Tyrone L. Robinson

Tyrone L. Robinson

TYRONE L. ROBINSON's works include Show Way the musical (with Jacqueline Woodson - The Kennedy Center), Strong Inside (adapted from the New York Times best selling book Strong Inside by Andrew Maraniss - Nashville Children's Theatre), and Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream (with Nichole Jackson, adapted from the award winning book by Crystal Hubbard - Children's...
TYRONE L. ROBINSON's works include Show Way the musical (with Jacqueline Woodson - The Kennedy Center), Strong Inside (adapted from the New York Times best selling book Strong Inside by Andrew Maraniss - Nashville Children's Theatre), and Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream (with Nichole Jackson, adapted from the award winning book by Crystal Hubbard - Children's Theatre of Charlotte).
Additional Commissions include TheatreWorks USA and First Stage Milwaukee (2021 AMPLIFY Series).
Robinson is a recipient of the ASCAP Frederick Loewe Award, an Off-Broadway Alliance Award nominee, Joseph Jefferson Award winner (Chicago), and Evelyn Russel Layton Award winner.
Tyrone is a proud graduate of a HBCU, frequent volunteer with BC/EFA and Broadway Serves, and he has worked on the two most famous streets in the world: Wall Street and Broadway! MFA NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

Plays

  • Show Way (By Jacqueline Woodson, Music and Lyrics by Tyrone L. Robinson) by Tyrone L. Robinson
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: adaptation, adventure + 5 more
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    Keyword: black history, family legacy + 5 more
    Genre: adaptation, adventure, drama, musical, opera, period, young audiences
    Keyword: black history, family legacy, Black Pride, black opera, Enslavement, American slavery, slavery
    Soonie's great-grandma was just seven years old when she was sold to a big plantation without her ma and pa, with only some fabric and needles to call her own. She began to stitch a Show Way, a quilt with secret meanings to show enslaved people the way to freedom. As each generation passes, the Show Way shines a light on the past and paves a road to the future, stitching together possibility and promise....
    Soonie's great-grandma was just seven years old when she was sold to a big plantation without her ma and pa, with only some fabric and needles to call her own. She began to stitch a Show Way, a quilt with secret meanings to show enslaved people the way to freedom. As each generation passes, the Show Way shines a light on the past and paves a road to the future, stitching together possibility and promise. Adapted from the Newbury Honor book by Jacqueline Woodson.
  • Strong Inside by Tyrone L. Robinson
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adaptation, biography + 6 more
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    Keyword: Desegregation, American Racism + 5 more
    Genre: adaptation, biography, docudrama/historic, drama, movement/physical, period, political, young audiences
    Keyword: Desegregation, American Racism, Collegiate sports, 20th century American history, black history, african american history, basketball
    The inspirational true story of an athlete turned civil rights trailblazer. When "King of the Boards” Perry Wallace is recruited and accepted to Vanderbilt University, his future not only changes, the country’s changes as well. Wallace makes history as the first African American to play college basketball in the deeply segregated Southeastern Conference. But how do you do something you love while...
    The inspirational true story of an athlete turned civil rights trailblazer. When "King of the Boards” Perry Wallace is recruited and accepted to Vanderbilt University, his future not only changes, the country’s changes as well. Wallace makes history as the first African American to play college basketball in the deeply segregated Southeastern Conference. But how do you do something you love while surrounded by hate? This powerful play is adapted from the New York Times bestseller Strong Inside by Andrew Maraniss and is a portrait of fortitude, portraying how Wallace met unthinkable challenges head on.
  • Step Kids a hip-hop musical (Concept, Book, Music, and Lyrics by Tyrone L. Robinson, Additional Music and Lyrics by Postell Pringle) by Tyrone L. Robinson
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    8–12
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    Genre: movement/physical, musical
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    Keyword: teamwork, collaboration + 8 more
    Genre: movement/physical, musical
    Keyword: teamwork, collaboration, power, diverse cast, African-American History, infatuation, LGBTQ teens, Youth Theatre, black history, rap and hip hop
    A group of seemingly unconnected students find common ground in the most unlikely of places – the tryouts for their school’s competitive step dance team.
  • Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream (Music and Lyrics by Tyrone L. Robinson, Book and Lyrics by Nichole Jackson) by Tyrone L. Robinson
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 5 more
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    Keyword: baseball, Girls in sports + 2 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, fantasy, movement/physical, musical, period, young audiences
    Keyword: baseball, Girls in sports, depression era, 1930s
    With the crack of a bat, Marcenia Lyle rounds the bases with ease and slides into home. It’s the ballfield she knows and loves best. So when famous baseball manager Gabby Street comes scouting players for summer camp, Marcenia steps up to the plate to compete. She’s determined to pursue her passion and defy the naysayers who discourage her from following her dream because she’s a girl. Catching the Moon tells...
    With the crack of a bat, Marcenia Lyle rounds the bases with ease and slides into home. It’s the ballfield she knows and loves best. So when famous baseball manager Gabby Street comes scouting players for summer camp, Marcenia steps up to the plate to compete. She’s determined to pursue her passion and defy the naysayers who discourage her from following her dream because she’s a girl. Catching the Moon tells the spirited story of the Black girl who grew up to become “Toni Stone," the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team. Adapted from the award winning book Catching the Moon by Crystal Hubbard.
  • The Rapunzel Club (Book and Music by Tyrone L. Robinson, Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jason Rhyne) by Tyrone L. Robinson
    Cast: 
    9–20
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    Genre: adaptation, adventure + 9 more
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    Keyword: zoom, Youth Theatre + 8 more
    Genre: adaptation, adventure, comedy, fable/folktale, fantasy, musical, period, satire, science fiction, young audiences, zoom
    Keyword: zoom, Youth Theatre, friendship, fitting in, teamwork, adventure, action, imagination, Problem Solving, Fantasy
    Magic spells, a secret club, and an angry dragon on the loose…When a powerful dragon is unleashed in the land, the villagers of Sunnyshire relocate to a high tower for protection. Tired of living inside the tower walls, a group of three unlikely friends unite to form The Rapunzel Club -- and hatch a high-stakes plan to defeat the dragon and return to normal life.

