"I mean this: Pro-rated, considering that this 17-year-old [composer/writer] had spent comparatively few days on this planet, Prom was the best musical I'd ever read."

—Peter Filichia's Diary, Theatermania.com

Derrick Wang and Prom to be featured at Off-Broadway NEO7 concert

March 26, 2011

Derrick Wang will be featured as composer, lyricist, and pianist at the York Theatre Company’s NEO7, a benefit concert celebrating “New, Emerging, Outstanding” musical theater writers. NEO7 will take place Monday, May 16, 2011 at 7:30pm at Saint Peter’s Theatre in New York, NY.

Derrick Wang will appear in person to perform a selection from his musical Prom with a vocalist to be announced at a later date. A champagne and dessert reception will follow the performance.

  • For tickets, call (212) 935-5824, ext. 215.
  • For directions, visit the York Theatre Company’s website.
  • For more information about NEO7, visit the York Theatre Company’s website.

Prom, a musical about the end of innocence in the age of smartphones, has had selections featured at Harvard University, Yale University, Joe’s Pub at the New York Public Theater, and Baltimore’s Center Stage. [Read more about Prom here.]

NEO7 announcement in Playbill

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