METROPOLITAN

Book by Thomas Picasso

Music & Lyrics by Mikey Rose

Billy is a young aspiring photographer from Iowa who arrives fresh-faced in New York on a trip to follow in the footsteps of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe in an attempt to capture their bohemian spirit.  On his final night while on the hunt for a hook-up, he stumbles into the last evening of an artists’ salon held at a Brooklyn gay bar on its last legs.  Run by a pair of artists, Jo & Joey (who are just, "a coupla of Joes)”, Billy finds himself taken in by their openness, skepticism, and . . .  something else.  What follows is an extended night full of performances, rooftop connections, and revelations from the past that bring a whirlwind of change for everyone involved. Metropolitan is a modern musical that looks at the relationships in our lives that haunt and inspire while celebrating the magic that is New York City.