Next Year in Connecticut!

Book & Lyrics by Sarah Rossman
Music by Sequoia Sellinger

Next Year in Connecticut! features forbidden romance, Brisketgate, a dog shiva, an Exodus tap dance number, and hey, this might be the year that Elijah (the prophet) shows up! Set over the course of one Passover seder, NYIC! is a musical love letter to our dysfunctional families that explores how mental illness hijacks family systems, transforming relationships, and redefining normalcy. Welcome to seder with the Stablemans, where mental illness is abundant, boundaries are negligible, and laughter and disaster go hand in hand.

Development History:

  • 2023 - 2024:
    Concieved and developed at NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program under the mentorship of
    Donna DiNovelli, Mindi Dickstein, and Fred Carl.

  • Fall 2023:

    Workshopped with acting students at NYU Tisch’s The New Studio on Broadway (dir. Kent Gash, MD J. Oconer Navarro)

  • Feb 2024:

    Goodspeed Musicals One Week Writing Residency

  • May 2024:

    29 hour reading at NYU Tisch’s Black Box Theatre

    & Featured in a new works showcase at Joe’s Pub

  • June 2024:

    Sold out Concert Reading at Green Room 42

  • Sept 2024:

    Featured in Harvard-Yale Cantata at 54 Below

  • Jan 2025:

    Featured in Women of the Wings at Green Room 42

  • Apr 2025:

    29 Hour Reading at Michiko Studios

Achievements:

2024:

  • Semi-Finalist for Northwestern University American Music Theatre Project

  • Finalist for Syracuse University New Works, New Voices

  • Finalist for Newport NewWorks Musical Theater Festival

  • Anna Sosenko Assist Trust Grant Recipient

  • Accepted to Spark Festival

2025:

  • Semi-Finalist for Pipeline Foundation Grant (Selection Pending)

  • SheNYC Festival Semi-Finalist (Selection Pending)