The Incredible 6000-Ft Ladder to Heaven: A New Musical Fairytale

07/21/2019

AVAILABLE NOW -- Selections from our show featuring the ~heavenly~ 2019 Chicago Musical Theatre Festival cast and brand new orchestrations!! Stream the entire album for free at the link below, or purchase your very own digital copy. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed making it!

https://ryanpmartin.bandcamp.com/releases

02/25/2019

We are so thrilled and deeply honored to share that tonight our show was distinguished with 6 awards at the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival Awards:

Best of the Festival
Best Book (Ryan Martin)
Best Music (Ryan Martin)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Rachel Guth)
Best Director (Elliott Hartman)
Best Music Director (Annabelle Revak)

We're so grateful to Underscore Theatre Company for this amazing opportunity to present this original musical to hundreds of new audience members. Thank you also to our entire cast and company who all share in these wonderful recognitions!! We hope you'll stay tuned for what's next :)

02/23/2019

SCHEDULING UPDATE: Tonight's performance will begin at 7:30pm, not 7pm as previously stated.

We've had such a blast bringing this show to CMTF. We hope you can join us for our final journey into the sky!!

02/18/2019

"I’m so happy. Finally, I get to wax enthusiastically and unreservedly about a show at this year’s Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. The Incredible Six Thousand Foot Ladder to Heaven...is the kind of beautifully crafted piece one hopes to find at a festival like this."

Such a huge thank you to Jeffery Lyle Segal at the Times Square Chronicles (T2C) for this beautiful review!! This Tuesday's performance is sold out, but a few tickets are still available for our closing night Saturday February 23rd at 7:30pm––get yours today at cmtf.org/incredible-six-thousand!!

https://t2conline.com/the-incredible-six-thousand-foot-ladder-to-heaven-climbs-high-at-cmtf/

I’m so happy. Finally, I get to wax enthusiastically and unreservedly about a show at this year’s Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. The Incredible Six Thousand Foot Ladder to Heaven: A New Musical Fairy Tale, with book, music and lyrics by Ryan Martin, is the kind of beautifully crafted piece ...

02/12/2019

More performances this Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday! Critics are saying:

"Now go see it: Martin writes intelligently for children characters without getting twee, and his music is as driving as a far-fetched fairy tale mission needs it to be" --Patrick O'Brien, chicagolandmusicaltheatre.com

"Rachel Guth builds a momentous story in less than thirty-two bars. She pulls at your heartstrings with this fearless spontaneity that comes from being young which when viewed as an adult is both worrisome and inspiring....in this moment it's pure bliss, and a feeling worth holding onto" --chicagotheatretriathlon.com

02/11/2019

Now running through February 23rd at The Chicago Musical Theatre Festival! Tix and more info at:

www.cmtf.org/incredible-six-thousand

02/07/2019

Thank you so much to The Daily Northwestern for this awesome write up!! $15 tickets still available for both opening night shows Feb 8th at 7pm & 10pm—use code “CTW19” at checkout!

Ryan Martin and Elliott Hartman came into Northwestern University with a mutual love of theater but no definite plans of where to take their passions. They evolved from freshman-year roommates to classmates to friends, and have since graduated and become collaborators on Martin’s new original show...

02/06/2019

Opening Friday February 8th at 7pm & 10pm––buy your tickets today to be the first to experience this magical journey through the credible and the incredible!

02/06/2019

Huge thank you to Alec Karam at the Loyola Phoenix for this awesome feature! Read more about our world premiere musical opening this Friday February 8th at 7pm & 10pm. Use promo code "CTW19" for $15 tickets!!

In its well-known 1971 song, Led Zeppelin popularized the term stairway to heaven. Upcoming Chicago musical “The Incredible 6,000 Foot Ladder to Heaven”

02/05/2019

We open in only 3 days!! Get your tickets to this rambunctious world premiere musical today, and Like our page for videos, photos and more!

02/03/2019

Highlights from tech rehearsal 2.2.19

Running February 8-23rd at the Edge Theatre "Off-Broadway." Buy tickets today at www.cmtf.org/incredible-six-thousand

01/30/2019

Let Spider warm your frozen heart with this beautiful first look at "Someone to You." Get your tickets now to catch Maureen Sanderson live at https://www.cmtf.org/incredible-six-thousand