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Nolan Doran
Nolan Doran’s love for story and collaboration fuels his passion as a writer, director, and executive producer creating new works across theatre, music and film.
Nolan Doran is a Drama Desk and Tony-Nominated producer, writer, and director. He brings a unique 360 degree view of how theater is created from his early years performing on stage to writing pop songs charting in the top 100 Billboard Charts to working Off and on Broadway. His Broadway & Off-Broadway credits include: Co-Producer and Video Director of The Museum of Broadway, Co-Producer of CABARET, Associate Director and Co-Producer of "Head Over Heels," Associate Director of Michael Moore’s "The Terms of My Surrender," Associate Director of "Chess" at Kennedy Center, Executive Producer of "The Golden Girls Musical Parody," Associate Director of "Stronger Together: Hillary on Broadway" and Assistant Director of "Jamboree" at NY City Center. Writing credits: “The Lesson” (Ars Nova) "We Will Win'' (Effectors II - Wonder of the Seas and Icon of the Seas), “Thunder Beings'' (New Victory LabWorks), “The Lesson” (Theatre Barn’s New Works Series & Choreography Lab, The Johnny Mercer Writer’s Grove at Goodspeed, Rhinebeck Writers’ Retreat and a 2020 Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow), Ayodele Casel's, "While I Have the Floor'' (Spoleto), "My Eclectic Life" (HERE), "Woody - A New Fairy Tale" (Main Street Musicals), and "The King'' (L.A. Indie Film Festival). Nolan is a member of the Dramatist Guild, ASCAP, and AGMA and holds an M.F.A. from The Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at NYU Tisch. He's also interviewed dozens of award-winning Broadway Directors, Choreographers, Writers and Producers for the shows he’s created under his company Neurogate Entertainment, LLC. Nolan holds an M.F.A. from The Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at NYU Tisch. IG: @nolandoran.nyc
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CHECK OUT THE LESSON at Ars Nova DEC 4th at 7 PM!
THE LESSON a New Musical Fantasia by Avi Amon (Larson Award Winner), Ty Defoe (Grammy and Larson Award Winner) and Nolan Doran (Drama Desk & Tony Award Nominee); Directed by Raja Feather Kelly (Lempicka, A Strange Loop) will appear in concert at Ars Nova’s 54th St Theater (511 West 54th St.) on WED, DEC 4th, 2024 at 7:00pm. Tickets are priced on a sliding scale starting at $15 and all box office proceeds go straight to the artists. If you’re not in the NYC area, streaming will be available through Ars Nova Supra. For tickets, visit https://arsnovanyc.com/events/the-lesson/
THE LESSON is a fantastical reimagining of the lives of two musical titans: Beethoven & Mozart, whose worlds and hearts collide in an alt-universe, post-apocalyptic “Vienna New.” What is the lasting legacy we leave behind? Part theater, film, concert, and dance party, The Lesson examines the queer-tastical lessons hidden in the archeology of our long-dead world.
The concert will featuring an cast of performers including: John El-Jor as Mozart (We Live in Cairo), Jon-Michael Reese as Beethoven (A Strange Loop), Stephen Brower as BJ (Lempicka), and company roles: McKenna Michael Bisaha (Barry), Major Curda (KPOP), Kelvin Moon Loh (Beetlejuice The Musical), and Belén Moyano (Hadestown).
THE LESSON is written by Avi Amon, Ty Defoe and Nolan Doran with music direction by Avi Amon. Directed by Raja Feather Kelly with projections by Katherine Freer. This is the first public concert of the show in-progress and was developed with support from: The Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellowship, New York Theatre Barn, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, The Church at Sag Harbor, Johnny Mercer Writer’s Grove at Goodspeed, and THEater ACCELERATOR by Apples & Oranges Arts.
For more information and tickets, visit https://arsnovanyc.com/events/the-lesson/
To stream visit: https://supra.arsnovanyc.com/