Broadway Veterans Set for New Musical 'America'

Double Play Connections and Meredith Lucio will present the world premiere production of a new musical, Take Me America, directed by Gregg Wiggans, with musical direction by Nate Patton, about asylum in America, inspired by the P.O.V. documentary Well-Founded Fear. 

Take Me America will play 6-shows only at the WorkShop Theatre (312 West 36th Street, 4th Fl.).  Performances begin Monday, July 16 and continue through Friday, August 3 as part of the eighth annual Midtown International Theatre Festival.

"Follow nine refugees in their quest for asylum in the US and the three INS agents who decide their fate.  Do they stay or do they go?  How would you decide?  Get it wrong and you might as well sentence them to death.... or worse.   Inspired by true stories from the asylum process; stories of life and death.  They are real, sometimes humorous, but always compelling," as press notes describe.

The cast includes several Broadway veterans: Ana Andricain (Marie Christie, Beauty and the Beast), Eric Chan (Flower Drum Song, Miss Saigon, Shogun the Musical, Anything Goes), Michelle Liu Coughlin, Jan Leslie Harding (The Green Bird, founding member of the Bat Theatre Company at The Flea), Mike Mitchell, Jr., Ellen Mittenthal, Natasha Tabandera (Bombay Dreams, Mamma Mia, Miss Saigon) and Ernest Williams.

The show has book and lyrics by Bill Nabel and music by Bob Christianson. The production features choreography by Denny Paschall and dramaturgy by Peter Flynn.

The production features costume design by Michael Piatkowski and lighting design by Amanda Woodward.  Ms. Woodward is the stage manager.

Tickets are $18 and are now available online at www.SmartTix.com or by calling 212-868-4444.  More information can be found at www.takemeamerica.com.