MOZART: HER STORY Musical at Carnegie Hall announces casting

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 2/15/23 at 11:59am

Timeless Stage & Screen, in association with Amas Musical Theatre will present special presentations of MOZART: HER STORY - THE NEW MUSICAL, with book and lyrics by Tegan Summer and music and additional lyrics by Gregory Nabours. Directed by Stephanie Klemons, with choreography by Dwight Rhoden & Desmond Richardson, music direction by Mr. Nabours and dramaturgy by colette freedman, the presentations will be held on Sunday, March 5 and Monday, March 6 at 7:30pm at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall (881 Seventh Avenue, NYC).

The Woman in the Shadows, Behind the Man in the Sun: Wolfgang's sister, Nan Mozart, is a brilliant composer who struggles to be seen and heard in the male-dominated 18th century court. When the young virtuosa, who is arguably more talented than her brother, is silenced and banned from all artistic endeavors, she rebels. In this untold story, two estranged siblings embark on a journey of love, hate, tragedy and redemption. Continuing the American musical's tradition of creative radicalism, Mozart: Her Story - The New Musical breaks new ground as it marries Mozart's classics with over twenty contemporary originals by Summer & Nabours.

The cast will include Kennedy Caughell (Paradise Square, Wicked), Justin Matthew Sargent (Rock of Ages, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark), Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde, Les Misérables), Kate Rockwell (Mean Girls, Rock of Ages), Zachary Noah Piser (Dear Evan Hansen, KPOP), Etai Benson (Company, The Band's Visit), Jonathan Mousset (Jersey Boys, The Full Monty), Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked, West Side Story), Gregory Treco (Hamilton, Taboo), Greg Laucella (In The Heights, Miss Saigon), Jelani Remy (Ain't Too Proud, The Lion King), Sasha Hutchings (Hamilton, Memphis), Asmeret Ghebremichael (Legally Blonde, The Book of Mormon), and Morgan Marcell (Hamilton, Miss Saigon), Jillian Davis, Tatian Melendez, Larissa Gerske, Joe González, Thomas Dilley, and Kelly Marsh (Complexions Contemporary Ballet).

The production team is Jason Crystal (sound design), Ryan O'Gara (lighting design), Christine Darch (costume design) Rebecca Azenberg (production stage manager), Lee Feldshon (attorney) KGM Theatrical is the General Manager. Patricia R. Klausner is Executive Producer. Olisher Earle and R. Erin Craig are Producers. Mr. Summer is Lead Producer.

Tickets are $45-$65 and may be obtained here for the Sunday performance and here for the Monday performance.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Kennedy-Caughell-Robert-Cuccioli-Kate-Rockwell-More-to-Star-in-MOZART-HER-STORY-THE-NEW-MUSICAL-at-Carnegie-Hall-20230215

[thasanction22]

Posted: 2/15/23 at 12:11pm

was at a reading of this, the book is an absolute disaster, hopefully they only do the music at Carnegie Hall?

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 2/15/23 at 10:26pm

Oh wow, this sounds really interesting.  Hope they've been able to fix up the book, I'm excited to see how they do it.  Thanks for posting!

[MusicalsBlogger84]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 5:36pm

I too was at the reading in August and this show at Carnegie Hall - it was terrific. This was a concert reading and still better than the vast majority of musicals on Broadway today. A poignant story of female empowerment and gender inequality cleverly executed and entertaining. Bravo. Great book and music in my and many others' opinion in attendance. 

[bk]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 9:00pm

MusicalsBlogger84 said: "I too was at the reading in August and this show at Carnegie Hall - it was terrific. This was a concert reading and still better than the vast majority of musicals on Broadway today. A poignant story of female empowerment and gender inequality cleverly executed and entertaining. Bravo. Great book and music in my and many others' opinion in attendance."

And you joined just today to make this post. Fun :)