HIPZEE

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HIPZEE is an entertainment production company co-founded by husband-and-wife team Rob Baunoch III and Tara Sickmeier. The company was formed in Brooklyn, NY in 2013 and is currently based in Los Angeles, CA. HIPZEE “specializes in edgy, boundary-pushing storytelling for stage and screen,” producing theatre and on-screen content that targets adult audiences.

== Background ==
After a period of working in the theatre and film industry, Rob Baunoch III and Tara Sickmeier transitioned to more executive roles, establishing their own production company, HIPZEE, in 2013.<ref name=":03"></ref>

HIPZEE’s earliest mission statement was to “combine provocative yet nostalgic storytelling and cutting edge research to amplify stories to their greatest potential.” During the company’s initial few years, in addition to production, HIPZEE provided services such as marketing research, consulting, and financing.<ref name=":03" /> More recently, it is shifting to a focus on production.

Some of HIPZEE’s well-known projects have included: the Off-Broadway show ''[[Heathers: The Musical|HEATHERS: The Musical]]'' which was nominated for ‘Best New Musical’ by the Off-Broadway Alliance in 2014;<ref></ref><ref name=":13"></ref> the 2017 Tony-Award winning musical ''[[Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812|Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812]];'' and the company’s first feature film ''[[Above the Shadows]],'' which stars [[Olivia Thirlby]], [[Alan Ritchson]], [[Jim Gaffigan]], and [[Megan Fox]].<ref>

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== Production History ==

=== Stage ===
Following its success in producing the Off-Broadway show, ''HEATHERS: The Musical,''<ref name=":13" /> HIPZEE earned a Tony Award nomination for its work on the Broadway musical ''Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812.''<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Title'''
|'''Creator(s)'''
|'''Year(s) Active'''
|-
|''[[Heathers: The Musical|HEATHERS: The Musical]]''
|[[Laurence O'Keefe (composer)|Laurence O’Keefe]], [[Kevin Murphy (screenwriter)|Kevin Murphy]]
|2014
(Off-Broadway)
|-
|''[[Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812|Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812]]''
|[[Rachel Chavkin]], [[Dave Malloy]]
|2016-2017
(Broadway)
|}

=== Screen ===
HIPZEE’s first feature film (''[[Above the Shadows]]'') is scheduled to be released in select theaters and VOD on July 19, 2019.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> ''Above the Shadows’'' World Premiere was on May 31, 2019 as the opening night film of the 22nd [[Brooklyn Film Festival]] (BFF).<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> It won the Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature at BFF.<ref></ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Title'''
|'''Director'''
|'''Released'''
|'''Distributor'''
|-
|''[[Above the Shadows]]''
|[[Claudia Myers]]
|July 19, 2019
|[[Gravitas Ventures]] (US)
|}

== References ==
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== Further Reading ==

* [https://ift.tt/2YoqXAF Long Beach Post]

== External Links ==

* [http://www.hipzee.com/ Official Website]
* [https://ift.tt/2FzYIrh HIPZEE] on IMDb
* [https://ift.tt/2Yp61sU HIPZEE] on IBDb
* [https://ift.tt/2FzYIYj HIPZEE] on Playbill
* [[imdbtitle:4622682|ABOVE THE SHADOWS]] on IMDb

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