A musical theatre writer balks at collaborating with an AI to write a new musical. Video of the Nov. 18, 2023, premiere performance of a 20-minute musical written for Across a Crowded Room, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’ musical theatre writing program.
Watch on YouTube or right here. Credits below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otMsmyy452k
Book by Mary Darcy
Music by Mark S. Meritt
Lyrics by Michael Scheman
Cast (in order of appearance):
Max – David Beach
Millie – Josslyn Shaw
iGersh – Julia Segal, Alex Perone, Dillon Savage
Published with the permission of the New York Public Library