MusicalDramaSign LanguageRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Sep 27, 2015
Closing Date
Jan 24, 2016
1st Preview
Sep 08, 2015
1st Preview
Sep 08, 2015
Previews
23
Performances
135
MusicalDramaSign LanguageRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
(Sep 27, 2015 - Jan 24, 2016)

Setting
A provincial German town in the 1890s.

Media
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Production conceived and realized by The Forest of Arden and Deaf West Theatre; Based upon a workshop co-directed by Andy Mientus and Michael Arden; Previously produced at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills by Deaf West Theatre, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, The Forest of Arden and Cody Lassen; Previously produced at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in association with Philip & Monica Horan Rosenthal, Chockstone Pictures, John C. Hall, Jarrod Musano, Ann E. Wareham, Christopher Sepulveda and Victoria Morris
Music by Duncan Sheik; Lyrics by Steven Sater; Book by Steven Sater; Based on the play by Frank Wedekind; Orchestrations by Duncan Sheik; String Orchestrations by Simon Hale
Directed by Michael Arden; Choreographed by Spencer Liff; Associate Director: Blake Silver; Associate Choreographer: Alexandria Wailes; Assistant Director: Srda Vasiljevic
Scenic Design by Dane Laffrey; Costume Design by Dane Laffrey; Lighting Design by Ben Stanton; Sound Design by Gareth Owen; Projection Design by Lucy Mackinnon; Hair & Wig Design by Carol F. Doran; Associate Scenic Design: Tim McMath; Associate Costume Design: Ásta Bennie Hostetter; Associate Lighting Design: Ken Elliott; Associate Sound Design: Russell Godwin; Assistant Lighting Design: Rose Malone; Second Assistant Lighting Design: Annie Wiegand; Assistant Hair Design: Emilia Martin; Assistant Projection Design: Darwin (Trey) Gimore; Moving Light Programmer: David Arch; Video Programmer: Matthew Houstle
General Management: DTE Management and Ryan Conway; Company Manager: Kristin Stewart; Assistant Co. Mgr: Laura Quintela
Production Management: Juniper Street Productions; Production Stage Manager: T.J. Kearney; Stage Manager: David Sugarman; Assistant Stage Mgr: Jennifer Wheeler Kahn
Music Supervisor: Jared Stein; Music Coordinator: Christian Hebel; Conducted by Sean Grandillo; Associate Conductor: Van Hughes; Drums: Marques Walls; Violin: Christian Hebel; Viola: Hiroko Taguchi; Cello: Alon Bisk; Music Contractor: Christian Hebel
Vocal Designer: AnnMarie Milazzo; ASL Masters: Elizabeth Greene, Anthony Natale and Shoshannah Stern; ASL Captain: Elizabeth Greene; ASL Consultant: Linda Bove; Dance Captain: Kathryn Gallagher; New York Casting: Telsey + Company and Craig Burns, CSA; Original Casting: Beth Lipari, CSA and Bruce Newberg, CSA; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Advertising & Marketing: AKA; Insights: AKA; Digital Marketing & Website: AKA
Russell Harvard
Broadway debut
Headmaster Knochenbruch
 
Herr Stiefel
 
Father Kaulbach
Camryn Manheim
Broadway debut
Frau Bergmann
Sep 08, 2015 - Jan 10, 2016
 
Fräulein Knuppeldick
Sep 08, 2015 - Jan 10, 2016
 
Fräulein Großebüstenhalter
Sep 08, 2015 - Jan 10, 2016
Marlee Matlin
Broadway debut
Frau Gabor
Sep 08, 2015 - Jan 10, 2016
 
Frau Bessell
Sep 08, 2015 - Jan 10, 2016
 
Frau Schmidt
Sep 08, 2015 - Jan 10, 2016
Herr Sonnenstich
 
Herr Rilow
 
Father Kaulbach
 
Doctor Von Brausepulver
 
Herr Gabor
Miles Barbee
Broadway debut
Otto
Katie Boeck
Broadway debut
Voice of Wendla
 
