks and maybe a sliver of Silver Linings Playbook, the show weaves into its overlapping love stories a resonating message about how the 'invisible universe' connects us all." - Dallas Observer
"The ways in which these people...intersect are meant to evoke a cosmic pattern, a sense of the invisible connective tissue that underlies the mundane...The score flirts with early rock ’n’ roll, as well as recurrent motifs that are guaranteed to take up longtime residence in your ear." - The New York Times
"Wistful earnestness is a nice mode for a musical—especially a sweet-natured romantic fable such as Fly by Night." - Time Out New York
"...a crowdpleaser that should be a local hit, as well as a viable future prospect for other mid-sized venues." - Variety
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Videos
Fly By Night Trailer - Playwrights Horizons
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Michael Mitnick - "Cecily Smith"
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Michael Mitnick discusses "Cecily Smith"
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The Writers of 'Fly By Night': A New Musical
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"Fly By Night: A New Musical" Teaser
Music
Music Samples
- Musical Style Classic Broadway, Pop/Rock
- Vocal DemandsModerate
- Chorus Size No Chorus
Licensing & Materials
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Music Rentals
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Scripts
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Authors
Kim Rosenstock
Kim Rosenstock has written several plays including Tigers Be Still which played a sold-out run in its premiere at Roundabout Underground and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award. She is currently working on commissions for Dallas Theater Center, Roundabout Theatre ...
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Michael Mitnick
Michael Mitnick is a playwright.
His plays include Sex Lives of Our Parents (Second Stage, The Kennedy Center), The Siegel (Edgerton New Play Award, South Coast Repertory), Spacebar: A Broadway Play by Kyle Sugarman (The Wild Project), as well as the trilogy Past/Future/Pr ...
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Will Connolly
Will Connolly originated the role of 'Andrej' in the Tony-winning musical Once on Broadway. He has also worked with New York Theater Workshop, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, Roundabout Theater Company, New York Stage & Film, A.R.T., Oregon Shakespeare Festival, ...
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