Max von Essen, Brad Oscar, Howard McGillin Set for A Newer World Reading

An invitation-only reading of A Newer World, an original musical based on the Harvard Scandal of 1920, will be presented December 6 in Manhattan at Pearl Studios.

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With direction by two-time Tony winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Pretty Woman) and musical direction by Will Van Dyke, the cast will feature John Riddle (Frozen), Jake Odmark (Pretty Woman), Brad Weinstock (Aladdin), Ricky Schroeder (Kinky Boots), Howard McGillin (Phantom of the Opera), Tony nominee Max von Essen (An American in Paris), Tony nominee Brad Oscar (Something Rotten!), Seth Clayton (The Madrid at MTC), Claybourne Elder (Sunday in the Park with George), Elena Shaddow (The Visit), Chris Dwan (Finding Neverland), Nicholas J. Oliveri (Boarding School), Henry Gottfried (Waitress), and Mike McGowan (Priscilla, Queen of the Desert).

A Newer World has a book by Grammy nominee Jonathan Sheffer and score by Sheffer and producer and songwriter Bruce Roberts.

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In 1920, Harvard University formed a secret court to rid the University of a group of gay students whose dorm room parties exposed their secret lives. Nine students were expelled; three of them took their own lives. Nearly 100 years later, a dogged undergraduate journalist, Amit Paley, discovered and exposed the hidden records. With Harvard’s world-famous Hasty Pudding Show as a conduit, A Newer World traverses past and present—from Amit’s modern-day journey to uncover truth back to the Jazz Age when nine students’ lives were forever changed.

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Mandy Gonzalez and Max von Essen in *Dance of the Vampires*

<i>Dance of the Vampires'</i> Mandy Gonzalez and Max von Essen embrace. — Mandy Gonzalez and Max von Essen in *Dance of the Vampires*

Paul Kolnik

Les_Miserable_Production_Photo_Broadway_Max_von_Essen_HR — Max von Essen in *Les Misérables*

Elizabeth Stanley and Max von Essenin <i>Hello Again</i>. — Elizabeth Stanley and Max von Essenin in *Hello Again*

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Alexandra Socha and Max von Essen in *Death Takes a Holiday*

Production_Photo_Max_von_Essen_HR — Max von Essen in *Xanadu*

Xanadu_Production_Photo_Tour_Elizabeth_Stanley_Max_von_Essen_HR — Elizabeth Stanley and Max von Essen in *Xanadu*

Carol Rosegg

Evita_Production_Photo_Max_von_Essen_Elena_Roger_HR — Max von Essen and Elena Roger

Evita_Production_Photo_Broadway_Max_von_Essen_Elena_Roger_HR — Max von Essen and Elena Roger in *Evita*

An_American_in_Paris_Production_Photo_Broadway_Robert_Fairchild_Brandon_Uranowtiz_Max_von_Essen_cast_HR — Robert Fairchild, Brandon Uranowtiz, Max von Essen, and the cast in *An American in Paris*

Matthew Murphy

An_American_in_Paris_Production_Photo_Max_von_Essen_HR — Max von Essen in *An American in Paris*

an american in paris_prod_HR_3740.jpeg — Max von Essen, Brandon Uranowitz, and Dimitri Kleioris in *An American in Paris*

Matthew Murphy

Max von Essen Tony HR — Max von Essen at the 2016 Tony Awards

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Yours_Unfaithfully_Production_Photos_Mint_Theater_Company_04_HR — Max von Essen and Mikaela Izquierdo in *Yours Unfaithfully*

Yours_Unfaithfully_Production_Photos_Mint_Theater_Company_01_HR — Max von Essen and Mikaela Izquierdo in *Yours Unfaithfully*

Richard Termine

Yours_Unfaithfully_Production_Photos_Mint_Theater_Company_10_HR — Max von Essen and Elisabeth Gray in *Yours Unfaithfully*

Murder_on_the_Orient_Express_Production_Photo_McCarter_Theatre_Center_2017_Max_von_Essen_and_Susannah_Hoffman_HR — Max von Essen and Susannah Hoffman in *Murder on the Orient Express*

Anastasia_Broadway_Production_Photo_2017_Max von Essen_Christy Altomare_HR — Max von Essen and Christy Altomare in *Anastasia*

Matthew Murphy

Anastasia_Broadway_Production_Photo_2017_0290_Max von Essen_HR — Max von Essen in *Anastasia*

Matthew Murphy

Falsettos_National Tour_Production Photos_2019_Max von Essen_Nick Adams_HR — Max von Essen and Nick Adams in *Falsettos*

Joan Marcus

Falsettos_National Tour_Production Photos_2019_Max von Essen_HR — Max von Essen in *Falsettos*

Chasing Rainbows_Papermill Playhouse_Production Photos_2019_Max von Essen_HR — Max von Essen in *Chasing Rainbows*

Chasing Rainbows_Papermill Playhouse_Production Photos_2019_Lesli Margherita and Max Von Essen_HR — Lesli Margherita and Max Von Essen in *Chasing Rainbows*

Chasing Rainbows_Papermill Playhouse_Production Photos_2019_Lesli Margherita, Samantha Joy Pearlman, Ruby Rakos, Max Von Essen, and Tessa Grady_HR — Lesli Margherita, Samantha Joy Pearlman, Ruby Rakos, Max Von Essen, and Tessa Grady in *Chasing Rainbows*

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