When Margaret Evans’ musically-gifted daughter Laura is awarded a scholarship to a prestigious university, it seems like a dream come true. But when Laura falls in love at school – with a girl – that dream is threatened. Inspired by historical events, Sonata 1962 is a heartbreakingly beautiful chamber musical about the length to which a mother will go to save her daughter in a time when same-sex desire was viewed as both criminal and curable.
New York Musical Festival 2018
New York Musical Festival (NYMF) closed with a party and awards ceremony on August 5.
We're proud to have received numerous accolades. Our thanks to NYMF for this opportunity.
WINNER: Outstanding Musical Arrangements and Orchestrations - Thomas Hodges
WINNER: Outstanding Performance in a Leading role - Christina Maxwell
SPECIAL CITATION: Arts & Advocacy
NOMINATION: Best Musical sponsored by Play-by-Play
NOMINATION: Outstanding Book - Patricia Loughrey
NOMINATION: Outstanding Lyrics - Patricia Loughrey and Thomas Hodges
NOMINATION: Outstanding Music - Thomas Hodges
NOMINATION: Outstanding Director - Katherine M. Carter
NOMINATION: Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role - Romelda Teron Benjamin
Thank you to our incredible cast, design team, and production team for all their hard work!
Our NYMF run is over, but we continue to fundraise to cover final expenses. If you're interested and able, please consider making a tax-deductible donation here (select Sonata 1962). Thank you for your support!
http://www.nymf.org/festival/2018-events/sonata-1962/
New York Musical Festival (NYMF) closed with a party and awards ceremony on August 5.
We're proud to have received numerous accolades. Our thanks to NYMF for this opportunity.
WINNER: Outstanding Musical Arrangements and Orchestrations - Thomas Hodges
WINNER: Outstanding Performance in a Leading role - Christina Maxwell
SPECIAL CITATION: Arts & Advocacy
NOMINATION: Best Musical sponsored by Play-by-Play
NOMINATION: Outstanding Book - Patricia Loughrey
NOMINATION: Outstanding Lyrics - Patricia Loughrey and Thomas Hodges
NOMINATION: Outstanding Music - Thomas Hodges
NOMINATION: Outstanding Director - Katherine M. Carter
NOMINATION: Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role - Romelda Teron Benjamin
Thank you to our incredible cast, design team, and production team for all their hard work!
Our NYMF run is over, but we continue to fundraise to cover final expenses. If you're interested and able, please consider making a tax-deductible donation here (select Sonata 1962). Thank you for your support!
http://www.nymf.org/festival/2018-events/sonata-1962/
Playwright and Composer
PATRICIA LOUGHREY (Book and Lyrics) is an award-winning playwright, most recently the recipient of Celebration Theatre’s Chuck Rowland Pioneer Award for LGBT theatre. Her HIV/AIDS awareness play, The Inner Circle, has received over 300 productions world-wide, and is published by Samuel French. She wrote the libretto for the LGBT family musical, The Daddy Machine, music and lyrics by Raymi Sciaroni, adapted from the book by Johnny Valentine. Her verbatim play, Dear Harvey, with music by Thomas Hodges, presents the life and impact of slain San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk through the stories of his family, friends, and colleagues. Dear Harvey has received over three dozen productions nationwide and is published by Playscripts Inc. With Thomas Hodges, she is currently developing a play for the Milk Foundation about the global activism of Harvey’s nephew, Stuart Milk. http://patricialoughrey.com/
THOMAS HODGES (Music and Lyrics) is an award-winning New York City based composer. Past compositions include: The Things We Never Say (San Diego Fringe “Outstanding Score” 2015, Perry Mansfield 2017); Dear Harvey (Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, New York Fringe, Celebration Theatre, Diversionary Theatre ); Dorian (Commissioned by Diversionary Theatre) Underground (Perry Mansfield 2014). The Things We Never Say and Dorian are both available on iTunes as well as his personal albums Distance and Small Little Victory. www.thomashodgesmusic.com
Meet the NYMF team on the Development History page.
Pictured: (L-R) Laura Solito, AnnEliza Canning-Skinner, Christina Maxwell and Aaron Ramey in Sonata 1962 at the 2018 New York Musical Festival.
Photo credit: Shira Friedman Photography.
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Pictured: (L-R) Laura Solito, AnnEliza Canning-Skinner, Christina Maxwell and Aaron Ramey in Sonata 1962 at the 2018 New York Musical Festival.
Photo credit: Shira Friedman Photography.
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