{"id":344025,"date":"2026-09-11T15:02:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/344025\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T15:02:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:02:33","slug":"broadway-will-get-a-1-night-only-industrial-ramp-bill-pay-musical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/344025\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadway Will Get a 1-Night-Only Industrial Ramp Bill Pay Musical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Online bill paying platform Ramp will stage an original industrial musical for one night only on Broadway this month.\u00a0Bill Pay The Musical, featuring a book by <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/kevin-zak\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Zak<\/a> (Ginger Twinsies)\u00a0and music and lyrics by <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/jason-michael-snow-vault-0000061593\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Michael Snow<\/a> (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/the-book-of-mormon-eugene-oneill-theatre-vault-0000013715\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Book of Mormon<\/a>), will bow at the Broadhurst Theatre September 25.<\/p>\n<p>And the company has recruited a starry group for the cast, led by Tony winner <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/billy-porter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Porter<\/a> (<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/kinky-boots-al-hirschfeld-theatre-vault-0000013982\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kinky Boots<\/a>),\u00a0Titanic film star <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/billy-zane-vault-0000031087\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Zane<\/a>, and <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/jessica-vosk-vault-0000123020\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jessica Vosk<\/a> (Beaches,\u00a0<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/production\/wicked-broadway-gershwin-theatre-2003\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wicked<\/a>). The performance will also feature <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/rema-webb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rema Webb<\/a> as Rampa, and an ensemble comprising\u00a0<a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/karli-dinardo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Karli Dinardo<\/a>, <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/katie-griffith-performer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Griffith<\/a>, Indya Lincicome, <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/drew-minard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drew Minard<\/a>, <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/shannon-mullen-performer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shannon Mullen<\/a>, <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/cole-newburg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Newburg<\/a>, Will Porter, and <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/brandon-stonestreet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Stonestreet<\/a>. Casting is by <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/patrick-goodwin-vault-0000123526\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Goodwin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to press notes, attendees\u00a0can expect to hear original music, jokes, and &#8220;playful references to Ramp&#8217;s AI-powered bill pay product.&#8221; The musical, crafted in the style of the industrial musicals of the mid-20th century,\u00a0is the company&#8217;s latest comedic marketing push, following viral campaigns as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DP9iCX8D3cX\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brian&#8217;s Office<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSgZLG8kYWL\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Funeral for the Penny<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/brianshair.com\/products\/brian-hair\u2122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brian&#8217;s Hair<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Ramp made a real Broadway musical starring Billy Porter and Billy Zane. It\u2019s a show about bills, by Bills, starring Bills\u2014with original songs, full choreography, and an actual Broadway playwright,&#8221; says Ramp co-founder and co-CEO Eric Glyman in a statement. &#8220;In the 1950s and \u201960s, America\u2019s biggest companies staged lavish musicals about cars, appliances, and soda. Somewhere along the way, we lost our nerve. We\u2019re bringing back the industrial musical.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Keaton Wooden is directing the project, which will feature choreography by Antoinette DiPietropolo; music direction by <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/adam-laird\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Laird<\/a>; music supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/ben-cohn-vault-0000002510\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Cohn<\/a>; scenic design by Paul Tate de Poo III; costume design by <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/andrea-hood-designer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrea Hood<\/a>; lighting design by <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/karen-spahn-vault-0000003280\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Karen Spahn<\/a>; sound design by Sun Hee &#8220;Sunny&#8221; Kil; and wig, hair, and makeup design by <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/j-jared-janas-vault-0000124196\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">J. Jared Janas<\/a> and <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/dotty-petersen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dotty Petersen<\/a>. Ella Raymont is associate director.<\/p>\n<p>Kendall Tucker and Amber Layne are producing for Ramp. The producing team also includes <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/ryan-bogner-producer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Bogner<\/a>, Tracey Stroock McFarland, and Zachary Thomas Hedner. Production partners include Broadway &amp; Beyond Theatricals, <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/dr-theatrical-management\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DR Theatrical Management<\/a>, Tandem Production Partners, 7 Miles Global, and <a data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/super-awesome-friends\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super Awesome Friends<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those interested in attending can enter a ticket lottery at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billpaythemusical.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BillPaytheMusical.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Online bill paying platform Ramp will stage an original industrial musical for one night only on Broadway this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":344026,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-344025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}