An invitation-only reading of Iraqi Rose, a new musical from Larry Kirwan, the Tony-nominated librettist of the 2022 Broadway musical Paradise Square, will be held January 27 at The Irish Arts Center in New York City.
Directed by Joe Barros, the reading will feature Chilina Kennedy (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Paradise Square), Van Hughes (Almost Famous, Spring Awakening), Cory Jeacoma (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Manu Narayan (Company, My Fair Lady), Sharone Sayegh (The Band’s Visit), A.J. Shively (Paradise Square, Bright Star), and Kristopher Stanley Ward (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical).
Kirwan, leader of the Irish political rock band Black 47, was inspired to write the new musical after receiving emails from Black 47 fans serving in Iraq. Iraqi Rose explores an incident that occurred in Baghdad in 2006 and follows a former soldier who later runs for Congress.
Mark Fifer (Little Girl Blue) is the musical director, and Jeffrey Chrzczon is the general manager.
The project reunites Kirwan with director Barros after collaborating on Kirwan’s musical Hard Times, on which Paradise Square was based.
Joaquina Kalukango, Nathaniel Stampley, Chilina Kennedy and Company
Kevin Dennis, Matt Bogart, Joaquina Kalukango, Chilina Kennedy, Nathaniel Stampley and Company
Joaquina Kalukango and Chilina Kennedy
Joaquina Kalukango and Company
Kevin Dennis, A.J. Shively and Company
Joaquina Kalukango
Colin Barkell and Garrett Coleman
Joshua Keith
Joaquina Kalukango
Sir Brock Warren, Garrett Coleman, and Colin Barkell
Gabrielle McClinton, Sidney DuPont and Company
Nathaniel Stampley and Chilina Kennedy
Sidney DuPont, A.J. Shively and Company
Company of Paradise Square
Joaquina Kalukango
Sidney DuPont, A.J. Shively, Shiloh Goodin and Chloe Davis
John Dossett, Ben Michael, and Josh Davis
Chilina Kennedy, Joaquina Kalukango and Company
Joaquina Kalukango and Company
Joshua Keith, Chloe Davis, Sidney DuPont, Sir Brock Warren, and Jay McKenzie
Chilina Kennedy
Sir Brock Warren, Nathaniel Stampley, Jay McKenzie and Bernard Dotson
Sidney DuPont
A.J. Shively and Sidney DuPont
Sidney DuPont
Sidney DuPont, Joaquina Kalukango, Chilina Kennedy, Nathaniel Stampley and A.J. Shively
Nathaniel Stampley and Chilina Kennedy
Eilis Quinn and Chloe Davis
Sidney DuPont, Nathaniel Stampley, and Gabrielle McClinton
Kevin Dennis, Matt Bogart, Joaquina Kalukango, Chilina Kennedy, Nathaniel Stampley and Company
A.J. Shively
Joaquina Kalukango and Matt Bogart
