BROMANCE
Bromance is a new musical with book by Michael Ian Walker, lyrics by Michael Ian Walker and Kyle Ewalt, and music by Kyle Ewalt. Bromance follows the comic misadventures of Marty, a lonely IT guy who learns the joys of Brotocol, aka the rules of being a real bro, after he meets three best bros on a fateful St. Patrick’s Day.
Bromance enjoyed its London premiere Off-West-End in October 2018 at the Other Palace Theatre.
“Bromance: The Dudesical is a gut-bustingly hilarious pop rock musical...The lyrics by Michael Ian Walker and Kyle Ewalt are well crafted and add an additional layer of humour to the already hilarious script...****” - The Spy in The Stalls
“****...The brotherhood of men laid hysterically bare.” – Reviews Gate
“We are glad to say that...the talent and the performances...are parallel in quality as any other West End show...The songs, written by Kyle Ewalt and Michael Ian Walker, are catchy and funny, guaranteed to make you laugh.” – West End Theatreland
“Think The Three Musketeers meets Seth Macfarlane’s Family Guy...There’s a great ride in store for everyone who goes with the bro-flow...****” – The Jewish Renaissance
“This is a brilliant ‘tongue-in-cheek’ look at what makes friends stay together, the weird things that will be overlooked and also asked of, under the banner of friendship...Go see it!” - NumbBum
“THIS show accurately represents the trials and tribulations of friendship and the beauty of finding your true best friends.” – The Henley Standard
“This is a hilarious take on Machismo...This show has been a sell-out for the run, but it will return sometime soon. So watch out for it. It is really worth it for a good belly laugh...****” - RemoteGoat
“The best new musical in town could well be Bromance at the Other Palace. Forget Company resuscitated, go there instead to discover what makes men cling together as nerd Marty bonds with Dick to the annoyance of Tom and Harry. Great tunes, lyrics, cast & very funny. A****premiere” – William Russell of the Glasgow Herald
BLACKOUT
Blackout is a new play about six strangers who collide on a street corner in Hell’s Kitchen during an extended NYC blackout and their struggle to hold onto what they found in the dark once the lights come back on.
Blackout premiered Off-Broadway at Theater Row, produced by The Cell Theater.
“Michael I. Walker’s likable dramatic comedy hinges on the power outage of August, 2003, when New Yorkers—still wary after 9/11—managed to let their guards down and forge immediate bonds. Set in Hell’s Kitchen, on the stoop of a jazz bar owned by a philosophical black saxophonist (Kevin Mambo), the play concerns the erotic collisions and realignments among a small group of strangers. The first to meet are a daffy Southern Baptist gal, whose love for James Baldwin inspired her ill-timed trip to New York, and a lonely, gay writer manqué. Other sorts of yin-yang pairings follow, and Walker’s dramatizations of them are especially lively.” - THE NEW YORKER
“Walker…shrewdly notes that people sometimes walk away from themselves during a crisis, opening themselves up for a brief time to become someone else -- someone better.” - VARIETY
“In Blackout, Michael I. Walker’s engaging, insightful new play… six strangers meet on a Hell's Kitchen street corner during the 2003 New York City blackout. They let down their guard and turn to one another for help and understanding, forging unexpected relationships that endure beyond the crisis.” - BACKSTAGE
“The wistful yearning that the characters express in Walker's new play…seems to come directly from TENNESSEE Williams' pen…Walker introduces characters who are both appealing and intriguing…Walker, with the often heightened language he gives his characters, demonstrates that he's a playwright whose work bears watching. It's an evening of theatrical promise, much like that night when New Yorkers rallied in complete darkness.” – AMERICAN THEATER WEB
“Inspired by the works of James Baldwin, 'Blackout,' is a clever, contemporary examination of sex, race, faith, and electrical power.” - AOL BLACK VOICES
LETTER FROM ALGERIA
Letters From Algeria is a new play that tells the story of three young Americans studying abroad, and reveals the class envy and emotional manipulation that dwell just below the surface of the ex-pat life, where everyone is trying to reinvent themselves. Sex. Drugs. Imperialism. Everybody's got something to write home about.
Letter From Algeria premiered Off-Broadway at the Abingdon Theater, produced by GroundUp Productions.
“Walker has a flair for crafting witty dialogue and vivid characters while juggling complex themes of class struggle and imperialism…this is a finely polished production, an excellent showcase for such a promising playwright.” - TheaterOnline