More New Musicals & Revisals
2014
Jasper in Deadland
March 16-April 13, 2014
West End Theatre
The NYC premiere of Jasper in Deadland told the story of 16-year-old Jasper, who journeys into the Afterlife to rescue his recently deceased best friend, Agnes. But in this version of the hereafter – known as “Deadland,” a hybrid of mythology, religion, and superstition – the dead forget Life… And so, too, will Jasper, if he can’t get past the seven circles of Deadland, fearsome Cerberus, heavenly Beatrix, mysterious Mr. Lethe, and ultimately himself. Can Jasper bring his best friend back from the dead, or will he join the dead forever?
”Brandon Ivie’s inventively staged Prospect Theater Company production” - The New York Times
CAST & CREATIVE
Music & Lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver
Book by Hunter Foster and Ryan Scott Oliver
Directed by Brandon Ivie
Choreography by Lorin Latarro
Scenic Designer: Patrick Rizzotti
Costume Designer: Bobby Pearce
Lighting Designer: Herrick Goldman
Sound Designer: Ed Chapman
featuring
Andi Alhadeff, Ben Crawford, James Crichton, Matt Doyle, Leo Ash Evens, Danyel Fulton, F. Michael Haynie, John-Michael Lyles, Bonnie Milligan, Emily Rogers, Allison Scagliotti
Street Seen
Musical Theatre Lab
March 29-April 7, 2014
West End Theatre
Explore a new landscape. Travel at lightning speed. Connect the past to the present. There are billions of images from the Google Street View Car available online, and each one is a door to an untold story.
Prospect's annual Musical Theater Lab features a lineup of original short musicals created by a cadre of up-and-coming artists. Prospect’s 2014 Musical Theater Lab Street Seen was an evening of eight short, original musicals inspired by images captured by the Google Car camera.
CAST & CREATIVE
Writers: Nathan Brisby & Lizzie Hagstedt, Ty Defoe & Tidtaya Sinutoke, Julia Gytri & Avi Amon, Anna Marquardt & Britt Bonney, Jason Purdy & Yan Li, Sharyn Rothstein & Cody Owen Stine, Jenny Stafford & Willem Oosthuysen, and Christina Quintana & Brett Macias.
Curated by Dev Bondarin and Cara Reichel
Directed by Dev Bondarin
Music Direction by Jeffrey Campos
Production Stage Manager: Mackenzie Meeks
Lighting Designer: Zephan Ellenbogen
Set Designer: Patrick Rizotti
featuring
Greg Horton, Victoria Huston-Elem, David Perlman, Diane Phelan, Laura Beth Wells, Karl Josef Co, Barry Shafrin and Anthony Wills, Jr.
The Underclassman
November 9-30, 2014
The Duke on 42nd
The Underclassman is a reworking of Prospect's 2005 musical The Pursuit of Persephone, both by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel, which presents a fictionalized account of the college years of F. Scott Fitzgerald at Princeton and his first romance with debutante Ginevra King. The show takes as inspiration both Fitzgerald’s own biography and his first novel, This Side of Paradise.
“A blissful departure from the usual musical theater tropes...Smart and surprising.” - San Diego Union Tribune
“Funny and true...expect to laugh a lot, weep a bit, and be totally swept up in an almost through-sung tale that’s told through expert language.” - San Diego Theatre Scene
“The songs blend various strains of pop and theater tradition with clever and sometimes sassy lyrics...a must-see for anyone who loves theater, loves music, and loves love.” - Pittsburgh City Paper
CAST & CREATIVE
Music and Lyrics by Peter Mills
Book by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel
Directed by Cara Reichel
Choreography by Christine O'Grady
Music Direction and Orchestrations by Daniel Feyer
Scenic Designer: Ann Bartek
Costume Designer: Sidney Shannon
Lighting Designer: Brian Tovar
Sound Designer: Kevin Heard
Production Stage Manager: Taylor Alyssa Marun
featuring
Matt Dengler, Jessica Grové, Billy Hepfinger, Piper Goodeve, Marrick Smith, Jordan Bondurant, Elizabeth Burton, Jason Edward Cook, Ian Fairlee, Matt Gibson, Holland Grossman, Christopher Herr, Adam Machart, Jeremy Morse, C.J. Pawlikowski, Davey Rosenberg, Michael Romeo Ruocco, Liz Shivener, and Whitney Winfield
