Queen of the Mist is a world premiere musical with words and music by 5-time Tony nominee Michael John LaChiusa (The Wild Party,Marie Christine, Hello Again). Based on an astounding, outrageous, and haunting true story of nna Edson Taylor, who, in 1901, set out to be the first woman to shoot Niagara Falls, in a barrel of her own design. Navigating both the treacherous Falls and a fickle public with a ravenous appetite for sensationalism, this unconventional heroine vies for her legacy in a world clamoring with swindling managers, assassins, revolutionaries, moralizing family, anarchists and activists. Convinced that there is greatness in her and determined not to live as ordinary, she sets out to battle her fear and tempt her fate.
| 2011 | Off-Broadway |
Transport Group Off-Broadway |
| 2019 | West End |
Original West End Production West End |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Best New Musical | 0 | |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Michael John LaChiusa |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Jack Cummings III |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Andrew Samonsky |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Michael John LaChiusa |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music | Michael John LaChiusa |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | 0 |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Michael Starobin |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Special Award | Mary Testa |
| 2012 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Mary Testa |
| 2012 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Production of a Musical | 0 |
| 2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | 0 |
| 2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | 0 |
| 2012 | The Lortels | Outstanding Lead Actress | Mary Testa |
| 2012 | The Lortels | Outstanding Musical | 0 |
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