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Show Way The Musical

Mar 16—Mar 17, 2024
Ages 7+

Show Way The Musical
By Jacqueline Woodson
Adapted from her book Show Way, illustrated by Hudson Talbott
Music and Lyrics by Tyrone L. Robinson
Directed by Tavia Rivée Jefferson

    Part of
  • BAMkids Winter/Spring 2024
This stirring historical musical—adapted from Jacqueline Woodson’s acclaimed children’s book—pays tribute to the women in Woodson’s own family whose strength and knowledge have illuminated their daughters’ lives over seven generations.

Soonie shares the story of how her great-grandma was just seven years old when she was sold to a big plantation without her parents. With only some fabric and needles to call her own, she began to stitch a Show Way: a quilt with secret meanings to show enslaved people the way to freedom. As each generation passes, the quilt sheds light on the past and paves the road into the future, stitching together possibility and promise.

Join us for Q&As with the company and Woodson following the performances on Saturday, March 16 at 7 pm and on Sunday, March 17 at 11am.



Please note: There will be a sensory friendly performance on March 17 at 3pm.

To dive deeper into the show, review the Learning Guide Materials.

Choreography by Tiffany Quinn
Music Direction by Tiffany Underwood Holmes
Original Direction by Schele Williams
Scenic design by Tony Cisek
Costume design by Jeannette Christensen
Lighting design by Doug Del Pizzo
Sound design by Cresent Haynes
Props design by Chelsea Dean
Projection design by Jeremy Bennett

A World Premiere Kennedy Center Commission

ONSALE DATES

Thu, Jan 11 at 1pm:
BAM Members & Patrons
Tue, Jan 16 at 1pm:
General Public

UPCOMING Performances

      RUNNING TIME

      50min

      VENUE

      BAM Fisher
      Fishman Space

      ACCESSIBILITY

      March 16 at 2pm
      ASL Interpretation provided by Sign Nexus


      March 17 at 3pm
      Sensory Friendly Performance

      TICKET INFORMATION

      All tickets: $18
      Please note: A $2 facility fee and $3.50 handling fee per ticket will be added to all online orders

      Join us for Q&As with the company and Woodson following select performances!
      All performances will adhere to protocols developed in accordance with New York State regulations and in consultation with medical professionals for the safety of our artists, audiences, and staff.

      Leadership support for
      BAM Access Programs provided by the
      Jerome L. Greene Foundation

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      Leadership support for
      theater at BAM provided by
      The Fan Fox &
      Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.;
      The SHS Foundation; and
      The Shubert Foundation, Inc.

      Major support for
      sensory friendly performances provided by:
      The FAR Fund and
      The Joseph LeRoy and
      Ann C. Warner Fund

      Additional support for captioning and ASL interpreted performances provided by a grant from
      NYSCA/TDF TAP Plus

      TDF TAP

      • BIO
        Jacqueline Woodson
        Jacqueline Woodson is the author of many books for young people and adults, and has received a number of awards including a 2023 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship, and a 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award. Her memoir Brown Girl Dreaming was a National Book Award winner. Woodson’s novels for adults include Red at the Bone and Another Brooklyn.
      • BIO
        Tyrone L. Robinson
        Tyrone L. Robinson’s compositions have been featured at New York’s Public Theater and The Vital Theater (Off-Broadway Alliance Award Best Musical nomination). Recent commissions include Children’s Theater Charlotte, First Stage Milwaukee, and TheatreWorks USA. Robinson was awarded the ASCAP Frederick Loewe Award for his work as a theater composer, and his film Un{H}armed was an official selection of the New York Shorts, Hudson Shorts, Georgia, Big Muddy, and Harlem International Film Festivals. He holds an MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and can be found on instagram @TyroneLRobinson.

        “This one is for the strong women who have woven strength, faith, art, and love into my life: Flora, Doris, Alma, and Lorraine. Love y’all!”
      • Sensory Friendly Performance: March 17 at 3pm
        To better support the needs and enjoyment of neurodiverse audience members to be their full selves, we offer sensory friendly performances. The artistic integrity of the piece remains unchanged, however modifications include the elimination of blackouts and sudden theatrical cues; maintaining moderate house lighting throughout the performance; lowering the overall volume of sound elements; allowing for audience vocalization and movement; and allowing for patron exits and entrances whenever needed, with the option to view a live feed of the show in a separate, relaxed environment.

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