Book By David Goldsmith & Songs By Dmitry Koltunov
The story of a family’s escape from the anti-Semitism of Soviet Ukraine to settle in Brighton Beach, New York.
December 2018 workshop, Ripley-Grier studios, Manhattan. Kneeling: Dmitry Koltunov (music & lyrics), Jason Kravits. First full row, left to right: David (book), Emily Celeste Fink, Latoya Edwards, Liz Larsen, Catherine Ricafort, Virginia Cavaliere. Second row: Rupert Daniel Spraul, Larry Owens, Vishal Vaidya, Allie Trimm, Shaun Pecknic (director), Chris Kelly (guitar, arrangements). Back row: Theo Stockman, Sally Ann Triplett, Gary Milner.
“4x15” Workshop at Music Theatre Factory, East Village, NYC. Standing: Gary Milner, Brooke Packard, Ryan Cupello, Jonathan Christopher (on box). Seated, left to right: Rachel Flynn, Ali Castro, Shaunice Alexander, Eddy Lee, Emily Celeste Fink, Rupert Daniel Spraul. Seated, back row: Michael Kostroff, Amanda Lo (violin).