NEARLY NEIGHBORS — FACT SHEET
Updated October 11, 2026

TITLE: Nearly Neighbors
FORM: A solo-piano chamber musical in twelve months
SETTING: Two opposing balconies in Hell's Kitchen, New York City
STATUS: In development
DEVELOPMENTAL READING WEEK: November 16–20, 2026; exact reading date to be confirmed

BOOK, MUSIC, AND LYRICS: Joshua Vranas
DIRECTOR: Jade King Carroll
MUSIC DIRECTOR: Sujin Kim-Ramsey
STACY: Jenn Colella
LEAD PRODUCERS: Ash Marie Alina and Nikita Chernin
ART: Logo and doodle art by Harris Singer

SHORT BOILERPLATE
Nearly Neighbors is a new solo-piano chamber musical by Joshua Vranas, set across two opposing Hell's Kitchen balconies over twelve months. A developmental reading is planned with Jenn Colella as Stacy, directed by Jade King Carroll, with music direction by Sujin Kim-Ramsey.

LONG BOILERPLATE
Nearly Neighbors is a new solo-piano chamber musical about the power of proximity and what happens in the space between. Set across two opposing balconies in Hell's Kitchen, it follows Rachel, a recently successful tech founder, and Stacy, a longtime New Yorker who has little interest in being impressed. Over a year, what starts as irritation becomes conversation and reluctant collaboration as Rachel pulls Stacy into building a new business idea. The musical explores the cost and the gain of witnessing another, and being witnessed in return. With book, music, and lyrics by Joshua Vranas, Nearly Neighbors is in development with director Jade King Carroll, music director Sujin Kim-Ramsey, and Jenn Colella as Stacy in the developmental reading. Lead producers are Ash Marie Alina and Nikita Chernin.

PRESS CONTACT
nearlyneighborsmusical@gmail.com
https://nearlyneighborsmusical.com/

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