PRODUCTION PHOTOS AND VIDEOS BY BARBARA NORMAN, GEOFF COHEN, MEGAN ZIMMER, REED GIDEZ.

produced at The Duke on 42nd Street (NYMF),  The Canadian Embassy Theater (CAP FRINGE) & The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater (HHF)

featuring Paul Amodeo, Tiffan Borelli, Pierce Gidez, Amber A. Harris, Howard Kaye, Lisa Lamothe, Greg Laucella, Emily Otto,

Jason Reiff, Brittany Silver, Sarah Statler, and Jay Alan Zimmerman as himself.

“HILARIOUS” “INSPIRING” “CREATIVE” “AUTHENTIC” “MOVING” “SOPHISTICATED” “FLOOR-SHAKING”
 
* Backstage * DCist.com * The New York Times * Theatermania * Theater Is Easy * The Washington City Paper
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“A musical rife with atonality, creative use of the human voice and complex musical themes, leaving us with a different kind of appreciation for what music can do for all of us.” — CurtainUp
learn more about Jayhttp://www.musicbyJAZ.comshapeimage_9_link_0
contact us for bookings and licensingmailto:bookings@deafmusical.com?subject=booking%26licensingshapeimage_10_link_0
“FALL” demo by Gabrielle Stravelli
THE SONGS OF JAY ALAN ZIMMERMAN’S INCREDIBLY DEAF MUSICAL are like candid photographs. In real life, Jay wrote, recorded, and performed these songs from 2004 to 2010 using whatever he could think of: experimentation, video, music theory, recorded loops and sometimes even his own body. Like photos, they capture the real experience of the time in which they were created—the very moments when Jay desperately explored, suffered, questioned. All the accidental rawness, uniqueness, and sometimes unpleasant sounds are left intact, creating a textured score that reveals Jay’s struggle: a struggle with deafness, a struggle to make sense of life, and a struggle to keep creating music without hearing the notes.
“NEW YORK JAM” demo by Jason Reiff
“MY BREAK-UP” Jay Alan Zimmerman
“BUILDING A LIFE” demo by Jason Reiff
production photos of all the musical numbers