This is a victory that feels gigantic! How to Dance in Ohio has won a special award from the Drama Desk Awards for Authentic Autistic Representation Team! 💛
Can you feel the energy spinning? It’s because Liam Pearce has just been nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical.
Today is… the BEST day, because the How to Dance in Ohio Original Broadway Cast Recording is now streaming wherever you stream music!! 🪩✨ https://t.co/MQUuKxJxoe
Gotta say … pretty cool moment to see @ohiomusical featured in this way. Thank you to the entire CBS team for seeing us and representing our show so beautifully!
One of Broadway's newest musicals, "How to Dance in Ohio" tells the real-life story of a group of autistic young people getting ready for their first formal dance. David Pogue catches up with the cast -all played by autistic actors. https://t.co/186XWW9geZ
Broadway actors in the musical, ‘How to Dance in Ohio’ are breaking ground with a story about autism – and the young adults in the show happen to have autism. @DebRobertsABC shares their story. https://t.co/FMrGZOVqBW
We call this our handshake with the audience. Our autistic actors come out to introduce themselves. They set some groundrules for the world of our show and make everyone feel comfortable, excited, and safe to laugh. The music begins and the magical realism unfolds.
Help us build momentum to reach 50,000 audience members by the end of 2023! For a limited time, every day, any unsold seat for that day’s performance will be sold at only $50 at the box office. This deal is first come first serve and applies to any unsold seat in the house!
Our incredible creators, Rebekah Greer Melocik and @JacobYandura on making their Broadway debut (!!!) and first discovering this story.
[Video description: Rebekah Greer Melocik and Jacob Yandura are interviewed. All closed captions included on screen.]
How to Dance in Ohio’s superpower are the moments the show makes you feel and empathize with every single emotion of its characters. You are moved to tears because you get that all these kids want is to be understood and the musical does that exquisitely.
TODAY IS... the day you get a first look at a new song from How to Dance in Ohio: Today Is! 💛
[Video description: a rehearsal room video of a minute of the song "Today Is" from How to Dance in Ohio. For an open captioned version, please see our YouTube.]
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"Something remarkable is afoot at the Belasco Theatre." Playbill got to know our incredible cast and learned how they're changing the game for autistic representation on Broadway. https://t.co/4PStJ9vcup