GRACE, THE MUSICAL
NEWorks Productions is proud to produce this award-winning new American musical.
Music & lyrics by Nolan Williams, Jr.
Book by Nolan Williams, Jr. & Nikkole Salter
Directed & choreographed by Robert Barry Fleming
"...a mouth-watering dish... served with super-charged music"
-David Friscic, BroadwayWorld
Take one family. Add a dash a hope, a sprinkle of spice, and a heaping handful of love, and you’ve got a recipe for pure theatrical joy.
Packed with an eclectic mix of styles including jazz, R&B, rousing up-tempos and raise-the-roof ballads, GRACE is a musical feast inspired by the little-told history of African American culinary tradition and the challenges faced by Black-owned businesses.
The musical captures a day in the life of the Mintons, a Philadelphia family who gather to mourn the loss of their matriarch while facing the uncertain future of their family restaurant in a changing neighborhood.
Photo credit: André Chung
GRACE, THE MUSICAL WINS 11 BROADWAY WORLD D.C. AWARDS!
The votes are in and GRACE is clearly the people's choice! Special thanks to the 20,000+ patrons who flocked to Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. last spring for the world premiere of this show and the many fans and industry insiders who have now named it Best Musical and Best New Musical!
Making 'a good thing great!'
Since the 2022 premiere of GRACE, the creative team has continued to develop the show. The development phases have included a writers' residency at The Kennedy Center REACH in December 2022, an act one creative retreat and work session at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, FL (May 2023), and an act two creative retreat at Arena Stage/Mead Center for American Theater and culminating reading at The Kennedy Center REACH, (Washington, D.C.) in June 2024. This February, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre will host a developmental session that will combine both acts.
According to GRACE Creator/Producer Nolan Williams, Jr., "If folk loved the show before, they will be blown away by the changes Nikkole [Salter] and I have made! We're taking the time we feel we need to make a good thing great!"
Stay tuned for further updates!