New LaChiusa musical American Eclipse in Waco TX

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This may not be on people's radar. But if you're in Texas for the solar eclipse, you may want to check out Michael John LaChisua's new musical American Eclipse in Waco TX this Sunday, starring Rachel Bay Jones, Marc Kudisch, Mary Testa, Sydney James Harcourt, Kenita Miller, Tally Sessions.

Updated On: 4/6/24 at 06:59 PM

Description via the Baylor Lariat:

Broadway stars will join Baylor’s Theatre Department for the first public performance of the musical “American Eclipse,” which tells the story of the boom of American science during the 19th century.

Historical figures Thomas Edison, Lewis Latimer and Maria Mitchell are characters featured in the story. “American Eclipse” follows each of them as they experience the eclipse for the first time, while also sprinkling in the experiences of other people. There is no shortage of diversity in the storytelling, from Chinese immigrant landowners to Indigenous tribes.