Tony Award-nominee Michael Arden has just concluded a weeklong research and development session led by Broadway and television star Tituss Burgess, Tony Award-winners Steve Kazee and Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Tony Award-nominee Valarie Pettiford (Fosse), in advance of a new production of the Stephen Sondheim masterwork Merrily We Roll Along, set to hit the stage of the Bram Goldsmith Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts November 22, 2016 through December 18, 2016. Casting for the fall production will be announced at a later date. Check out photos from the session below!
"I'm so excited to be partnering with The Wallis and Cody Lassen again to bring one of my favorite musicals to life," Arden said. "Just about a year ago, we were in the same rehearsal hall working on Spring Awakening, and to be back in that same room with these incredible actors and creatives felt like a homecoming." "The Wallis is both a performing arts center, with stages to share performances with audiences, and a collaborative resource for artists to nurture and develop new ideas, projects and possible productions," said Paul Crewes, The Wallis' new Artistic Director. "We were thrilled to support Michael's development of our co-production of Merrily We Roll Along, which will be our second theater production of the new season." The research and development cast also included: Adam Von Almen, Bryan Dobson, Max Ehrich, Annie Funke, LaRece Hawkins, Ginifer King, Jeffrey Landman, Charlotte Maltby, Peter Porte, Scarlett Strallen and Luke Youngblood. The creative team included Eamon Foley (Choreographer), Adam Wachter (Music Director), Blake Silver (Associate Director), Jacob Yates (Accompanist), Beth Lipari (Casting Director) and Lora K. Powell (Production Stage Manager).Photos by Casey Kringlen
Marissa Jaret Winokur, Steve Kazee, Tituss Burgess & Company
Marissa Jaret Winokur, Steve Kazee, Tituss Burgess
Marissa Jaret Winokur, Steve Kazee, Tituss Burgess & Company
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