””’White Girl in Danger””’ is a satirical musical written by Michael R. Jackson. The show was first produced [[off-Broadway]] at the Kiser Theater in [[New York City]] in 2023.{{Cite web |last=McHenry |first=Jackson |date=2023-04-10 |title=White Girl in Danger Is a Bloody, Messy Take on the Soap |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/white-girl-in-danger-theater-review.html |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |last=Putnam |first=Leah |date=September 13, 2022 |title=A Strange Loop Creator Michael R. Jackson’s White Girl in Danger Musical to Premiere Off-Broadway |url=https://playbill.com/article/michael-r.-jacksons-new-musical-white-girl-in-dange-r-to-make-world-premiere-off-broadway |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Playbill.com}}
””’White Girl in Danger””’ is a satirical musical written by Michael R. Jackson. The show was first produced [[off-Broadway]] at the Kiser Theater in [[New York City]] in 2023.{{Cite web |last=McHenry |first=Jackson |date=2023-04-10 |title=White Girl in Danger Is a Bloody, Messy Take on the Soap |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/white-girl-in-danger-theater-review.html |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |last=Putnam |first=Leah |date=September 13, 2022 |title=A Strange Loop Creator Michael R. Jackson’s White Girl in Danger Musical to Premiere Off-Broadway |url=https://playbill.com/article/michael-r.-jacksons-new-musical-white-girl-in-dange-r-to-make-world-premiere-off-broadway |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Playbill.com Jackson originally developed the new musical intending for it to be part of a multi-year residency at the Vineyard Theatre.{{Cite web |title=Get a 1st Look at Michael R. Jackson’s White Girl in Danger Off-Broadway |url=https://playbill.com/article/get-a-1st-look-at-michael-r-jacksons-white-girl-in-danger-off-broadway |access-date=2026-06-28 |website=Playbill |language=en}}
The musical follows the citizens of Allwhite, a town filled with drama and intrigue worthy of a daytime [[soap opera]]. Keesha Gibbs and the other Blackgrounds have been relegated to backburner stories of slavery and police violence for all of theirs. Keesha is determined to step out of theBlackground and into the center of Allwhite’s juiciest stories.{{Cite web |last=Putnam |first=Leah |date=May 21, 2023 |title=Michael R. Jackson’s White Girl in Danger Completes Off-Broadway Run May 21 |url=https://playbill.com/article/michael-r.-jacksons-white-girl-in-danger-completes-off-broadway-run-may-21#:~:text=The%20Off%2DBroadway%20run%20of,Tony%20Kiser%20Theater%20May%2021. |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Playbill.com}}
The musical follows the citizens of Allwhite, a town filled with drama and intrigue worthy of a daytime [[soap opera]]. Keesha Gibbs and the other have been relegated to backburner stories of slavery and police violence for all of . Keesha is determined to step out of and into the center of Allwhite’s juiciest stories.{{Cite web |last=Putnam |first=Leah |date=May 21, 2023 |title=Michael R. Jackson’s White Girl in Danger Completes Off-Broadway Run May 21 |url=https://playbill.com/article/michael-r.-jacksons-white-girl-in-danger-completes-off-broadway-run-may-21#:~:text=The%20Off%2DBroadway%20run%20of,Tony%20Kiser%20Theater%20May%2021. |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Playbill.com}}
== Productions ==
== Productions ==
=== Off-Broadway (2023) ===
=== Off-Broadway (2023) ===
Previews of White Girl in Danger began on March 15 at the Kiser Theater. The show was produced by [[Vineyard Theatre]] and [[Second Stage Theater]] The show officially opened on April 10, 2023 and ran until May 21.{{Cite web |title=WHITE GIRL IN DANGER |url=https://ec2-44-209-117-37.compute-1.amazonaws.com/shows/whitegirlindanger/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Vineyard Theatre |language=en-US}} The show was directed by [[Lileana Blain-Cruz]] and choreographed by [[Raja Feather Kelly]].{{Cite magazine |last=Shaw |first=Helen |date=April 24, 2023 |title=White Girl In Danger |url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/theatre/white-girl-in-danger-05-22-23 |access-date=2023-10-07 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en}} The original off-Broadway cast included:
Previews of White Girl in Danger began on March 15 at the Kiser Theater. The show was produced by [[Vineyard Theatre]] and [[Second Stage Theater]] The show officially opened on April 10, 2023 and ran until May 21.{{Cite web |title=WHITE GIRL IN DANGER |url=https://ec2-44-209-117-37.compute-1.amazonaws.com/shows/whitegirlindanger/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Vineyard Theatre |language=en-US}} The show was directed by [[Lileana Blain-Cruz]] and choreographed by [[Raja Feather Kelly]].{{Cite magazine |last=Shaw |first=Helen |date=April 24, 2023 |title=White Girl In Danger |url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/theatre/white-girl-in-danger-05-22-23 |access-date=2023-10-07 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en}} The original off-Broadway cast included:
*Keesha Gibbs – [[Latoya Edwards]]
*Keesha Gibbs – [[Latoya Edwards]]
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=== Recordings ===
=== Recordings ===
The original cast recording was released on March 29, 2024.{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2024 |title=White Girl in Danger: A New Musical (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording) |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6vkyKRbAS1G8AbTjrQjdCo?si=kwTE4w2xTbi5oWwlQGTjLw |access-date=2026-06-28 |website=open.spotify.com}}
The original cast recording was released on March 29, 2024.
