Abud, Butz, Peil and more to lead CORNELIA STREET musical off-Bway

Atlantic Theater Company has announced casting for the world premiere musical Cornelia Street, with a book by Tony Award winner Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), music and lyrics by Mark Eitzel (American Music Club), choreography by two-time "Bessie Award" winner Hope Boykin (Philadanco), directed by Tony Award nominee Neil Pepe (American Buffalo).

Cornelia Street will feature George Abud (The Band's Visit), two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz (My Fair Lady), Esteban Andres Cruz (Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven), Gizel Jiménez (Netflix's Tick, Tick... Boom!, Wicked), Jordan Lage (American Buffalo), Kevyn Morrow (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Tony Award nominee Mary Beth Peil (Anastasia), Lena Pepe (Off-Broadway Debut), and Ben Rosenfield ("Mrs. America".

Cornelia Street will begin performances on Friday, January 20th, and will open Tuesday, February 14th, for a limited engagement through Sunday, February 26th, 2023 Off-Broadway at Atlantic Stage 2 (330 West 16th Street).

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/George-Abud-Norbert-Leo-Butz-Mary-Beth-Peil-More-to-Star-in-CORNELIA-STREET-World-Premiere-20221216

Updated On: 12/16/22 at 02:44 PM

Simon Stephens and Mark Eitzel seem like a match made in a very melancholy heaven.

Anyone else get $25 tickets today?  They went fast.

Very excited for this show!

Yes, I managed to snag the last one for Feb 4! It was the only performance on my trip that still had a ticket left!

Right now this is only scheduled through the end of February. Even if it were to extend a few weeks, conceivably she could do both.

I was able to grab two Access25 tickets for January 27th! Super excited to see this. What an amazing cast to see do a musical in a 95 seat venue.

whatever2 said: "not that familiar with Atlantic Stage 2 ... anyone know why the aisle pairs in the back row are labeled "partially obstructed"?"

Must be the 2 columns:

steven22 said: "Can someone remind me how to redeem Access25 tickets?"

They're sold out. They would normally show up as orange on the seating chart for preview performances.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) has announced an extension for the world premiere musical Cornelia Street, with a book by Tony Award winner Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), music and lyrics by Mark Eitzel (American Music Club), choreography by two-time "Bessie Award" winner Hope Boykin (Alvin AileyAmerican Dance Theater), and directed by Tony Award nominee Neil Pepe (American Buffalo). The production, which will begin performances this Friday, January 20th and open on Tuesday, February 14th, will now play through Sunday, March 5th, Off-Broadway at Atlantic Stage 2 (330 West 16th Street). Cornelia Street was originally scheduled to run through February 26th.

Why would Atlantic put such a big-name show with an all-star cast in its tiny theater, yet put its past sleep-inducing show (The Far Country) at the mainstage theater?  Shouldn't the 2 shows have reversed theaters? 

 

Updated On: 1/20/23 at 03:15 PM

Theater3232 said: "Why would Atlantic put such a big-name show with an all-star cast in its tiny theater, yet put its past sleep-inducing show (The Far Country) at the mainstage theater? Shouldn't the 2 shows have reversed theaters?"


I think you're asking about the wrong show.

The Far Country, which closed 3 weeks ago, didn't overlap with this one at all (though admittedly it would've been a tight turnaround to switch out the sets). Plus, The Far Country's scenic design probably wouldn't have been possible in the smaller space, so we know why it needed the larger space.

The real question is why they put Elyria (the upcoming show, which actually DOES overlap with Cornelia Street) in the larger space. Those would've been the more intuitive ones to switch. But since Elyria hasn't started yet, we don't know what their use of the space will be (and same for Cornelia Street, until we start getting reports back). Until we see/hear otherwise, I'm assuming it was a logistical decision based on the needs of each show - in which case, I respect the choice.

TaffyDavenport said: "Elyria's seating has the normal orchestra configuration plus 3 additional sections in the round on the stage area."

 

Ah! Thanks for pointing that out. All the more reason then. That configuration might've felt very cramped in the small space.

willep said: "Theatre3232’s proposed switch had nothing to do with the timing of each show. His point was that Far Country belonged in the smaller space and Cornelia Street in the bigger space."

 

I understood what they were saying, but it's a moot point - why even bring Far Country into the conversation, if it wasn't in competition with Cornelia Street for the larger space?

Like I said, I think the scenic design for Far Country made it pretty clear why it belonged in the larger space, but even if Far Country had a simpler set, they had no inventive to put in their smaller space while their larger space was available.

Updated On: 1/21/23 at 12:44 PM