Bare, a Pop Opera

Bare: A Pop Opera
Bare: A Pop Opera 2004 Off-Broadway Poster
Music	Damon Intrabartolo
Lyrics	Jon Hartmere, Jr.
Book	Jon Hartmere, Jr. Damon Intrabartolo
Productions	2000 Los Angeles 2004 Off-Broadway 2008 Houston 2008 Seattle 2008 Indianapolis 2009 Denver 2009 [[Toronto]] 2010 Sydney 2011 Minneapolis 2011 St. Louis 2011 Albany, NY 2012 Manila 2012 Liverpool 2012 Belgium 2012 Manhattan, NY 2013 London 2014 Barcelona 2016 Argentina

bare the musical
bare the musical 2012 Off-Broadway Cover Art
Music	Damon Intrabartolo additional music, Lynne Shankel
Lyrics	Jon Hartmere, Jr.
Book	Jon Hartmere, Jr.
Productions	2012 Off-Broadway

Bare, also known as Bare: A Pop Opera and thereafter bare the musical, is a rock musical with a book by Jon Hartmere, Jr. and Damon Intrabartolo, lyrics by Hartmere and music by Intrabartolo. The story focuses on two gay high school students and their struggles at their private, Catholic boarding school.

The musical debuted at the Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles, California, running from October 2000 to 25 February 2001. The New York production of Bare at the American Theatre of Actors off-Broadway, ran from 19 April to 27 May 2004. The Los Angeles and New York productions were both directed by Kristin Hanggi.

bare had its Canadian premiere in the summer of 2009 at the Hart House Theatre, Toronto, produced by WatersEdge Productions Inc. bare had its Sydney premiere in September 2010 at the New Theatre, as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival.

Bare had also been produced in the Philippines by the Ateneo de Manila University in 2009, with the initial run hosted by the undergraduate musical theatre organisation Blue Repertory. The same group also hosted a revival run from 29 February to 10 March 2012 at Teatrino, Promenade, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan, Metro Manila. Bare had its Winnipeg premiere at the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival in July 2012 staged by The Musical Theatre Company.

The 2012 Off-Broadway production of bare previewed from November 19 through December 8 and opened on December 9, 2012 at New World Stages. The musical was directed by Stafford Arima. "bare" returned to Off-Broadway for a limited run in June 2013 at The York Theatre Company. This production is produced by Sponge Theatricals and Midtown Arts Common as a benefit for the LGBTQ youth homeless shelter, Trinity Place Shelter. This was the first production of the show in New York City since Bare: the musical played at New World Stages in 2012.