Oratorio For Living Things Tickets
About Oratorio For Living Things
See the singularly theatrical event The New York Times calls “profoundly strange and overwhelmingly beautiful." The unique musical Oratorio for Living Things returns off Broadway after its successful run at Ars Nova, now coming to the Pershing Square Signature Center at Signature Theatre where Christian is an artist in residence. A classical oratorio with a captivating blend of blues, gospel, jazz, and soul, Oratorio for Living Things in New York is not to be missed.
Christian is an Obie Award winner known for her distinct and spiritual musical vocabulary that touches on the profoundness, strangeness, and beauty of human life. Obie Award winner Lee Sunday Evans directs a virtuosic company of singers and instrumentalists who lead the audience through this sacred concert life no other, the exquisite Oratorio for Living Things off Broadway. See it for a strictly limited run only this fall.
Run time
1hr 30min. No intermission.
Categories
Age
Ages 13+.
Start date
September 30th, 2025
End date
November 16th, 2025
Oratorio For Living Things cast and creative team
By: Heather Christian
Songs by: Heather Christian
Director: Lee Sunday Evans
Producer: Signature Theatre
Cast list: Kirstyn Cae Ballard, Jonathan Christopher, Carla Duren, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Brian Flores, Jonny-James Kajoba, Barrie Lobo McLain, Ángel Lozada, Divya Maus, Ben Moss, Onyie Nwachukwu, and Dito Van Reigersberg, with Understudies Major Curda, Laura Darrell, Elisa Galindez, Jacob Ryan Smith
Sets: Krit Robinson
Costumes: Márion Talán de la Rosa
Lighting: Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
Sound: Nick Kourtides
Band: Fraser Campbell, Jane Cardona, Clerida Eltime, John Murchison, Odetta Hartman, Peter Wise
Other info: Original artwork and environmental design by Krit Robinson, music direction by Ben Moss, Latin consultation by Greg Taubman
Venue
The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center
More information about Oratorio For Living Things
Heather Christian writes the music and lyrics for this show that, if you missed it at Ars Nova or want to see it again, now comes to Signature as part of its 2025-26 season. Both otherworldly and achingly intimate, Oratorio for Living Things surrounds and uplifts the audience, creating a concert that is also an embrace thanks to the intimate staging that peels back complex layers of what it means to be alive on both a human and a cosmic scale.
This fall for a limited run, Oratorio for Living Things makes its highly anticipated return, celebrating our curiosity, wonder, and all we’re capable of becoming when in communion with each other. While the audience does not have to sing along in any fashion, you will become part of a thrilling community, highlighting the power of music as a vehicle for celebrating our shared history and creating a wondrous sense of togetherness.
What to watch for
- Heather Christian is a Drama Desk and two-time Obie Award-winning composer who is known for making music-centered shows and rituals.
- Lee Sunday Evans is a new-play director who staged the Pulitzer Prize finalist Dance Nation.
- Christian's musical podcast episode "Prime" for Soundstage was listed as one of Indiewire's favorite podcast episodes for 2020.
- Christian is also the composer and lyricist of upcoming Broadway-bound adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time written with Lauren Yee.
Frequently asked questions
What is Oratorio For Living Things about?
Oratorio for Living Things is a kind of thrilling concert, a special music-theatre event in which Heather Christian, and a live choir, celebrate organisms that have endured across eons and eons.
What is the running time of Oratorio For Living Things?
Oratorio For Living Things runs for 1hr 30min. No intermission.
Which theatre is Oratorio For Living Things at?
Oratorio For Living Things is at New York's The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center, which is located at 480 W 42nd St, New York, 10036.
How much are tickets for Oratorio For Living Things?
Oratorio For Living Things tickets start at $79.
What is the age recommendation for Oratorio For Living Things?
Ages 13+.
How do you get tickets for Oratorio For Living Things?
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