WHO WE ARE

 

Rooftop Musical Society began on a Brooklyn rooftop in 2018 with a simple idea: theater can happen anywhere. Today, based in New York's Hudson Valley, we create immersive performances, interactive film events, concerts, and theatrical gatherings that transform unexpected spaces into places of connection. Whether it's a musical staged in a loft space, a concert in an apartment, a pop-up performance in a park, or an interactive film screening, our work blends live performance, storytelling, and a sense of play to create experiences that audiences don't just watch… they become part of.

 
 
“Rooftop Musical Society is a magical company with a rare combination of talent, production quality and a warm, inspiring vibe. You can’t find better humans. They recently mounted a version of Sam Carner’s and my musical Island Song, and we were blown away and moved. I’m so happy they’re part of our theatre community and honored to call them contemporaries.”
— Derek Gregor, Composer of Island Song

NEWS:

ROOFTOP MUSICAL SOCIETY TO PERFORM AT

HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

for their OVERTURES SERIES

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026

6:00PM

Before Les Misérables, the music sets the mood. Friday Night Overtures celebrates the extraordinary musical talent of the Hudson Valley with a thirty-minute live performance ahead of the show. Featuring invited artists drawn from HVS collaborators, local musicians, and the wider community, these performances are conceived as an opening prelude not a full concert to showcase the range and artistry of musicians in the region. These are free shows that anyone can attend before the main stage production begins. You’re welcome to bring a picnic!

For HVSF’s Overtures series, RMS brings its immersive approach to a 19th-century tavern-inspired musical set featuring Jessie Rogowski, Scott Seltzer, and Clarissa Pollack on voice, guitar, and fiddle. Created as a playful musical doorway into the world of Les Misérables, the performance blends folk music, musical theater, and the atmosphere of a rowdy French tavern.

 
 

PAST SHOWS


Rooftop Musical Society has staged both large musical productions, themed cabarets, and outdoor performances.

FULL PRODUCTIONS

THE WILD PARTY

Studio Exhibit, Lower East Side, Manhattan

April 2024

ISLAND SONG

We Are Here Studios, Brooklyn

May 2023

HAIR

Studio 23, Flatiron District, Manhattan

November 2022

INTO THE WOODS

St. Paul’s Church, Brooklyn

October 2019

SPRING AWAKENING

St. Paul’s Church, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

May 2019


POP-UP PERFORMANCES

SUMMER OF LOVE POP-UP

Central Park

OPEN BOULEVARDS PERFORMANCE SERIES

Vanderbilt Open Streets, Brooklyn