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News Casting Announced for New Daniel Beaty Musical Tearing Down The Walls Tearing Down The Walls, a new musical featuring direction, book and lyrics by Obie Award winner Daniel Beaty (Through the Night, Emergency) and music by Beaty and Oscar and Grammy-nominated songwriting team Jamal Joseph and Charles Mack (August Rush), will begin previews May 6 at the Riverside Theatre.

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Presented by The Riverside Theatre, Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group, and Walk Tall Girl Productions, the musical will officially open May 12 at the venue that previously housed Beaty’s solo show, Through the Night.

The cast will feature Dietrice Bolden, Umi Shakti, Adrienne C. Moore, Rumando Kelley, Jevon McFerrin and Kelechi Ezie.

"Infused with soulful music, impassioned spoken word and laugh-out-loud humor," Tearing Down The Walls, press notes state, "tells the story of the residents of a tight-knit Harlem community upended and pushed to the limit by life's challenges, but who find hope in the most unusual places."

The creative team includes Wendell Howlett (choreography), Bryan Collier (scenic and projections design), Catherine Fisher (costume design) and Andrew Merkel ( lighting design).

Tickets are available via theriversidetheatre.org or at (212) 870-6784. All preview tickets are $15, and all regular performance tickets are $25. Tickets purchased before April 15 will be $10 (previews) and $20 (regular performances).

The Riverside Theatre is located at 91 Claremont Avenue.

 
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