Felicia Finley, Kelvin Moon Loh to Star in Mistaken Hawaii Missile Alert Musical

Off-Broadway’s York Theatre Company will present the world premiere of This Is Not a Drill, a new musical by Holly Doubet, Joseph McDonough, Kathy Babylon, and John Vester. Directed and choreographed by Gabriel Barre, it runs September 9-October 11 at the Theatre at St. Jean’s.

Based on true events, it’s a musicalization of the 2018 incident when an emergency alert mistakenly warned residents and visitors to Hawaii of an incoming missile attack. Book writer/composer/lyiricst Doubet experienced the situation firsthand.

The production has musical direction by David John Madore, music supervision by Paul Gogaev, arrangements by Ben Babylon, Bogaev, and Madore, sets by Edward Pierce, costumes by Johanna Pan, lighting by Alan C. Edwards,  projections by Brad Peterson and Peter Brucker, and sound design by Shannon Slaton.