| CAST & CREATIVE TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR YORK THEATRE COMPANY'S NEW2NY PRESENTATION OF "WHEN WE GET THERE" - OCTOBER 7-15 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 04:34 pm EDT 09/29/23 | |
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| THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY CONCLUDES ITS FALL 2023 SERIES WITH A NEW2NY PRESENTATION OF WHEN WE GET THERE A NEW MUSICAL BOOK BY ROBERT P. YOUNG III & RICHARD LASSER MUSIC & LYRICS BY CHARLIE BARNETT MUSIC DIRECTION BY DIONNE McCLAIN-FREENEY DIRECTED BY JANEECE FREEMAN CLARK 11-PERFORMANCES ONLY OCTOBER 7-15, 2023 AT THE THEATRE AT SAINT JEAN'S (150 EAST 76TH STREET, JUST EAST OF LEXINGTON AVENUE) New York, NY (September 29, 2023) – The York Theatre Company, "Where Musicals Come to Life" (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Marie Grace LaFerrara, Executive Director), announced today the cast and creative team for its New2NY presentation of When We Get There, a new musical with book by Robert P. Young III and Richard Lasser and music and lyrics by Charlie Barnett, the final offering of the Fall 2023 Musicals in Mufti series. Performances begin Saturday afternoon, October 7, 2023 and continue for 11 performances only through Sunday, October 15, 2023. Opening Night will be Sunday evening, October 8, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. All performances will take place at The Theater at St. Jean's (entrance on 150 East 76th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue. For elevator, enter on Lexington between 76th and 75th, to the right of St. Jean's.) The cast features Cicily Daniels (Once on This Island), Ashley LaLonde (Hamilton), Cal Mitchell (York's The Lieutenant), Julius Thomas III (Hamilton), Michael D. Turner (Come From Away at La Jolla Playhouse), and Lori Wilner (York's Bar Mitzvah Boy ). When We Get There is directed by Janeece Freeman Cark, with music direction by Dionne McClain-Freeney. The production team includes Lighting Designer Garett Pembrook, Projections/Sound Designer Peter Brucker, Production Coordinator Noah Glaister, Production Manager Aaron Simms, Production Stage Manager Tyler Danhaus, Assistant Stage Manager Kayla Krumrei, and Company Manager Tori Calderon-Caswell. Casting is by Michael Cassara, CSA. "Our first New2NY in six years is worth taking note of," said Jim Morgan, Producing Artistic Director. "When We Get There is a powerful new musical set in the Summer of Selma in 1965. We are proud to be giving this show its first chance to be seen on an Off-Broadway stage." It's March 1965, and a Buick Electra starts a journey from New Jersey. The unlikely quartet inside: Rose, the car's recently widowed owner; Mary, her housekeeper; Terrance, her handyman; and Dawn, Mary's teenage daughter. Dawn has convinced them all to drive to Selma to be a part of Dr. Martin Luther King's march. With their hearts full of joy and trepidation, the foursome heads south even as America remains openly hostile to its Black and Jewish citizens. They encounter violence and reveal life-altering secrets, and with luck they'll come home to a new understanding of what a family can be. As the show looks back on our complicated history, it reaches forward, challenging us to contemplate our country's future. Performances are set to begin Saturday afternoon, October 2, 2023, and continue for 11 performances only through October 15, 2023. Opening Night will be Sunday evening, October 8, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. The York's New2NY series presents simply-staged, book-in-hand concert performances of new musicals, providing a stage between developmental lab and full production. Just like the acclaimed Muftis, New2NY presentations are performed in street clothes, without the trappings of a full production. Past shows seen in the series have included In Transit by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan, and Sara Wordsworth, me and ella by Andrea Frierson, How to be an American by T. Cat Ford, and Mark Felt, Superstar by Joshua Rosenblum. When We Get There will play the following 11-performance schedule— First Week: Saturday at 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 & 7:00 p.m (OPENING NIGHT). Second Week: Wednesday at 7:30 p.m, Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Talkbacks follow all matinee performances. NOW ON SALE: Single tickets for When We Get There are priced at $59 premium and $49 standard price (for all performances) and can be purchased here. The York Theatre Company offers a York Plus! Membership Program for $150 with additional perks, including complimentary tickets to Mainstage productions and invitations to several VIP-only presentations throughout the season. The York also offers a York! Membership Program, an exclusive membership package for as low as $75.00—with benefits that include up to 35% off tickets to York Theatre Productions, in addition to special Member-only receptions. York Memberships can be purchased online here or by calling the Box Office at (212) 935-5820 during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.). SAVE THE DATE: The York Theatre Company will honor musical theater legend Patti LuPone (Tony Awards: Evita, Gypsy, and Company) with the 2023 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theater and producer Jamie deRoy with The York Theatre Company Founders' Award at the 31st Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala on Monday evening, November 13, 2023 at The Edison Rooftop (223 West 46th Street). Scheduled to headline the evening are Laura Benanti, Charles Busch, Christine Ebersole, Bridget Everett, Katrina Lenk, Norm Lewis, Andrew Rannells, and more. Tickets are now on sale by visiting our website at yorktheatre.org . For further information, including sponsorship opportunities, please email Marie Grace LaFerrara at mlaferrara@yorktheatre.org. York Theatre Company Gift Cards are available for any production during the 2023-2024 season by visiting the box office or calling (212) 935-5820, or online at www.yorktheatre.org For additional information, please visit www.yorktheatre.org The York Theatre Company, "Where Musicals Come to Life," is the only theatre in New York City—and one of very few in the world—dedicated to developing and fully producing new musicals and preserving notable shows from the past. For over five decades, York's intimate, imaginative style of producing both original and classic musicals has resulted in critical acclaim and recognition from artists and audiences alike. Under the guidance of Producing Artistic Director James Morgan since 1997, The York has focused on new musicals in its Mainstage Series—most of them world, American, or New York premieres—by some of the field's most esteemed creators and has also helped launch the careers of many talented new writers. Well over 40 cast recordings from York Theatre Company productions are now available on CD, including its acclaimed revival of Closer Than Ever (2013 Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Revival); commercial transfers of such York premieres as The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), Souvenir (Tony Award Nomination for actress Judy Kaye), and Jolson & Company, and revivals of Pacific Overtures and Sweeney Todd (four Tony Nominations including Best Revival) have all showcased the importance of The York and its programs. Recent York productions have included Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road, Vanities - The Musical, Penelope: or How the Odyssey Was Really Written, Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in Hollywood, A Taste of Things to Come, Marry Harry, and Rothschild & Sons. The critically acclaimed musical Yank! received its Off-Broadway debut at The York, and subsequently to rave reviews in London—as did York's Rothschild & Sons. The hit musical Cagney received its York premiere in 2015, transferring to the Westside Theatre for over 15 months. In 2017, Desperate Measures received a total of 15 award nominations (and three wins) that included Best Musical from the Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and Off-Broadway Alliance and subsequently transferred across town to New World Stages. The York is the recipient of a special Drama Desk Award for "Developing and Producing New Musicals," a special Outer Critics Circle Award for "50 Years of Producing New and Classic Musicals." Due to a flood in their home of 30 years at Saint Peter's Church in January 2021, The York is currently producing at The Theatre at St. Jean's at 76th Street and Lexington Avenue. www.yorktheatre.org Twitter: @yorktheartrenyc www.facebook.com/yorktheatrecompany/ |
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