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Yesterday I started rehearsals for THE LAST GOODBYE, a rock musical adaptation of Romeo & Juliet using Jeff Buckley's music, and couldn't be more excited. We read through the piece (I'll be playing Lady Montague, single mom, and all around gang lord hard as nails bad ass, natch) in a gorgeous garden in the new 70 degree spring weekend heat in the East Vilage, and it was one of those "This is why I live in New York" kind of moments...
More to come, but here are the details. The tickets are moving extremely fast and they have't advertised at all yet, so I'd recommend getting your tickets right....now!
We
are performing three Mondays (May 11th, May 25th and June 1st) at Joe's
Pub at 9:30 pm, and you can buy your tix (cheap! $12!) here:
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=62008796369&h=12xYM&u=tEpDJ
Also
join the facebook group here (and you'll get a double whammy with me
sending you an invite soon if you're my FB friend and if you're not
then find me and at last our arm will be complete again):
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62110805805
THE LAST GOODBYE
An adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by Michael Kimmel
With music and musical compositions by Jeff Buckley with the permission of The Estate of Jeff Buckley
"It's never over. My kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder." - Jeff Buckley
Created
hundreds of years apart, the timeless work of two of history's great
poets collide in this visceral and moving world premiere theatrical
event. Part rock concert, part Elizabethan verse, part 21st century
musical, THE LAST GOODBYE features a cast of fourteen extraordinary
young, up-and-coming actor-singers. Told through Jeff Buckley's daring
and soulful music, William Shakespeare's romantic and violent tragedy
is new yet again.
Directed by Michael Kimmel.
Musical direction by Kris Kukul.
THREE NIGHTS ONLY!
Concert readings of THE LAST GOODBYE at Joe's Pub in New York City
May 11, 25 and June 1. http://www.joespub.com
STARRING:
Kelli Barrett, Kim Blair, Damon Daunno, David Driver, Adam Dugas,
Andrew Durand, Susan Goodwillie, Tom Hennes, Jo Lampert, Aaron LaVigne,
Grace McLean, Ariela Morgenstern, Hannah Shankman, and Theo Stockman
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