Alex Wyse: Last News

Their song of purple summer! Upon Spring Awakening’s Broadway debut, it catapulted stars Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff and Skylar Astin to fame — and created an original musical that inspired a generation.

A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet is a hit new musical playing Off-Broadway in New York City and we caught up with the show’s creators and stars to learn more about them!

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaTravis Coles and Michael Urie are starring in “Summoning Sylvia,” a LGBTQ+ horror comedy.The feature film recently wrapped production, and its previously unannounced cast also includes Frankie Grande (“Henry Danger”), Nicholas Logan (“I Care a Lot”), Troy Iwata (“Dash & Lily”), Noah Ricketts (Frozen), Sean Grandillo (“Scream: The TV Series”), Camden Garcia (“Station 19”), and Veanne Cox (“You’ve Got Mail”). “Summoning Sylvia” was written and directed by Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse, who previously created the Emmy-nominated digital series “Indoor Boys.”“Summoning Sylvia” centers on a gay bachelor party that takes a spooky turn when sinister spirits are suddenly summoned.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIn another sign that New York’s cultural life is coming back after a long COVID-era hiatus, “A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet” will premiere in September. The show will be the first new musical to debut Off-Broadway since the pandemic shutdown went into effect in March 2020.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticEXCLUSIVE: Broadway and TV writers, actors and directors Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse have signed with ICM for literary representation across all media.Taylor is best known for performances in Broadway’s Spongebob Squarepants musical and Rock of Ages and, on TV, Smash and The Good Wife. Wyse appeared in Broadway’s Waitress and Spring Awakening, and on TV in Iron Fist and The Bold and the Beautiful.The two first partnered as writers on the Emmy-nominated digital series Indoor Boys, with three seasons now streaming at http://www.indoorboys.tv.