Breaking News: A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN to Play Broadway's Lyceum Theatre this Fall
By: Robert Diamond Jun. 26, 2013
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The production arrives in New York following acclaimed engagements at Portland Center Stage, Cleveland Play House, Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Pasadena Playhouse, and Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
Mary Bridget Davies has taken the country by storm with her critically acclaimed performance and will reprise her role on Broadway. "Producing a version of the Joplin screech that starts somewhere around the singer's ankles, wends its way up into the back of her throat and shoots off into the farthest reaches of the theater" (The Washington Post), Davies received the 2013 Cleveland Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Musical and was nominated for a 2013 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Resident Musical.
Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last, Janis Joplin (Mary Bridget Davies) exploded onto the music scene in 1967 for three incredible years, reigning as the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. The unmistakable voice filled with raw emotion and tinged with Southern Comfort made her a must-see headliner from Monterey to Woodstock. A Night With Janis Joplin is a musical journey celebrating the inspirations of one of Rock 'n' Roll's greatest legends.Written and directed by Randy Johnson, A Night With Janis Joplin is produced by Todd Gershwin and Daniel Chilewich, in association with The Estate of Janis Joplin and Jeffrey Jampol for JAM, Inc.
Additional creative team and casting will be announced shortly.
Advance tickets are available now exclusively to Audience Rewards members through July 5. Fans who want to be notified of the special Facebook pre-sale, which will begin July 1, should Like Us on Facebook. Tickets go on sale to the general public on July 6. Tickets for A Night With Janis Joplin will be available by visiting Telecharge.com or calling (212) 239-6200.
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