The steady stream of celebrity spottings continues at SILENCE! The Musical, Off-Broadway's hilarious new smash hit. This past Friday, August 19th, Christian Campbell (Trick, Reefer Madness, current Summer Shorts series) and wife America Olivo (Spider Man, Friday the 13th, Bitch Slap) attended the show and mingled with the cast afterwards.
SILENCE! The Musical, has sold out every single performance since opening on July 9th. The Producers recently extended the limited run through September 24th so, for the first time, excellent seats are now available for the remaining 20 performances. But they're going fast!
SILENCE! The Musical is the unauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs, with book by Hunter Bell, music & lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan, and direction and choreography by Christopher Gattelli. The production opened to unanimous rave reviews on July 9th at Theatre 80, located at 80 St. Marks Place (between First & Second Ave.) Brent Barrett and Jenn Harris head the cast of SILENCE! The Musical, which also features Callan Bergmann, Stephen Bienskie, Harry Bouvy, Ashlee Dupré, Deidre Goodwin, Jeff Hiller, Howard Kaye, and Lucia Spina. Music Supervisor is Mark Hartman, with orchestrations by Brian J. Nash.
In the Academy Award-winning film The Silence of the Lambs, rookie FBI agent Clarice Starling matches wits with the brilliant but insane cannibal, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, to catch the serial killer known only as Buffalo Bill. Clarice must face her own demons and race the clock to unlock Lecter's clues before another innocent girl is killed and skinned by Bill. It's a hair-raising thriller that's kept countless millions on The Edges of their seats and permeated the pop lexicon with delightfully creepy quotes like "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti" and of course "It places the lotion in the basket." And now, at last, this delicate symphony of suspense has been turned on its ear and retold in the only way it can be - as a musical. A singing chorus of floppy eared lambs narrates the action; Buffalo Bill (Stephen Bienskie) gleefully dances a hoedown while kidnapping hapless Catherine Martin (Lucia Spina); and even Dr. Lecter, scary as ever, sings about the life he'd like to lead someday outside the prison walls.
Created by Jon and Al Kaplan in 2002, SILENCE! began as a collection of songs on the internet which immediately attracted a staggering number of fans. The Kaplans' subsequent screenplay SILENCE! The Musical was adapted by Hunter Bell into a live stage show, which also featured newly composed songs by the brothers. Fueled by a rabid cult following, SILENCE! shattered every box office record at the 2005 FringeNYC Festival, winning the award for Best Musical. SILENCE! The Musical met with further success in London where it garnered ecstatic reviews at the Above The Stag Theatre.
SILENCE! The Musical is produced Off-Broadway by Victoria Lang, Rich Affannato and Donna Trinkoff. The playing schedule is Thursdays and Fridays at 8 PM, and Saturdays at 8 & 10:30 PM. Tickets are $25 - $65 and are available by calling 212-352-3101 or through www.SilenceTheMusical.com.
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