    Our kid heroes join forces with a...
    Magic spells, a secret club, and an angry dragon on the loose…When a powerful dragon is unleashed in the land, the villagers of Sunnyshire relocate to a high tower for protection. Tired of living inside the tower walls, a group of three unlikely friends unite to form The Rapunzel Club -- and hatch a high-stakes plan to defeat the dragon and return to normal life.

    Our kid heroes join forces with a first-time knight and an expert sorceress, and use a combination of science, bravery and quick-thinking to save their kingdom.
  • Collection of 15-minute TYA musicals (By Tyrone L. Robinson, Cassidy Dermott, and Joe Zaydon) by Tyrone L. Robinson
    Cast: 
    8–25
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 7 more
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    Keyword: adventure, New York City history + 7 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, fantasy, musical, mystery/thriller, period, radio drama, science fiction, young audiences
    Keyword: adventure, New York City history, Youth Theatre, tya, jazz music, swing music, time travel, video games, team work
    The Great Grand Central Heist: Time travel and a secret tunnel buried deep under one of New York City's most historic and controversial landmarks. (Book & Lyrics by Cassidy Dermott, Music by Tyrone L. Robinson)

    Free The Spatulans: A group of government agents at "Area 51" learn that they have more in common with the aliens they hold captive than they thought. (Book by Joe...
    The Great Grand Central Heist: Time travel and a secret tunnel buried deep under one of New York City's most historic and controversial landmarks. (Book & Lyrics by Cassidy Dermott, Music by Tyrone L. Robinson)

    Free The Spatulans: A group of government agents at "Area 51" learn that they have more in common with the aliens they hold captive than they thought. (Book by Joe Zaydon, Music & Lyrics by Tyrone L. Robinson)

    Curse of the Cirqueverse: A group of middle-schoolers get sucked into a circus-themed video game and must work together to fight their way back to reality before they're all out of lives! (Book & Lyrics by Cassidy Dermott, Music by Tyrone L. Robinson)