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Karen Ziemba and John Bolton to Lead Readings of Social Life: The Musical

Ethan Slater, Beth Stafford Laird, and more will also take part.

Karen Ziemba will lead the cast of Social Life: The Musical.
Karen Ziemba will lead the cast of Social Life: The Musical.
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Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba (Bullets Over Broadway), John Bolton (A Christmas Story, The Musical), and newcomer Ethan Slater have been announced to lead two readings of Social Life: The Musical on February 8 and 9.

The readings will be directed by Mindy Cooper with musical direction by Jeffrey Saver.

In the show, Tweeting at the dinner table, vlogging, online shopping, and one incredibly snarky smart phone are commonplace. The staging aspires to utilize technical elements and is driven by complex electro-pop tracks.

Conceived and cowritten by Chris Myers, the writing team includes Ricky Dunlop (book & lyrics), Jeremiah Rosenthal (music), and Alex Kantor (additional book and lyrics).

Also featured in the readings are Beth Stafford Laird, Susan G. Bob, Dan Tracy, Kelly King, Jake Mckenna, and Michael Lorz.