Blood Orange unveiled as newest “Sound Check At Cherry Lane Theatre” performance

BLOOD ORANGE UNVEILED AS NEWEST  “SOUND CHECK AT CHERRY LANE THEATRE” PERFORMANCE DIRECTED BY KAT KORBJUHN   Follows last week’s session with Grace Ives Future sets include Quiet Light, Annabelle Dinda and more

(Credit: Cherry Lane Theatre / A24)   Blood Orange (Dev Hynes) is unveiled as the newest performer for the “Sound Check at Cherry Lane Theatre” video series—watch the session HERE.   Blood Orange’s performance premieres following the release of his critically acclaimed 2025 album, Essex Honey. Named one of the best albums of 2025 by critics and fans alike, Essex Honey is a powerful meditation on growing up in Essex (Greater London) and the way music has inspired, healed and shaped Hynes’ life. He performs three tracks from the record in the Sound Check—“Thinking Clean,” “Somewhere In Between” and “Look At You”—alongside a cover of The Smiths’ “How Soon Is Now.”   The performance is directed by acclaimed creative director Kat Korbjuhn, who currently serves as Chief Brand Officer of Haus Labs by Lady Gaga.   The Sound Check arrives on the heels of Hynes’ release of The Invite original motion picture soundtrack, out via A24 Music. Directed by Olivia Wilde and distributed by A24, The Invite stars Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton, and premiered at Sundance in January ahead of its nationwide theatrical release on July 10.   Produced by A24, A24 Music, GILBARA and Cherry Lane Theatre, these intimate Sound Check sessions are recorded on the iconic Cherry Lane stage and showcase a diverse lineup of groundbreaking artists in a stripped-back setting. Last week, Grace Ives debuted her session, sharing three tracks from her critically acclaimed album Girlfriend.   Launched with premiere performances from Tame Impala, Mark William Lewis and Model/Actriz, all Sound Check installments air on A24’s YouTube channel. Additional performances from Quiet Light, Annabelle Dinda and more are imminent.   Purchased in 2023, the 166-seat theatre has undergone a multi-year renovation with all of its technical equipment updated; new seating, film projector and screen installed and the lobby upgraded. As it was once a beloved dining destination, a new addition to the space brings back that tradition with Wild Cherry, a new bar restaurant from Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, the team behind Frenchette, Le Rock, and Le Veau d’Or, who were recently named Outstanding Restaurateur by the James Beard Awards. The theatre’s iconic stage and historic details remain intact.   About Cherry Lane Theatre As the oldest Off-Broadway theatre in New York City, the century-old Cherry Lane Theatre has long been a staple in New York’s cultural landscape. Acquired by A24 in 2023, the theatre has undergone a multi-year renovation reopened in September 2025. Its programming includes theater, as well as comedy, music and film. A new addition to the theater is Wild Cherry, the latest bar restaurant from Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, the team behind Frenchette, Le Rock, and Le Veau d’Or.   CherryLaneTheatre.org   About Dev Hynes Raised in England, Dev Hynes started in the punk band Test Icicles before releasing two orchestral acoustic pop records as Lightspeed Champion. Since 2011, Hynes has released six solo albums under the name Blood Orange – Coastal Grooves, Cupid Deluxe, Freetown Sound, Negro Swan, and most recently Essex Honey, as well as 2019’s Angel’s Pulse mixtape, all of which have been met with critical acclaim. His most recent album, Essex Honey, was named one of the best albums of 2025 by critics and fans alike. Essex Honey is a powerful meditation on growing up in Essex (Greater London) and the way music has inspired, healed, and interwoven itself through Hynes’ life.   In addition to his work as Blood Orange, Hynes has written and produced for pop music superstars including Mariah Carey, A$AP Rocky, and Solange among many others. His 2024 collaboration with Nathy Peluso, El Día Que Perdí Mi Juventud, won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song.   Hynes is also an accomplished composer who has made an impressive mark for himself within the classical music space.  In 2018, Hynes was one of four pianists invited to play alongside Phillip Glass at the Kennedy Center, and in 2020, he was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Chamber Music or Small Ensemble Performance for his work with Third Coast Percussion on their collaborative album Fields. His debut Concerto for piano and strings, Happenings, premiered at New York’s Little Island Festival in 2021, and has collaborated with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the LA Philharmonic, and the London Symphony Orchestra, among others for sold out performances of his Selected Classical Works program.   His composition work has extended into film and television, with credits including the scores for Melina Matsoukas’ Queen and Slim, Luca Guadagnino’s We Are Who We Are, Rebecca Hall’s Passing, and Paul Schrader’s Master Gardener. Most recently, Hynes scored The Invite, a new film directed by Olivia Wilde that premiered at Sundance and will be released by A24 in 2026.