Coming Soon!
60 min - Theater For Young Audiences - 6 Cast
Full Length - Family Live Stage Edition
Hey Hip Hop Heads! From the Hip Hop Cinderella writing team, Rona Siddiqui and Scott Elmegreen, comes an exciting new virtual version of
HIP HOP CHRISTMAS CAROL
Set in contemporary times, this fresh, beat driven musical is inspired by Charles Dickens' iconic masterpiece with adaptation by Linda Chichester and David Coffman.
The show embraces the true heart of hip hop which encourages us to keep it real and express yourself.
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CREATIVES
RONA SIDDIQUI
MUSIC & LYRICS
A composer/lyricist based in NYC. Awards: 2020 Jonathan Larson Grant, 2019 Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award, ASCAP Foundation Mary Rodgers/Lorenz Hart Award, ASCAP Foundation/Max Dreyfus Scholarship. Named one of Broadway Women's Fund's Women to Watch. Shows: Salaam Medina: Tales of a Halfghan, One Good Day, The Tin, Treasure in NYC. Concerts: Rona Siddiqui: Halfghan on a Mission at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Rona's Turn at Feinstein's/54 Below. Featured Artist: Wicked's 16th anniversary commemoration Flying Free, 24 Hour Musicals, Prospect Theater Company, The Civilians, the NYC Gay Men's Chorus, 52nd St Project.
SCOTT ELMEGREEN
BOOK
Scott’s family shows include THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS, LIVE! THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE (Bay Area Children’s Theatre; national tour); IVY + BEAN, THE MUSICAL (BACT; South Coast Rep; Atlantic Theater Company; national tour; pub. Theatrical Rights Worldwide); LADYBUG GIRL AND BUMBLEBEE BOY, THE MUSICAL (BACT; national tour); and AWESOME ALLIE, FIRST KID ASTRONAUT (Vital Theatre, planetariums, pub. TRW). He wrote the music for COLIN QUINN LONG STORY SHORT (Broadway/Helen Hayes Theater; HBO; national tour), and his play STRAIGHT (NYTimes Critics’ Pick Off-Broadway; pub. Dramatic Publishing Company) has been produced across the country and around the world. He teaches musical theatre libretto- and songwriting at the University of Chicago, and writes sci-fi novels under a pseudonym (HarperCollins Publishers). Education: Princeton University.
LINDA CHICHESTER
STORY ADAPTATION
Cofounder of Hip Hop Musicals.com. A BFA graduate of Hofstra University and CTI Commercial Theater Institute Seminars. A member of Women In Music, Linda has shepherded the development process various musicals through readings, workshops, productions, and raised financing. Additionally, Linda scouts shows Broadway and Off Broadway shows for overseas buyers.
DAVID COFFMAN
STORY ADAPTATION
Cofounder Hip Hop Musicals.com. Conceived and produced the Latino Off Broadway musical 4 Guys Named José. Conceived and produced the musical Blackbirds of Broadway which started at the National Alliance of Musical Theater Festival and played regional theaters across the U.S., the Montreal Jazz Festival and two European tours. David is also the Managing Director of Sundance Productions Inc, which is the New York office of BB Promotion GmbH, which one of the leading firms providing high quality musicals and live entertainment in Europe including international tours of West Side Story and The Harlem Gospel Singers. Also New York representative for Scandinavia's largest theatrical stage rights agency, Nordiska ApS, David has negotiated international licenses the foreign language live stage rights for many Broadway musicals including: The Addams Family, Flashdance, Hairspray, Spring Awakening, The Full Monty, Avenue Q (Helsinki), Wicked (Helsinki), The Last Ship, Next To Normal. Additionally, negotiated licenses for Cats and Rock of Ages in Mexico. David speaks at Commercial Theater Institute and at the seminars on the international licensing of Broadway musicals.