previous nyco pride initiative productions have been 2018's american composer charles wuorinen's "brokeback mountain" based on annie proulx's 1997 short story "brokeback mountain", and 2017's hungarian composer péter eötvös's "angels in america", an adaptation of tony kushner's play. although nyco has been active since 1943, it was revived in 2016 after a 2013 bankruptcy after which the pride iniative started. "stonewall" is the first commissioned work of the revived nyco. nyco has faced fundraising challenges because of the bankruptcy but is hoping "stonewall" will help revive finances.