TURING
TURING tells the true story of Alan Turing, the gay mathematician who cracked the Enigma code in World War II, in turn saving western civilisation from the Nazis.
TURING approaches its main character through three parallel timelines– his boyhood, collegiate, and young adult life. With a dramatic score that blends contemporary musical theater with orchestral, jazz, and electronic elements, TURING peels back the layers of a lonely child and brilliant man who faced both unprecedented triumphs and persecution.
- credit.
- Book, Music and Lyrics by Timothy L. Michuda and Benjamin Ward
history.
TURING was originally conceived as part of the Writing and Design for Musical Theater program at BerkleeNYC. It received a concert reading in Philadelphia, PA, as part of Theatre on the Verge’s New Musicals Festival 2024, where it won 9 awards including ‘Best Musical’ and ‘Best Lyrics’. Following this, the show received a critically-acclaimed world-premier production at Chicago’s DePaul University in the summer of 2024.