Photo Coverage: Striking 12 Opens Off-Broadway

The new Off-Broadway musical Striking 12 opened on Sunday, November 12th for an eight-week limited engagement through Sunday, December 31 at the Daryl Roth Theatre (101 East 15th Street) in Union Square.

Created and performed by the indie pop-rock band GrooveLily, the show "is the story of a Grumpy Guy who decides to avoid the hectic, loveless world on New Year's Eve, until he's visited by an incandescent salesgirl with the promise to chase away his winter doldrums.   Combining pop-rock, musical comedy and old-fashioned uplift with a healthy dose of 21st-century skepticism, this festive tale will ignite the holiday spirit and illuminate the coming season with an electrifying, rockin' performance that cannot be matched," state production notes.

Directed by Tony Award winner Ted Sperling (The Light in the Piazza), the show is written by Brendan Milburn (book, music and lyrics), Tony Award-winner Rachel Sheinkin (book and lyrics) and Valerie Vigoda (book, music and lyrics). The New York City trio GrooveLily  featuring band members Gene Lewin (drums/vocals), Milburn (keyboards/ vocals) and Vigoda (electric violin/vocals) – "crosses the boundaries laid down by words like rock, folk, jazz and pop. With intelligent, original songs and no shortage of wit, GrooveLily connects lush musical textures and soaring vocals to make a new music that's all their own."
 
Visit www.Striking12.com for more information.

 
Valerie Vigoda, Gene Lewin and Brendan Milburn

Valerie Vigoda, Gene Lewin and Brendan Milburn

Brendan Milburn

Valerie Vigoda, Gene Lewin and Brendan Milburn

Gene Lewin, Valerie Vigoda and Brendan Milburn

Gene Lewin, Valerie Vigoda and Brendan Milburn

Gene Lewin, Valerie Vigoda and Brendan Milburn

Valerie Vigoda and Brendan Milburn

Patrick Catullo and Jeff Romley

Erica Lynn Schwartz, Elwin Schwartz and Cheryl Schwartz

Kathy Evans and Charles Dillingham

Michael John LaChiusa, William Finn and Ricky Ian Gordon

Gene Lewin, Valerie Vigoda and Brendan Milburn

Gene Lewin, Valerie Vigoda and Brendan Milburn

Back: Ted Spurling, Mark Johannes, and Brendan Millburn; Middle: Greg Schaffert, Amy Danis, Gene Lewin, and Valeria Vigoda; Front: Nancy Gibbs and Rachel Sheinken

Back: Ted Spurling, Mark Johannes, and Brendan Millburn; Middle: Greg Schaffert, Amy Danis, Gene Lewin, and Valeria Vigoda; Front: Nancy Gibbs and Rachel Sheinken

Ted Spurling and Rachel Sheinkin


Jayson Raitt, Kate Stopa and Jamibeth Margolis

Brian Maschka, Erika Shannon and Steve Garcia

Ed O'Connor, Jennifer Mudge, Joyce Rosenthal, John Freeman, and Steve Rosenthal

Brendan Milburn, David Korins (Set Designer) and Carolyn Cantor

Ken Flandro and Michael Gilliam (Lighting Design)

Nancy Gibbs, Rachel Sheinkin and Michael Gilliam