‘Finn’ a heartwarming theater debut for acclaimed TV producer
‘Finn’Through Dec. 22The Kennedy Center2700 F St. N.W., Washington, DC 20566Tickets starting at $22Kennedy-center.org Acclaimed children’s television screenwriter and producer Chris Nee is currently making her theater debut at the Kennedy Center with “Finn,” her heartwarming musical about a young shark who dreams of following in his family’s footsteps by joining the prestigious Shark Guard and the challenges and moments of self-discovery he faces along the way.
Los Angeles-based Nee, who is gay, is best known for being the creator of the hugely popular Disney animated series “Doc McStuffins” (the first Disney show to air an episode featuring an interracial lesbian couple) as well as other kids’ shows “Ridley Jones” and “Vampirina.” For “Finn,” Nee (playwright/lyrics) has collaborated with stage and screen songwriters Michael Kooman (music) and Christopher Dimond (playwright/lyrics) who have scored her animated TV shows for seven years. WASHINGTON BLADE: What’s special about “Finn”? CHRIS NEE: “Finn” is a total joy bomb and we can all use that right now.
It’s deeply important to me that what I do works both for kids as well as a lot of layers for adults. The musical started as a bold show before everything that’s happening in the world right now, and now it’s even more bold.
In the show, we tell the story of a shark who has a very different way of being himself but is also very good at being a shark.
