The Rock Ballet 2.0

Over The Rainbow: The Rock Ballet 2.0 features an all youth multicultural LGBTQ+ and allies youth cast. Over The Rainbow dubbed OTR has cast young dancers from all over the country; New Jersey, New York, Maryland, North Carolina, Florida and Nebraska all of whom have a passion for dance. The 70 minute one act production presents the story of The Wizard of Oz through dance (Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz), 2K music (Hip Hop, Rock, Pop) and customized 3D technology. The rebranded Rock Ballet will premier January 29th with additional performances January 30th. Encore performances throughout 2022 include; Jersey City LGBTQ+ Pride Festival, and an east coast three city mid-summer tour with an end goal of attaining a Broadway Theater residency. Auditions, casting, rehearsals, and multiple storylines will be filmed and edited for a four episode Docuseries, to be released on a future date.
Over The Rainbow: The Rock Ballet debuted in New Jersey in the Fall of 2016 and continued its success in the Summer of 2019 in an Off Broadway venue, The Hudson Guild Theater, in which all shows sold out. The production won Most Creative Musical, Best Director, Best Lighting Design and Best Stage Manager in the NYC Theatre Festival, Summerfest, in the Fall of 2019. Over the Rainbow continued its momentum in early 2020 with a second sold out run on the Mainstage Theater at Playwrights Horizon, an Off Broadway venue on 42nd st. Now, Over the Rainbow: The Rock Ballet 2.0 is reinventing itself, bringing a fresh new approach to the Dance and Theatre industry with a diverse all youth cast supportive of and a part of the LGBTQ+ community.

70 minutes 1 Act

Lead Roles Featuring:

Simone Cooper, Luka Gabriel, Andrew Dyer, Jalen Lybbert