Book by Tommy Newman and Devanand Janki
Music and Lyrics by Tommy Newman (tommynewman.com)

DESCRIPTION
A funny, moving, and intimate two-person musical about grief, faith, friendship, and unexpected miracles. (tommynewman.com)

SYNOPSIS
Set in a 7-Eleven on a lonely stretch of highway in western Pennsylvania on New Year’s Eve, the musical follows Frankie, a weary night-shift clerk, who becomes snowed in with a mysterious woman named Mary. Over the course of one long night, the two women confront loneliness, loss, humor, motherhood, and the possibility of grace in the most ordinary of places. (tommynewman.com)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

Troy University publicly announced the musical in 2024 as a new work by Tommy Newman and Devanand Janki, and noted that students had the opportunity to workshop the piece. The official Tommy Newman site also references an early production produced by Troy University Theatre and Dance, directed by Devanand Janki. (today.troy.edu)

The show was also featured in Red Mountain Theatre’s 2025 Human Rights New Works Festival, where it was presented as a new two-person musical blending humor, heartache, and hope. (redmountaintheatre.org)