Reviews & Past Productions
Reviews and Press
UNLOCK’D played Off-Broadway at the Duke Theatre on 42nd St. under the auspices of Prospect Theatre Company, direction by Marlo Hunter, and musical direction by Brad Haak.
Soon after, UNLOCK’D played an extended run at the Queensbury Theatre in Houston, TX to great acclaim.
UNLOCK’D previously won a Richard Rodgers Award, was workshopped at TheatreWorks Palo Alto and Ravinia, Highland Park, Il. and was presented at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and it won the “Best of the Fest” audience award and Talkin’ Broadway Citations for “Best Musical” and “Best Original Theatrical Score.”
AWARDS
The Kleban Prize 2015
Sam Carner was named one of the two 2015 winners of the Edward Kleban Prize, honoring the most promising lyricists and book writers, for his work on Unlock’d. Variety on the Kleban winners: http://variety.com/2015/legit/news/kleban-prize-winners-2015-1201472151/
The Richard Rodgers Award
Unlock’d received the prestigious Richard Rodgers Award in 2007 from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The Richard Rodgers Award is the only award for which the Academy accepts applications.
NYMF Best of the Fest 2007
Unlock’d also won the “Best of the Fest” audience award when it was presented at the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF).
Talkin’ Broadway Citations 2007
For the excellence of the 2007 NYMF production, Unlock’d was awarded “Best Original Theatrical Score” and “Best Musical” from Talkin’ Broadway.
SDC Joe A. Callaway Award Director/Choreographer Marlo Hunter received the Society of Directors and Choreographers’ (SDC) Joe A. Callaway Award for her work as Choreographer of the Prospect Theater Company production of Unlock’d