A new musical titled Red Sky by Jed Whedon is debuting in Los Angeles. Whedon is best known for executive producing Agents of SHIELD throughout the Marvel show’s seven-season run. Red Sky is “an epic sci-fi musical about how life endures in the aftermath of the end of the world.” Whedon wrote the original songs and co-wrote the book with his brother, Zack Whedon. The show will have its next staged reading on May 23rd at The Colony Theatre in Los Angeles.
Maurissa Tancharoen, Whedon’s co-EP on Agents of SHIELD, is producing the 29-Hour reading. Together, the real-life couple also co-wrote and appeared in Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. Dan Lipton is serving as Red Sky’s musical director. The reading will star Anthony Lee Medina (Hamilton), Jon Jon Briones (Hadestown), Lana McKissack (Countdown), John Clarence Stewart (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist), Mike Ostroski (The Morning Show), Ren Hanami (Lola), Julia Doty (Wizard of Oz), Jasiana Caraballo (Rent), and Carlos Ragas (The Brother’s Sun).
How To Watch Red Sky
Attendance at the staged reading of Red Sky on May 23rd is currently by invitation only. As stated in the press release, “The upcoming presentation builds on a successful 2025 table read at IAMA Theatre Company and represents a more fully realized version of the piece as it moves toward a full-scale production at the El Portal Theatre this fall.” You can learn more about the show below:
“Red Sky marks an ambitious new entry into storytelling for the stage from a team with a proven track record of blending genre with music in innovative ways,” the press release reads. “Red Sky explores resilience, survival, and the fragile threads of human connection that persist even after catastrophe. Blending cinematic scope with an intimate emotional core, the musical delivers a sweeping, character-driven narrative lifted by a dynamic original score.”
Check out RedSkyMusical.com for more info, and follow the show’s journey on Instagram.
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