Unregulated is a darkly funny new musical from Marcia Belsky about emotional collapse in an unlivable future. In 2045, a deadly storm, a coffee shop meltdown, and one impossibly indecisive customer send Sarah spiraling into a job search from hell. The weather is getting worse, the systems are failing, and nobody can keep it together for long! Sharp, absurd, and a little too familiar, Unregulated asks what happens when survival itself starts to feel like customer service.
Opener: James Tom
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Unregulated: A Musical will stream live from Ars Nova on Ars Nova Supra. Following the live stream, you’ll be able to watch the show on-demand for up to a year. Get a cancel-anytime $15/mo subscription to stream live or on-demand.
Marcia Belsky is a New York City based stand-up comedian, writer and musician. She is best known for her song 100 Tampons. With Drew Anderson, she co-wrote Underdogs: an Audible original musical series starring Alan Cumming and more. She has been featured on NPR, BBC & more.
Based in Queens, Talk Bazaar / Alex DeSimine is a composer with many hats. Recent works have included art documentary scores, the performance of an original piece with the 60-person Brooklyn Choir Project, and an LP that straddles the sonic worlds of indie rock, electronica, acid jazz, ambient, and folk. Beyond their solo work and film composition work, Talk Bazaar is often on- and off-stage supporting the visions of other friends and confidantes, including Hannah Frances, Tasha, Panther Hollow, Ackerman, and Alexia Avina. Working with Marcia Belsky on “Unregulated” is the continuation of a musical relationship that started with producing Marcia’s full length album “Everyone Should Be My Exact Same Age.” But this time, there’s tranquilizers.
James Tom is a stand-up comic, actor, and writer, gleefully providing the trans, queer, Asian American, millennial twink perspective that everyone never knew they wanted. James can be seen & heard in Bradley Cooper’s IS THIS THING ON?, the Hulu Feature CRUSH, HBO Max’s LOVE LIFE, Adult Swim’s TUCA & BERTIE, and on Hannah Gadsby’s GENDER AGENDA, on Netflix. He was previously a story editor on HBO Max’s OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH. His writing has been published by Reductress, Shondaland, and Condé Nast’s Them, and he wrote for the Audible/Broadway Video series HOT WHITE HEIST, produced by Alan Cumming. James has been featured in The New York Times, Vice, Ozy, Forbes, NowThis, Vulture’s Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2021, and was selected as a New Face at the 2021 Just For Laughs Festival.
This show will take place at Ars Nova, located at 511 W 54th Street, New York, NY 10019.
Seating is general admission and first-come first-served. So, the earlier you arrive at the theater, the more choice you’ll have about where you sit! (Bonus: cheapest drinks in Midtown are at Bars Nova!)
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Ars Nova is uncensored. We provide content advisories — to the best of our ability — to inform audiences when shows contain racial violence, racist language, sexual violence or nudity. We provide information about this type of content in advance, based on our core values, so that each audience member can make an informed decision about if and how they’d like to engage with that content. We welcome artists to share additional information about their shows based on their own core values.
Ars Nova is wheelchair accessible. If you wish or need to remain in your wheelchair throughout the show, our staff will remove the theater chair. This can be done by letting us know your needs/plans in advance; just email Taylor Rey. It can also be done without prior notice when you arrive! If you wish to transfer to the theater seat from your wheelchair, we are happy to store your wheelchair or motorized mobility aid in the lobby during the performance. The House Manager will return your mobility device to you at the end of the performance as this show has no intermission.
About 25% of the seating is on the ground floor of the theater and does not require using stairs to access. There are five six-inch steps to get into the building.
All remaining seats require no less than one and no more than three steps to access.
Licensed service animals (any dogs that are trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities) are welcome at Ars Nova. They must rest in your seating area throughout the performance and are unable to occupy the aisle. Please bring proof of certification or a license for your service animal and be prepared to present it to the House Manager upon request. You can send advance notice to tix@arsnovanyc.com, which is appreciated, but not required.
Our bathrooms are stalled, all gender restrooms – everyone is welcome to use any bathroom of their choice. We have two single-person restrooms in the lobby; with the wheelchair accessible option located right outside the theater on the first floor (doors 7 feet 10 inches x 3 feet 10.5 inches).
We have space that can be made to offer privacy for feeding should you need at any time. See the House Manager onsite and they will arrange a comfortable space, with storage and refrigeration for your materials.
The audience seating locations could be in, around and throughout the playing area. Performers will be within 3’ of you.
The seating is a combination of chairs.
Black Chairs with back: 19” wide x 32.25” high x 21.75” deep with a 500lb capacity
Black Counter height: 16.5” wide x 38” high x 18” deep with a 500lb capacity
The doors for entry into the building are 7 feet 10.5 inches x 3 feet 7 inches (external) and 7 feet 10 inches x feet 10.5 inches (internal).
Box Office height is 3 feet 6 inches and the Bar height is 3 feet 8.5 inches.
