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SUMMARY:The Merboy Next Door: A New Musical in Concert
DESCRIPTION:What if your voice could control everyone around you — but 
 you still couldn’t figure out where you belong?\\nSet in 2003\\, The Me
 rboy Next Door is a new queer coming-of-age musical comedy about Finn\\, 
 a guarded 17-year-old in foster care who moves in with two gay foster dad
 s and discovers that his singing voice has extraordinary powers. Add supe
 rnatural sea mythology\\, early-2000s teen-movie nostalgia\\, competitive
  swimmers\\, and a spectacularly ill-advised high-school production of Mo
 by Dick\\, and you’ve got a funny\\, heartfelt story about family\\, id
 entity\\, trust\\, and finding home.\\nWritten by Jonathan Larson Grant r
 ecipient Joel B. New\\, directed by Elliott Mattox\\, with music directio
 n by Gillian Berkowitz\\, this one-night-only concert presentation featur
 es a cast of New York musical theatre performers.\\nThe approximately 90-
 minute performance will be followed by a conversation with Emily Collins\
 \, LCSW\\, of You Gotta Believe\\, exploring themes of foster care\\, per
 manency\\, and family.\\nMonday\\, November 16\\, 2026\\, at 7:00 PM\\nJa
 maica Center for Arts &amp\\; Learning (JCAL)\\n161-04 Jamaica Avenue\\, 
 Jamaica\\, Queens\\nTickets: $20 plus fees\\nTickets and information: htt
 ps://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-merboy-next-door-a-new-musical-in-concert-t
 ickets-1993022091727\\nThis event is made possible (in part) with public 
 funds from the Queens Arts Fund\\, a re-grant program supported by the Ne
 w York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City C
 ouncil and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts.\\nhttps://ww
 w.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/new-york/events/the-merboy-next-doo
 r-a-new-musical-in-concert-2026-11-16
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