ABOUT THE PROJECT
Icons Only is a 3-person, 90-minute cabaret examining the lives of multiple extraordinary women of the 20th century and beyond, through the lens of musical theater songwriting. Each song takes the perspective of a different changemaker on the verge of her biggest breakthrough—which, at the time at which the song is sung, could also be her biggest future failure—to unearth unexpected similarities across different generations of boundary-breakers.

The piece explores cultural influencers ranging from Ella Fitzgerald, whose international success broke boundaries for performers of color and exploded stereotypes about the appetite for jazz; to Audrey Hepburn, who served as a spy in the Dutch resistance before becoming an award-winning actress and humanitarian; record-breaking pilot Grace Huntington; boundary-pushing Disney concept artist Mary Blair; and even characters inspired by multiple figures in the women-dominated pop sphere of the 2000s from the musical Crossover (Named to Philadelphia Inquirer’s “Theater to See this Week").

With songs that range in style from Latin jazz to rock, bossa nova, country, and more, Icons Only reveals untold stories of women unknown and revered alike to put audience members in their (often fabulous) shoes

MEET THE TEAM

Danielle Moore, Composer & Lyricist
Ella Bianchi, Stage Manager
Produced by ELevated Productions NYC

HOW YOUR SUPPORT HELPS
After a successful run at Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theater in Long Beach, CA, Icons Only will make its New York City debut as a staged concert reading at The Green Room 42 in October 2026. All fundraising efforts will be put towards paying our collaborators fairly for their time as artists, securing performance and rehearsal spaces, and covering other miscellaneous costs associated with producing a cabaret in NYC. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to a TBD local organization with a mission to uplift marginalized women.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

ELevated Productions NYC is a New York City-based production company dedicated to providing opportunities for the overlooked and underrepresented voices of musical theatre to have their voices heard through cabarets, staged readings, and other public events across the City. ELevated believes in meeting artists where they are at to help them grow into their dream roles as their full, true selves.

Icons Only by Danielle Moore