I’m Almost There

Written and performed by Todd Almond

August 7-9 and August 12-16
Wednesdays - Saturdays at 7:30p; Sundays at 3p

Generously supported by
Mary Herms & Ryan Marshall

Love at first sight is easy… letting it through the front door is a goddamn Odyssey. 

All he wants to do is let the perfect man in. But can he overcome his unhinged neighbor, a seductive cult, a self-obsessed vampire, and a cat intent on dragging him to hell?

Written and performed by Todd Almond (Girl from the North Country, Gossip Girl) and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer (Good Night, and Good Luck; The Band’s Visit), I’m Almost There is a rueful, hilarious, and poignant modern love story in song about a man crossing a sea of doubts to find happiness... and good coffee. Initially developed by the award-winning producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe hit comes to Ancram Center, following a run at BAM in June and ahead of a major US tour.

Ancram Center is pleased to welcome back Todd Almond who wowed audiences in a concert performance of The Lucky Few (now entitled Miss Pennington County) at the Circa 1799 Barn in 2023.

“a testament to the power of musical storytelling” —TheaterMania

“A formally daring experiment in pared-down musical theater that connects with both mind and heart.” —The New York Times

I'm Almost There was commissioned by Audible and first produced in Edinburgh and New York City by Audible, Francesca Moody Productions, and DryWrite.

TODD ALMOND is an acclaimed performer, songwriter, and playwright. His solo show I’m Almost There was hailed by The New York Times as “a work of wonder,” and his recent Broadway performance in Girl from the North Country was praised as “stunning” by The Washington Post and “roof-raising, uplifting, and invigorating” by The Hollywood Reporter. Almond co-wrote the songs for and music-directed Audible’s hit comedy Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, and also appeared opposite Ms. Benanti as Gideon Wolfe in the HBO Max reboot of Gossip Girl. His musical adaptation of The Odyssey, produced at Shakespeare in the Park’s Delacorte Theater in Central Park, was hailed by The New York Times as “brash, funny and heart-stirring.” Todd recently toured the U.S. in his original musicalKansas City Choir Boy, co-starring rock icon Courtney Love; Rolling Stone called the piece “awesome, slyly punk rock.” He also starred in three of his original musicals at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park: The Tempest, The Winter’s Tale, and The Odyssey. His musical Girlfriend, based on the Matthew Sweet album of the same title, has become a perennial favorite for theater companies across the U.S. and in Japan. His past collaborators include Sarah Ruhl (Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical), Jenny Schwartz (Iowa), Laura Benanti (In Constant Search for the Right Kind of Attention), Sherie Rene Scott (Piece of Meat), Kelli O’Hara (Live at Carnegie Hall), and Andrew Rannells (Live from Lincoln Center). As a composer and orchestrator, Almond has written and arranged music for Noises Off on Broadway, Iowa at Playwrights Horizons, Fcking A* at Signature Theatre, How to Transcend a Happy Marriage at Lincoln Center Theater, and the film adaptation of Michael John LaChiusa’s Hello Again. Other New York acting credits include Stage Kiss by Sarah Ruhl at Playwrights Horizons, People Are Wrong at the Vineyard, and Law & Order: SVU.