Guitar
 
Piano
Alex Boniello
Broadway debut
Voice of Moritz
 
Guitar
Joshua Castille
Broadway debut
Ernst
Daniel N. Durant
Broadway debut
Moritz
Treshelle Edmond
Broadway debut
Martha
Sandra Mae Frank
Broadway debut
Wendla
Kathryn Gallagher
Broadway debut
Voice of Martha
 
Guitar
Sean Grandillo
Broadway debut
Voice of Otto
 
Bass
Amelia Hensley
Broadway debut
Thea
Van Hughes
performed the role of Ernst/Piano on opening night
Ernst
Lauren Luiz
Broadway debut
Melitta
 
Voice of Thea
Austin P. McKenzie
Broadway debut
Melchior
Hanschen
Daniel David Stewart
Broadway debut
Voice of Ernst
 
Piano
Ali Stroker
Broadway debut
Anna
Alexandra Winter
Broadway debut
Greta
 
Harp
 
Harmonium
Georg
Understudies: Robert Ariza (Melchior, Hanschen, Georg, Otto), Miles Barbee (Moritz, Ernst), Lizzy Cuesta (Voice of Wendla, Guitar, Piano, Voice of Martha, Greta, Harp, Harmonium), Elizabeth Greene (The Adult Women), Van Hughes (Voice of Moritz, Guitar, Voice of Otto, Bass, Voice of Ernst, Piano), Lauren Luiz (Ilse), Daniel Marmion (The Adult Men), Ren (Wendla, Martha, Thea), Alexandria Wailes (The Adult Women) and Alexandra Winter (Anna, Melitta, Voice of Thea)

Brooks Atkinson Theatre (Sep 27, 2015 - Jan 24, 2016)

Cast

Frau Bergmann
Jan 11, 2016 - Jan 24, 2016
 
Fräulein Knuppeldick
Jan 11, 2016 - Jan 24, 2016
 
Fräulein Großebüstenhalter
Jan 11, 2016 - Jan 24, 2016
Frau Gabor
Jan 11, 2016 - Jan 24, 2016
 
Frau Bessell
Jan 11, 2016 - Jan 24, 2016
 
Frau Schmidt
Jan 11, 2016 - Jan 24, 2016
Understudy: Ren (Otto)
music by Duncan Sheik; lyrics by Steven Sater
Act 1
Sung By
Mama Who Bore Me
Wendla and Voice of Wendla
Mama Who Bore Me (Reprise)
Girls
All That's Known
Melchior
The Bitch of Living
Moritz, Voice of Moritz and Boys
My Junk
Girls and Boys
Touch Me
Boys and Girls
The Word of Your Body
Wendla, Voice of Wendla and Melchior
The Dark I Know Well
Martha, Voice of Martha, Ilse, Girls and Boys
And Then There Were None
Moritz, Voice of Moritz and Boys
The Mirror-Blue Night
Melchior and Boys
I Believe
Boys and Girls
Act 2
Sung By
The Guilty Ones
Wendla, Voice of Wendla, Melchior, Boys and Girls
Don't Do Sadness
Moritz and Voice of Moritz
Blue Wind
Ilse, Moritz and Voice of Moritz
Left Behind
Melchior
Totally Fucked
Melchior, Boys and Girls
The Word of Your Body (Reprise)
Hanschen, Ernst, Voice of Ernst, Boys and Girls
Whispering
Wendla and Voice of Wendla
Those You've Known
Moritz, Voice of Moritz, Wendla, Voice of Wendla and Melchior
The Song of Purple Summer
Company

Tony Award®

 
 

Best Direction of a Musical

2016 Nominee
Directed by Michael Arden
 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

2016 Nominee
Lighting Design by Ben Stanton

Drama Desk Award

 
 

Outstanding Choreography

2016 Nominee
Choreographed by Spencer Liff
 

Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical

2016 Nominee
Lighting Design by Ben Stanton
 

Outstanding Director of a Musical

2016 Nominee
Directed by Michael Arden

Theatre World

Award

2016 Recipient
Daniel N. Durant and Austin P. McKenzie
Season:
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