| Laura Osnes joins Beth Leavel and Julie James as co-host for free April 10 virtual opening night for Streaming Musicals' PRIDE AND PREJUDICE | |
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| Two-time Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes joins Beth Leavel and Julie James as co-host for free April 10 'virtual opening night' for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Book, music and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon Based on the novel by Jane Austen Directed by Robert Kelley New York, NY - Streaming Musicals is pleased to announce that two-time Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes (Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Bandstand) will join Tony Award winner Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Prom) and SiriusXM's Julie James as co-host for the free April 10 "virtual opening night" for Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon's musical adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. The production will be streamed at 6:30 PM ET, with an encore presentation at 10:00 PM ET/7:00 PT. For information and to register for the opening night streaming, visit www.prideandprejudicepremiere.com. The two-year-old Streaming Musicals is dedicated to presenting new, original musical theatre content, bringing live theatre to international audiences. The productions are filmed on theatrical and sound stages in high definition video and sound. Streaming Musicals also supports the creative artists who provide the site's content with a revolutionary profit-sharing model. Pride and Prejudice, based on the classic novel by Jane Austen, was filmed at the Tony Award-winning TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, CA., where it played its world premiere from December 4, 2019 to January 4, 2020 and established an all-time box office record. The production was directed by TheatreWorks' Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley and choreographed by Dottie Lester-White. In Georgian Era England, where marriage is the only possible future for a young girl of a good family, the five Bennet daughters anxiously await their suitors. Sparks fly when one of them, spirited Elizabeth Bennet (Mary Mattison) meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy (Justin Mortelliti). But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with another woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice? The production also features Monique Hafen Adams (Miss Caroline Bingley), Samantha James Ayoob (Lady's Maid/Townsperson), Seton Chiang (Footman/Townsperson ), Lucinda Hitchcock Cone (Lady Catherine), Taylor Crousore (Mr. Wickham), Sean Fenton (Captain Denny/Col. Fitzwilliam), Brian Herndon (Mr. Collins), Tara Kostmayer (Lydia Bennet), Travis Leland (Mr. Bingley), Dani Marcus (Charlotte Lucas), Heather Orth (Mrs. Bennet), Sharon Rietkerk (Jane Bennet), Michelle Skinner (Lady's Maid/Townsperson), Heather Mae Steffen (Lady's Maid/Townsperson ), Chanel Tilghman (Kitty Bennet), Christopher Vettel (Mr. Bennet) and Melissa WolfKlain (Mary Bennet). Scenic design is by Joe Ragey, costume design is by Fumiko Bielefeldt, lighting design by Pamila Z. Gray, sound design by Brendan Aanes, and wig design by Roxie Johnson. Dialect coach is Kimberly Mohne Hill. William Liberatore serves as musical director, with orchestrations by Conor Keelan. Pride and Prejudice is produced for Streaming Musicals by Tom Polum and Stacia Fernandez. www.streamingmusicals.com www.prideandprejudicepremiere.com BIOGRAPHIES Paul Gordon (Book, Music & Lyrics) was nominated for a 2001 Tony Award for composing the music and lyrics to the musical Jane Eyre. He won the 2015 Jeff Award for Best New Work for his book, music and lyrics for Sense and Sensibility, commissioned by Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. He is the recipient of the 2009 Ovation Award for his music and lyrics to Daddy Long Legs which has had productions all over the world, including Off-Broadway, where it was nominated for two Drama Desk Awards, an Off-Broadway Alliance Award and three Outer Critic Circle awards. His critically acclaimed musical, Emma, was released worldwide in 2018 on StreamingMusicals.com, iTunes and Amazon. No One Called Ahead, his latest filmed musical, is available now on Amazon. Knight's Tale, written with John Caird, opened at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo, 2018. The third in his Jane Austen trilogy, Pride and Prejudice premiered at TheatreWorks, Silicon Valley in December 2019. His other shows include: Being Earnest, Little Miss Scrooge, Analog and Vinyl, The Front, Juliet and Romeo, Sleepy Hollow, The Circle and The Sportswriter. In his former life, Paul was a pop songwriter and wrote several number-one songs. paulgordonmusic.com Robert Kelley (Director). In his 50th and final season at the helm of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Robert Kelley is TheatreWorks's Founder and Artistic Director and has served as artistic head of the company since its inception in 1970. He has directed more than 175 TheatreWorks productions, including many world and regional premieres. In 2003 Kelley was honored with the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle (SFBATCC) Paine Knickerbocker Award for Lifetime Achievement, and in 2016 was awarded the Jerry Friedman Lifetime Achievement Award from the SFBATCC. Recently nominated for a 2019 TBA Award for his direction of Tuck Everlasting, he received a TBA Award for his direction of Daddy Long Legs and SFBATCC Awards for Outstanding Direction for his productions of Into the Woods, Pacific Overtures, Rags, Sweeney Todd, Another Midsummer Night, Sunday in the Park with George, Jane Eyre, and Caroline, or Change. Celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is the recipient of the 2019 Regional Theatre Tony Award. With over 100,000 patrons per year, the Palo Alto-based theatre company has captured a national reputation for artistic innovation and integrity, often presenting Bay Area theatregoers with their first look at acclaimed musicals, comedies, and dramas, directed by award-winning local and guest directors, and performed by professional actors cast locally and from across the country. |
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