THANK YOU!!!
With your help, Banned in Boston “The Age of the Variant” raised over $560,000 for Urban Improv!
We couldn’t have done it without you!
Written and Scored by:
Faith Soloway
Featuring:
Jane Lynch (of Glee) & Tim Meadows (of SNL)
Cast:
Michael Bobbitt – Executive Director, Massachusetts Cultural Council
Orlando Baxter – Emcee, Comedian
Jim Braude – Co-host, WGBH Boston Public Radio
Brad Brown – Owner, Blue Frog Bakery
Ginger Brown – JP Main Streets
Sonia Chang-Díaz – MA State Senator
Steve Conine – Co-Chairman, Wayfair
William “Mo” Cowan – Chief Legal and External Affairs Officer, Devoted Health
Margery Eagan – Co-host, WGBH, Boston Public Radio
Linda Dorcena Forry – VP of Diversity, Inclusion & Community, Suffolk Construction
David Howse – VP of Office of the Arts & Executive Director, Emerson College
Kendra Hicks Lara – Boston City Councilor, District Six
Shirley Leung – Columnist, The Boston Globe
Amina Michel-Lord – Educator, Mission Hill School
Jim McGovern – US Congressman
Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA – President & CEO, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
JC Monahan – News Anchor, NBC Boston
Robert Rivers – Chairman & CEO, Eastern Bank
Shayna Seymour – Co-Host, WCVB-TV’s Chronicle
Sally Taylor – Musician & Artist
Corey Thomas – President & CEO, Rapid7
URBAN IMPROV ENSEMBLE:
Faith Soloway, Artistic Director
IJ Chan
Cooper Evello
Lillian Gomes
Mike Casey
Zeenia Kolah
Jackson Jirard
Merle Perkins
Holly Tarnower
Banned in Boston in the News
WCVB: Shayna Seymour to Appear in Rehearsal for Life’s Virtual Banned in Boston APRIL 14, 2022.
BROADWAY WORLD: “Rehearsal for Life announces ‘Banned in Boston’” APRIL 8, 2022.
JAMAICA PLAIN GAZETTE: “Rehearsal for Life announces ‘Banned in Boston’” APRIL 8, 2022.
DIG BOSTON: “Banned in Boston Virtual Musical Debuts” APRIL 6, 2022.
NEW TV: “‘INNOVATION SHOWCASE: REHEARSAL FOR LIFE, FEATURING BANNED IN BOSTON” APRIL 3, 2022.
WGBH MORNING EDITION: “Virtual ‘Banned in Boston’ tackles the awkwardness of school during a pandemic” APRIL 1, 2022
JAMAICA PLAIN NEWS: JP Nonprofit Rehearsal for Life Presenting Musical ‘Banned in Boston’ MARCH 10, 2022.
Co-Chairs & Host Committee:
Fiona & James Benenson
Lena & Brent Berc
Robin & Ted Clark
Francie & Jon Karlen
Kristina & Patrick Lyons
Farrell & Tom O’Rourke
Julie & Jeff Stuecken
Madelyn & Jon Terbell
Yujing Li
Thank you to our generous corporate sponsors. Your support helps empower Boston’s youth.