Chapter Text
NEWS
New Musical Shared Dreams to Play April Winston Theatre
BY KATHERINE PLUMBER
Sep 13, 2019
The new musical comedy-drama will begin previews March 17, 2020, at the April Winston Theater.
Opening night is scheduled for April 17.
Shared Dreams is the musical adaptation of Ryner’s novel about strangers that find themselves stuck together in a hotel lobby during a blizzard and learn that their differences can be their biggest strength.
Although the musical takes some creative liberties from the source material, the message of the story will transcend, promises the songwriting duo Takashi Shirogane and Adam Wright. According to a recent New York Post story, Ryner is enthusiastic about the adaptation and fully supports the songwriters’ changes to the story.
“I wanted to tell about people with different backgrounds, different lives, coming together, and finding the things that connect them,” she told BroadwayThings, “Shiro and Adam did this core element justice, I can tell. Their last musical Garrison didn't win all those awards for nothing!”
Although the novel focuses on more than ten characters, the musical will mainly follow two co-workers to keep the story straight. About the added romance plot, Ryner says "A little bit of love ain’t harm no one, right?”.
Lead producers are Zarkon ( Dark Sky ) and Slav ( The Improbable Probability ).
Casting and additional creative team members will be announced at a later date.
adashi-news Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s a new Adashi musical! Not to be biased but if they don’t cast Keith Kogane, I’m gonna riot. 322 notes 
adashi-news kogayne9000 asked:what are the odds that keith collaborates with them again? do you know something?? isn’t he doing that tv show rn? I got a bunch of nervous questions like this and my friend, I feel you. So here’s what we know: Keith was starring in Adashi’s first musical Garrison in London from 2017 until beginning of 2019 and then he reprised his role as Marius in Les Mis during spring. (I think it was just a PR thing, he had his breakthrough with Les Mis when he was 19 so it’s cute he went back there for a few months after he won that well-deserved Olivier-Award for Garrison). He shot “Voltron” for Starflix during summer in Croatia, it’s a mini series about space cadets and will air next month. Which means: he appears to be unemployed at the moment :D 530 notes
BroadwayThings ✔
@BroadwayThings
First thoughts on Olivier Award Winner @KeithKogane's performance in "Voltron" on Starflix?
55% (Growing Heart )
12% (Rocket )
15% (Collision Symbol ≊ Collision)
18% (Person Raising Both Hands In Celebration ≊ Person Raising Hands)
2741 votes • Final results
❤ 782 11:24 AM - October 5, 2019
Starflix ✔
@StarflixUS
The new Behind The Scenes documentary of Voltron is now available on Starflix! Spoiler: Did you know @KeithKogane is a musical actor?
❤ 8546 2:00 PM - November 11, 2019
madhatter108
garrisonparty musicalnerdism If I got a penny for every “omg keith kogane can sing” post from a voltron fan, I’d be rich. @ voltron fandom: please remove your claws from keith kogane, he’s ours emilydreams did you drink too much gatekeeping juice? garrisonparty Dear Voltron and new Keith Kogane fans: this is a masterpost of every “must see” performance, come for the Keith, stay for the musicals :) ps. fuck you musicalnerdism :)))) 5,903 notes
NEWS
Keith Kogane and Allura Altea Come Aboard New Shirogane and Wright Musical Shared Dreams
BY KATHERINE PLUMBER
NOV 19, 2019
Initial casting has been announced for the musical comedy-drama Shared Dreams which will begin previews on March 17, 2020, at the April Winston Theatre. Opening night is scheduled for April 17.
The cast will be headed by Olivier Award-winner Keith Kogane ( Garrison, Les Misérables, Voltron ) and Tony Award Winner Allura Altea ( The Castle, Waitress ) as “co-workers Akira and Lea who found themselves stuck together in a hotel lobby during a blizzard whose relationship makes a 180-degree shift during the show”, according to press notes.
Also featured will be Shay Balmera, James Griffin, Katie “Pidge” Holt, Ryan Kinkade, Ina Leifsdottir, Lance McClain, Nadia Razavi.
Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
“I read the script and was touched to my core,” Allura shared with BroadwayThings. “This musical deals with topics that couldn’t be more relevant. And despite the heavy topics, it has a light atmosphere to make the message accessible to everyone. I haven’t danced that much in my entire life,” she laughs.
Tickets, priced $59-$137, are currently available for pre-sale at LionsStudios.com. Tickets will be available starting Nov. 19 at 10 AM ET at TicketBuyNYC.com.
featherly friend
@koganemarryme
KEITH KOGANE WILL BE IN THE NEW ADASHI MUSICAL so this is how i will die
❤ 15 5:15 PM - November 19, 2019
josie
@queenjosie
I love how my entire musical tl has a meltdown over Allura and Keith cause same
❤ 3 5:20 PM - November 19, 2019
Madison
@madhatter108
never followed the entire cast of a new musical so quickly on every social media thingy, they're all so happy aww
❤ 11 5:24 PM - November 19, 2019
lanceylance 
liked by takashiro and 256 others lanceylance HELLO NEW YORK! I AM FINALLY ALLOWED TO TELL YOU THE MOST EXCITING NEWS OF THIS CENTURY, according to my mom anyway. Righteous SHOCKED in the BEST WAY to announce that I’ll be part of the brand new Adashi masterpiece of a musical called SHARED DREAMS as Ren and, drum roll, dance captain! This will be my Broadway debut ahhhhh! See you at the April Winston Theatre from 17 March on! Xoxo ps. Go follow @shareddreamsbway!! #SharedDreams #brbcryingonthefloor View all 28 comments Nov 19, 2019
Keith Kogane✔
@KeithKogane
New York, I'm back
Broadway Things✔@BroadwayThings
Keith Kogane & Allura Altea Come Aboard New Shirogane & Wright Musical #SharedDreams - broadwaythings.com/article/kogane-altea-shirogane-wright-shared-dreams
❤ 10k 6:20 PM • Nov 19, 2019