More New Musicals & Revisals
2012
Myths & Hymns
January 31-February 26, 2012
West End Theatre
In 2012, Prospect produced the NYC premiere of the new adaptation of Myths and Hymns. "Earth, air, water, fire: A restless daughter, a mother without words, a righteous father, and a lost son. Venture into one family’s mythologized past as stage and film director Elizabeth Lucas ('Clear Blue Tuesday') offers her innovative vision for this song cycle…"
CAST & CREATIVE
Music & Lyrics by Adam Guettel
Additional Lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh
Adapted and Directed by Elizabeth Lucas
Choreographer: Wendy Seyb
Musical Director: Katya Stanislavskaya
Orchestrations: Bruce Coughlin
Music Supervisor & Revised Orchestrations: Robert Meffe
Scenic Designer: Ann Bartek
Costume Designer: Emily Morgan DeAngelis
Lighting Designer: Herrick Goldman
Sound Designer: Janie Bullard
featuring
Linda Balgord, Bob Stillman, Anika Larsen, Lucas Steele, Ally Bonino, Matthew Farcher, & Donell James Foreman
Rites of Passage
Annual Musical Theatre Lab
February 11-20, 2012
West End Theatre
Rites of Passage is a developmental performance of new musical shorts by some of NYC's most exciting emerging musical theater writers, the result of work created in the company's 5th annual musical theater lab. The seven participating writing teams were selected through a competitive, open application process. In December, each team was randomly assigned a topic on which to create a brief musical. These pieces were workshopped during January and will be presented in a single evening. At once deeply personal and profoundly universal, Rites of Passage explores the ceremonies of everyday life that become iconic of our human experience.
CAST & CREATIVE
Writers: Michael Cooper & Hyeyoung Kim; Sam Carner & Derek Gregor; Cheryl L. Davis & Cody Owen Stine; J. Sebastian Fabel, Timothy Huang, Laura Kleinbaum & Max Mamon; and Janine Nabers & Sharon Kenny
Director: Dev Bondarin
Music Director: Daniel Feyer
Stage Manager: Amy Francis Schott
Lab Associate: Nick Brennan
Curators: Dev Bondarin & Cara Reichel
featuring
Starr Busby, Ryan Dietz, David Foley Jr., Kathryn Holtkamp, Hansel Tan, Anita Vasan, & Daniel Yates
Cole Porter's Nymph Errant
July 7-29, 2012
Theatre Row, Clurman Theatre
One of Porter's most sexy and sophisticated scores – originally censored in its London debut – Cole Porter’s Nymph Errant, with its revised book, had its NYC premiere produced by Prospect in 2012. From a Swiss boarding school to an Austrian nudist colony to a Turkish harem, follow the unlikely adventures of young Evangeline Edwards as she enters the world and seeks her true passion in this fresh take on a rarely-heard gem
CAST & CREATIVE
Revised Libretto by Rob Urbinati
Based on the novel by James Laver and the original libretto by Romney Brent
Directed by Will Pomerantz
Musical Director: Jim Bassi
Lighting Designer: Cory Pattak
Set Designer: Brian Prather
Sound Designer: Andy Leviss
Costume Designer: Whitney Locher
featuring
Cady Huffman, Jennifer Blood, Sara Jayne Blackmore, Laura Cook, Amy Jo Jackson, Aubrey Sinn, Andrew Brewer, Natalie E. Carter, Sorab Wadia, & Abe Goldfarb
Working
December 1-30, 2012
59E59 Theaters, Theatre
The NYC premiere of the revised book and score of the 1978 musical Working features “six actors bring[ing] to life thirty-six everyday Americans sharing insights into their jobs through songs by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers and Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor, and Miranda.”
CAST & CREATIVE
Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso from Studs Terkel’s 1974 book of interviews
Revised by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso
Additional Contributions by Gordon Greenberg
Original score by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers and Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz, & James Taylor
New songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Directed by Gordon Greenberg
Choreography by Josh Rhodes
New arrangements and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire
Music Direction by Daniel Feyer
Lighting Designer: Jeff Croiter
Scenic Designer: Beowulf Borritt
Costume Designer: Mattie Ullrich
Projection Designer: Aaron Rhyne
Sound Designer: Jeremy Lee
featuring
Marie-France Arcilla, Joe Cassidy, Donna Lynne Champlin, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Nehal Joshi, & Kenita Miller
