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| COMPLETE CAST ANNOUNCED FOR “ANGELS IN AMERICA” – REHEARSALS UNDERWAY | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 05:38 pm EST 01/09/18 | |
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| COMPLETE CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE NATIONAL THEATRE PRODUCTION OF TONY KUSHNER’S LANDMARK PLAY “ANGELS IN AMERICA” ON BROADWAY STARRING NATHAN LANE AND ANDREW GARFIELD DIRECTED BY MARIANNE ELLIOTT PERFORMANCES BEGIN ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2018 OPENING NIGHT ON SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2018 Producers Tim Levy (Director, NT America) and Jordan Roth (President, Jujamcyn Theaters) announced today the complete cast joining Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield in the National Theatre Production of Tony Kushner’s epic and seminal masterwork, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. This strictly limited, 18-week engagement will begin performances at The Neil Simon Theatre on Friday, February 23, 2018, with an official opening on Sunday, March 25, 2018. Rehearsals began on Monday, January 8, 2018. The producers welcome Tony Award® nominee Beth Malone (Fun Home) who will play at select performances in the role of “The Angel.” Also new to the cast is: Patrick Andrews, Glynis Bell, Amy Blackman, Curt James, Rowan Ian Seamus Magee, Mark Nelson, Matty Oaks, Genesis Oliver, Jane Pfitsch, Lee Aaron Rosen, Ron Todorowski, Silvia Vrskova and Lucy York. They join the previously announced two-time Tony Award® winner Nathan Lane and Academy Award® and Tony Award® nominee Andrew Garfield as well as Susan Brown, Denise Gough, Amanda Lawrence, James McArdle, Lee Pace, and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. Two-time Tony Award® winner Marianne Elliott (War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) directs. Returning to Broadway for the first time since its now-legendary original production opened in 1993, this spectacular new staging of Part One of Angels in America, Millennium Approaches, and of Part Two, Perestroika, directed by Marianne Elliott, had its world premiere earlier this year in a sold-out run at the National Theatre, where it became the fastest selling show in the organization’s history. Tickets for this production are on sale by visiting Ticketmaster.com, by calling 877.250.2929 or at The Neil Simon Theatre Box Office which will open officially on January 19, 2018. A quarter-century after stunning the theater world, one of the greatest theatrical journeys of our time returns to Broadway in an acclaimed new production from the National Theatre. As politically incendiary as any play in the American canon, Angels in America also manages to be, at turns, hilariously irreverent and heartbreakingly humane. It is also astonishingly relevant, speaking every bit as urgently to our anxious times as it did when it first premiered. Tackling Reaganism, McCarthyism, immigration, religion, climate change, and AIDS against the backdrop of New York City in the mid-1980’s, no contemporary drama has succeeded so indisputably with so ambitious a scope. When it first premiered, Angels in America won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, seven Tony Awards, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and the Evening Standard Award for Best New Play. HBO’s 2003 screen adaptation won both the Emmy® and the Golden Globe® Awards for Best Miniseries. The design team includes Tony Award winner Ian MacNeil (Scenic Design), Tony Award nominee Nicky Gillibrand (Costume Design), Tony Award winner Paule Constable (Lighting Design), Drama Desk Award winner Adrian Sutton (Music), Tony Award nominee Ian Dickinson (Sound Design), Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell (Puppetry Designers), Finn Caldwell (Puppetry Director and Movement), Robby Graham (Original Movement), Chris Fisher (Illusions), Steven Hoggett (Movement Consultant). Casting is by Jim Carnahan, CSA. Beth Malone was nominated for a 2015 Tony Award and Grammy for her game-changing role of "Alison" in Fun Home. Malone most recently starred as the titular character in the world premiere of The Unsinkable Molly Brown, directed by Kathleen Marshall at the MUNY. She originated the role of “June Carter Cash” in Ring of Fire on Broadway, as well as the roles of “Betty Jean” in The Marvelous Wonderettes and "Alison" in Bingo off-Broadway. Other Off-Broadway and Regional include Fun Home (The Public Theater), Annie Get Your Gun (CMT) and Sister Act (Alliance Theatre). On film, Malone can be seen in Taylor Hackford’s The Comedian, co-starring opposite Robert DeNiro and Edie Falco. Other film credits include Hick with Eddie Redmayne, Twist of Faith, The Interview, and the upcoming Brittany Runs A Marathon opposite Jillian Bell. Beth appeared as the recurring character of ‘Claudia Monarch' (a surrogate Rachel Maddow) on CBS’ “Braindead.” Other television credits include “Bull,” “The Good Wife,” “Reno 911,” “Judging Amy,” “Laying Low,” “What's On?,” “One Minute