About the Project
You want to WIN at life? Of course you do.
Emmy and multi-Grammy Award winner Alisha Gaddis has cracked the code—and she’s here to teach you how. With motivational mantras, success charts, and full-blown tap numbers, WIN! is the half-time pep talk meets TED Talk musical meltdown you didn’t know you needed.
Originally born from Gaddis’s lifelong obsession with achievement (see: childhood ulcers, valedictorian speeches, and laminated goal charts), WIN! makes its world debut at HFF25 as a high-octane solo comedy that breaks down our culture’s compulsive drive to succeed, hustle culture and toxic positivity – but with tap dancing.
Fueled by absurd musical numbers, magical realism, and raw personal storytelling, this one-woman spectacle starts as a bullet-pointed masterclass in self-help and spirals into something far more vulnerable. Along the way, Gaddis unpacks the legacy of her football-coach father, the pressure of being “better than the best,” and the radical wisdom of her daughter, who refuses to be coached.
Directed by Rebekka Johnson (Netflix’s GLOW, Wild Bitch, Consent), WIN! delivers a comedy experience as heartfelt as it is high-kicking.
Come for the life-changing advice. Stay for the fever-dream musical pep talk your 2025 needs.
(Participation trophies will NOT be awarded.)
Content Notice: perfectionism, coaching clichés, success spirals, interpretive cheering
Recommended for ages 13+ and recovering overachievers everywhere.
Learn More at alishagaddis.com
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