Taylor Mac's latest stage spectacle, The Hang, opened at Off-Broadway's HERE January 23 after beginning performances January 20. The new musical—full of jazz, dance, debates, and queer romps—features a book and lyrics by Mac and music by Matt Ray. Performances recently extended through March 6.
Get a first look at the colorful production below.
Read the Reviews for Taylor Mac's Downtown Jazz Opera The Hang
Kat Edmonson, Taylor Mac, and El Beh
Wesley Garlington, Kat Edmonson, and Kenneth Ard
Synead Cidney Nichols and Kat Edmonson
Taylor Mac
Trebian Pollard, Greg Glassman, and Taylor Mac
Queen Esther and Kat Edmonson
Kenneth Ard and The Hang band
Jessica Lurie and Greg Glassman
Taylor Mac (center) and cast
El Beh
Kenneth Ard
El Beh
Trebian Pollard
Taylor Mac
Wesley Garlington
Ryan Chittaphong and Queen Esther
Wesley Garlington, El Beh, and Taylor Mac
The cast of The Hang
Trebian Pollard
Niegel Smith directs the work, which invites the audience 'to hang' during the final hours of the life of Socrates. The cast of The Hang includes Mac, Kenneth Ard, El Beh, Ryan Chittaphong, Kat Edmonson, Queen Esther, Wesley Garlington, Synead Cidney Nichols, and Trebian Pollard. Choreography is by Chanon Judson.
The band for the show includes composer Ray on keys, Gary Wang on bass, Joel E. Mateo on drums, J. Walter Hawkes on trombone, LisaParrott on alto saxophone, Greg Glassman on trumpet, Jessica Lurie on baritone and tenor saxophone, and Jonathan Beshay on tenor saxophone.
The Hang features scenic and costume design by Machine Dazzle, lighting design by Kate McGee, and sound design by Cricket S. Myers. Patrick David Egan serves as production stage manager, with Morgan Jenness as dramaturg.