== Awards and nominations ==
== Awards and nominations ==
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2023 satirical stage musical by Michael R. Jackson
White Girl in Danger is a satirical musical written by Michael R. Jackson. The show was first produced off-Broadway at the Kiser Theater in New York City in 2023.[1][2] Jackson originally developed the new musical intending for it to be part of a multi-year residency at the Vineyard Theatre.[3]
The musical follows the citizens of Allwhite, a town filled with drama and intrigue worthy of, and blatantly satirizing, a daytime soap opera.[4] Keesha Gibbs and the other “Blackgrounds” have been relegated to backburner stories of slavery and police violence for all of their lives. Keesha is determined to step out of her role and into the center of Allwhite’s juiciest stories.[5] While she claims to be making this shift for her people, the move really comes from her own self-interest in being a larger part of the story.[6]
Off-Broadway (2023)
[edit]
Previews of White Girl in Danger began on March 15 at the Kiser Theater. The show was produced by Vineyard Theatre and Second Stage Theater.[7] The show officially opened on April 10, 2023 and ran until May 21.[8] The show was directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly.[9] The original off-Broadway cast included:
Keesha Gibbs – Latoya Edwards
Nell Gibbs – Tarra Conner Jones
Megan White – Molly Hager
Meagan Whitehead – Lauren Marcus
Maegan Whitehall – Alyse Alan Louis
Diane/Barbara/Judith – Liz Lark Brown
Matthew Scott/Scott Matthew/Zack Paul Gosselar – Eric William Morris
Florence – Kayla Davion
Abilene – Jennifer Fouché
Caroline – Morgan Siobhan Green
Tarik Blackwell – Vincent Jamal Hooper
Clarence – James Jackson Jr.
[8][10][11]
“Allwhite”
”White Girl in Danger”
”Basic”
”Matthew Scott”
”Scott Matthew”
”Zach Paul Gosselar”
”Stay in My Lane”
”Let’s Party”
”Mom’s Gonna Kill Mih”
“Run Away From Home”
“Run Away From Home Reprise”
”Stealin’ My Thunder”
“The Anti-Allwhite Diamond Fashion Show”
”Allwhite Men”
“The Killer Still Hasn’t Come for Me/White Girl in Danger Reprise”
”Lesbian Lesbian Sex Sex Sex”
”I Know Which Way My Semen Will Flow”
”Outrun the Story”
“Why I Kill”
”Struggle Sang”
”Centering Myself”
”Black Woman in the Driver’s Seat”
The original cast recording was released on March 29, 2024.[12]
Awards and nominations
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During its off-Broadway run, White Girl in Danger received five Drama Desk Award nominations: Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Outstanding Music, Outstanding Lyrics, and Outstanding Projection and Video Design.[8][13]
The show was also nominated for three Drama League Awards: Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and Distinguished Performance.[13]
^McHenry, Jackson (2023-04-10). “White Girl in Danger Is a Bloody, Messy Take on the Soap”. Vulture. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
^Putnam, Leah (September 13, 2022). “A Strange Loop Creator Michael R. Jackson’s White Girl in Danger Musical to Premiere Off-Broadway”. Playbill.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
^“Get a 1st Look at Michael R. Jackson’s White Girl in Danger Off-Broadway”. Playbill. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
^Als, Hilton (2023-04-03). “How Michael R. Jackson Remade the American Musical”. The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
^“Michael R. Jackson on the Soap Opera Origins of ‘White Girl in Danger’ (Published 2023)”. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
^Putnam, Leah (May 21, 2023). “Michael R. Jackson’s White Girl in Danger Completes Off-Broadway Run May 21”. Playbill.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
^“Michael R. Jackson’s White Girl in Danger Announces Complete Casting – TheaterMania.com”. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
^ abc“WHITE GIRL IN DANGER”. Vineyard Theatre. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
^Shaw, Helen (April 24, 2023). “White Girl In Danger”. The New Yorker. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
^Parent, Dylan (April 10, 2023). “It’s Called White Girl In Danger, But Michael R. Jackson’s New Musical Is Actually About Blackness”. Playbill.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
^Araujo, Roberto (May 3, 2023). “Michael R. Jackson’s ‘White Girl in Danger’ arrives Off-Broadway”. ny1.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
^“White Girl in Danger: A New Musical (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording)”. open.spotify.com. March 29, 2024. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
^ ab“White Girl In Danger — OFF-BROADWAY”. Playbill.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
