Signature Theatre Company opened their world premiere production of Queens Boulevard
(the musical) on Monday, December 3 at The Peter Norton Space (555 West 42nd Street, between 10th & 11th Aves), and has also announced a one-week extension of the production, to now run through January 6. Queens Boulevard (the musical) is by Playwright-in-Residence Charles Mee, directed by Davis McCallum, and
choreographed by Peter Pucci.
"On
his wedding day, a new husband is determined to find the
perfect gift for his bride. While she
waits at home, he searches for the mythical Flower of Heaven and is
thrown into
a series of colorful adventures on the streets of his neighborhood in
Queens, New York. Inspired by a classical Indian dance drama, Queens
Boulevard (the
musical) celebrates love, community and life," explain press notes.
The cast of Queens Boulevard
(the musical) includes Amir Arison,
Michi Barall, Satya Bhabha, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Bill Buell, Demosthenes
Chrysan, Geeta Citygirl, Emily Donahoe, William Jackson Harper, Jodi Lin, Arian
Moayed, Debargo Sanyal, Jon Norman Schneider, and Ruth Zhang.
Through The Signature Ticket Initiative, all
regularly-priced tickets ($65) are available for $20 through December 30.
Tickets for the extension week (January 2-6) will be $65. The $20 ticket
initiative applies to the initial 8-week run of each production for the entire
season and continues through Signature's 20th Anniversary Season (2010-2011).
The Signature Ticket Initiative, which seeks to make great theatre accessible
to the broadest possible audience, is made possible by the lead sponsorship of
Time Warner, Inc. Generous support for
The Signature Ticket Initiative is provided by Margot Adams, in memory of Mason
Adams.
Queens Boulevard (the musical) features musical supervision and arrangements by
Michael Friedman, music direction by Matt Castle, scenic design by Mimi Lien,
costume design by Christal Weatherly, lighting design by Marcus Doshi, sound
design by Ken Travis and video design by Joseph Spirito.
The performance schedule for Queens Boulevard
(the musical) is Tuesday at 7PM,
Wednesday through Saturday at 8PM, matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2PM. There are additional performances on Sunday,
December 9, December 30 and January 6 at 7PM.
There are no performances on December 5, or December 25. The Open Captioned performance is December 15
at 2PM. Tickets are available by phone (212) 244-PLAY (7529), online at www.signaturetheatre.org, and in
person at the Box Office (555 West
42nd Street).
Photos by Ben Strothmann
Romulus Linney and Paul Coffey
Bill Buell and Peter Pucci (Choreographer)
Bill Buell and Peter Pucci (Choreographer)
Jonathan Silverstein and Christal Weatherly (Costume Designer)
Tina Landau, Kate Mulgrew and Anita Yavich
Charles Weldon (Artistic Director, Negro Ensemble) and guest
Demosthenes Chrysan, Arian Moayed, Amir Arison and Satya Bhabha
William Jackson Harper, Demosthenes Chrysan, Geeta Citygirl, Debargo Sanyal, Jon Norman Schneider and Jodi Lin
James Houghton (Founding Artistic Director of Signature Theatre Company) and Geeta Citygirl
Bill Buell, Geeta Citygirl, Davis McCallum, Ruth Zhang, and Charles Mee
Davis McCallum, Michi Barall, Charles Mee and Louis Castro
Davis McCallum and Charles Mee
