Bringing together theater's most exciting new songwriters and composers, NEXT@LCT3 is a concert series featuring original music in the intimate setting of Lincoln Center Theater's Claire Tow Theater. Each week, a new act will perform both new music and the songs you already love. This once-in-a-lifetime event gives audiences the chance to experience the great composer/songwriters of our time up close and personal.
NEXT@LCT3: Michael R. Jackson
April 26-April 30 @ 7:30 PM
Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning writer and composer Michael R. Jackson will perform some of his best-known works as well as some special rarities. Hear new music and instant classics from the creator of last season's Tony Award-winning Best Musical, A Strange Loop.
NEXT@LCT3: Melissa Li and Kit Yan
May 3-May 7 @ 7:30 PM
Award-winning queer Asian-American writing team Melissa Li and Kit Yan are back on stage together for the first time since 2010. Hear songs from their musical theater catalog (and maybe a song or two from their touring days as Good Asian Drivers).
NEXT@LCT3: The Bengsons
May 9-May 14 @ 7:30 PM (no performance May 11)
Experience the incredible artists that The New York Times says are "taking up Stephen Sondheim's mantle of exquisite ambivalence." The award-winning composing and performing duo return to LCT for another powerful and moving evening of their original music.
NEXT@LCT3: John Gallagher, Jr.
May 17-May 21 @ 7:30 PM
Tony Award-winning actor John Gallagher, Jr. (Spring Awakening) lights up the stage with an intimate evening of stories and songs. Playing beloved selections from his first two albums and new songs from his eagerly anticipated third, Johnny and his acoustic guitar-- and surprise special guests! -- will make for an unforgettable night.
