Will Kelley: For the Record

For the Record is an original autobiographical cabaret show about the walls we build to survive—and what it takes to finally take them down. Through a genre-spanning setlist from musical theatre to rock and everything in between, Will Kelley traces a deeply personal journey through identity, resilience, and the specific freedom that comes with finally telling the whole story. It is emotionally raw, sharply funny, and the kind of evening that makes an audience feel like they’re the only people in the room.

After two acclaimed runs at 54 Below, For the Record comes home to the Laurie Beechman Theatre—the venue below West Bank Cafe, where Will first sat down with director Michael Kirk Lane and described, over French fries, what he wanted to say on stage. August 29 is the final performance.

“I’m a different person than the one who wrote this show. Performing it and getting to live in these stories has done what writing it couldn’t. August 29 is where that person gets to take a bow.”

Directed by Tony Award winner Faith Prince and Michael Kirk Lane. Music Direction by John Bronston.