MASTERWORKS BROADWAY announces the signing of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of An American in Paris.Produced by Rob Fisher and Scott Lehrer, the album will be recorded on April 20 in anticipation of a June 2 release.
The score of
An American in Paris includes the songs "I Got Rhythm," "Liza," "'S Wonderful," "But Not For Me," "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," and orchestral music including "Concerto in F," "Second Prelude," "Second Rhapsody/Cuban Overture" and "An American In Paris."
An American In Paris is directed and choreographed by
Christopher Wheeldon. Inspired by the Academy-Award winning film,
An American in Paris brings this classic tale to Broadway for the first time with music and lyrics by
George Gershwin and
Ira Gershwin and a book by Tony nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist
Craig Lucas.
An American In Paris is the romantic story of a young American soldier, a beautiful French girl and an indomitable European city, each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of war.
The cast of
An American in Paris includes
Robert Fairchild as Jerry Mulligan,
Leanne Cope as Lise Dassin,
Veanne Cox as Madame Baurel,
Jill Paice as Milo Davenport,
Brandon Uranowitz as Adam Hochberg, and
Max von Essen as Henri Baurel.
The cast also includes
Caitlin Abraham,
Will Burton,
Attila Joey Csiki,
Michael Cusumano,
Taeler Cyrus,
Ashlee Dupre,
Rebecca Eichenberger,
Sara Esty,
Laura Feig,
Jennie Ford,
Kurt Froman,
Heather Lang,
Dustin Layton,
Nathan Madden,
Gia Mongell,
Candy Olsen,
Rebecca Riker,
Adam Rogers,
Sam Rogers,
Shannon Rugani,
Garen Scribner,
Sam Strasfeld,
Sarrah Strimel,
Charlie Sutton,
Allison Walsh,
Scott Willis and
Victor J. Wisehart.
The creative team is comprised of Tony Award-winners
Bob Crowley (sets and costumes),
Natasha Katz (lighting),
Jon Weston (sound), 59 Productions (projections) with the musical score adapted, arranged and supervised by
Rob Fisher, musical supervision by
Todd Ellison, musical direction by
Brad Haak, orchestrations by
Christopher Austin, dance arrangements by
Sam Davis, and additional orchestrations by
Don Sebesky and
Bill Elliott. The Associate Director is
Jacquelin Barrett and the Associate Choreographer is
Dontee Kiehn. Casting is by
Telsey + Company/
Rachel Hoffman.
The producers are
Stuart Oken,
Van Kaplan,
Roy Furman,
Stephanie P. McClelland,
Darren Bagert, Carole L. Haber,
James Nederlander,
Five Cent Productions,
Michael Leavitt,
Apples and Oranges Studios/Dominion Pictures,
Roger Berlind/Arch Road,
Simone Genatt Haft/
Marc Routh, Triptyk Studios/Spencer Ross, Ed Walson/
Peter May,
Adam Zotovich/Celia Atkin, Eugene Beard/Julie Boardman/Kallish-Weinstein,
Stuart Ditsky/
Jim Herbert/Sandy Robertson, Suzanne Friedman/
Independent Presenters Network/Wonderful Productions, The Leonore S. Gershwin 1987 Trust/Jenkins-Taylor/Proctors,
Harriet Newman Leve/
Jane Dubin/
Sarahbeth Grossman, Caiola Productions/Jennifer Isaacson/Raise the Curtain, by special arrangement with
Elephant Eye Theatrical,
Pittsburgh CLO and Theatre du Chatelet.
Leanne Cope is appearing with the support of Actors' Equity Association. The Producers gratefully acknowledge Actors' Equity Association for its assistance of this production.
Broadway tickets are on sale now through www.Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 877-250-2929. Group tickets for Broadway are on sale now through the Group Sales Box Office at http://www.broadway.com/group-sales-box-office/ or by phone at 800-223-7565 or 212-398-8383.
Photo by Matthew Murphy
