Next Step Concert Series
The Next Step Concert Series is innovative, inspiring and intimate - everything you love about 11th Hour. New and seldom seen musicals are stripped down to their very essence…good storytelling and incredible music. This season, in addition to sharing an imaginative new Broadway gem and rarely seen Broadway classic, we are bringing you inside the process of creating a NEW musical! We invite you to become an integral part of the growth and development of two brand new musical, Factory Girls and Big Red Sun!
Factory Girls
book, music and lyrics by Creighton Irons & Sean Mahoney
directed by Kate Galvin
January 30-February 1, 2016
Playing at the Neighborhood House at Christ Church
20 N. American Street, Philadelphia PA 19106
In the heat of the Industrial Revolution, this exciting new rock musical tells the story of two brave young women who find their voice standing up for worker’s rights. This is the first of two works-in-progress 11th Hour is featuring in the 2015-2016 Season!
Big Red Sun
book and lyrics by John Jiler
music by Georgia Stitt
directed by Megan Nicole O’Brien
February 27-29, 2016
Playing at the Neighborhood House at Christ Church
20 N. American Street, Philadelphia PA 19106
Take a journey with aspiring writer Harry Daimler as he tries to uncover the truth about his family’s past. Our development reading tackles this new musical with a score that weaves through kletzmer to 1940’s swing to 1960’s jazz and pop.
Big Fish
music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa
book by John August
directed by Megan Nicole O’Brien
June 18-20, 2016
Playing at the Neighborhood House at Christ Church
20 N. American Street, Philadelphia PA 19106
Discover the truth at the heart of tall tales filled with colorful characters and wild adventures. This beautiful new musical has a score by “Wild Party” composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa and a book by acclaimed screenwriter John August.