Soaps” and the Fox pilot “Second Nature.” She is the author and star of the critically acclaimed one-woman show Beth Malone: So Far. Angels in America is produced by Tim Levy for NT America, Jordan Roth, Rufus Norris & Lisa Burger for the National Theatre, Elliott & Harper Productions, Kash Bennett for NT Productions, Aged in Wood, The Baruch-Frankel-Viertel-Routh Group, Jane Bergère, Adam Blanshay Productions, CatWenJam Productions, Jean Doumanian, Gilad-Rogowsky, Gold-Ross Productions, The John Gore Organization, Grove Entertainment, Harris-Rubin, HornosMoellenberg, Brian & Dayna Lee, Benjamin Lowy, Stephanie P. McClelland, David Mirvish, Mark Pigott, Jon B. Platt, E. Price-LD ENT., Daryl Roth, Catherine Schreiber, Barbara Whitman, Jujamcyn Theaters, The Nederlander Organization and The Shubert Organization. Angels in America is a two-part performance. Part One, Millennium Approaches and Part Two, Perestroika are sold together. Ticket packages ($99 - $318) for both Parts of Angels in America are available at Ticketmaster.com, by calling 877.250.2929 or at The Neil Simon Theatre Box Office which will open on January 19, 2018. Preview Performance schedule: • Friday, February 23 at 7PM (Part 1) & Wednesday, February 28 at 7PM (Part 2) • Saturday, February 24 at 7PM (Part 1) & Thursday, March 1 at 7PM (Part 2) • Sunday, February 25 at 6PM (Part 1) & Sunday, March 4 at 6PM (Part 2) • Friday, March 2 at 7PM (Part 1) & Saturday, March 3 at 7PM (Part 2) • Tuesday, March 6 at 7PM (Part 1) & Wednesday, March 7 at 7PM (Part 2) • Thursday, March 8 at 7PM (Part 1) & Friday, March 9 at 7PM (Part 2) • Saturday, March 10 at 1PM (Part 1) & Saturday, March 10 at 7PM (Part 2) • Thursday, March 15 at 7PM (Part 1) & Friday, March 16 at 7PM (Part 2) • Saturday, March 17 at 1PM (Part 1) & Saturday, March 17 at 7PM (Part 2) • Sunday, March 18 at 2PM (Part 1) & Saturday, March 24 at 7PM (Part 2) • Wednesday, March 21 at 1PM (Part 1) & Wednesday, March 21 at 7PM (Part 2) • Thursday, March 22 at 7PM (Part 1) & Friday, March 23 at 7PM (Part 2) Post Opening Performance Schedule: Wednesdays: Part 1 at 1:00PM and Part 2 at 7:00PM Thursdays & Fridays: Part 1 on Thursday at 7:00PM and Part 2 on Friday at 7:00PM Saturdays: Part 1 at 1:00PM and Part 2 at 7:00PM Sundays: Parts 1 & 2 alternate every other Sunday at 2:00PM Susan Brown, Denise Gough, Amanda Lawrence, James McArdle, and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett are appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association. The Producers gratefully acknowledge Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance of this production. For additional information, please visit www.angelsbroadway.com. |
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| Why are there so many people in the cast? | |
| Posted by: mikem 12:22 am EST 01/10/18 | |
| In reply to: COMPLETE CAST ANNOUNCED FOR “ANGELS IN AMERICA” – REHEARSALS UNDERWAY - Official_Press_Release 05:38 pm EST 01/09/18 | |
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| I believe the cast is usually 8 actors, whom they originally announced, but they've just announced Beth Malone and 13 other actors joining the cast. Are the 13 other actors all understudies? I'm not sure why you would need more than 1 for each role with such a short run. And does anyone know which "select performances" Beth Malone will be performing at? | |
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| They have Angel puppetteers.... around 4 or 5 adddiotnal people operate the Angel movement... | |
| Last Edit: Leon_W 07:50 am EST 01/10/18 | |
| Posted by: Leon_W 07:44 am EST 01/10/18 | |
| In reply to: Why are there so many people in the cast? - mikem 12:22 am EST 01/10/18 | |
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| In this version the actress playing the angel is moved and carried by puppeteers in black that make it look like she can leap up and fly across the room and they operate her wings movement. I expect this is one reason there is an alternate Angel because it must be very physically difficult role for Perestroika being carried and acting like that. I saw it in London and its quite effective but missed the simple but stirring wire flying in of the angel from other productions a little. |
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| Post above is probably a production SPOILER. | |
| Posted by: Delvino 08:39 am EST 01/11/18 | |
| In reply to: They have Angel puppetteers.... around 4 or 5 adddiotnal people operate the Angel movement... - Leon_W 07:44 am EST 01/10/18 | |
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| The Angel's manifestation in London was kept under wraps. I'm not bothered by the reveal here, but some others are very committed to discovery at the time of performance. | |
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| Apologies if it is a small spoiler. Not intentional nmi | |
| Posted by: Leon_W 10:21 am EST 01/11/18 | |
| In reply to: Post above is probably a production SPOILER. - Delvino 08:39 am EST 01/11/18 | |
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