Curated and hosted by Durra Leung & Sam Rosenblatt, Tin Pan Alley 2 (2019-2021) was a bi-monthly free concert series showcasing new original musical theatre works.
The idea of Tin Pan Alley 2 was from the legendary birthplace of numerous American Standards in the early 20th century. Starting as a free concert series at Dixon Place, a pioneer downtown theater on Lower East Side, Tin Pan Alley 2's mission was to provide a platform for emerging musical theatre writers, and free entertainment for the audience.
BroadwayWorld.com asks…
You spotlight emerging writers regularly with Tin Pan Alley 2. Why do you think it's important that the public hear from new voices?
Durra Leung: We both went to NYU Tisch's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, which is a community full of crazy talented musical theatre writers. Yet, we all are fighting to make our ways in the business. Emerging artists are not less talented than the established ones. They just deserve more opportunities. Tin Pan Alley 2 is a platform we created to bring those new voices to the public. We keep it all free and as accessible as we can.
Sam Rosenblatt: I was thrilled when Durra asked me to work with him on TPA2; I'm such a big believer at making space for people and I believe that TPA2 really allows artists to experiment and make room for themselves. We have been trying to include international voices, queer voices, women's voices- we want to provide that space for people.
December 17, 2021 | Featuring Justin Payne, Dylan Schifrin, Joe Badore
October 29, 2021 | Featuring Nathan A. Fosbinder, Spicer W. Carr, Hilmi Jaidin
August 27, 2021 | Featuring Rachel Covey, Tidtaya Sinutoke, Katya Stanislavskaya
June 25, 2021 | Featuring Gianni Onori & Keurim Hur, Aaron Michael Fink, Jonathan Keebler & Ryan Korell
April 23, 2021 | Featuring Andrew Strano & Yuriko Shibata, Sam Norman, Alanya Bridge
February 12, 2021 | Featuring Eli Cohen, G. Victoria Campbell, Erin J. Reifler & Spencer Robelen
November 13, 2020 | Featuring Tristen Moseley, Gabrielle Mirabella, Stephen Wagener Bennett
September 12, 2020 | Featuring Lucy O’Brien, Trinity Chen, Maggie Sharp Tallan
July 10, 2020 | Featuring Gabriella Balsam, Josh Ben-Ami, Matthew V. Stolfi
April 6, 2019 | Featuring Lydia Breckon, Erin Marie Hoerchler, Jackson Brothers, Durra Leung
February 14, 2020 | Featuring Pablo Concha, Joel Paszkowski, Jessie Field
June 21, 2019 | James Salem, Josh Ben-Ami, Enzo Veiga, Ernie Bird, Jessie Field
November 2, 2019 | Featuring Sean Eads, Simon Lee, Elspeth Collard
September 7, 2019 | Featuring Dan Gibson, Sam Rosenblatt, Deniz Demirkurt