Music by Julia Meinwald
Full-length musical
9 women, 2 men
Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps, and Kerri Strug made up the first U.S. women’s gymnastics team to win Olympic gold at the 1996 Atlanta games. The Magnificent Seven imagines their inner lives on the two days of team competition, as they reach for their young dreams and their faces on the Wheaties box, all leading up to a star-making (and ankle breaking) vault heard ’round the world.
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Development History
2023 World Premiere Production
Flint Repertory Theatre
Catie David, Director / Duane Lee Holland Jr, Choreographer / Jeremy Robin Lyons, Music Director
Featuring Bret Beaudry, Alex Finke, Emi Fishman, Beth Guest, Bryana Hall, Scott Anthony Joy, Amanda Kuo, Mary Paige Rieffel, Hana Slevin, Monica Spencer, Phoebe Strole
2022 Developmental Production
Theatre Row
Nikki DiLoreto, Director / Jessica Walker, Choreographer / Alex Ratner, Music Director
Featuring Holly Gould, Sam Heldt, MinJi Kim, Kylie Lavrenchik, Amy Linden, Ellen Condon Macy, Evan Maltby, Allison Posner, Lynne Marie Rosenberg, Libby Servais, Josslyn Shaw, Racquel Williams
2019 Reading
Urban Stages
Nikki DiLoreto, Director / Rich Silverstein, Music Director
Featuring Kim Blanck, Ally Bonino, Nikita Burdein, Rachel Flynn, Kendyl Ito, Ellen Condon Macy, Madison Mullahey, Allison Posner, Lynne Marie Rosenberg, Ryan Speakman, Tatiana Wechsler
2019 Reading
Flint Repertory Theatre New Works Festival (Flint, MI)
Michael Lluberes, Director / Rich Silverstein, Music Director
Featuring Samantha Carter, Shelby Coleman, Stephanie Dean, Emily Fishman, Paul Gregor, Paul Nelson Gregory, Taylor Katherine Jones, Annadelle Kimber, Amanda Kuo, Mary Paige Reiffel, Paige VanSickle
2016 Sharing
Fresh Ground Pepper @ Cloud City
Nikki DiLoreto, Director / Rich Silverstein, Music Director
Featuring Shaleah Adkisson, Ally Bonino, Amy Linden, Ellen Macy, Gillian Munsayac, Ned Riseley, Lynne Marie Rosenberg, Keith Rubin, Dana Steingold, Emily Walton
2016 Concert
Dixon Place
Alex Ratner, Music Director
Featuring Collin Batten, Ally Bonino, Amy Linden, Ellen Macy, Elexis Morton, Gillian Munsayac, Lynne Marie Rosenberg, Dana Steingold, Dustin Sullivan, Emily Walton
Media
Flint Repertory Theatre
March-April 2023 World Premiere
Photos by Jenifer Veloso & Jake DeGroot
Theatre Row
July 2022 Equity Showcase
Photos by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade
Fresh Ground Pepper Playgroup Festival
December 2016 Reading @ Cloud City
Photos by C. Mead Jackson