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BROADWAY AT MUSIC CIRCUS'"COME FROM AWAY" OPENS SEPT. 11-20 |
Compiled By: Lana K. Wilson-Combs
N2Entertainment.net
Marking 25 years since 9/11, Broadway At Music Circus continues its 75th Anniversary Season with the Tony Award-winning musical "Come From Away," running Sept. 11 through Sept. 20 at the UC Davis Health Pavilion in downtown Sacramento.
"Come From Away" is musical theatre storytelling at its absolute finest," said Scott Klier, Broadway Sacramento's President and CEO. "We are excited to have this opportunity to create Northern California's first regional production in our uniquely intimate, in-the-round venue with an incredible team of artists. "Come From Away" is as moving as it is joyful and promises to remind us of our best selves."
Set to a spirited hit score with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, "Come From Away" "takes you to a place you never want to leave" (Newsweek) and celebrates the extraordinary true story of a small Newfoundland town that took in 7,000 stranded passengers whose planes were diverted on 9/11. Tension and uncertainty between strangers soon melted into unlikely lasting friendships as they bonded over music and embraced their common humanity, reminding us of the comfort and strength we can find in one another.
"Come From Away" features a brilliant ensemble cast of Broadway veterans and Broadway At Music Circus favorites:
Kevin Carolan as Oz" (Broadway: Disney's "Newsies," "Chicago," and "Dirty Blonde"); Kristy Cates as Bonnie (Broadway: "Wicked," "Charlie" and the Chocolate Factory," and "Finding Neverland"); Mia Gerachis as Janice (Broadway: "Beaches," "Sweeney Todd"); Jared Wayne Gladly as Bob (Broadway: "The Fear of 13," "Holler If Ya Hear Me," "The Book of Mormon"); John Hillner as Nick/Doug (Broadway At Music Circus: "The Music Man," Broadway: "Crazy For You," "La Cage Aux Folles," "Mamma Mia!," "Footloose"); Ben Jacoby as Kevin T (Broadway At Music Circus: "Ragtime," Broadway: "Beaches," and "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"); Christine Toy Johnson as Diane (Broadway At Music Circus: "Grease," "West Side Story," "Guys and Dolls," "The Sound of Music," "Hello Dolly!", Broadway: "The Music Man," and "Grease"); Mamie Parris as Beverley/Annette (Broadway: "Cats," "School of Rock," "On the Twentieth Century," "Ragtime," "The Drowsy Chaperone," "110 in the Shade").
In addition there is Jen Perry as Beulah (Broadway At Music Circus: "Kinky Boots," Broadway: "Kinky Boots," "Mamma Mia!" ); Levin Valayil as Kevin J./Ali (Broadway At Music Circus: "The Secret Garden"); Gene Weygandt as Claude (Broadway: "Come From Away," "Wicked," "Big: The Musical"); and Dan'yelle Williamson-Brown as Hannah (Broadway: "Memphis," "Scandalous," "Rocky").
The Director for "Come From Away" is Christopher D. Betts; Choreographer is Monica Kapoor; and Musical Director is Matthew Smedal.
"Come From Away" is made possible in part by The Niello Company and Stalker Forensics: Forensic Accounting & Consulting.
Tickets for "Come From Away" at $50 and are available by phone at (916) 557-1999, online at BroadwaySacramento.com or in person at the Broadway At Music Circus Box Office: 1419 H Street in Sacramento. Evening performances are Sept. 11 and Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 16--19 at 7:30 p.m. Matinee performances are Sept. 12 and Sept. 13 at 1:30 p.m.; Sept. 16 and Sept. 17 at 1:30 p.m.; and Sept. 19 and 20th at 1:30 p.m.
The UC Davis Health Pavilion is located at 1419 H Street in Sacramento. For more information, visit BroadwaySacramento.com.
Broadway Sacramento offers a range of accessibility services for Broadway At Music Circus patrons with disabilities, including an Open Captioned Performance on Sept. 11 at 7:30 pm, an Audio Described Performance on Sept. 19 at 1:30 pm and a Sign Interpreted Performance on Sept. 20 at 1:30 pm.
ABOUT BROADWAY SACRAMENTO:
Broadway Sacramento is California's largest non-profit musical theatre producing organization. Since the inception of Broadway At Music Circus in 1951 under an open-air, circus-style big top, Broadway Sacramento has grown to become the most successful nonprofit performing arts organization in Northern California.
Between Broadway At Music Circus and Broadway On Tour, Broadway Sacramento entertains over 250,000 patrons every year.
In addition to producing the Broadway At Music Circus series and presenting the Broadway On Tour series at SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center (formerly Community Center Theater), Broadway Sacramento operates a nationally recognized theatre education program that provides an opportunity for students of all ages to gain valuable experience and learn from theatre professionals from all over the country.
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