A Tribute to Jeff Richmond, featuring Tina Fey, Jonathan Groff & more! - Nova Ball 2019

On December 2, 2019, Ars Nova honored Jeff Richmond (from Ars Nova’s “Melancholy Baby!” to “Mean Girls” & “30 Rock”) and Joe Iconis (from Ars Nova’s “Bloodsong of Love” to “Be More Chill” & “Broadway Bounty Hunter”) and celebrated Ars Nova’s next wave of promising artists at NOVA BALL 2019. In this Tribute to Jeff Richmond, we harken back to Ars Nova's inaugural production in 2002, "Melancholy Baby!" — a musical version of Hamlet written by two guys named Jeff Richmond and Michael Thomas... pretending to be two guys named Heinzplatt and DeSelza. The opening of Act II featured a tribute to Heinzplatt and DeSelza. Bob Balaban introduces an excerpt from that show, with full dramaturgical context, performed by a rockstar lineup including Tina Fey, Jonathan Groff, Jack McBrayer, Audra McDonald, Kate Rockwell, Kyle Selig, Jennifer Simard, Greg Hildreth & more. For more information about Ars Nova visit ARSNOVANYC.COM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seonjae Kim (Director) Mary-Mitchell Campbell (Music Director) Kimie Nishikawa (Production Designer) Jeanette Oi-suk Yew (Lighting Designer) Ian Kagey (Sound Designer) Kameron Neal (Video/Projection Designer) Joseph Fernandez Jr. (Production Stage Manager) Ryan Dobrin (Assistant Director) Jenny Gorelick (Line Producer) Lida Richardson (Assistant Line Producer) Simon Henriques (Script Consultant) Austin Christopher Davis (Voiceover) Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Nicholas Connors & Geoffrey Ko (Arrangements & Orchestrations) Casey Hushion (Choreography) Mike Pacifico & Mark Galinovsky (Music Assistants) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Video by Adventure We Can Thumbnail Photo by Emilio Madrid