![]() ![]() This struggle is summed up in the musical’s tagline: “SIXTY SECONDS. Ghosts of his past visit him as he takes an elevator down from his apartment in order to kill the man responsible for his brother’s death, and he must decide whether or not to avenge his brother and continue the cycle of violence. The hip-hop score explores the protagonists’ internal conflict. Kisare began adapting the book this past summer, which proved to be a difficult task because of the nature of the story - the entire plot takes place within a 60 second elevator ride. With this adaptation, I aim to breathe new life into this story by using music as a lens to uplift these marginalized voices.” ![]() “My goal is to help fill that gap by writing us into the narrative, and this show is only the beginning. “Having grown up in the theater world, I’ve become accustomed to the lack of stories centered around people who look like me, “ said Kisare. Now Kisare’s original show is appearing for the first time as a full production from Thursday, April 6 to Saturday, April 8 at the Off Broadway Theater. Kisare adapted it into a musical, writing all of the music in time for a preliminary reading in December. Jason Reynolds’ 2017 young adult novel received the Printz Honor Book, Coretta Scott King Honor Book and Newbery Medal Honor Book awards. Originally a New York Times bestselling novel, “Long Way Down” has been transformed by Jason Kisare ’25 into a 90-minute musical exploring endless cycles of violence to be debuted this weekend. ![]()
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