A new musical by Sarah Rossman & Sequoia Sellinger
Synopsis
Over the course of one Passover seder, Next Year in Connecticut! explores how mental illness hijacks family systems, transforming relationships and redefining normalcy. The Stableman family is simultaneously fortunate and unfortunate, struggling and trying, aching and laughing. Mental illness is abundant, boundaries are negligible, and laughter and disaster go hand and hand. The show features forbidden romance, Brisketgate, a dog shiva, an Exodus tap dance number, and hey, this might be the year that Elijah (the prophet) shows up! Welcome to seder with the Stablemans, where everyone has a seat at the table, regardless of race, gender, or HIPAA.
Development History
2023 - 2024: Conceived and developed at NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program under the mentorship of
Donna DiNovelli, Mindi Dickstein, and Fred Carl.Fall 2023: Workshopped with acting students at NYU Tisch’s The New Studio on Broadway (dir. Kent Gash, MD J. Oconer Navarro)
Feb 2024: Goodspeed Musicals One Week Writing Residency
May 2024: 29 hour reading at NYU Tisch’s Black Box Theatre & Featured in a new works showcase at Joe’s Pub
June 2024: Sold out Concert Reading at Green Room 42
Sept 2024: Featured in Harvard-Yale Cantata at 54 Below
Jan 2025: Featured in Women of the Wings at Green Room 42
Apr 2025: 29 Hour Reading at Michiko Studios
July 2025: premiere production with the sheNYC Festival at Classic Stage Company
Awards & Recognition
-sheNYC arts festival WINNER for Best Book of a Musical (Sarah Rossman), Best Leading Actor (Sarah Rossman), and Best Choreography (Rosie Corr) (2025)
-NAMT 37th Annual Festival of New Musicals Finalist (2025)
-Northwestern University American Music Theatre Project Semi-Finalist (2024)
-Syracuse University New Works, New Voices Finalist (2024 and 2025)
-Newport NewWorks Musical Theater Festival Finalist (2025)
-Anna Sosenko Assist Trust Grant Recipient (2024)
-Pipeline Arts Foundation Grant Semi-Finalist (2025)
-Selected for SheNYC Summer Theater Festival (2025)
Analog Collage/Mixed Media
