The new musical comedy Upside Down will have its Off-Broadway premiere at AMT Theater March 7-April 5, 2025. Taavon Gamble, who was previously announced as the production's director, will now serve as choreographer as well.
With music and lyrics by Al Tapper and a book by AMT Artistic Director Tony Sportiello, Upside Down was inspired by a , which found that 92.4 percent of the surveyed U.S population identified as straight, while the rest considered themselves part of the LGBTQIA+ community. The musical comedy turns that number around, creating a world where straight people are the minority. Jack and Robert are two mainstream gay songwriters whose dream is to have a Broadway show, and decide to create the world's first-ever straight musical.
"Upside Down tells a story that, although is entertaining, flips the script a bit to show a reality that many people live every day from a different lens,鈥� Gamble said in a statement. 鈥淔rom the first few pages of the script, I knew I wanted to collaborate with this award-winning theatre team and be a part of bringing this musical comedy to the stage. With a bit of humor, fantastic storytelling, and the talent our cast and crew will exude, this production is going to be one you won鈥檛 want to miss.鈥�
"Taavon鈥檚 extensive experience as not only a director, but a choreographer and actor, gives him a unique perspective that we immediately knew would take this show to the next level,鈥� added Tapper. 鈥淗e鈥檚 able to see the production with a creative eye from different angles, providing support to the team across the board, to give us just what we need to take our vision for Upside Down and make it a reality.鈥�
Casting will be announced at a later date.
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