| "DAVID, A New Musical" To Premiere Off Broadway at AMT Theatre - Performances Begin June 1 - Kyle Pleasant To Direct & Choreograph | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 04:09 pm EDT 04/30/24 | |
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| CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM ANNOUNCED! AMT THEATER TO PRESENT THE OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE OF "DAVID" A NEW MUSICAL MUSIC BY AL TAPPER BOOK & LYRICS BY MARTHA ROSENBLATT, GARY GLICKSTEIN & AL TAPPER MUSIC DIRECTION BY DAVID WOLFSON DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY KYLE PLEASANT AMT THEATER (354 WEST 45TH STREET – BETWEEN 8th & 9th AVES.) PERFORMANCES BEGIN, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2024 OPENING IS SUNDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 9, 2024 PERFORMANCES CONTINUE THROUGH JULY 13, 2024 TICKETS NOW ON SALE https://amttheater.ludus.com/index.php New York, NY (4/30/24) AMT Theater announced today the cast and creative team for the Off-Broadway premiere of David, A New Musical with music by Al Tapper, book and lyrics by Martha Rosenblatt, Gary Glickstein, and Mr. Tapper, with music direction by David Wolfson, and direction and choreography by Kyle Pleasant. Performances will begin Saturday June 1, 2024 at 2pm for a limited engagement through July 13, 2024, at AMT Theater (354 West 45th Street – between 8th & 9th Aves). Opening Night is Sunday afternoon, June 9, 2024, at 3:00pm. David is the story of the biblical King David, nearing the end of his life, looking back at the decisions he made, good and bad, bemoaning the fact that history may only remember him as 'the kid with the slingshot." With the prophet Nathan they recount the dramatic events that led to his rise from obscure soldier to warrior to lover to eventual king of the entire land. Told with humor and poignancy, the musical peels away at the myth to reveal the actual man. A man capable of jealousy, heroism, passion, and leadership. The cast for David, A New Musical is Danny Arnold (Saul), Jay Aubrey Jones (Achish), Jacob Louchheim (Jonathan), Caleb Mathura (Solomon), Kenny Morris (Nathan), Timothy Warmen (David), Olivia Vadnais (Michal), and Ethan Zeph (Young David). The ensemble is Ashley Marie Arnold, Blair Alexis Brown, Bruce Blanchard, Scott Harrison, Garland Ray, and Jodi Snyder. The creative team is James F. Fenton (set design), Mary Ellen Stebbins (lighting design), Ashley Soliman (costume design), and Elisabeth Weidener (sound design). The production stage manager is Emily Kluger. The assistant stage manager is Eitan Markowitz. The assistant director is Christina Franklin. David, A New Musical will play the following performance schedule: Wednesday at 2pm & 7pm, Thursday & Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 2pm & 7pm and Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are $65 and may be purchased online here . Tickets may also be purchased in person at the AMT Theater box office one (1) hour before curtain. Further information about AMT Theater here . BIOS Al Tapper (Music, Co-Book/Lyrics) Al Tapper wears many hats. Besides being Producer of AMT, he considers himself a renaissance man whose various careers as a Broadway composer, lyricist, playwright, humorist, baseball maven, leveraged buyout specialist and philanthropist have woven a rich tapestry of distinction and success. He recently won a prestigious Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting for his exuberant 2013 documentary Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy; this follows his acclaimed 2004 film "Broadway: The Golden Age". He has written songs and lyrics for numerous musicals, including Sessions, An Evening at the Carlyle, From Where I Stand, National Pastime, All Aboard, The Paparazzi, David and more. He is co-author of two joke books — A Minister, a Priest, and a Rabbi and A Guy Goes into a Bar – and is a notable collector of baseball memorabilia. His musical National Pastime has played in Cooperstown and his latest documentary on the great hitter Ted Williams is available online. Gary Glickstein (Co-Book/Music ) graduated from UCLA with a degree in Theater Arts. He was ordained as a rabbi in 1974, but never lost his passion for theater, especially musical theater. He married his junior high sweetheart 55 years ago. Together they raised three wonderful children, who together with their equally special spouses, blessed them with seven brilliant and beautiful grandchildren. Kyle Pleasant (Direction/Choreography). Directorial and choreographic work includes Chicago, Cabaret, Hair and the upcoming Hedwig and The Angry Inch at Peregrine Theatre, Spring Awakening at The Roxy, the world premiere of Regarding the Disappearance of Amy at Playwrights Horizons, Pippin at Marymount Manhattan College and most recently productions of Caroline or Change, Ragtime, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Sweet Charity, and Titanic. Pleasant has set work for The Young People's Chorus of New York, The Boston Conservatory, Boston Gay Men's Chorus, Career Transitions for Dancers, and the Only Make Believe Organization. His work has been seen at New York City Center, MoMA, and The Vineyard Arts Project, the OWN Network, ABC's "The View" and at The White House for First Lady Michelle Obama. He is a BroadwayWorld Boston and National Youth Theater Award Winner for Direction and Choreography. Most recently, Kyle was recognized with an Honorable Mention for the Excellence in Theater Education Tony Award. Kyle is the resident choreographer at Rosie's Theater Kids, Rosie O'Donnell's school for the arts. He is on faculty at Marymount Manhattan College, The Professional Performing Arts School and previously the Assistant Program Director to Chet Walker at the Jacob's Pillow Jazz Dance Program on faculty at The Boston Ballet School. KylePleasantCreative.com . David Wolfson (Music Direction/Keyboards) has worked as music director, composer, orchestrator, arranger, pianist, copyist or synthesizer programmer for performances in venues ranging from Broadway theatres, to elementary school cafetoriums. He has served as music director and/or arranger for numerous regional and Off-Broadway productions, including Al Tapper and Tony Sportiello's All Aboard! and National Pastime and has played in the pits of over twenty-five Broadway shows, including all three productions of Les Miserables. He holds a PhD in music composition from Rutgers University, and has taught at Rutgers, Hunter College, and Montclair State University. To hear David's original music, please visit www.davidwolfsonmusic.net . AMT Theater is the brainchild of Producer Al Tapper ("Broadway: The Golden Age") and Artistic Director Tony Sportiello. The goal is to create a regional theater right in the heart of Manhattan's theater district, creating new shows and new musicals, doing children's theater, cabaret, festivals, readings and more. It is a haven for actors, writers, directors, technicians, stagehands, and audiences, as we seek to create exciting new work and become an integral piece of the Broadway community. Stay in touch as our seasons unfold and come be a part of our great experiment! |
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