Exclusive: Get Your First Listen To Maia Reficco’s UP & AWAY from Zack Zadek’s DEATHLESS

Anytime we can bring you new music, it’s a good day here at Theatrely and boy do we have a treat for you today. Deathless, a new indie-folk musical with music and lyrics by Zack Zadek will be available to stream starting Friday, November 7 from Ghostlight Records, and today we have an exclusive first look and listen to Up & Away, performed by Maia Reficco and Sara Kays. 

In a world where the cure for aging and natural death has been released in America, Hayley Serling and her family take a road trip across the country to Niagara Falls to process the loss of her mother, and decide whether or not to live forever without her. A unique hybrid that features recording artists alongside actors, Deathlesis a moving and intimate indie folk musical.

The studio cast includes performances from both rising and established stars from music, theater and film, including Kevin Atwater (acclaimed singer/songwriter), two-time Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan (Floyd Collins, Newsies), Sara Kays (celebrated singer/songwriter), Maia Reficco (Hadestown, “Pretty Little Liars”), and Nicolette Robinson (Waitress).

The album features orchestrations and additional production by Justin Goldner and Zack Zadek– is produced by Doug Schadt (Maggie Rodgers’ Alaska), with Jonathan Brielle and Kurt Deutsch serving as executive producers. Pre-save the album and hear the first two singles at ghostlightrecords.lnk.to/DEATHLESS

Deathless was produced at Goodspeed Musicals. The album features A&R Consulting by Tal Oz of Hundred Days and casting by Benton Whitley of Whitley Theatrical.

Additionally, Ghostlight Records has announced that Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street in NYC) will celebrate Deathless: Original Studio Cast Recording with a special release concert on Thursday, November 13 at 9:30 PM. In addition to the show’s creator Zack Zadek, the evening will feature performances by vocalists heard on the album, including Kevin Atwater (acclaimed singer/songwriter), Sara Kays (“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”), and Nicolette Robinson (Waitress), in addition to guest artists Kathryn Gallagher (Grammy winner, Tony nominee, Jagged Little Pill), Jordan Fisher (Sweeney Todd, Hadestown), Morgan Dudley (Hadestown, The Prom), Jane Bruce (Jagged Little Pill, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), and Yazmin DeJesus. The concert will include songs from Deathless, in addition to a few never-before-heard sneak peeks from Zadek’s upcoming projects. Tickets are available HERE.